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>"Taku?" You ask as you carefully approach her.
>"Th-that's the creature that was outside my building."
>You help your friend up on her hooves.
>Moonie approaches the both of you, eyes focused outside.
>"Perhaps we should through the back alleys instead of the open streets" She suggests.
>She looks at Taku, She seems to want to say something reassuring but doesn't seem she really knows what to say.
>Neither do you.
>"Do… uh… Are you… mmm…"
>"I-Im r-ready to g-go" Taku says.
>"Are you sure?" you ask.
>"I just want to go home" She replies.
>That's all you want at this point too.
>The three of you walk out the back door into the alley way.
>As you follow the sound of the bell you look around for any signs of life.
>You realize there aren't even any animals.
>Usually whenever you looked down an alley you would see some rats or a stray cat.
>But not any more, they are where everypony else is now.
>You don't bring attention to it, morale is low enough without you pointing out something else is wrong.
>Eventually you come to a point you have to cross the street.
>Nothing down either end of the street.
>You dart across.
>wait…
>Something catches your eye.
>On the street corner by a sign is what appears to be a sheet.
>As Moony and Taku scurry into the alley you decide to take a closer look.
>something catches your hoof causing you to trip.
>"Floor!" Taku shouts as she rushes to your side.
>You look for what tripped you.
>String
>just ordinary string pulled taut and tied to sign post and the nearby street light.
>"Are you ok?" Taku asks.
>"Yeah, I just wanted to see what this sheet was and I tripped over this." You say gesturing to the sheet and string respectively.
>Moonie comes over and inspects the string while you look at the sheet.
>As you pick it up you feel it's contents.
>Feels like dust and crumbs.

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