mental link; it's a catbus!

[wille]

[ It's an ungodly hour of the night as these things go, with both Misato and Gildor's minds flickering to announce their presence to all. Forceful and unapologetic, for her part, while urgent and unsettling, for his part. They insist on your attention. ]

( Everyone. We found something out there beyond the barrier. It was too dark for us to see much-- )

(Or anything, for some of us, but-- )

( But it's massive-- )

(Big as the shuttles that brought us-- )

( And predatory. At least, it seemed pretty clear that it wanted to take a chunk out of us. Some of you found tracks the other day, right? Let's talk. )
 

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[shiro2hero]

(We sort of need to know. In case we run into it on our own out there somehow.)

(So... be on alert for moaning noises and big, dark things.)

[perroquet]

( In case you run into it on your own? Are you planning on leaving the encampment anytime soon, and if so, how?

I'll not be conjuring any more doors through the barrier now that we know what's lurking out there. )

[shiro2hero]

(No, I'm not. But a lot of times, no one plans on doing those kinds of things. They just happen.)

(We need to be prepared.)

[perroquet]

[ A pause and a mental sigh. He's tired, he's frustrated, but none of it is directed at Shiro in particular. ]

( Yes, I apologize - you're correct. I only wish others would realize and accept that as simply as you have. )

[ There are some very strong and intimidating ladies arguing over how to proceed with this new information in his head right now, and their lack of agreement is both scary and grating on his nerves. ]

[shiro2hero]

(Let's just say I have experience with teamwork.)

(So what did it sound like?)

[perroquet]

[ Though he's reluctant to remember, Gildor mentally replays the noise the creature had made just before it began to charge.

It moans, or groans, long and low like he said. Like a lion in pain, only larger, louder. Ancient, horrible, starving.

Even as a memory, it runs a chill through his skin. ]

[shiro2hero]

[... well that sure is a thing.]

[Kind of hard to mistake for anything else, too. But the more they know, the better.]

(Any... way to know if this has been... tailing us or?)

[wille]

[ Misato, who escaped by the skin of her teeth, doesn't think it's worth anybody's time to dwell on the scale of the threat. ]

( What are you trying to figure out, Shiro? )