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Kara followed after Bleda and realized why Kain and Bleda had stopped when she saw that the fire was some distance off on another building. "Who's that?" The smell was definitely coming from there. "Hey, say something!" Kara shouted across the opening, hoping the humanoid figure would respond. Did "ghouls" cook meat? She hoped not, because if they did, she could have just endangered them all. They did have more people though. She squinted, trying to see if there are any other people by the figure on the other building.

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‘Grimm’ Ghoulish
NO SHOUTY SHOUTY!!


Grimm followed on behind Kara, keeping a close eye on the surroundings as he ventured into the moonlight and the white glow he viewed the fire as, though due to it's heated glow he couldn't make out the figure. Keeping a wary eye below at the ghouls that seemed to be gathering from the overpowering smell of roasting meat. Just then Kara shouted across causing grimm to pull her and Bleda back into the dark. The ghouls wouldn't bother with Kain... He was too small a target to bother will if all that delicious meat was there for the taking.
"we should be careful not to attract attention to ourselves... ghouls will come for us rather than the meat if they see a bigger potential feast." He said letting go of them and moving away into the building again to avoid any backlash. He sniffed the air again.
"On the other hand... I recognise his smell over there, he saved you already before with his rifle. May I suggest leaving it to me to greet him? I know the ghouls of this city better than anyone here, I can guarantee that, meaning I would be the best bet to get over there with that... Horde... Below him" Grimm said to the group as he poked his head out to count the numbers below.
"Not good, at least 10, and I can smell more on their way too... Damn hungry bastards."

Drago snuffed loudly and smiled crookedly at Kain before slithering away over the rubble. Faraday watched him go with a petulant look on her face. He was supposed to be looking out for her, not playing around! Still, that he was this comfortable meant she didn't have much to worry about, at least for now. The lizard seemed to avoid the one called Grimm, though, and Faraday didn't blame him. While Grimm didn't seem overly threatening, he still gave her the creeps, especially with the way he spoke.

Faraday followed the others as they adventured into the darkness. Drago slipped along quietly, his feathers softening his movement, though if one listened closely, one could hear the clicks of his claws. Even in the darkness, the lizard's eyes seemed to glitter. Just seeing him, Faraday felt safer about being in the darkness with a group of strangers and a dangerous wolf.

She arrived just in time to hear the Grimm volunteer to go across. Her suspicions arose. How could he possibly get to the other side undetected by the ghouls? The young boy's voice distracted her, as well as Drago, who, remembering his earlier fun, circled noisily around the boy.

"You... ask questions a lot, don't you?" Faraday sighed, scratching the back of her head. Just her luck: people who liked to talk. She'd lived the past several years with only Drago, so all this excitement with so many people was starting to overwhelm her. Still, there was safety in numbers... Maybe.

Brand noticed Shaun's motion to them to be quiet. Noise was attracting attention, and that meat that the man had flung off the building would hopefully divert the ghouls.

Gal looked at Faraday and then at Drago who was circling around him again. He hadn't mustered enough courage to touch the lizard yet. Before he began to speak, Brand put a hand over his mouth.

The older brother looked at Grimm, eyeing him. The robed man wanted to go down into that mess down there? Though if anything, the time was better than since the ghouls were somewhat distracted. "You certain?" he whispered, asking Grimm. Brand didn't know what sort of background the odd man had. "We will wait here."

The darkening sky lights up as thousands of meteors zoom across, casting eerie shadows over the ghouls who gaze up stupidly to watch their passing. Several meteorites slam into the ground, throwing up debris and dirt while the ghouls scramble for safety, horribly disfigured mouths issuing noises of distress.

One meteorite, upon impact, cracks open to reveal a tiny life form, no longer than a human's middle finger. Its shape is roughly humanoid, though there is a fifth appendage that seems to be growing out of its head. The appendage twitches and suddenly the tiny figure sits up and looks around, its alien eyes glowing a neon orange. As soon as it stands, the tiny thing begins to grow and grow and grow, shooting up until it was at least seven feet tall and thin as a rake.

Several ghouls are forced out of hiding due to curiosity and hunger. The alien, furred a light pink with a beak for a mouth and talons for fingers, stretches and burps before pouncing on the nearest ghoul. The ghoul lets out a piercing shriek as it is torn apart by the merciless alien. The surviving monstrosities scurry for cover, now alert to the alien's power.

The alien feeds on the corpse rather noisily before looking up at the humans in the building. Wiping its hand across its bloody mouth, the creature stands and lopes toward the building, building speed and ferocity with each pounding step. At the wall, it starts scaling the side rather quickly, though every once in a while it comes across a loose piece of stone, causing the alien to slide down several feet before starting up again with ever increasing eagerness.