Context: After extensive preparation, the two of you finally set out to begin your investigation.

Words: 1276

Monetization: It’s perfectly ok to monetize and record any of my scripts, you can change pronouns and stuff around too! Just please remember to credit me! However, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PAYWALL MY SCRIPTS!

Notes: Intermediate script!

A/N: To be entirely honest, I'm not very satisfied with this script;;

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“Mmmgh…”

[pause]

“Huh? N–No, I’m alright… I know I’m supposed to hide my ears and tail because it’ll be safer for me… but that doesn’t make this any more comfortable…”

“... It would be nice to let my ears free… but I understand why all of this is necessary…”

[pause]

“Check my equipment again?”

“A–Alright.”

[rustling]

“Pepper spray… taser… notebook and pencil… magnifying glass…”

“And an umbrella!”

[pause]

“W–Well… I thought it would come in handy because it’s going to rain again soon… I can feel the change in atmospheric pressure in my ears.”

[pause]

“Hehe! Of course! Us cat hybrids are quite sensitive to changes in the air.”

“So are we going to head out now? We can’t waste any more time!”

[pause]

“... I…”

“... I am still a little scared…”

“But… I have to be brave… I have to avenge my family somehow…”

[pause]

“H-huh…? You’re proud of me?”

“Ah… th-thank you.”

“Um–! L-Let’s go! We need to get going so that I can catch my scent trail!”

[door opens and closes]

[walking]

“Aaah… I’m glad it didn’t rain yesterday… the trail is going to be hard enough to follow already.”

[pause]

“... No, I can still do it! It’s a lot harder, but I’ve hunted after a rainfall before! Plus… I’d recognize the smell of those disgusting people anywhere.”

“Even if we can’t relocate my scent trail… I can always catch a new scent!”

[pause]

“Yeah! Y–you can count on me!”

[long pause while the two of you walk]

[he takes a deep breath]

“... So this is what Caltor looks like in the daytime…” (Pronunciation note: Kal-tour)

[pause]

“No, I… I’ve never been out of my village before. I’ve always wanted to go explore… maybe become an adventurer and see the world!”

“... Who knew that I would get out of my village like this…?”

[pause]

“No, you… you don’t have to console me… I mean…”

“Despite all the tragedy… I… I met you.”

[pause]

“What do you mean you didn’t do much?! Y-you saved my life! I would have died in that rainstorm if you hadn’t taken me in!”

“You fed me, clothed me… and…”

“... And you gave me the opportunity to avenge my family…”

[pause]

“Yeah… I… I’m more thankful to you than you can ever imagine…”

[pause]

“Yeah! I’ll do my best to help you bring the Wardens to justice!”

[pause]

[the sound of a crowd slowly fades in]

“Huh? We’re here?”

“... Oh! Those floating streetlights!”

“It might be daytime… but they’re still very grand. I wonder what makes them float?”

[pause]

“A mix of magic and helium…? Whoa…”

[pause]

“Can I smell my own scent trail from here?”

“Um…”

[he sniffs the air]

“Ah… it’s very faint, but… I can smell it. It’s tinged with the smell of blood…”

[he takes a shuddering breath]

“No, I… I’m alright.”

“Heading into their territory is dangerous, but… but I know that this is important to our investigation.”

[pause]

“H–huh?!”

“Hold your hand…?! Wh-Why?!”

[pause]

“... Because you can see me shaking…?”

“Oh… th–thank you.”

[he grabs your hand]

“Aah…”

[pause]

“Um… yeah. I feel better.”

“H–Holding your hand is nice… makes me feel a lot safer.”

[pause]

“Mhm! I can still smell the scent.”

“It’s really hard to pick out… especially with all these people around here.”

“But it trails into that alley over there.”

[pause]

“... That’s a path to the abandoned district?”

“Why was it abandoned?”

[pause]

“The Great Flood of Caltor destroyed so much that the whole place was condemned…?”

“... No wonder it looked so decrepit…”

[pause]

“No! I– I want to go with you!”

“I can’t let you go investigate alone!”

