She followed them as they began to move backward, looking at the man. "Sorry, what was your name? And could you maybe describe the creature you saw?"

Charity saw the blue glowing portal, first. The fact that it did not seem like a normal thing for this planet drew her attention to it immediately. She stared from down the street and hurried closer to try and see if she was really seeing what she thought she was seeing. As she got nearer, she saw that yes, in fact, it was a glowing blue portally thing that did NOT seem to belong in this world at all.

Next, she noticed the people. First, she saw only the two guys and two girls, backing hastily away from the portal. Then, she recognizedone of the girls. "Care!" She called in surprise as she hurried over toward her friend. She glanced at the portal with wide eyes, and back to Care. "What is that? What's going on?" She did her best to seem calm as she glanced at the others present, first at the blond girl, then the best guy, and finally at the young guy in the lab coat.

She smiled reassuringly at him; he looked really shaken, and he was about the same age as her little brother so she couldn't help feeling big-sisterly toward him. "It's alright, don't worry. I'm sure everything will be fine." She told him as comfortingly as she could manage given the circumstances. "I'm Charity." She added, for all those who didn't know her. She