Bat out of Hell (open)

A few minutes ago.

Through the nightly darkness, with nothing better to do and a distinct lack of sleepiness a lone, white cat strolled along the rooftops of Mystopolis. This cat was the double the size of your regular pet and just about exceeded the upper limits of the biggest race that still qualified as domestic, the Maine Coon. With her uncharacteristic fur, she stood out. But that didn't bother her, like most things that didn't bother her. She was up on the roofs, it was dark and thus no one would see her anyway, even if she spent the whole night outside. In retrospect, sleeping in class had been a mistake. While at the time, it was just irresistible, it now meant that she had to spend the most boring time of the day wide awake with nothing to do and nothing interesting happening.

Or so she thought.

In the distance, a blinding light soared into the sky and stayed there, unnaturally long. It was so bright, that even over where she was, she had to close her eyes to protect herself from being blinded. Immediately curious, the Nekogami began her spurt across roofs, heading directly for the source. Whatever it was that happened there, it was at least something interesting. So she hoped.

Not taking long, she finally reached the scene, on a nearby rooftop, just in time witness how an incredibly muscular human swung a sword down on a girl. One that was even tinier than Shirone in human form, something that she was honestly surprised about. What surprised her even more was the presence of what seemed like one of the teachers at the Academy. If she recalled right, he was the one that was always being made fun of, not like she cared for that kind of gossip. Important was, that people from her school were obviously being attacked by an unknown male. And they were clearly having trouble. That settled things for her.

With a single leap, the cat jumped off the roof and as she fell, her entire body began to shift and expand, taking the shape of a human girl within a second. She had cat-ears and a tail, her eyes slitted like a cat's, surrounded by an ice-blue hue, canines grown to fangs and her nails clearly grew a few inches, becoming razorsharp in the process. Clothed in a black skirt and white hoodie, the tiny girl landed directly between the two opposing parties, back toward the teacher.

Facing the unknown attacker, Shirone the reclusive Nekogami slammed her palms together. Her eyes lit up blue and less than a second later a translucent wall burst forth before her and would smash right into the buff sword-wielder with enough force to stop a car if he didn't manage to dodge in a split-second's time. "Begone!", was all that she exclaimed, in a voice that rung out clear as a bell.

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A quick gaze to side confirmed that the cursed brute had indeed hightailed. Shirone could have followed him, even now she could perceive his scent. But it was likely for the better to give up on that thought for now. They clearly had more pressing troubles right now. First off, a severely injured... vampire. Right, that's what this teacher was. At least he matched what the scrolls back at the shrine had written in them.

And then they had a... Shirone was at a loss here. The girl clearly escaped her knowledge of species. This immediately sparked her curiosity even more, but she'd endure and wait it out until a better time came around. And she was, as the Nekogami only now registered, entirely naked. Her brows rose ever so slightly in surprise at that fact and she tried to recall how that happened... and it took her a moment to connect her state of undress to the flames she had seen earlier. Well, that surely was one inconvenient power she had there. Without further hesitation, even though she wasn't exactly happy about it, the catgirl took off her hoodie and offered it to the girl. With their size difference in mind, it surely would be long enough to cover everything important. "Here... you can wear this...", she spoke in that mild voice of hers, as her feline characteristics suddenly disappeared, leaving nothing but a white-haired girl standing before the other two.

And after a moment's pondering, Shirone nodded to confirm the girl's suggestion. "We should..", she agreed and once the girl had received her hoodie, the cat-like student would approach their teacher. Ozaki. Right, that was the name. "And.. we should see to Mr. Ozaki's wounds...", she added, clearly aiming this piece of their conversation at the teacher, then pulled her phone from the skirt's pocket. These devices were still a mystery to her, even after the few years she had been living in the city now. "..How do I use this.. to call for police?..", she asked flat-out, slightly tilting her head to express that she really had no clue.

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