she’d finished fighting a witch not long ago — one more difficult than she expected . left her sore , though cuts && scratches had already been healed . she’ll be fine , but that didn’t change the fact that she was tired . that she had a pretty long walk back to the abandoned church she still called home . she’d give herself a moment to rest first , though , sat up against the brick wall of one of the buildings on either side of the alleyway , ruby eyes already threatening to close . ( it had taken too long to hunt down that witch , && her nightmares hadn’t been doing her many favors when it came to the sleep she got . )
but the sound of footsteps would draw her attention instantly — bright eyes scanning the area , shortly landing on the woman approaching . didn’t seem threatening . or at least , not aggressive in any sense of the word . not that kyouko was that worried . if she could fight off witches she could at least distract someone for long enough to find a way out . helped that she was constantly armed . twisted the ring on her middle finger almost out of habit .
she didn’t need it , though , as she had suspected based on how calm the other seemed . still , her heartbeat sped up slightly at that question , something somewhere between concern && FEAR flashed through her gaze before she’d settle into defensiveness . had been alone for over a year now — wasn’t planning on getting thrown into an orphanage any time soon . muscles tensed slightly as she pressed her back into the wall , shifting so that legs weren’t crossed anymore — instead left one foot to press into the ground . ready to run if she needed to . “ why’s it matter t’ you ? ” aggressive , though not without an edge of fear to anyone actually listening . “ ‘s not like i’m doing anything illegal . ” at least , not as far as she could remember . perhaps aside from the fact that the candy bar she had was definitely stolen , but this woman didn’t have any way of knowing that , right ?
✎ - She didn’t how she imagined running into a younger child late at night - but it certainly wasn’t something like this. A rebellious teenager would have been more likely to meet her with the tone she was given, but the investigator did not do so much as flinch at the inconsideration. She had dealt with much worse, after all - who was she to say these weren’t simply the actions of a defensively child, scared for her life? She had no reason to come to premature conclusions.
“Because I’m worried” she answered honestly, not only moving her head to watch the child’s movements, avoiding a confrontational stare into her eyes like an angry parent. She could have any number of reasons for being out here, after all. “It’s cold out here. Would you at least allow me to bring you a blanket? I’d only like to know why you’re out here by yourself tonight. I don’t intend to you get you in trouble either way - only to make sure you’ll be alright for the night.”
She quickly mulled over the different situations she could be dealing with - a runaway kid, an orphan or something else...? There was no way to tell, so the child’s safety was her first priorty.
“I should introduce myself - I’m Asano of the Blue Sky Society - what’s your name?”
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