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Damn, it'd been a long time since she'd used a golem. On the bright side at least this one was the same height as herself so at least the walking part was simple, and even better it was female. Thank youuuuuu, Life techs. She liked staying the same sex, it made her feminine voice less awkward..though it apparently hadn't been at all an issue when she'd been a male Kelpie. The only annoying part of this golem was that it was another goddamn Jiang-shi. Last time it had only been for a few minutes but this time she intended on staying in this golem for as long as it took. She would have to tolerate the strip of paper hanging from her forehead; a real jiang-shi wouldn't be messing with it like it was an ********, how could they see like this?! It was in her face and she could see it in her peripheral this was annoying as s**t!

Focus! Focus...you're here for a reason. To find the dog girl. Did she give a name? ********, think! Did she give a name...no. She had no name of this girl, only a description. Lovely! You'll help me with the slang as usual, right?

Correct! I'd be happy to. I'm excited to see how this pans out, Candace. Ohhhhh~! It's been so long since we went into Halloween for more than a few minutes! How long are we going to be here? Atropos asked excitedly. She could almost feet the weapon grinning. Until I get a lead on the dog-- Ah ah ah. She's a wolf, remember? You need to refer kindly to her or they'll get suspicious. Ah, right. Sorry. Until I get a lead on our little missing wolf. I don't know how long I can have this golem. I doubt it's long term like Clarice's. I think it lasts a week? She should only need a week.

Hopefully.

You'll need a name, you know. ********. My mummy's name was Despoina. Use that, it's a pretty name. It was. Okay. Despoina. Despoina. Not hard to remember. I'll remind you if you get confused. 'Despoina' smiled. Thanks.

Alright. So.

...Amityville.

She'd never actually been to the school before. This was strange. It was..certainly something. She wandered around the dorms area for now, looking very lost.

A voice got her attention and she turned on her heel, looking down at the young lady with...a mask and--OH GOD HER ARMS WERE COVERED IN NEEDLES HOLY ********-- Shh! She's a ghost. She's fine. A ghost.

A..a ******** her life.

Despoina smiled, rubbing the back of her neck and giving a slight nod. "Is it that obvious? Heh." She kept her voice sweet, forcing it to be a higher pitch than usual. She was going to be damn innocent. "This place is just..so big. I have no idea where I'm going. Thank you for the offer! I'd love some help right about now." This was perfect. Maybe this girl--Ghoul. You're in Halloween, my sweet. Maybe this ghoul could help her find the wolf girl. She didn't even know her name...

"My name's Despoina. Thank you so much for this. It's very nice to meet you.."

"Lattice? That's a pretty name." Despoina smiled, watching the little thing bow. How precious. She tried not to put her hands on her hips, or stand in any way she normally would. You're not supposed to be Candace right now. You're...this jiangshi thing named Despoina.

Was the paper really necessary? ********. It took everything Candace had not to glower at the stupid talisman that was stuck to her forehead and getting into her line of vision every time she moved her head. A normal jiangshi would be used to it, right? Unfazed. They wouldn't give a damn that there was a stupid piece of paper stuck to their forehead.

You know the last time Candace had a paper stuck to her forehead? It was a post-it note from a classmate telling her she needed to get some ******** sleep and stop stressing out over their upcoming final.

And look where getting that sleep got her.

"Um! Well...just showing me where..anything is would be great to start!" It didn't raise any suspicions that way. Ease into her search. It would do to know where she was, too. How could she escape. How could she get places. She was going to be here at least a week she needed to know what this place was like! "This is the dorms, yeah? I...I don't even know where to find my own. Heh." She gave Lattice a sheepish smile, completely unaware that the gir--ghoul couldn't even see it.

At the question she blinked, trying not to look...confused. Scarelings? Oh! Those were...children, right? Atropos purred. You're learning~. Candace's smile grew with a bit of pride. Thanks.

"Nah, my parents aren't like that. What do you mean by instances, though?" The way she worded it made it sound like ******** Harry Potter. Parents no longer sending their children to a school that couldn't be trusted. But hey, if it had anything to do with Hunters it might be beneficial to get Amity's take on it!

Ah, so their dorms were separated by...type. She supposed in a way that made sense. Comfort in numbers, birds of a feather. It was just so easy for Candace to label everything a monster. She predicted she was probably going to have to get used to this...

Sigh.

Nevertheless Despoina kept on a pleasant, friendly face as she looked down the path Lattice was indicating. Easy enough. She gestured for Lattice to lead the way, waiting for the ghoul to move before following alongside her. "Oh, really? That sounds fun! And you're a ghost, right? I've never seen one like you before." Neeeeeeedlllllllllllesssssssss. Did she feel them? Did they hurt her? Ugh. Could they come out? What happened if she tried to remove them?

