Blacktail Deer Plateau riboflavin-flavored, non-carbonated, polyunsaturated blood

It sounds a lot like "Monster Mash," dunnit? :D

"Lasher!" Junior cried when her father's former lover stepped out of the shadows, looking abashed. "You're fine," she added, regaining her composure. She then swallowed as she searched for something to say to him. She remembered that Saēna wanted each of them to get Lasher on his own, yet that plan had never been solidified. In fact, it had sort of flown out the window when Ty had screamed that she hated them and run off to who-knows-where.

"You really are back then," Junior observed in a soft tone. "I'm sorry, Lasher, that... sucks. Did... she make you come back here?" she asked, aware that she was being nosy and that Lasher probably didn't want to think or talk about any of this. But the gossipy adolescent couldn't help herself.