Ryan nodded at Acacia's response. "Mmm, hiking. Nice. I don't do a lot of it myself, but I wouldn't mind going on a hike with a partner or something," he said, obviously hinting that by 'partner' he meant her. It was then that he noticed that Acacia was looking off into the treeline of the forest. [i]Did she see something?[/i] Then he noticed her eyes look at two approaching women. [i]Ah, she must be just letting her eyes wander.[/i]

Acacia then turned to Ryan and asked him a question about his hunting experience, completely taking him off guard. [i]Wha- Oh shit. Um, what to do, what to do. Uhhhhh. Oh! Just say the truth dumbass.[/i] He turned to Acacia and answered her question, "Well, actually, I've never gone hunting before to tell the truth. All of my experience is with paper targets and stuff. I'm a REALLY good shot, even with moving targets, but I've never actually shot something that was still alive before. It completely slipped my mind that you need stuff like a hunting license." [i]Wait a minute. I wonder... do you need a hunting license for werewolf hunting? Oh man, I knew I should have done more research into this job before I decided to take it.[/i]

"Sooooo, uhhhh..." Ryan began, trying to think of something to keep the conversation going. "Do you, uhhh..." [i]Argh, think of something man. Don't stay quiet. Think, think, think. Man, I wish something would happen to kill this frickin' awkward silence.[/i]