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Who: Sam and you
Broadcast: Voice
Action: N/A (unless plotted)
When: After this shit. Vague time is vague for plot convenience, shh.

[Sam feels like puking, thanks.

See, his friend had called him because of a suspiciously bitey vampire, and he had conversed with this vampire to find - well, he's not a fucking vampire. And of course, him trying to get the guy on lock-down did not... go that well. His brother and a certain little fae child got him back on his feet, uh. Relatively, but he still feels like he's been on the same Disney teacups a few too many times.

Regardless, he's gotta put up some serious alarm bells. You learn your lesson after Bucky's augment glitch. He sounds a bit groggy, a bit like he's got some vertigo going on, but he's also got an air of grim alert to it. This is a warning, y'all.]

There's someone going around who people may know as Sascha — something's seriously wrong with him; I'm thinking an augment glitch. That seems to be the norm from the Atroma lately, so... figures, if it is. His personality is completely off from what I'd seen before, and I was alerted to the fact that he had... bitten one of his crewmates. I tracked him down but he didn't exactly appreciate a hunter telling him he had to be put under surveillance.

[There's a dry air about that last bit; sick-feeling or not, he's a cheeky bastard sometimes, sue him. After a moment, he continues:]

He's not a vampire, though. Or at least acted like it was news to him. He says he's a Sheol - I'm unfamiliar with this race of creature, so I can't really help, but. Uh. His bites are toxic and cause numbness, sickness, and immobility. That's how he disables his prey. He got me, too, but I got lucky there.

I don't know where he is now, but please be careful. Keep a look-out. Any information you have on his abilities or any reports of attacks from him would be appreciated. He may be calm and he doesn't seem to be bloodthirsty. Yet, or otherwise. But he's detached and clearly capable of hurting others.

... Stay safe.

[As he closes the feed, you can hear him grumble exasperatedly - ]

... He licked me...

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Agree to disagree is kind of obvious, considering you don't seem to put much value in keeping people safe from established danger. You should probably work on that too cool for school loner thing. Friends and trusted crew are kind of useful, you know.

[She has practiced the too cool thing for hundreds of years Sam, she can't just give it up willy-nilly!!]

If you have a 'power of friendship' speech ready to go let me know
I'll at least be civil and listen

[He quirks his brow, cocks his head.

Ehem. Well. Fine then. He can play at that.]

Anti-predator adaption is often an extremely useful survival technique - the dilution effect causes a reduced risk of attack because of the fact that multiple individuals create a larger, more cohesive body. The risk of danger is "diluted" and ultimately provides a higher benefit to the individual than just the group. It's common that there are decreases in individual attack rates thanks to the herd mentality, the safety in numbers. Horse-flies avoid drinking the blood of horses more often when said horses form in larger groups.

Improved vigilance is also a major factor in adapting through defensive groups. Groups are able to better detect when a predator is attacking far more quickly than a lone wolf on their own - and thanks to their unified body, they can fight back or cause said predator confusion thanks to the sheer mass of what they're dealing with. If someone's alerted to an attack early on, their chances of survival steeply increase.

In conclusion: friends are nice. You should try them, especially in nice little packs.

d(´･ω･`)

[Oh god he's actually doing it. She didn't expect him to do it.

She is laughing so hard right now. Humans usually just get mad and/or huffy when she's dismissive.]

I'm impressed
Too bad foxes aren't pack animals

Foxes aren't usually in space, either.

Well, it's not as if I'm here willingly

Isn't that all the more reason to adjust to your environment?

Survival, and all.

[Damnit Sam, way to give her food for thought. Survival is her top priority, it is literally written that way in her soul.]

A fox relying on the kindness of strangers
Seems more like a death sentence to me

[Figuratively speaking.]

Hey, that's not fair. Who says we're all strangers?

I'm Sam, I'm in my thirties, and I like godzilla, banana sandwiches, and dogs.

See, I'm not a stranger now. I'm an acquaintance.

You're a person who likes dogs
I can't decide if liking godzilla is enough to make up for that

[Dogs are the Worst.]

Hey! Dogs aren't so bad. But okay, I can put something else there. Like history, or reading, or magic tricks. Or gardening. Or solitaire. There's plenty.

[When I'm not stabbing monsters, I'm enjoying a theater play in secret.

Mkay.]

I am a fox, dogs are the enemy
And they're dumb as a post besides

[She is totally not impressed, Sam.

... Well, she's mostly just wary about him being a hunter. The Godzilla interest has her a bit conflicted.]

They're dumb, but so are most of the people in my life back home.

:)

What, so you're never gonna make friends with a dog? What if there's a dog out there just waiting to be your best friend, and you'll never know because you're too busy avoiding dogs?

Dogs chase and hunt foxes
It would never work out
Besides, I have three best friends, so I am full up in those

Not my dogs. My dogs would have adopted you, honestly. One was terrified of thunder storms and one was so old, he would have probably let you tapdance on his head without budging an inch.

I've never had anyone tell me their dogs would adopt me
That's very strange

[Dogs really generally do not like her.]

I don't know if I'd be able to tolerate that

My dogs had been really used to being friends with all colors of creature and person. My old man Bones really loved a little fairy — we called her Gracie. Really cute. I admit I took photos.

Unfortunately, he passed away about a year ago.

But Riot can pick up the slack, in memory.

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