William
```𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫... 𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐎𝐒! ◎```

"𝐓his lonely wanderer bit gets exhausting too quickly for my taste... I wonder when the next job will come in." *She held her rat in her hand and tilted her hand.* "𝐁𝐮𝐭, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐈 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝. Just don't waste too much time, we have much better business to be attending to..."

➤ *The mouse raised an eyebrow at her words. It looked relatively unamused at her tone, and what she was saying. V'ridis groaned as she sat beside a tree, still holding that mouse in her hand. It seemed like she had come out here unprepared. She came looking for some excitement in her life and was stuck talking to a mere rodent in her spare time.*

"𝐋ady, who're ya kidding?" *The rat responded.* "𝐘ou 'aven't even given me a proper name! Unprepared is an understatement, you oughta march back home and-"

➤ *V gave the rat a squeeze to show her annoyance, as if to prove a point and nothing more. Though she knew it was right, she wasn't going to allow a rodent to talk to her like that! It wasn't even a thing about pride, it was just annoying.*

"𝐓hat'sss enough out of you."

➤ *She gently put the rat down, patting its head with her thumb. She offered it a berry she had just been carrying around.*

"𝐈n exchange for emergency rations, I need you to go back to practicing what I've been trying to teach you... There's enough land here for it to work."

➤ *She grabbed a stick, and etched a symbol into the ground. The alchemical symbol for iron surrounded by a circle. She pointed at it with a stick for a moment.*

"𝐃oesssn't have to be perfect, maybe just a large circle around this tree? Of courssse, it'd cover much more than just this tree. I'll give you more berries if you do~."

➤ *The rat seemed relatively uninterested until hearing the word berries, where it immediately perked up and gave her a quick salute before scurrying off.*

"𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐲!"
Cindy
I wandered around the Elder Forest. I was wearing a suit but it does not match the weather. It's a sunny day; animals roaming around trees and insects doing their jobs. I was an alone traveler with limits on medical things and food. As I continued, I spotted blueberries in one of the bushes - a lot of berries. I quickly trot on one of the bushes that had blueberries and consumed one of them. "They aren't rotten yet," I speak to myself. I then grab as many blueberries as I can and then put them inside my patch.

As soon as I stopped, a person was talking loudly behind the trees. Curiosity grew as I peeked at one of the trees, watching the stranger talking to... A rat? I observed closely as I noticed the stranger spotted an alchemical symbol. The rat scurried off, as I realized I was probably stalking them - which is weird. I quickly went away, but that hesitation made a lot of loud footsteps.
William
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➤ *As soon as she heard a footstep in the forest, V'ridis turned her head towards it. Such loud footsteps were bound to be noticed considering how stark of a contrast that noise would be to the rest of the serene forest. She couldn't help but sigh as she realized that there was something, somebody in that forest with her and her smaller companion. She didn't even have to bother transferring her vision into the rats or anything like that to find them...*

"𝐈t seems we have a visitor... Continue your work rodent, because things could get if we aren't careful."

➤ *She muttered that last part a bit more quiet than the rest of what she said. She wasn't worried about making her presence known for it clearly already was... She rolled her eyes, hoping this wouldn't be a waste of time. But her pupils turned into slits and her own vision changed quite drastically. V's snake blood gave her a few abilities, and this was one of them. Her vision became similar to that of a thermal scope, as she searched around for the source of the noise.*

"𝐅ound you. Makes me wonder if I have a bounty on my head or something like that... If I do, I wish I would've known sooner, I'd make sure to distance myself from that city more."

➤ *She yawned, one of her twin daggers appearing in her hand for a brief moment as she carved the symbol into the bark of a tree beside her, keeping a close eye on one of the only things around them with a heat signature. Taking advantage of the knowledge that she had nothing to hide from, she did the same thing in another tree, trying to avoid the new individual's line of sight. But as soon as the man could peek out, she could strike if need be.*

"𝐁een craving excitement for a while. I don't like playing the aggressive type, but if you don't reveal youself or run away, you'll end up being the person who provides that excitement if you understand what I'm saying."

