All Over The Island, Saturday Morning

[lockestheway]

The blasted heath was really enjoying itself now. Having turned everything in the campgrounds to ashes, it now spread to cover the park in full, twisting its creatures into grotesque shapes. Even sand on the beach had greyed, and tiny crabs were both growing bigger and more fearsome

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[heromaniac]

Momoko hadn't managed to make it into the dorms last night, and if she could see herself, she'd probably be glad of that. Sometimes. When she wasn't sniffing the air and wondering why the MEAT seemed so easy today. She wasn't so much hungry now as bored, and she kicked at the carcass at her feet, irritated.

[heromaniac]

"Was at the clinic. Uhm, when was that?" She tapped a claw against her forehead. "Uhm. I was looking for Scully. But I found professor Stark. He said he'd keep me from hurting anyone." That had worked. "I left."

[glacial_witch]

"Maybe we could go back?" Karla suggested, giving Momoko a smile that was bright as it was insincere. "Maybe we could find Professor Stark again? He could watch over you?"

While Karla and the others tried to find a way to clear the taint from everyone on the island.

[heromaniac]

She frowned. "I don't want to go back. He was afraid of me. And I was hungry."

[glacial_witch]

That boded less well than it could have.

"Hungry?" Karla asked. "Did you want maybe a few hamburgers or something? A nice salad? Cakes?"

Pleeeeease let Momoko want cakes! Pleeease!

[heromaniac]

Momoko hasn't eaten a cake in OVER FOUR DAYS, Karla. WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW?

"Meat!" Momoko grinned back, bouncing eagerly at the thought. "But not cooked, that just totally dries it out. I like it soft and runny. Did you know that if you chase it, meat totally tastes better?! Although the muscles get a little tougher to chew if the chase is long," she mused, her grin becoming a bit more sadistic. "I don't know why. Maybe because I get so hungry after running, and I just don't take my time to chew properly."

[glacial_witch]

"You've been, uhh, hunting?" Karla asked, even her strained smile faltering a little. "What have you been able to catch?"

If Momoko said someone's name, Karla wasn't entirely sure what she'd do.

[heromaniac]

"Ooooh! Lots of things! Squirrels, rabbits, deer, alots, I think a fox or two, some monsters... Scully was the most fun, though." That grin was otally sadistic now.

[glacial_witch]

"Scully?!" Karla's jaw dropped. Unthinkingly, she ran forward and tried to grab onto Momoko's collar. "What did you do to her? Is she okay?! What did you do!"

[heromaniac]

Oooh, MEAT that came to her? Momoko's tongue flickered across her teeth for a moment. "A little playtime with the little hunter. I was bored."

[glacial_witch]

"Did you hurt her?" Karla demanded.

...She probably should have been a little more concerned with her own safety at the moment.

[heromaniac]

Momoko was scared. Oh wait, no she wasn't.

"She said 'ow'. Until the end." Momoko smiled and let her tongue waggle at Karla, then reached out a finger-claw to run down Karla's arm. She wouldn't break the skin. No. That would let the blood out and make it harder for the prey to hide. Momoko just wanted to let her know she could. "She wasn't fun anymore."

[glacial_witch]

Karla paled as Momoko's claw slid down her arm and released Momoko, taking a step backwards. "How badly did you hurt her?" she asked, voice low and shaking. Even as she spoke, though, she was pulling up an invisible shield, layering it tightly across her skin. "Dammit, Momoko--if there's anything left of you in there, tell me how badly Scully is hurt!"

[heromaniac]

"No one plays," Momoko whined, amused, as Karla backed away. She leaned forward, smelling the air. Smelling Karla. "The little one... hunts poorly. I hunt well. Do you run?"

[glacial_witch]

"Sometimes," Karla admitted. "Other times, though, I fight."

She hefted her sticks and brought them up into a defensive position. "I'm no one's prey, Momoko."

[heromaniac]

"Hmmmm," Momoko's growl was almost a purr and her tail flickered, eager. "The best prey always fights back." And then she lunged forward, claws extended and aiming for Karla's midsection.