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Calder's ears flattened when he was petted, but it was a very comforting gesture. In fact, it seemed Christof was the first to ever do so since enrolling, and Calder felt better after. Brothers? He wondered if that's how Christof saw them. Still, just as he was about to ask and before the Igor could continue, a noise interrupted them. It was quiet at first, but grew louder.

Ears now fully perked up, Calder looked about, and in what he assumed where the noise was. It wasn't laughing or howling, but....crying? Looking over, he knew it wasn't Barth. The boil was still sleeping and not about anything that looked saw. No. This was someone or something else.

While Christof decided to take the lead and - DID HE JUST TELL HIM TO STAY PUT?! Calder frowned, standing up and picking up Barth. He was NOT going to be left alone while Christof got himself torn to pieces in some field. It was creepy being alone.

Following Christof with the sloth demon on his back, Calder moved in. "Sounds like a little ghoul." He said, looking around and maybe being a tad bit too close to Christof. Him, scared? As if!

"Help."

The fog around Calder fizzled and curled until it solified into a solitary translucent figure - a ghost perhaps? "Help us," the voice continued, the boy could not have been any older than an Amityville Elementary student, "They promised me candy, but I never got any."

Said figure flickered for a second, returning back into the fog, before appearing mere feet away from the kelpie. "They promised me candy, but I didn't get any candy. Do you have any candy sir?"

((OOC: ONLY Calder can see this ghost for some reason))

"Ooooh candy! You're the bestest!"

The tiny ghost's form flickered and suddenly reappeared against Calder, taking the malformed object off the kelpi and popping it into its mouth. "It's so sweeth an' chweee." Apparently this kid had not learned yet not to talk with its mouth full.

And audible gulp later, the child looked up at Kalder and clapped its hands together. "Thank you sir, I want to give you something too- ah! Here it is!" A long, jagged knife appeared from right within the kids hands, looking extremely oversized. "This is for you!"

At first it looked like the kid was pointing the oversized knife - how the heck were they even standing upright with that object - at the empty fog around them, on second glance, as the fog cleared just slightly, the edge of the blade grazed right against Christof. "Oh, don't worry, he wont die from it, but I'll make sure it'll hurt just right. I love helping out!"

((OOC: Still, only Calder can see this child))

Christof turned around and looked directly at Calder.

That was the last thing he did before the apparition yanked forwards with the knife, blade contacting against the patchwork with a sickening squelch. There were several more slices, each jab creating a deep black crevice in their flesh - was that their Fear escaping from them? - the blade took on a menacing blue glow as it flashed back and forth-

- And Christof was gone. All that remained of him was a single piece of patchwork finger.

The child licked the black substance - Christof's Fear off the blade. "Mmm.. I love candy!"

They flickered once again, and disappeared.

((OOC: Only Calder can see the event that transpired here, no other student is directly involved in this event ))

Among the corn, Christof was, in fact, perfectly fine. Growing curious about the sobbing that he couldn't seem to find the source of, but no big knives stuck into him and all stitches mostly in tact. At Calder's sudden scream, the hunchback jumped in surprise, turning to lurch towards the sound, pipe at the ready to smash whatever attacker had taken the Kelpie only to see-

Calder was perfectly fine. Freaking out, and digging for some reason, but there was no sign of any attacker. He gave a grunt as he slipped between the corn stalks, lowering his weapon. What was the Kelpie's problem? Was he THAT scared? Sheesh. At least they weren't arguing anymore at least.

The pipe went up again at the sudden sound of movement towards them, but when it was only Tybalt, the hunchback lowered his weapon once more with a frustrated expression. He pointed to Calder before giving a helpless shrug. The kelpie... didn't LOOK harmed, anyway... He had no idea what visions had transpired.

The envy demon was many things, but a outdoors man? No. He most definitely was not suited for so much traveling about like this. Tired, wet and disgruntled, as he realized that there was no reception on his phone and no way Carry could have gotten anything from him, he decided he needed to go look for her. There were a few options as to where to go and in all honesty, this place seemed the least likely of places he would expect her to go. After all, it was a cornfield... he figured she would have chosen to go to a town or some place with better shelter but... his thought process stopped and he lifted a hand to rub at his temples.His thoughts were racing too much but he was worried. If she was hurt or injured and needed him... and he wasn't there for her... he'd never forgive himself. Ever.

Stop, stop this. Being negative is not the way he was and he gave himself a firm and rough mental shake. Carry was resourceful if nothing less and he'd find her. Sooner or later. He would not give up the search until he knew she was safe. And hopefully, he'd run into Gabe.. or Alessa... or Amrita... Jack, anyone he knew would be good to see right about then! Hopefully, they were all faring well.