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[redfightinghood]

Um, hey there. Ah, Ruby Rose, here. I'm new, but you probably figured that.

[Okay, she's definitely a little bit nervous. Ruby's not exactly what one would call a social butterfly - she definitely got comfortable enough with Beacon to make friends there, but that's not really relevant anymore. Once she had any downtime in Atlas, she didn't know what to do with herself. And now, THIS? Is a lot to adjust to.

She fidgets and clears her throat.] So, got a tiny question, here...

I think I kinda get the whole familiars thing, but mine is, well... it puts me in a bit of an odd place.

Basically, has anyone ever gotten anything that should be a soulless killing machine back in their world? That, I don't know, would've been born in power surrounding your world's greatest evil...? [That, back home, she has a power specifically meant to ERADICATE things like the Grimm, AKA the very form her familiar has taken.] Anything like that?

[She realizes she's being very specific here.]

Because I'll be honest, the fact my familiar isn't trying to eat me, or anyone around me, is almost more unnerving than if he was.

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[prismatically]

What the heck kind of familiar do you have?! A hornet or something?

[ What? That's the closest thing to a soulless killing machine she can imagine. ]

[redfightinghood]

Uhhh, how to put this...

[. . .okay, none of these people are from her world, there's PROBABLY no harm in being honest. And she doesn't exactly want to repeat certain people's mistakes. Whether or not that's a good idea, she can't really say. So... deep breath.]

A creature of pure darkness originating, as far as we know, from a god of darkness and controlled now by an immortal witch trying to subjugate and/or destroy the world. It's called a Creature of Grimm. A Beowolf, to be exact.

[She rattles this off rather quickly, and realizes without context she probably sounds like a madwoman.]

...you know. That kinda thing.

[prismatically]

[ ... Okay give her a second to process that. ]

Huh. [ Another second. ] Huh!

[ Okay, done processing. She's decided it's best to operate on "Avalon life is already so goddamn weird" and just not ask too many questions. ]

That's. Kind of wild? Has it gotten up to anything spooky since you got here?

[redfightinghood]

[Ruby on her end just kind of sits there fidgeting as that processing happens. She's REALLY not sure how to delicately explain some things about her world to people here, and... well, at least she didn't go screaming from the conversation. That's a plus, right?]

Well, there was a thief or something I helped someone chase down, and then my familiar was in an alley and scared him so badly he fell over? I guess that's spooky.

But everything about my familiar is spooky looking, as in, "I probably had nightmares as a child with these things in it" spooky.

[prismatically]

So it's basically like having the boogeyman as your familiar... Yikes.

[ That was a pretty emphatic yikes, at least. ]

I guess if you guys are bonded now though... you've kinda gotta get along with each other? Which isn't great because you've basically got zero space to try and get used to it, yeah?

[redfightinghood]

[A slightly nervous laugh.] Something like that, yeah.

But no, yeah, that's exactly it. But I don't get much of a choice, right? I've gotta get back to my world, so if I have to do it while working with something like this... Well, so long as it doesn't cause any problems I've got to suck it up.

[prismatically]

I guess if you wanna look at the bright side, this is probably kind of a chance you'd never get back home. Maybe you two will bond hardcore and it'll be the thing you need to not be wigged out about those guys back home?

[ Then her tone turns thoughtful. ]

But uh, I guess if they're actually super dangerous being scared of them is probably a good idea...

[redfightinghood]

Well, it's not so much that I'm wigged out by them back home... [More that she's killed enough she's kind of lost count.] But, heh, maybe it'll help. Somehow.

[She's not yet sure how much, but. Hey. Weirder things have happened.]

I'm more worried about what it could do to other people around here, but. Talking with other folks it sounds like that probably won't be the case! Hopefully.

Uh, still definitely gonna keep a close eye out, though. Just in case.