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[hr][center] Location: Outer Wall[/center][hr]

Ciel nodded weakly as Riley and Lyon came up to reassure him that the veteran members of Newnan weren't planning anything sinister. He knew they were just trying to be nice, and was fairly certain they didn't know any better than him of what was going on. 
Lyon handed Ciel a piece of dried meat for Peaches. As soon as Ciel moved his hand to give it to the dog, she excitedly leapt forward, almost tumbling out of the boy's arms to grab the meat in her sharp little jaws. Ciel quickly readjusted his hold on Peaches to steady her, smiling slightly for just a moment. At least Peaches was happy.

He didn't say anything more, falling back into his own thoughts, reminding himself that all he had to do was hold it together until the end of the day... that is, unless something happened during the night. But even if he made it that far, he still wasn't sure if he'd be able to get any sleep. Most nights he just wound up lying awake with his paranoia until dawn, no matter how tired he was. He knew he needed rest if he was going to continue to be a functional member of this little society, but somehow closing his eyes always felt like an invitation for death. 

He sighed quietly, looking down at Peaches to make sure she was still comfortable. It looked that way, and for the most part dogs weren't prone to hiding things, so there was probably nothing to worry about. Still, focusing on Peaches was better than going back into his grim internal monologue, so he kept his eyes on the little dog, stroking her head and making sure she was warm enough under Ryan's coat. Speaking of which, he was still a bit worried about something happening to the garment. He'd never asked Ryan's opinion on dogs, but he hoped for his own sake that it was positive. If not, then Ciel was pretty sure no one would ever find all his body parts.