Rika was somewhat torn. With how many people there were in the building, the odds of this one girl being the one she was looking for were extremely low. Her question, in truth, could very well have served as a trap, a clever honeyed ruse meant to draw out the demon within, if she had thought ahead. Yet, the girl lowered her bat, and her own question disarmed her. Rika didn't want the girl to see the blood.

	[color=orchid]"...[i]What."[/i][/color] she said in response to Kaeru's random comment about the girl's tanktop.

	Then, she saw it move. Instinctively, her skin crawled as it brought to mind images of horrific creatures bursting out of bodies like in horror movies. [color=orchid]"Uh. Please tell me that's your pet hamster or something..."[/color] she said warily, her body tense like a spring.