[h2]Coat-Wearing Vampire[/h2]

The vampire looked the girl opening the door up and down. It could be the daughter but she wasn't entirely sure; last time that Elizabeth had spent much time in the house had been about the ritual and talking to a child at the time hadn't really been top of the list of priorities. It was definitely questionable exactly how much growing the girl had done during the interim, though...

"Is this the Wakahisa residence?" Elizabeth asked, grinning from underneath her hood, "I'm... an old family friend, of sorts, though I haven't been in the area for ten years."

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[h2]Interposing Nun[/h2]

If she hadn't already been suspicious, the intentionally malicious tone would have told the nun everything that she needed to know, let alone the 'hidden' message in his words. Even if he turned out to be simply a human with warped tastes, she was quickly rating him on par with many of the monsters that her job entailed displaying. Thus, she adjusted the grip on her 'sports equipment' and quite happily ignored the small girl's attempts to get away on the edge of her vision.

"If your conscience needs assuring, then as a member of the church, I will be happy to escort these young women if needed," the blonde stated, "A much less questionable prospect than an unknown young man doing the same."