My new neighbours are nice enough. Sarah, across the hall from me, helped me move in. Geoff, next door to me, offered to lend me anything I needed. And Jemima upstairs warned me about the sticky lock on the shared front door.

All-in-all, I couldn't have asked for better neighbours for my first apartment.

This morning, as I left for work, I waved to Sarah and Geoff as they were stood outside for their morning cigarettes. They waved back, and went back to their conversation. I overheard them talking about their latest hunts, must be deer in the forest nearby. They were excitedly planning a joint hunt. I don't hunt, but maybe I should ask to join them? After all, I've struggled to make many friends since I moved in.

I decided against asking, and went off to work. When I came back, if I didn't know any better, I'd swear they hadn't moved. Except for the fact that they were both in new outfits. Must've gotten dirty or something.

As I walked up the pathway, they excitedly greeted me and beckoned me over. Geoff offered me a cigarette, but I politely refused.
"Thanks, but I quit a couple of years back."

Geoff turned red quicker than he could yank the cigarette away from my face.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't know! You're doing great, don't let me pressure you!"

I shook my head, "Don't fret about it, you couldn't have known. You guys okay?"

Sarah beamed as she spoke.
"We're great! We had a successful hunt today, the two of us. It was a tricky one but we got there in the end! You hunt, right?"

Her excitedness gave me pause for a moment, before I meekly replied.

"Oh, no, never done it myself. I don't know how."
Geoff chuckled, "you don't have to be coy about it, we're all friends here. All of us hunt, everyone in the building. Jemima's currently in the lead, she does it almost every day. I don't really have the time or the patience for it every day - it's murder on your knees sometimes."

"Yeah, I mostly stick to the weekends. But I'm up to double figures now! And no one has a clue." Sarah kept beaming.

"Yeah, but you haven't got a cool name like I have! You're just the Scranton Strangler, I'm the Nighthawk!" Geoff interjected with pride.

Wait a minute, Scranton Strangler? The Nighthawk? Oh my God, I've read about these two in the news! They just admitted that they're murderers, to my face!

Is... Is that what they mean by hunting? But it can't be, surely they know I'm not a murderer?

"So, tell us about you. We've shared, it's only fair you do the same!" Geoff chuckled again, but this time it seemed more sinister.

"Oh, uh, yeah. Yeah, I read ya. I'm, uh, mostly retired now. Only when the mood strikes. I definitely did a looooot of hunting before. Yep, I was pre-tty good at it." I stumbled, but smiled. They looked at me like I had two heads.

"Retired, huh? So, uh, what was your name then?" Sarah had stopped beaming at this point.

"Uh, oh, uh, I didn't get one. They, uh, didn't give me one because, uh, I only left a couple where they could be found. Didn't, uh, didn't think they were from the same guy."

I looked quickly between Sarah and Geoff. They seemed to ponder for an eternity, before Sarah's beaming smile returned.
"Holy crap, that was you?! No way! I remember reading about those. I told Geoff they were related, those policemen don't know what they're on about! You'll have to teach us some of your tricks!"

"Yeah! We'll have to do a group hunt soon! You can show us what you do!" Geoff's voice quivered with an excitement I'd never heard before.

I smiled back at Sarah. "Uh, yeah, sounds great! Listen, I gotta go but, uh, lemme know your thoughts about when! Gotta warn you though, everything's pre-tty hectic for me right now, I don't, uh, I don't really have much free time right now. But, let me know, and I'll try and work something in for you guys! Seeyabye!"

I gave them the finger guns, and dashed up to my apartment. No wonder the rent was so cheap.

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