Despoina self-conscious rubbed at one of her arms, clearing her throat a little and cringing. She was not exactly squeamish to needles but seeing them sticking out of someone's arm like that gave her the heebie jeebies. "The..school was nearly shut down? No, I didn't hear about that." Strange. Why had they tried to shut down this school? Wasn't this the one the hunters had a close eye on? Huh..well then. But it was nice to have someone telling her this, especially someone who didn't seem to be suspicious about it or anything.

"Yeah I..don't have a skelevision either." Not a lie! She didn't have a television...in fact it had been over a year since she'd even watched television.

Damn. That kind of sucked. Maybe she'd try watching some on her next leave.

"And I'm not much of a gossip." ...A lie. "So...I've never really eavesdropped or anything. Weird, though. But at least it didn't work! That's good, right?"

Engravers. Okay. She'd have to do some research on those. The more she knew the better, right? But that would have to wait until later. For now it seemed she was able to get away with not knowing what an Engraver was. See? She even had a reason for it. "I've been living under a rock for awhile." She grinned. Under an island counted as living under a rock, right? And a sister! So there were two of them. Noted. "Perhaps! It'd seem pretty silly to go 'oh we're closing Amityville oh wait nevermind no we aren't', huh? Glad to see it's still up and running though."

Sometimes you get information indeed. Despoina smiled again and nodded, following Lattice to the dorm and looking almost impressed by what she saw. How interesting! It was like something out of a movie! Was the inside a setting that matched as well? She looked around, making an awed little noise at the decor. It was old, sure, but it looked like at some point it could have been beautiful. She'd always been a sucker for classic-looking decorations. This definitely appealed to her tastes. "How nice!" A bit cold though. She rubbed at her arms and did her best to hold back a shiver. "I try to avoid gossip...but..oh! Speaking of information, there is actually someone I'm looking for. Maybe you know her.." It was worth a shot.

Despoina raised a brow, looking more and more curious by the minute. Well then. The secretary, huh? This would be interesting to look into later...but only a bit longer? Did the students have to keep trying, then? Ohhh, perhaps it was like a probation. Made sense. A damn shame, though. It seemed this place didn't value education.

A damn shame.

"I don't think she's new. She's got this boilfriend," Atropos giggled. You used it without hesitation! I'm so proud! Candace grinned and continued without missing a beat. "Knives, eyepatch...very serious. But she herself is very lovely. She's a wolf? Long white hair, big white ears," Despoina even held her hands against her head as if to mimic said ears. She felt like an idiot. "Really timid...an old companion? No, I actually don't know her at all. I saw the two of them outside of town but she dropped something, so I just want to return it to her." There! That wasn't suspicious at all!

Many? Damn. Despoina looked disappointed to hear that. There were a lot of timid wolves here? How pathetic. Wolves should be strong, fierce, the alpha. They shouldn't be that shy little thing she'd tried to win over in the Horseman lands. Hm, then again she seemed like she had the potential to be a little spitfire. Maybe it just needed awakening.

Wait. She couldn't see. She was blind...except for ink? Huh. Well then. Despoina sighed. "Unfortunately that's all I know about her. Wolf with long hair, big ears, very quiet and timid with a tall, serious boilfriend. Does that narrow it down any?" She sounded hopeful.

Riyo and Mitsu. A cat..? Huh. No. The girl was definitely a wolf, not a cat. So maybe her name was Mitsu. And she kissed a boil? Shun..hm. Was that his name? She didn't know either of them. Despoina smiled, clapping her hands together. "Really? That's great! You really helped me a lot just now, Lattice! I owe you one." Despoina owed her one.

Despoina would no longer exist at the end of this week. It was win/win for Candace.

She bounced a bit, excited. "And thank you so much for showing me how to get here." As she spoke she gently checked each handle, turning them enough to see if they turned but not enough to make too much noise and draw attention to herself. Finally she found one that opened, stopping in front of the door and peeking into the room. It wasn't decorated, it was pretty run down and barebones. A dresser, a bed, some seating arrangements...it was unoccupied. She smirked. Perfect, she could hide in here. Despoina was very glad Lattice was mostly blind. "I think the paper said this room right here was my room. Too bad it didn't tell me how to get to it, huh?" She chuckled, turning back to the Engraver. "I should probably see about getting settled in now. Do you want me to show you out so you don't get lost in here?"