'Don't be bemused, it's just the news!' Nadja Chamack said in her usual singsong voice. 'Once again, streets of Paris are getting swarmed by monsters. Their leader is nowhere to be seen, and no demands were made. Monsters stop at nothing to get to their victims, taking doors off hinges or outright destroying them if not let in. Please be wary; it only takes a single touch for a person to be instantly incapacitated.'

Behind Nadja, colorful patchwork humanoids were making their way in various directions. One of them locked on a pedestrian, gently tapped his arm and pulled the now slumped down man into a hug. A little while later the man was swaddled in a soft blanket and the monster was opening its chest cavity to reveal a pumpkin spice latte and a steaming apple pie.

'Carapace, any leads on akuma or amok?' Ladybug asked, observing the scene. It was so out of place for Shadow Moth to release a calming and comforting akuma or sentimonster...

'I think it's somewhere in the Agreste mansion, Ladybug' Chat Noir said, dropping nonchalantly from the sky. 'Or at least, this would be where it started out.'

'What- how would you know it, Chat?' Ladybug asked, surprised. And why did you only appear right now, she didn't ask aloud.

'Because Adrien Agreste was hugged by one of these and spent last hour as a human purr-ito, being fed passionfruit macarons and best cinnamon hot chocolate in Paris... or so he says' he added quickly. It was nice. And it would be dangerous to transform with something like this in his room. 'And they were out in streets some time later than that, so I guess unless we get another lead about the source, that's our best bet for now.'

'Is he okay?' Ladybug asked worriedly. Chat Noir tried to ignore a pang of pain in his chest.

'Yes, actually this... ah... treatment helped him feel better, even if only temporarily' he looked away as he spoke.

'Did Adrien see the akuma? Or anything else of significance for this matter?' Ladybug asked. 'We don't even know if it is an akuma, but...'

'It's unusual, that's for sure. Maybe a Miraculous is no longer in Shadow Moth's possession?' Chat pondered. It was probably too much to hope for though. He also didn't dare to hope that the huggers would stay around. 'Uh, he SAID he was just doing homework when there was a very quiet knock at his door, followed by one of these things entering. His door didn't suffer probably because it was unlocked. But then, there was no sign of a break-in anywhere in the mansion...'

Did that mean Nathalie allowed something like this inside? Or was it created right at the mansion?

'...I think it's a sentimonster' Chat finished quietly. 'I know we had pretty weird akumas, but nothing like this.'

'Okay...' Ladybug sighed. 'So let's go. Agreste mansion, here we come!'

'Wait!' Chat tried to stop her. 'Are we... supposed to stop them?'

A/N: Thanks for new follows, favs and reviews. They make my day! Remember that physical touch is necessary for mental health. Don't forget to sleep properly and ventillate your homes, even in cold weather. Stale air is no good!