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Liam glanced over at Hiroshi. The rattle on his tail vibrated slightly, a soft sound akin to pushing through tall grass. "Honestly? I didn't see much." He glanced around again, but it seemed like they were being ignored for the most part. Just in case he lowered his voice a little further and leaned a bit closer so Hiroshi could still hear him. The spectrefox followed his movements, still sitting with its fuzzy body pressed against his tail.

"It was pretty crowded. We were all confined to the auditorium, except for some staff. There were a few sounds coming from outside, but it didn't seem unnatural. I was kind of off to the side and thinking about taking a nap, cause I'd been there for a bit and there wasn't really much to do." Liam paused, looking hesitant, then glanced around again. He especially didn't want young children around to hear this.

"There was suddenly banging at the door, and screaming. I guess a teacher had left the auditorium. Then it just stopped. Then a loud bang on the doors. And suddenly they were practically thrown off their hinges." Liam shook his head.

"I didn't really see them. I lifted myself as high as I could go, but that's only slightly taller than most of the average heights and there were a lot of people between me and the doors. I just saw a lot of dark shapes in the doorway." He shuddered, and his rattle softly sounded out again.

"I heard it though. The screaming. And other sounds. Someone shouted to run, and then it was a stampede. Whatever had gotten in, it was running along with us, attacking. I was so focused on just not getting trampled that I still didn't see much, but I could hear and smell just fine. People getting attacked." As Liam talked his face grew a bit paler. The spectrefox pushed closer to him, and he took visible comfort in petting its soft fur.

"I actually got a hit off on one. It had jumped a Bakeneko. I caught it by surprise. Bit it," he opened his mouth slightly and tapped lightly against an exposed fang, "then got a solid hit on it with my tail. I didn't stick around to get a closer look though, I just grabbed the Bakeneko and kept going."

Liam shook his head a little. "I left her with the medical staff when we got here. I don't know if she's going to make it or not. If she does she'll probably have some wicked scars on her face. It was just...pure chaos. Like whatever they were they were trying to cause as much damage in as little time. I saw a lot of people who got marked by them, but they managed to escape."

Hiroshi mulled over the words, taking them in slowly. He had hoped it wasn't anything too serious, but what Liam told him disturbed him greatly. He frowned but was glad that Liam was trying to spare the children. Hiroshi did what he could to help make sure the conversation was muffled. "Usually I would have been at Leviathan myself, I go to school there, but I had decided to check out the Trick or Treating at the Academy... I... I can't believe all of this is happening. It's so horrifying. I hope the Bakeneko will be okay. I'm glad there was someone there to save them." He gave a brief smile, though pained. He wanted to think that he would be the kind of person to help others in a situation like that, but you never knew for sure until you were there. Liam was a real hero and he may have even saved the Neko's life.

Liam's lips twitched a little, but he didn't say what he was thinking. Depending on how bad that injury was, the Bakeneko might not thank him for saving her at all. Horrible as it might have been to think about, the last damage from severe injuries could be a curse to live with.

He resolutely turned his mind away from those darker paths. The situation was bad enough, he didn't need to add morbidity to the mix as well.

"I wonder what we're gonna do next," he said, still absentmindedly stroking the spectrefox's head. "If the safehouses are failing we have to do something." He looked around a little nervously. "I'm not used to lairing up, to be honest. It makes me nervous."

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Raven was alone again, which was how he preferred it. He had enjoyed the Chimera's company, but it's better in circumstances like these to only have to worry about yourself. He lazily watched people scurrying around him in varying states of disarray. What interested him most, however, was the survivors that had come in from the other safehouses. He was tempted to go ask one what had happened, but it was fairly obvious from their wounds. Bite marks, scratches and a number of other injuries were present among the crowds. Raven leaned against a while and watched them curiously. Hopefully the attackers hadn't been diseased or something, although it still seemed like it would have been safest to quarantine those who had their skin broken. Dwelling on the thought for a moment, Raven made a point not to go near the injured ones if he could avoid it.

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His eyes flicked down toward the creature who had taken residence in his lap. He lifted a hand and gently caressed it's head. He was glad that it seemed to finally be more at ease.