Pause, Etho and Beef sat in a triangle facing each other. They'd just been hanging out, as they'd not seen each other in a while. Beef sat the whole time with his hand in front of his mouth.

"You okay, Beef? You've been kissing your fist for 20 minutes." Pause said.

"I'm not kissing my fist!" Beef took his hand away from his mouth.

"Whatever!" Pause laughed.

"Anyway... What were we even talking about?" Etho asked.

"Umm... I can't remember."

"Oh! There was a book I read online the other day, and, although I'm not one for reading, it was great! It was about this guy who, it turns out, is actually a vampire. He's the only guy in the area until he gives in to his hunger and turns one of his best friends. I loved it!"

Etho and Beef looked at each other. Did he know? Was he hinting at them? They stayed silent.

"Guys?" the native asked. "You look like you've seen a ghost! What's up?"

"Nothing. Just... Yeah, nothing." Beef said.

"... Alright. I've never realised how sharp your canines are, Beef! How can you live with that? If they existed, anyone would think you're a vampire!" Pause laughed, then stopped. The guy's silence was scaring him. "You... you guys aren't..."

Beef and Etho laughed nervously. "No! That's ridiculous- vampires don't exist!"

The tone in Etho's voice made Pause scramble back in his chair a bit.

"Really, Pause. If we were blood-sucking monsters, you would know about it!"

Pause relaxed a bit. "I don't know why I freaked out so much there. You guys just look so pale! And Beef's teeth... God!"

"Hiss!" Beef joked. "Thanks for that, Pause. Makin' me feel all self conscious."

"Sorry"

After Pause left, Beef and Etho sat and talked.

"I thought we were screwed for sure there."

"Yeah. I was actually panicking so hard!"

"He pointed out my fangs, for goodness' sake. Do you know how hard it is to talk and not show your canines? Probably not, since most of the guys question if you even have a mouth." Beef joked.

"Haha. I've never had that problem, though, you're right."

"If you don't mind me asking... Why do you actually wear that?"

" I look too much like my father. You're the only guy who knows this, but... You heard of that story about the guy who tried to kill Guude, about 15 years ago? My father. I like it here, so I'm actually terrified to take this off in front of the guys, in case I'm recognised."

"Oh. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

"You'd better not! As much as I like Guude and all, I feel like if he found out he'd kill me before I had a chance to protest."

"You're probably right."

The guys were silent for a bit, thinking about what Etho had said.

"Not to be rude or anything, but I'm just gonna stalk about in the woods for a bit."

"No problem! I have no control over you."

"I'll see ya later."

"See ya."