( she's practically glowing in the dark regardless, but she acknowledges susie still. plus, the dark is really the least of her concerns.. )
( her tail swings behind her, though slow— and she's mindful of it considering the size. )
( she can't fly quite well, but her wings are helpful in guiding her. that and susie's hand. )
( she makes sure not to accept with the highly glitched hand— she doesn't know if it can spread here, but she doesn't want to find out. )
* guess we’re going there, then…
* cmon, follow me.
( she leads juana through the forest, moving the brush aside for the smaller girl to come through… eventually, the two arrive at the school, just poking out at the entrance. )
* you any good at sneaking?
( THE MORE SHE HEARS THE MORE SHE LOSES HER SHIT WTF )
* alright. ok um
* m maybe we can teleport there
* somehow.
* i know a dude that knows magic…?.???
* shit
* alright
* maybe, uh. maybe we can get you on a boat back to the island??????????
( she has hope. stupid, misplaced hope, but she has hope. )
* we can look into it later, though… you really shouldn’t be in the forest alone this late.
( she was in the forest alone )
『🪧』ˏ ㅤhuhwh@a?
( she doesn't know what that is. they use communicators on the island.. no cell service. )
『🪧』ˏ ㅤh3e do0esnt have o0ne anym0re i1 dont th1ink. f3derat1ion tak3es them wh3en yo0u arri1ve ’cuz th3res no serv1ce.
* thats… it…??????
( genuinely so confused. )
* okay, uh, it’s pretty late, and this forest isn’t too safe… how about we go back to my place and try to call your dad??? do you know his phone number?
* and what happened after that…?
( susie just wants to understand. as much as she kept to herself, she knew just about everyone in hometown. and this girl was clearly not from here. )
* do you remember anything?
『🪧』ˏ ㅤw3ell , i1 w@as i1n o0ur hous3e... th3en my cav3es... w4lked aro0und a b1t.. n0tic3ed it w@s a gh0st town...
( reallly thinking. )
『🪧』ˏ ㅤv1sited my m@mas h0use... th3en went b4ck to mY p@pas and w4ited.
( she tries to put on a confident face, but that emotion brewing in her gut wasn’t helping. )
* okay, uh.,…
* do you have somewhere safe to go? somewhere you can wait for your dad?
( trying to think. her memory's gotten worse— usually, code monsters are basically just primal instinct and zero brainpower. she's.. a special case. )
『🪧』ˏ ㅤuUmm...
『🪧』ˏ ㅤi1 dOnt r3ally kn0ow.
( the more susie hears about the girl, the angrier she gets… where the hell are her parents? why was she being kept on an island that forced its inhabitants to stay? )
( her disdain was evident on her face. )
* do you have parents?