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"Wheee!" Tanya yelled as the lady picked her up. "Faster faster faster!" she whooped as she watched the Taggers gradually fall behind since the lady was running so fast. She was a bit disappointed at not having longer to play Tag, but this was moderately fun too.

Then the lady put her down. "What were you thinking?"

Tanya cheerfully grinned up at her. "Hiya! My name's Tanya. I was playing Tag." She thought that was fairly obvious. Why else would she have taken off her clothes if not to run faster?

"Nice to meet you Amaya!" Tanya dismissed the earlier part of Amaya's speech as incomprehensible nonsense. People were like that, she found. Just a bit silly sometimes and inclined to babble. But that was okay, she liked them anyway. They were fun. Then Tanya realised there was a bit of the earlier speech which she actually understood. "Oh, clothes? Sure thing! Hold on, Spot, here boy! C'mere Spot!"

Darkness started to coalesce before the beckoning little girl, to form into a hulking shape the size of a pony. It was vaguely doglike... its head resembled that of a doberman and its body that of a bulldog. Except, a pair of long pointy horns spiralled from its forehead while four long, feathery, and astonishingly beautiful tails wagged at its back. Its tongue, which was visible when it panted, was forked and very long. It had three eyes, one in the shape of a star, another in that of a flower, and the last in the shape of a heart. Not actual stars or flowers or hearts of course, but the way children drew them. And, naturally, it was all as black as the shadows it'd been made from.

Tanya clapped and laughed, and the dog creature bounded over to snuffle and paw at her. "Hey hey! No Spot! Down boy!" Tanya actually sounded stern at that moment, and, even more astonishing, the fearsome dog monster actually obeyed her. "I want you to go get my dress alright, Spot? Fetch boy, fetch!"

Spot bounded away and Tanya turned back to Amaya. "Isn't Spot adorable? I made him myself you know. He's so cute! The absolute most perfect little doggy." Tanya looked besotted.

Amaya starred blankly at Tanya, she just ignored her. This was one child that she knew would not get it. Even if she tried a million times, she would ignore her and move on to more 'games'. She sighed, guess she would have to keep her out of trouble for the time being. Especially in this level. She had been warned what the sinful would do if they caught you, which usually made her run faster each time she thought about it.

She starred at the dog creation she had formed out of shadow. It looked like a dog...kinda. It looekd more like a horse to her but then again, she was a child. At least the dog would go and get her clothes. She looked back to Tanya when she spoke to her. She smiled despite thinking the dog was adorable. "Ummm... yes. He is quite adorable."

"That was your dog?" Illius said impressed that the girl could conjure up a being like that. He stood where the dog once was with his arms folded and his eyebrow raised in question. What an interesting girl... "My name is Illius. What is yours?

How could a five year old do that?...she probably isn't really five though.... Illius sat there with a puzzled look. There were a variety of sinful and demons in hell, but he didn't know if the girl was a demon or not. She seemed to a be a little bit of both. She also seemed like an airhead...

"I'm Tanya!" she cheerfully introduced herself. "Nice to meet you Illius!" she laughed for no apparent reason, then seemed to get struck by a bright idea. "Hey, let's me and you and Amaya all be friends okay?" Tanya thought this was a perfectly reasonable suggestion. After all, they all knew each other's names now, meaning that the introductions were safely out of the way. So now they could be friends and play together. Three could have more fun than one.

Amaya continued to stare at Tanya. She how did such a kind child get into hell anyways? She sighed, if she wanted Tanya to do anything, it would have to be as her....friend. Amaya cringed at the thought. She knew a little about her past, before she came to this place, and she knew that she was only 'friends' with someone was because she was planning to use them. With this child, it seemed like she really did want to be friends and she would trust her.

Amaya sighed, she had to say yes. She guessed it was better to be 'friends' with the child than be enemies. Perhaps she can become useful later on.... Amaya doubted it, but it was always possible.

She put a smile on, one that seemed kind and caring. Although that was hardly what it was. She was using it to hide up her hate for the next words she would have to say. "Yes, we'll all be friends." She looked to Illius and back to Tanya, "Illius has a point. Playing here isn't fun anymore. Perhaps one of the other levels would be more fun. Say the seventh?"

She was trying her best to get out of this area, she also was trying to get to the seventh level where she could really have fun. Although she doubted her meaning of fun would be the same as Tanya's.

So...she's heard of the oncoming rebellion as well...Illius raised his eye brow in question and in a fake voice said "Really?...no fun?...I can make it fun if you want~" Illius needed to further investigate these activities and make his choice of whether to stay with the rebels or push them back.

He looked to Amaya for support with pleading and serious eyes. He then rubbed his left arm because of the bear hug. What kind of child is this? There were clear red marks.

Tanya listened attentively to both Illius and Amaya, but in the end understood only one thing. "You can really make it fun? Cool! Alrighty then, let's go, let's go, let's go!" Tanya immediately sprang up and went bouncing off to the seventh level, occasionally pausing only long enough to yell at her two new friends to hurry up before darting forward again. It was fairly evident that Tanya's main purpose in life was for fun.