[Lawtan]

A cold, lime-grease nose rubbed against her face. Her arms were wrapped around the cold, but smooth, companion. The metal-chain tail wagged frantically, creating a cacophony of noise, but not enough. Kadia’s senses detected another figure, hidden in the shadow. Letting Rurik go, she stared, squinting, activating the software in her albino eye…focusing…a man.

Kadia mentally prepared to knock out the person, when a shattering scream split the air. A yell promising insanity and death…and it was gone. So was the man. Kadia got up, set her wrist-guns, and began bolting towards the sound. Rurik followed behind, leaving an echo of gear-on-gear…

Into a chamber they went. There was more light than just the infrared here…and it was coming from a chained…bird? Man? …Angel? Kadia gasped at the pitiful figure, and immediately activated a switch, opening a compartment in Rurik. She reached for medicines she carried.

The figure, emitting a dim light from – sockets? – began cackling again. Kadia stopped. She had read of some form of *punishment* similar to this before, and tried to recall it. Also, she couldn’t tell its aura…it was shapeless, or in disguise…

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[Object.Actions.Unidentifiable == 0
if Actions.Unidentifiable == 0
then Object == Potential_Threat]

Rurik growled at the thing. It wasn’t *right* - something was off about its aura, that much the mutt could tell from their mutual link…