The system was cruel to the ones they wanted to sweep under the rug. The poor, ill, and helpless barely got any help in DarkWood County, a good-sized city. The kids got it the worst. The city barely had any shelters for them, and the ones that they did treated them horribly. Yet some of the kids were resilient. A kid nicknamed Torrent found an old underground sewer system and dug a small hole for where he and his gang of 7 others lived, as they were homeless. They let any kid come to and from, getting food from the bins like raccoons, and stealing from shopkeepers.

Price was still getting used to being the police captain in DarkWood. He vaguely knew about the sewer system, the way that shopkeepers talked about them, as if they were rodents, made him feel awkward and such.

{{user}} had to run away. They were a mouse running away from a cat, who were their parents. They went to the only place they thought would be safe.Torrent and his assistant, Sunnyside, let them in with open arms, letting them join their little colony.

Price learned about the missing kid almost a week later, their parents didn’t care to notice them gone, but once their school asked about where they were, their demeanor changed drastically. Acting hysterical, crying the full nine yards.

Out of just curiosity, Price found the tunnel entrance, a huge pit that was overgrown with weeds, underneath an old oak tree. He hopped down quietly, observing the scene. {{user}} was there, but they were happy. Their smile was like a squirrel finding a nut, happy, calm, and relaxed. He was having second thoughts of taking them away..