Suichi's heart pounded as she stepped closer to him. He had no idea what her abilities were, so running away would be a terrible option, but the way she moved it didn't seem like she wanted to attack him. She seemed to be holding herself back. The dark shadow over her face definitely scared him. Whisker licked her hand as it touched his cheek. Somehow, he manage to stay still even though he was a bit tense. He had nowhere to go, he couldn't figure out what to say, and he had no idea what to do.

Yesterday it was the Reaper... today it's Shadow. What a busy week so far. He then felt that familiar sensation, that desperate calm that always washed over him when he felt he was in a corner. He calmly and carefully took her hand with his own left hand and steadily removed it from his face. He looked the Shadow in where he thought her eyes would be. "And now that you've eaten... what do you think you'll be doing now? I'm sure you're aware that the AST will come. What will you do then?" Whisker yowled once as a complaint about the hand being removed.

Somewhere in the back of his head, Suichi was amazed at how calm he could act when pushed into a corner, although he hated the aggressive actions that he made in previous scenes when he was in-the-zone.

He then looked at the students behind her. "And what about them? How badly does your 'eating' hurt them?" He needed information. If he learned as much as he could then he could come to a decision.

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Kyoko felt a bit puzzled about why Mayumi looked dejected for a moment. Then she remembered when they first met and laughed. "OH! I see what you mean. Hahahahaha! How silly of me. I guess that can cause some trouble... but we'll have to see won't we?" She giggled a bit and smiled.

Kyoko led Mayumi the entire way to the auditorium and found a seat right near the middle. There were quite a few people around here, and she puzzled about why they had to announce something like this. They could simply send emails and stuff like that.