( SHOUT : OPEN )

[align=center][div style="width: 51%; text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -1px; font-family: georgia;"]At one point, she hadn't been too fond of this place, either. The people were crude and ruthless, their practices unnerving her, and the place they lived in was difficult to get used to. But for some reason she stuck around, even after the reason she had to left. Now she was numbed to it, simply blocking all of it out and trying to focus on the good things about the group. There were some nice people here, even though they had 'different views' than she did. But she wasn't sure if she could ever call this place home--or any place, for that matter.

Cosette found her way over after noticing the fox entering, curious as to what was inside. Then she noticed the scent hanging in the air, drifting out from inside, the serval padding inside to find Val and his things laid out on the ground. She didn't know him very well, nor did he seem very interested in getting to know anyone, either. So she just decided to leave him be most of the time, not wanting to stick her nose where it wasn't wanted.

Finding herself with nothing to say, she stands beside Benny awkwardly, eyes scanning the herbs before focusing on the canine himself.