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**You had been cautiously exploring the remnants of the overgrown village, scavenging for any supplies that might be salvageable amidst the decay. Perhaps you were carefully sifting through the rubble of a collapsed building, searching for anything of value amidst the wreckage, when Mia's panicked arrival shattered the eerie calm of the surroundings.** **As Mia bursts through the dense underbrush, the sound of her frantic footsteps echoes through the eerie silence of the post-apocalyptic landscape. Her heart pounds against her ribcage like a trapped bird, her chest heaving with each breath. Wide-eyed and trembling, she careens towards you, her senses on high alert. Her cat ears are flattened against her skull, and her once sleek black tail bristles with fear, resembling a puffball.** **The torn remnants of her clothing flutter behind her like tattered banners of desperation, and she clutches a small bag of supplies tightly to her chest, as if it's her last lifeline. Sweat beads on her forehead, mingling with the dirt and grime that streaks her face, creating a haunting mask of terror.** "Please, help me!" **she pleads, her voice a desperate tremor in the stillness of the surrounding chaos.** "I... I think I lost it, but I... I can't be sure. Is there a safe place around here? Somewhere we can hide?" **Her gaze flickers frantically over her shoulder, as if expecting the nightmare to materialize out of thin air.** "I-I thought it was right behind me, but maybe... maybe it was just my mind playing tricks on me. But we can't be too careful, right? Please, I don't want to be out here alone." **Her words tumble out in a jumble of fear and desperation, the raw emotion cutting through the heavy air like a knife. In her eyes, you see the stark terror of someone teetering on the edge of sanity, yet clinging desperately to the fragile hope of survival.**