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[for_you_sugah]

[You're wandering outside campus when the strangelings begin to show. First one. Then in pairs. Then, slowly as the night sky deepens to a deep black, a soft hum of noise begins to emit from the group of creeping blurs in the dark. You swear, you SWEAR you can hear soft murmurings in your directions and their eyes are solely on you... You, who

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[buy_my_turban]

[the peddler panics and shakes his head in surprise]

AAH! Mistress Lottie! You startled me quite well! I would have you know that it is not healthy to be bumped into by a screaming woman!

[for_you_sugah]

[Lottie sits on the ground and lets out a very bewildered, and loud sigh.] Cheese and CRACKERS, what a mighty scare you done gone and put me through. I thought you might'a been one of those terrible scary shadowy things and I just got the heebie jeebies and started running and -

[She doesn't even finish, just lets out another sigh with a hand over her heart.]

[buy_my_turban]

[the peddler sits himself down, then sighs] Everyone is far too panicked here. Even myself, who has seen much in years of traveling, I am no different.

Might I ask, however, what you are doing out here? It is far safer inside, where there is light, warmth and safe company.

[for_you_sugah]

Light and warmth and safe company would be appreciated darlin' and I might have had it if I hadn't forgotten one of those unruly little textbooks for Ms. Amelia's class back at the school building. Thought maybe I'd leg it there and back before anything turned awry and now just look what happened.

[The moment Lottie finishes speaking, a barely audible, nervous hum comes in from the distance. In an instant, Lottie is back on her feet, drawing her arms up looking startled.]

Did you hear that? Am I going crazy? I'm turning into one of those crazy people aren't I?

[buy_my_turban]

It is not wise to take such risks in these dark times. One's life is valued above that of a textbook. And besides, I have many textbooks to spare.

[the peddler's ears pick up the noise]

If you are hearing the same noise as I, then it appears we are both crazy people... I suggest we start moving soon.

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[for_you_sugah]

Believe me, I'd never heard nothing truer in my whole life. Time to amscray before the worst happens. Just ... where do we go?

[Lottie looks down and realizes who she's talking to. Man may be short, but she recognizes him as a teacher... and hopes hopes hopes he knows what to do. Because Lottie's not about to go marching off into dark alleyways if it means running into those odd creatures at the edge of the fence.]

You're a professor right? Well, good thing! [Nervous laugh] Lead the way?

[buy_my_turban]

Why, we head towards the main building, of course!

Yes, I must use my position wisely and lead a student out of danger! This way...[bashes into a tree] Ouch! ....Okay... Possibly this way...?

Aheh, fear not, I am merely.....Gathering my bearings. [very nervous laugh]

[for_you_sugah]

That's a plan if I ever heard one!

[Her confidence slowly fades as time passes on and she watches him flounder a little bit in his direction.] Oh dear me. Eheh...m-maybe we should stop and ask for directions- no sense in getting lost, right?

[buy_my_turban]

You are a clever one, yes! [the peddler takes a large megaphone out of his robe and begins yelling for help]

[for_you_sugah]

[In a panic, Lottie reaches for the megaphone and snatches it out of his hand. Unfortunately, just as she yells] Are you crazy!?!? [that's when she places the megaphone a little too close to her mouth. It catches her voice and her noise just makes the problem worse.]

[A strange moan comes from the direction of the fence and in a panic, Lottie snatches up the peddler from the ground in fear and clings to him. She's frozen even as she utters,]

How 'bout we skip the directions, honey?