[@Stabby] [@Zeroth]
[quote=System:Femus]
Your MP is Full. You have Temporary Extra MP.

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You used Monster Analysis I!
---Pixie---
Pixies are a tiny humanoid Fey-type Monster. While somewhat intelligent, they lack empathy towards one another even compared to beasts like Goblins. Capable of flight and healing magic, but not physically strong or skilled enough to fight or use weapons well. [color=red]This one is unusual.[/color]
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Unusual.  Such an unassuming word... but it meant everything.  The rat was still alive.  There were still other creatures rushing about.

They were no longer important.  Femus had been resigned to solitude in a world of half-wits and monsters.  Now, there was a chance that he might not be the only one snatched by the Demon King who was in this area.  Countless possibilities rushed into his mind before he could drive them out and restore his concentration.  An ally, a friend, perhaps the start of what he would protect later?  Too many possibilities all depended on two tests.  Was she also a human soul?  Were their personalities compatible enough to travel together?

In the shadows beneath these practical thoughts lurked a single question laced with bitterness and longing.  Would he have someone to talk to again?

The reality of the moment was that if that dire rat killed her, all other questions were dust in the wind.  It had to die and the first practical question had to be answered.  Two birds and one stone.  Yes.

For the first time in his new life, Femus tried to limber up his vocal chords.  [color=598527]"Get me a clean shot and we'll both eat well."[/color]  He tried to sound like a mature man of 25 or so and projected his voice far enough to be heard by her but not by the goblins.  The last thing he needed was their attention.  Unfortunately... his new body produced a voice that made him sound... younger.  It was likely from disuse, or so he reassured himself, but his voice cracked like he was at the misbegotten dawn of puberty.

If she took action to cooperate, or even understood him, he would pursue more... civilized interaction.  If not... then he would let the dire rat kill her if it could... or he would finish her off himself.  If that 'unusual' aspect simply indicated abnormal abilities and not a human soul then this pixie could well be too dangerous to allow to live.

But, if she did show intelligence... then he would hit the rat with a Mana Orb 2 the moment it committed to a move that would restrict its ability to dodge.  Even if she was a human soul, that didn't mean that he could trust her.  It just meant that there might be a chance.  For the sake of that chance he was willing to share a meal... and even a hiding place.