-Danny/Evil Squid's POV-

Danny watched the young girl warp, instantly intrigued. There was a strange aura issuing from her, and he figured that whatever it was, it was a sign.

She warped, and he managed to catch, just barely, the area words. He ran for the gate and keyed them in, completely intent on following this girl. Soon Danny felt the warp rings slip around him and not even a second later, he found himself standing in front of a large cathedral. The girl was already entering the doors, so Danny only had to wait a few seconds until she was through them and unable to see him.

He followed her path quickly quickly, opening the doors only a crack and peeking in on her, holding a chuckle as he realized that this was his first attempt at stalking.

The girl looked around and held her chest lightly. At first he thought she was feeling up on herself, then, upon further inspection, he saw that she was attempting to hold herself together in a way.

"Where the hell are all of the monsters at?" She hissed, dropping her hand to the side.

Danny decided that it would be best to socialize with this girl and stepped forward nonchalantly, acting as if he had just walked up.

"Hey, you lost?" He asked her.

She jumped at turned to him. Quickly Danny targeted her name. 'Nightstrike.'

"Who are you?" She asked. Her voice seemed teary, as if she was crying in real life. Along with that, there was also a slight undercurrent and accent to it, but Danny was unable to place it.

"Can't you see my character name?" Danny asked her.

"Well, yeah but...sorry..." She bowed her head.

"No problem. Is something wrong?" He asked.

"Ah...no...not exactly..." She mumbled. "Hey! Wanna level with me?" She asked suddenly.

"Uh, sure..."

She smiled a little and walked over. "You don't mind if we transfer servers though?"

"To where?" Danny found this odd, but just as he was going to question her logic, he recognized the accent.

"American server."

"You from there?"

She didn't answer for a second, seeming distracted. Then, with a rapid shake of her head she nodded.

"Cool. Me too."

She smiled sweetly and, switching to her native tongue, said, "It's funny... I feel more like I'm from Japan."

"How long have you lived there?"

"Five days." She

"Why did you leave America?" Danny asked.

"It's a little personal." Nightstrike muttered ruefully.

"Oh." Danny held his hands up innocently. "I didn't know. Sorry."

She shook her head. "It's fine..." She paused. "Evil....Squid?" She giggled.

Danny smiled. "Ready to warp?"

"Yeah." She said, nodding quickly.

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-Katie POV-

Evil_Squid definetly had a way of reassuring me, even when I thought I was beyond consoling. In fact, his presence made the thrum less annoying, as if it was reacting to him. Come to think of it, it was the same when I was around Tomonari IRL, but I hadn't pinned it because he'd been around me so much.

So, needless to say, it was a let down when Squidy had to log off. I tried to smile, but a look at the clock had me down again. Tomonari wouldn't be back for another hour.

"Sorry Nightstrike..."

"No... it's fine." I murmured. "See you around?"

"Yeah. You have my member address now, so you can contact me at anytime."

"Thanks...and... call me Katie." I told him. I couldn't believe I was telling him my name, but I trusted him. Of course, I told myself, that's what they all say.

Squidy smiled. "I'm Danny."

"Danny..." I smiled. "Well, have fun."

He nodded and warped out, leaving me utterly alone.