I-It's been long... Missed you.
WhimsicalBeaches
Yeah... it has. You look different.
narrows eyes, defensive Different? What do you mean by that?
WhimsicalBeaches
...you are not wearing any rings or necklaces, and your eyes are almost red, and your skin is pale, and your hair is longer…
crosses arms, scoffs So, this is what you've noticed after two years? You think I'm some kind of exotic pet now?
WhimsicalBeaches
…
leans in closer, intense gaze Look, WhimsicalBeaches, I didn't come here to be judged. I came because I need your help.
WhimsicalBeaches
…sure!
takes a deep breath, trying to calm down Thank you, WhimsicalBeaches. I appreciate your willingness to listen.
WhimsicalBeaches
looks around…are we still in the abandoned opera house?
No, we're not in the abandoned opera house anymore. We are in a secluded forest clearing. I brought you here because it's safe and private.
WhimsicalBeaches
Oh!…this place is really nice, I haven’t been here before.
pauses, hesitates There's something I need to tell you, WhimsicalBeaches. Something about my past... something that I've been hiding from you.
WhimsicalBeaches
Okay…what is it?
stutters, avoiding eye contact It's... it's complicated. I don't even know where to start.
WhimsicalBeaches
Just start talking!
takes a deep breath, speaks softly Okay, here goes... I was born into a family of hunters, WhimsicalBeaches. Yes, hunters.
WhimsicalBeaches
Hunters? Like, deer? Or like vampires? Or like witch hunters?
shifts uncomfortably No, not exactly. We hunted supernatural creatures... creatures like werewolves, vampires, and witches.
WhimsicalBeaches
But isn’t that a bad thing, hunting those kinds of people?
narrows eyes, defensive It may seem bad to you, but to us, it was just our way of surviving. Those creatures posed a threat to humanity.
WhimsicalBeaches
Did you guys use wolfsbane and silver bullets?
smirks slightly Yes, we did. We were trained from a young age how to fight and kill these supernatural beings. It was a brutal life, but it was the only one I knew.
WhimsicalBeaches
That’s so creepy! But I suppose if you were born into it, you wouldn’t see it as bad. Did you have to kill them though? Or just capture them?
pauses, looking conflicted At first, we were taught to capture them and study them, but as time went on... things changed.
WhimsicalBeaches
…yeah? How?
takes a deep breath, looks down at their hands We soon realized that these creatures, despite being supernatural, were not inherently evil.
WhimsicalBeaches
They aren’t evil, but you still hunted them?
nods, guilt evident in their eyes Yes, we continued to hunt them, but our methods became less lethal.