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The laughter was reassuring. He hoped. "What is it Ceri-" He saw it too as he rounded the corner, the raccoon's tail sticking out of the trash bin. "Ha!" See? What'd I tell you?" He sounded a lot more confident than he was, but maybe Cerise wouldn't notice.

Still smiling, he tucked his crowbar back into his belt loop. "Just a raccoon. And I think maybe we've been out here long enough." He glanced over at his mentor for confirmation, and after a frown and a small delay he nodded. "Great. "How about we go see if they're handing out rations for dinner yet, Cerise?"