➤ *But something about V'ridis, it screamed that this was some routine to her.*
Cindy
Hunter already knew he was caught. He didn't have time to react, for the person had a few abilities given by the snake. The vision, that already caught me - I was stunned at how fast she caught her. He's only human with no abilities, yet only for a short period, it's a time for him to reveal himself. Slowly, he unshaded himself out of the dark, as she watched him steadily show his appearance. His skin is tan, and his clothes are a fur, brown jacket. On this sunny day? He carefully revealed his step, rubbing his hands with no armed weapons. He feared the unknown as the woman was a killer or not. Overall, he doesn't want a challenge. "I mean no harm," He softly toned. His presence gave a strange, but unconscious one. His breathing would go deep, ready to act whenever. He slightly bends his body, raising his arm to not harm him. Hunter's afraid. He's willing to try and not make any commotion.
William
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➤ *Her expression dropped from one of excitement to one of slight disappointment and annoyance. V'ridis was looking forward to a fight. She had nothing going on, and she was, if not exhausted, just plain starving. She looked the man up and down. Her gaze drifted onto the pouch he was carrying. Could it be? One of the things she's been looking for for so long? ...Food?*

"𝐌an, I was really hoping you **Wouldn't** Just surrender like that. I was getting bored. No offense, just didn't think someone with the gall to creep in shadows would go down without a fight..."

➤ *V's dagger returned back to the portal it came from, dissipating with the dagger within and her slits for eyes returned to normal pupils. She kept observing the man, debating on how to approach the situation, but not over analyzing it. And she clapped her hands as a lightbulb went off.*

"𝐀lright, before I dare go on my way yet, I'll be asking questions. For starters, I don't believe that you're completely defenseless. Nobody in their right mind would put themselves in a situation like that... Right?" *And her gaze wandered back to the pouch.* "𝐀nd if you have food in there... I'll give you all my spare coins for the entire thing. Can't fight on an empty stomach—not saying we will fight, still just playing it safe. Also, who are you, do I have a bounty on my head, and why were you watching me like that?"

➤ *By now, the rat was about halfway done digging the circle into the ground. From there, she could try to finish it, or let it play out naturally... So she decided to not draw any attention to the rat at all, instead talking to this entirely random individual.*

"𝐀nd try to answer each question in a few words or less, okay?"
Kenneth
Maybe if i have energy
I dont have much rn

Ill try my best to respond

Finally got motivated
Cindy
As she speaks, Hunter tries his best to keep calm - taking slow breaths. She may not believe nor trust what I may bring (which I only had is a traveler's light), and he knows that - so he will be trying his best to answer. No, he did not speak - but only shook his head, nodding in agreement. He had to answer truthfully if he wanted to get out of this scene.

He holds the small bag he carried around his shoulder, only a bag full of blueberries. He then eats the berries one by one before darting his eyes to the stranger.
William
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➤ *V'ridis was more confused by now. A few things didn't add up, to her at least. So he was creeping around a potentially armed person unarmed? She noticed him beginning to eat the blueberries in his bag before snatching them without much hesitation if any at all. So she began stuffing her face with his blueberries without a care in the world. What if they were poisoned? Eh, surely the snake DNA would filter it out or something like that.*

"𝐍ow issss- *Munch* Not the time to be eating!" *She spoke as she munched on the blueberries.* "𝐌an, I sssstill don't believe you! No *Munch* Way you don't have something on you!" *She shrugged.* "𝐆uessss I'll play along."

➤ *She handed him back a now empty pouch of blue berries as she dropped her own loose change into it, as if to make up for everything she took from him. Granted, it would be just as easy (and completely free) to get some on her own. But V was feeling lazy.*

"𝐍ow, you might've not heard me the first time, but identify yourself so I know who I'm dealing with. Name, maybe your profession... I'd appreciate a little more than that, and the direction of the nearest blueberry bush..."
Kenneth
I hate responding late
Cindy
She asks the first question. Without hesitation, I responded, "Hunter Fernandez. I'm a trav'ler and an alone detective." I observe your appearance once more, then go back to darting eyes on you. "Also, that's my blueberries..." That's all that I crave - since I was hungry before I caught her doing something with her rat. I then shrug it off, in a need to straighten my back and slowly lower my arm that was raised.