The nurse soon found her lost patient again. "Claire!" She shouted and ran to her as she stood under the brush of trees "I wanted to take you so you could see some of the wildlife, but you have to stay by me while you do!"
The vixen looked up at her with a childish look in her eyes. "I do?"
"Yes! Why do I have to tell you that again and again!" She shouted back at her "If you run off like that you could get lost, or hurt!"
"But my friends," Claire said to her with a smile "My friends were-"
"Don't listen to them," the nurse said "All they've ever done is given you problems. They're not real people."
"It's real though?" She said "It's my friend, and it doesn't talk. Is that okay?"
The nurse paused at what she had said "It? is it a he or a she?" She had taken care of Claire for a few months, and knew from reports she only had imaginary friends that were young girls.
"I don't know..." Clarie smiled "It was so big, and had fur and tails, and other tails on its back!"
"What?" The nurse looked around where they were "When?"
"Well, it lifted me up and carried me here," She said "And then he pulled down some sticks when I was playing with little sticks and grass."
"She's getting worse..."The nurse murmured to herself "Come on, Claire." She took her hand and walked her back toward the car.
"But my friend?" Clarie whined "What if it comes back?"
"It won't come back, Claire." the nurse said and walked her out the the parking lot.
Claire looked back though, and saw it; spying on her form in the trees...
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Well, know we know one of the things Torrent let loose now...
(Also, I've been waiting MONTHS for the right time to post this.)

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