"Hmmmm, *maybe* you're right~" Zafina mused,<em>sotto voice</em>as Taki drew her aside... "-Though I'm not looking at his<em>face</em>, Taki~ Have you *ever* seen a body like that?" She chuckled, beneath her breath~ Before her lovely features sobered! "-He kept that...Lizard-thing...as a<em>pet</em>, and we had *so much* trouble with it! I'm not sure if we could take him..."<br/><br/>A quick glance back at the creature, her voice lowered, so he didn't pick it up. "Taki, I'm not sure where we are- This is the first NPC so far that wasn't trying to kill us. Maybe he's part of the game, too~?" Her slim shoulders rose in a shrug; She clearly didn't know, either. "-Just play along for now~"<em>We can always kill him later</em>went unspoken- Though Zafina was clearly more curious than disgusted! After all, he might know where to go next...Or at least have a better idea of the 'area' than they did.<br/><br/>She patted Taki on the shoulder~ "Let's see where this goes~ Then let's try *your* way, hmmm~?" She winked, reassuringly, at the lovely kunoichi- Absently brushing flecks of the monster's vile-smelling 'blood' from her skirt! Exactly *how* real was this? The stuff wasn't just fading away, like it did in less intense games...