Only a couple of moments had passed since she’d awakened when Junko sensed the presence of vampires. Frowning, she reached for her cursed gear as her eyes flit to the window where Vasya sat with his rifle on his chest. She sighed a little when he waved, presumably at the vampires, with a smile on his face. “<span style="color: #00BFFF">Honestly,</span>” she muttered to herself as she sat up, the cursed gear now in hand. “<span style="color: #00BFFF">But <span style="font-style: italic">I’m</span> the one who needs to be more on guard,</span>” she muttered the joke quietly to herself, recalling Airi’s warning about being more skeptical of people.<br/><br/>From outside, she could hear one of the three vampires address him, asking what he was doing, only to be given the most obvious and least interesting answer possible. Standing, she strode quietly across the room, out of the view of the window, and leaned on the wall where she would be visible to Vasya while remaining out of sight of the vampires. Luckily, none of them seemed to be absurdly powerful, but even so, they were still vampires, so their power was nothing to sneeze at, and avoiding a direct confrontation would probably be preferable.<br/><br/>“<span style="color: #BF80FF">Is that so? And what exactly are you watching for? You don’t really think that livestock such as yourself would stand a chance against us, do you?</span>” the melodic voice of a second vampire chimed in, stepping ahead of the first vampire who seemed a bit annoyed by the insolent response he had received from the human. “<span style="color: #BF80FF">How amusing,</span>” she added with a clearly amused smirk.<br/><br/>“<span style="color: #BF0040">Uh, no, it isn’t,</span>” insisted the first vampire. “<span style="color: #BF0040">Annoying, yes. Amusing, no,</span>” he corrected her, glancing up at the human and then back to the female vampire.<br/><br/>“<span style="color: #FFBF00">You’re both being ridiculous,</span>” a third voice could be heard chiding the other two with a deadpan tone. “<span style="color: #FFBF00">Besides, if he’s keeping watch, that means he’s probably not alone,</span>” the younger appearing male pointed out.<br/><br/>“<span style="color: #BF80FF">Hmm?</span>” the female vampire looked back at him before turning her gaze to the building and pausing for a moment, appearing to listen closely, until she was able to make out two distinct heartbeats. “<span style="color: #BF80FF">Yes, it seems you are correct. There is another human with him,</span>” she concurred, although that was about all she could tell at this point.<br/><br/>“<span style="color: #BF0040">So, what’s the plan?</span>” the first vampire asked, looking between the other two who did not immediately respond, their eyes focused on the window, as if waiting to see how the humans would react, and whether they would make a move. They had just had their fill of blood, so it wasn’t as though they needed to eat, although they wouldn’t turn down an easy opportunity for a nice, easy drink.<br/><br/>On the other hand, though, they knew nothing about the humans within the building, and something about the fact that neither seemed to have any obvious fear of them didn’t sit well. Was it worth the risk?<br/><br/>Inside the building, Junko was still leaning against the wall, one foot propped up on the wall as she leaned her head back and tilted it to look Vasya’s way as if to silently ask what he planned to do. It didn’t seem like the vampires—an odd bunch, to be sure—had any immediate plans to attack, so if they played their cards right, they may be able to avoid a confrontation. Of course, one of the three seemed like a bit of a loose cannon, so one wrong move might be enough to set them off.<br/><br/>But then, would that be such a bad thing? After all, she had a particular hatred of vampires, so letting them go wasn’t exactly the easiest thing for her to do. If they gave her a reason to, she would gladly cut them down. That said, she wouldn’t allow her personal feelings to jeopardize either of their safety, so unless the vampires made a move, she would remain here and keep herself calm and collected.