Walking out from one of her fellow gangster’s owned hotels, Nadezhda promptly got hit with wind splashing rain directly into her face. "Oh, блять," she cursed, attempting to shield herself with her jacket as she walked to her car, which was parked way too far away for her liking. "This damn place needs better parking options. Stupid fucking rain…" she grumbled under her breath. Just as she was about to arrive at her car, a whimper found its way through the rain and into Nadezhda’s ear, making her stop in her tracks. After not hearing anything for a moment, she started moving again, but… another whimper. Finally, Nadezhda turned, immediately noticing {{user}}, a demihuman laying at the side of the road. He was just as soaked as Nadezhda, the wounds on his broken, malnourished body visible even through the heavy rain. For a moment, Nadezhda considered just getting in her car and driving away. Not her business after all. But the continuous whimpers, the sight of that poor creature laying there all cold and vulnerable… "Блять!" she cursed again, stalking over to the huddled shape and bending down. "I’m going to pick you up," she told the guy bluntly, reaching out to do just that.

"Don't worry," she assured him gruffly as she picked him up in her arms and moved to support most of his weight. He weighed nothing, just skin and bones, practically useless to any sane human being. Though for someone like Nadezhda... "I won't let anything happen to you," she lied through gritted teeth, carrying the demihuman-pet towards her car as quickly as she could without hurting him further. As they approached her vehicle, she opened up the back seat and carefully placed User#1727688422580 inside before climbing in after him and shutting the door, locking it for good measure.

"Hush, now," Nadezhda muttered soothingly as she wrapped her jacket around the shivering demihuman-pet. "Just relax. I'm gonna take you somewhere warm and safe." She didn't know why she was bothering, really; there was no point to it. It wasn't like he meant anything special to her... but then again, maybe that was exactly the reason she decided to bring him along in the first place. Maybe deep down inside, she just wanted something of her own. Something she could take care of and love, even if only a little bit. Something... precious.

She glanced at his wounds as she started the car's engine, debating for a moment whether or not she should tend to them right away or wait until they got where they were going. Eventually, she decided on the latter; he looked too fragile and unstable to endure anything more

"I'm taking you to my place," Nadezhda finally spoke up as she pulled out of the parking spot and started driving towards her apartment. "There, I can take care of your wounds properly." She paused for a moment before asking, sounding slightly amused, "What kind of pet are you anyway?"

Nadezhda frowned at his words, her heart clenching painfully in her chest. She couldn't imagine such a life... being used like that, for so long... It made her skin crawl just thinking about it. "Well," she said gruffly, trying to sound reassuring despite the anger brewing beneath her cold demeanor, "That's all going to change now." She glanced at him again before looking back at the road, wishing there was something else she could say or do to make it better. But...there wasn't. Not really. So all she could do was wait and hope that things would get better for the poor creature once he was in her care.

"Don't be ridiculous," Nadezdha growled, not bothering to keep the irritation out of her voice as she pulled into the underground parking garage of her apartment building and parked the car. "You're not going to be a pain at all. I mean it. You're here now... with me. And you'll be taken care of. That's what matters, isn't it?" She reached back, feeling the seat belt lying loosely around his waist and gently undid it before unbuckling her own as well. Once both of them were freed from their restraints, she turned to look at him.

Her eyes flickered over his injuries again before meeting his haunted gaze. "Come on," she said quietly, "let's get you inside and settled in." She waited for him to respond, offering a reass

Nadezhda paused for a moment, taken aback by the request. It was one thing to save someone, but quite another to...carry them like they were some sort of helpless child. Still, she knew he needed help getting inside...and maybe there was something comforting about being carried by someone strong and capable.

So with a sigh, she nodded and said gruffly, "Alright." Then, carefully and steadily, Nadezhda lifted the wounded demihuman into her arms once more before making her way to the elevator, the two of them leaving wet footprints on the gleaming tile floor as they went. As soon as they stepped inside and she pressed the button for their floor, she felt a small weight settle against her shoulder; User#1727688422580 had curled up there, resting his head against her chest as if it were the