[h3][color=lightslategray]Fumiko[/color] Outside the Sharehouse[/h3]
Fumiko gave a quick nod to Aya as she passed, and then to Otoya as he greeted her. She was actually a little surprised that there was so much night traffic, but given how awful the days had become it could be easily explained. The smell of the alleyway could also likely be explained by the awfulness of the day. This was not the kind of aura that garbage normally gave off. It had to have been worsened by a combination of heat and humidity blasting the area. And then she saw it in the passing flash of a car's lights. A giant rat.

Fumiko had dealt with various messy areas when she started wandering the city. Lots of dusty alleyways, abandoned garbage, graffiti, you name it. Despite that, she had never really made her peace with the type of creatures that skitter around in darkness. If she had to say what it was that really unnerved her, it was the mere sound of them moving. Adding in darkness to the situation, where your ears can only barely hear it - not enough to know where exactly they are, but enough to know they were near. She even got uncomfortable when she heard the clacking of dog's nails against a hard floor, despite dogs being much more friendly. Maybe she wasn't really an animal person, deep down.

Fumiko backpedaled behind Otoya, gripping his arm and putting him between her and the rat. "[color=lightslategray][b]H-How is that so huge?![/b][/color]" Her voice cracked slightly as she stuttered, betraying her fear. She wasn't interested in playing tough with something so big. Plus, she was better off trusting in Otoya than she was fending it off on her own.

'[color=lightslategray]I really need a collapsible baton or something to carry...[/color]' Fumiko grimaced as she thought about her options for striking the animal. She probably would be best off just running if it kept coming.