She still had the hat.

Every now and then she'd lift it from her belt and toy with the yellow fabric. She'd sought the ghoul since returning to the school, but she'd found hide nor hair of her yet. Even loitering near the Undead Dorms had gotten her nowhere. Perhaps if she'd asked some of the other students... but the few she'd encountered had been a bit slower than she'd been willing to operate on, and she'd taken her leave without further comment. Cras would fly by now and then, sure, but he'd never been able to report back anything positive.

Sometimes she'd just leave it in her dorm, when she got tired of carrying it daily. Half expected to suddenly run into the ghoul, but no luck. Other days she'd leave it, and would suddenly find her familiar flying around with the jacking thing in his talons or somewhat on his head. That'd been a sight to remember, but the humor didn't lead to anything but a moment's laugh or two.

That cloudy day saw them meandering through the cemetery behind the Undead Dorms, a curious fascination on the reaper's part. Somewhat bare feet scuffed against hard stones as she moved from stone to stone, trying to keep herself from hitting the grass even as she might pause to read some of the faded scripts. The bright spark of yellow stood out against her dark attire, even as it was once again squished unceremoniously under her thick belt. It had been a last minute addition as she'd gone out that day. A tick. A nudge as she'd glanced at Cras before moving to where she'd started to leave the hat, its own spot on the large sill both bird and reaper would perch and lounge on. Out there in the cemetery, it stood out like a beacon. Of what, and to what, she wasn't entirely sure, but the concept amused her almost as much as some of the epitaphs she was finding.

Cras had perched on the outstretched arm of some female statue, awaiting his mistress to hop her way over to that one. Dimly, she wondered if perhaps she was standing on a student's headstone. Well that'd be kinda funny if they caught her, she mused as she jumped through the air onto the next stone in her path.


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