[IC] A serious supernatural problem

[Vampiretwilight]

Mary stopped in her tracks.
"i'm fine, really. I just want to get home before it gets too late."

[Shadow Dragon]

"Do you need an escort?"

[Vampiretwilight]

Mary shook her head.
"It isn't necessary."
She could not help but think how he was so insistent.

[Shadow Dragon]

He bows to her. "If you're sure. The night is a dangerous place." He looks out into the darkness.

[Vampiretwilight]

Mary pointed down the street.
"I live just past the bakery."
That was when she noticed something.
"Looks like the street light near my house went out again. I won't be able to see where I'm going."

[Shadow Dragon]

He frowns. "That could be a problem. Who's supposed to change it?"

[Vampiretwilight]

"a new one was never assigned. The last one died.....under unknown circumstances."
Mary sighed and decided to find her way to her front door in the dark.

[Mistress Dizzy]

Kijani was after-hours at the library, dusting and shelving books for the morning. It was a calm, easy job for her; much better than the pace of the city. She finished up the rest of her work just as the last sliver of sun dipped below the horizon. Then she was on her way home. The greatest thing about it was that she could walk if she wanted to. This town was just that small.

She walked along the sidewalk, wondering at the air of unease in the town. It was all due to that stranger. He'd swept into town making promises that were too good to be true. Too many people fell for it, and now look where they were.

She noticed someone she vaguely knew on the other side of the street, and decided to approach.

"Hey. Mary, right? Are you okay?" One girl alone in the dark with a leering guy? Definitely not a situation she could leave alone.

[Vampiretwilight]

@Mistress Dizzy
Mary blinked.
"oh, um, yes im fine. this, um, stranger, was offering to escort me, and the streetlight near my house is out again."
She sighed a bit.
"I know it is late for me, but I stopped by to see Catherine before I headed for home."

[Mistress Dizzy]

"Stranger, huh?" Kijani didn't like the sound of that.

"Want me to go with you?" She held up a small flashlight at the end of her keys. "I've got a light." She could see the darkness at the other end of the street.

[Vampiretwilight]

Mary blinked. She glanced back at the stranger before she nodded once.
"alright, sure. I could use the light."
She waved goodbye to the stranger, forcing a faint smile, before leaving with the librarian. But, she had a feeling this would not be the last time she saw that stranger.

[Mistress Dizzy]

"Well that was creepy." Kijani kept the light on as they walked. "He didn't do anything weird, right? Women have to stick together, even in small towns."

[Vampiretwilight]

Mary shook her head no.
"he popped up out of nowhere, and offered to escort me back to my home, and asked about the streetlight of course."
She paused as she walked.
"although I bumped into him earlier and he asked for directions."

[Shadow Dragon]

His eyes glow faintly, and he lets out a faint hiss. He walks after them, twirling his walking stick like he's going for a midnight stroll, his form blurring slightly.

[Mistress Dizzy]

"That's very weird. Why would someone who's never been here before offer to walk you home?" Kijani frowned, puzzled. "Oh well. Hopefully this is the last you see of him. But you should definitely buy yourself one of these." She held up the penlight. "If you're going to make a habit of being in the dark. I've also got a keychain tazer and a whistle."

[Vampiretwilight]

@Shadow Dragon@Mistress Dizzy
Mary sighed.
"I'm not sure. it is a mystery."
She continued to walk with her. She nodded.
"I suppose I should."
She agreed with her a bit. She was unware that the stranger was following.

[Shadow Dragon]

He turns into a large black cat, slinking after the two women. I wonder how superstitious they are? He deliberately crosses their path, from right to left. He watches them with golden eyes.

[Mistress Dizzy]

Kijani kept walking with Mary, unsure of which one was her home. "Just stop me when we get there. They've really got to fix your light, too." She had a creepy feeling at the back of her neck, but felt she was just being paranoid. If the guy really was following her, she'd aikido throw him over her shoulder and kick his teeth in.

[Vampiretwilight]

Mary pointed ahead.
"just past the bakery."
She blinked when she saw the cat.
"aww....a kitty."

[Mistress Dizzy]

"It's probably a stray. Sure is cute, though." She smiled a little bit, not caring that it was a black cat. Superstitions were for country bumpkins.