[right][h3][color=f26522][i][b]Alexander Furst[/b][/i][/color][/h3][/right][hr][color=gray][b]Confidants::[/b] Ava ([@addamas]), Hat Kid, Raven? ([@FalloutJack])) [b]Whereabouts::[/b] ??? [b]Day::[/b] Friday Afternoon[/color] [hr] Just before Alex could peer around the corner, he stopped dead in his tracks and retreated just a smidgen back into the alleyway. Hoisting his head up, he squinted and pursed his lips while gradually moving towards the sound. Raising an eyebrow, he turned his head skyward, [color=f26522][i]"Was that the sound of a bird,"[/i][/color] he questioned himself, barely taking notice of the sounds. Sighing, he went back to flattening himself against the wall; the less something could see him, the better after all. As he began reaching that same location as before, the cawing gradually became louder as he swore that it sounded like human words interspersed between each resonating caw. The pace of his breathing was picking up, though he kept each breath he took in low, creeping ever so closer until the sound of a fourth voice had completely dominated his ears. He bit his lip and blinked pivoting around with his fists up; with furrowed brows and a glare that could rip and tear through anything, the trio were greeted by a raven. Alex blinked once more. A [i]talking[/i] Raven. [color=f26522][i]"Did I hit my friggin' head or something? There's no way in hell I fell asleep again, nor did I smack into something. My diets been fine, as I've been eating-,"[/i][/color] Alex began to list off every single thing he had done in the prior days, trying to make sense of this all before stopping. The fact that he had accepted that he was in a sickly green world already and that everything was as wrong as the structures that H.P. Lovecraft had "described," and had gone into a defensive mode caused him to lower his guard just a little. [color=f26522]"Why am I weirded out by a Raven at this point,"[/color] he uttered under his breath, as if it were a curse or something as he lowered his arms. His face began to relax as he glanced at the bird with a resting bitch face as he started to slowly make his way towards it with multiple thoughts shooting through his mind. Instead of speaking out right off the bat, he paused and leaned on the wall, trying to make sense of this all. His eyes drifted between the raven and the exit, as if in some sort of dream-like trance. [color=f26522][i]"The dream... this has to be coincidental."[/i][/color] And as much as he wanted to believe this was all coincidental, something nipped at him in the back of his head. He had kept completely quiet all while this was transpiring, taking it all in as he began to look at it from an introspective angle. Of course, that train of thought crashed with Ava's fist against his shoulder. At least the impact was a lot lighter, coming from her. [color=f26522]"Thanks Ava... and, also, Raven, was it? I don't trust you in the slightest,"[/color] Alex spoke up, walking in the opposite way of their supposed exit. He was unflinching as he approached the bird, glowering as his breath abated, [color=f26522]"Coming out of no where, describing Laurence, and stating that those things go into a feeding frenzy."[/color] But then he paused, a few centimeters away from the bird, [color=f26522]"But all things considered, I don't think any of us have much of a choice [i]but[/i] to trust you."[/color] He groaned, grinding his teeth while placing a hand against his temples and rubbed it, grumbling. [color=f26522]"Lead us to Laurence and get us out of here... and don't you dare double-cross us, got it? Oh, and explain to us a couple of things while leading us to Laurence since you're going to guide us... like, where are we and what are those "they's" you mentioned."[/color] Alex felt he had an idea in the back of his mind what those "they's" were Raven had mentioned, but he had no idea if they were like monsters from Amnesia or Silent Hill. [color=f26522]"Now then, walk an' talk, lets get going,"[/color] he issued in a commanding tone as he whirled his index finger about.