Before they flick to whatever has been following them in the dark sky.

Again, watching. Steam bellows from its olfactories in steady rythm before turning back around, and picking the protoform up by its collar, and bounding away along the streets, twisting into an alley, out of sight.

And huffs in response, urging the young protoform to let go before turning back to the red aggressor, audials up and focused, staring.

Watching.

An audial twitches towards their direction, a knowing flick of its tail even as it tends to the sparkling, who whines and sniffled, assessing her own bumps and bruises before latching onto the muzzle of the creature before her.

"I wanna go home...." The red protoform says, and it only whines
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