[h2]Oversized Sister[/h2]

"Condescending 'help' deserve no reply, least of all to you," the blonde said, looking up and away from the homunculus and continuing along the street. If he wanted to follow the girls, he'd have to come past her at some point and if that happened at speed... well, that just confirmed her suspicions. There was no need to keep talking to a madman when the ritual had to be prepared for.

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[h2]Visiting Vampire[/h2]

The girl's father had died before she even became an adult? That was... well, tragic, but she hadn't known the man on more than a professional level and it was [i]extremely[/i] hard for the old vampire to feel some sort of sorrow for people dying simply due to the passage of time. It raised the possibility that the girl left behind might--might--be unaware of the ritual and the visit was unnecessary. 

"I have something I need to talk to you about, but we should do it inside," Elizabeth stated, watching the cat come up... followed by further creatures. It was quite a disconcerting thing to bear witness to. Just how many things lived here?