[He still hesitates for a second, though, because it's already hard enough to talk about all of this. It might be a little easier at sunrise; maybe it'd make more sense then, when he turned back into a hu-- ...back to normal. But sunrise is still a while away, and Kieren is here now. There's not much for it.
He sits back for now, making eye contact as he explains everything.]
It's not just you -- a lot of people have been brought here. I've been here for almost two months. [His eyes lower; has it really been that long?] The locals were fine at first. But after a while, people started...changing.
[He pauses there, thinking carefully about his response. His expression darkens a bit as he does.] The locals are scared of you because they're scared of us. The ones who got here first.
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Yeah. That's why.
[He still hesitates for a second, though, because it's already hard enough to talk about all of this. It might be a little easier at sunrise; maybe it'd make more sense then, when he turned back into a hu-- ...back to normal. But sunrise is still a while away, and Kieren is here now. There's not much for it.
He sits back for now, making eye contact as he explains everything.]
It's not just you -- a lot of people have been brought here. I've been here for almost two months. [His eyes lower; has it really been that long?] The locals were fine at first. But after a while, people started...changing.
[He pauses there, thinking carefully about his response. His expression darkens a bit as he does.] The locals are scared of you because they're scared of us. The ones who got here first.