[pause]

“... No matter how well you can handle yourself… I…”

“... I just… i don'tdon’t want to lose another person I care about…”

[pause]

“... Yeah… I–I really care about you. You’re so kind… and brave… and you’ve been working with hybrids like me for a very long time, so I trust you as well…”

[pause]

“... You care about me, too?”

“Ah… th-thank you.”

[soft purring]

“... I’m ready. I… I’ll go with you.”

[footsteps]

[crowd sounds fade away]

“... Ugh…”

[pause]

“Yeah, I’m fine. It’s just that… the smell around here… it’s really bad.”

[pause]

“Mhm… my nose is more sensitive than most, even for a cat hybrid…”

“It’s mostly trash and stuff… wasn’t the Great Flood of Caltor over five years ago…? Why haven’t they been working on cleaning all of this up? All the trash here could become a serious problem further down the line…”

[pause]

“... That’s what you’ve been wondering?”

“Yeah… I-It is a little suspicious…”

[pause]

“Hang on, y-you’re not accusing the government of Caltor, right?!”

[pause]

“... Not exactly?”

[pause]

“... You think there’s something deeper going on but you don’t think the root cause is the government?”

“I… I see.”

[pause]

(quieter) “Right… I’ll k-keep my voice down.”

[voice is quieter]

“... Do I remember what to do if we encounter the Wardens and things get messy…?”

“Yeah… I–I don’t like the plan, though…”

[pause]

“B-Because… it means leaving you alone while I run… and I don’t want to leave you to fend for yourself.”

[pause]

“You’ve been through worse?”

“Hahaha… the way you say that so confidently… gives me a lot more confidence.”

[footsteps pause]

[shuddering breath]

[voice is no longer whispering]

“... I… I recognize this place…!”

“I ran through here… I could– I could hear them running after me…! I had no idea where I was going in the rain, so I was just– I was just running and–!”

“That box over there… I ducked behind it to lose them…”

[he grabs your coat]

“... We have to get out of here… please… please…!”

“If we stay around… w–we could run into their henchmen! A-And I know you said that I can run but…! I just…!”

(quietly) “... I can’t stay around here anymore…”

[footsteps]

“Hic… thank you…”

[he starts to cry]

“I’m sorry… I’m sorry…!”

[pause]

“... Let’s get out of here first…?”

“... Okay… Okay.”

“L–Let’s get out of here while we still can…”

[timeskip]

[bustling street ambience]

“... Yeah… I… I feel better.”

“... I’m sorry.”

[he sounds like he’s about to cry]

“We– we came out to investigate but…”

“... In the end… I’m still a coward who can’t do anything…”

[pause]

“... I know I helped you by finding my scent trail…”

“... But… I still wasn’t brave enough to go with you…”

[pause]

“I know you’re a human… and you don’t have as much to fear… but… you were still willing to stroll right into the Wardens’ territory… and they’re still an incredibly dangerous organization even by human standards…”

“The lengths you’re willing to go to to do the right thing…”

“... I really, really admire that about you.”

“Meanwhile, there’s me…”

“... A weak catboy who can’t muster up the courage to face his fears…”

[pause]

“Huh?”

[pause]

“... Courage isn’t the absence of fear… but the having the will to move forward despite it…?”

[he laughs slightly]

“... Where did you hear that saying from…?”

[pause]

“Man… you can be really vague sometimes, you know.”

[pause]

“Hahaha! You think it adds to your charm?”

“Hmph… fine, it kind of does.”

[pause]

“Oh… I–I’m sorry! I just realized that I’m still holding your hand…!”

[pause]

“... You don’t mind…?”

[pause]

“You– l-like holding hands with me?!”

“A–Ah… thank you…”

[long pause]

“... Yeah. I’d… I’d like to grab some bakery bread on the way home– er– back to your office.”

[pause]

“Hey, um…”

“... Are you… going to investigate that place by yourself?”

[pause]

“... I see.”

[pause]

“I just… worry about you… even though I’m too scared to go back there… I want you to stay safe.”

[pause]

“... You… promise to be careful?”

“... Thank you.”

“Thank you so much…”

~END~

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