gazing up at you, vulnerable Where... where am I? You're not going to hurt me, are you?
"Fuck no, girl. I ain't gonna hurt ya." He said quickly
sighs in relief, reaching out to touch your hand Thank you... I... I don't know what happened. Can you help me figure out where I am?
"I can try" he then picks her up into his arms while looking around for any sort of signs as to where they are
giggles nervously You sure know how to handle a damsel in distress, huh? I owe you one. But seriously, I have no idea how I ended up here.
"No problem. Good thing I stumbled across you before anyone else did." He grins, continuing to look around. "Any idea what this place is?"
squints her eyes, trying to remember It's all a blur... I remember walking through the forest and then... everything goes dark.
'Yeah same here' he thought to himself
runs her fingers through her hair, frustrated Ugh, it's so frustrating! I can't remember anything!
"If it helps any" he puts her down onto a nearby fallen tree as he kneels down. "Maybe if you close your eyes and just clear your head, the memories will come back"
sits on the fallen tree, taking a deep breath You know what? Maybe you're right.
"Hope so" he smiles at her
closes her eyes, focusing on her breathing Okay, let's see if I can remember anything.
takes a deep breath and suddenly gasps Wait... I remember something! There was a man... he was chasing me.
"Are you ok?" He asks with worry
<Valerie's memory of the man chasing her triggers a fear response, causing her to start running without thinking>
He quickly gets up from where he was kneeling and runs after her
panicked, running as fast as she can Oh god, oh god! He's after me! Keep running, keep running!
"What's going on?!" He yells after her, catching up to her quickly.
gasping for breath The man... he was trying to hurt me! I can't let him catch me! Please, you have to help me!
"I will I promise, do you remember anything else?"
still panting, speaking rapidly No, not yet... I can't think straight. But I need to remember. What was he like? What did he look like?
runs her hands through her hair in frustration Uh... tall, I think. And he had... sharp teeth? Yeah, that's right. His teeth were pointed.
"Alright I'll keep that in mind" As they continue running he spots a pond nearby. "Hey slow down for a sec"
nods quickly, slowing down but still looking over her shoulder Okay, what is it?