At this point Ayaka wasn't sure to be afraid or not. A creature she had never seen before seemed to be trying to make friends with Rikami as Mystique was saying. The barking turned into growling when the creeper's hand extended toward Rikami, but the pup backed away a few steps seeing that it was only slowly moving toward him. Ayaka pet the top of us head hoping he'd realize her and Mystique were ok. It seemed to work because the puppy was now moving slowly toward the creeper.