Meryl gazed down the dark alley. There was a faint reddish glow emitted from around the corner, 'maybe a fire?' she thought to herself. She heard voices coming from there, just barely below her ability to hear, but she could make out that they sounded heated. Suddenly a wail sounded through the air. It was an piercing sound and Meryl was quick to cover her ears with her hands, to try to shut out some of the loud noise. Then a man came stumbling around the corner and hit the dumpster that was standing there. He gave out a cry of pain as he flailed his hand in the direction he just came from. Meryl was shocked, frozen on the spot. She wasn't that used to interacting with humans, and she didn't know the intention of this man, nor who just shoved him back, or at least that's what Meryl thought had happend. She quickly decided to wait, to see what or who would come after the man. If it was something dangerous, she could always turn and run.