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Connor: ...... *drops to a knee and pulls Ari into a HUG* Be careful, Ari. Make sure you make it back here.

Ari: *HUGS back* I'll be careful. 

Connor: *reluctantly lets go and shifts back*

Ari: *looks up at Connor as he pulls back* Watch over Darnell for me, okay?

Connor: *grins* Of course. Besides, we won't be going out anywhere again until you get back, I'm sure.

Ari: *rubs his head against Connor's belly, then looks back at Darnell and Xan* I'll be back later. Get some rest, Darnell.

Darnell: *has just gotten off the phone with Hellboy, frowns* Where are you going?

Ari: I'm going to go back out there, see if I can keep track of that thing, and see if I can make sure it doesn't hurt anyone else.

Darnell: *frowns* Ari, no. That thing is /huge/. And it's hunting. What if it gets the drop on you and you're all alone out there.

Ari: ...And what if it comes across another kid doing their chores in the early hours of the morning? I won't stop it from taking any livestock, I won't risk myself needlessly, but I don't want to get back tomorrow to find another human has ended up eaten... I'll be careful. I can be invisible, remember?

Darnell: ......... *steps over to crouch on a knee and HUG Ari, then pulls Xan from under his satchel strap to press over Ari's shoulders* Xan, go with him. I'll feel better if there are two people out there. You two sense different things and you have different abilities.

Xan: *nods, long tube fingers winding into Ari's fur* I'll look out for him, Darnell.

Ari: *nods* I'll take care of him too. We'll be back in the morning.