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Post by Admin on Jul 3, 2015 21:43:33 GMT
As for the bathroom, well...it's a bathroom. Unlike many bathrooms, this one is actually kept quite clean. It has quite a few stalls, no grafiti, and set of sink to wash up. It's clear that some money was put into this, with little lights around each mirror, so that people can actually be comfortable. Both the women's and the men's are equally clean, and all in all, it's not bad.
Still, primarily, it's primarily a place to get business done. Not a place to hang out. The stalls also appear rather overly large, for some reason.
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Post by keikomystere on Jul 4, 2015 2:59:22 GMT
Niko, the now wolf girl, is looking at herself in one of the mirrors, panting and looking at herself with those unfamiliar yellow eyes... "The... the fuck...?" she pants out, feeling over her muzzle, her face, gently tugging her clothes with her paw-hands, careful not to slash them up with her new claws...
[I'm a ... I'm a fucking werewolf, but I can still think...] she thinks to herself, her pure terror turning to confusion and curiosity... she pulls her lips up to look at her teeth, and examines her claws closely. [No bloodlust or anything like that...]
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Post by Tzauri on Jul 4, 2015 4:43:49 GMT
There was still a bit of instinctual hesitation for Nikki to enter the woman's restroom, and it felt awkward; still, while she momentarily paused before entered, it only took a moment for her to get over the mental block to go in. Noticing the thereanthrope looking in the mirror, she nodded "You were acting skitish even before you changed." Nikki told her "So what's up?" She had half a suspicion, but she wouldn't say anything until she confirmed it.
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Post by Admin on Jul 4, 2015 10:44:23 GMT
As Niko looks at herself in the mirror, her features shift subtly. It's hard to put into words, but she slowly starts looking less fearsome, and more...well, like herself. By the time Nikki enters, she looks...kinda adorable.
(Niko's aspect shifts to ADORABLE WOLF GIRL)
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Post by keikomystere on Jul 4, 2015 18:21:32 GMT
"I... I dunno what happened. That wolf ninja got me in the side, and that other girl healed it up..." she turns around and looks over to Nikki, her tail flicking around behind her. "Maybe the ninja was a werewolf and there was only trace amounts of whatever makes werewolves and the girl healed it and made it just strong enough... no, no, that sounds like a shitty comic book..."
"I started feeling really hungry after we got done with the Upright... and then I felt weird when we sat down, and now this..."
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Post by Tzauri on Jul 4, 2015 18:59:34 GMT
Nikki sighed in frustration. She honestly felt that her actually thinking that she was a classic werewolf, and that the thing they fought was a werewolf, seemed a bit ridiculous. If she wasn't rather sensative about the subject of changes, she'd have been a bit more snippy. For now, she merely sounded annoyed and somewhat impatient "Okay, I don't think you contracted anything there. I'm pretty sure that wasn't a werewolf; after all, werewolves are all bipedal."
She thought a bit more "Niko, the first thing I did when interacting with the supernatural was presume all the stuff I saw on TV is bullshit until given reason to believe otherwise. There's hundreds of years of dumb stories and legends from before the masquerade broke. I mean, for crying out loud, have a demon and a succubus around, and I'm reasonably confident neither of them plan to drag our souls to Hell when we aren't looking. You? If you were a werewolf like the kind the legends spoke of, you wouldn't be crying right now; you'd be trying to eat my face. Plus, you know, no full Moon."
Nikki pulled out her cellphone, pulling "Let's see if we can find more accurate information from... what was it... Psyche? That's that one organization that's got a ton of information on psychics and the supernatural. Yeah, they probably have some information on their website about this."
[Nikki makes a Reasoning Roll (Base Stat: 4) to work her way through any publicly accessible information Psyche has on their website on supernatural species, particularly 'werewolves']
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Post by Admin on Jul 5, 2015 0:38:00 GMT
Oh...crud. Good news. Nikki found alot of information. Bad news. There's a LOT of information. There's...actually a specific site devoted to werewolves, and correcting misconceptions. Unfortuantely? There are multiple types. A LOT of types.
The term Werewolf is a misnomer. Generally, it's a slang term for anyone who has shapeshifting abilities that are limited to a animals. That part is key. A person who is a master of transformation rituals, or an immortal, aren't weres. Only if it's limited to animals. Shaping rituals can mimic the abilities of weres, though they're not true shapeshifting. It's just a dual transformation. It's also INCREDIBLY stressful, mentally and physically. The stereotypical full moon curse is likely one of these, and can even be spread by bite.
The main group is therianthropes, who have the power to transform into a specific animal, multiple animals, or even more rarely a hybrid form. They have complete control over their transformations, and are PROBABLY responsible for werewolf myths.
There are also psychic humans with a shapeshifting talent. They can be recognized by weird hair colors, like all psychics. Many demigods or half-demons have this. Interestingly, it's more likely for them to be bipedal, as quadrapedal is HARD.
Those are the three main types, though there are plenty of others. Gorgons, for instance, can shapechange into snakes, mimiced by their emotions. Basically, they're coded for your convenience. The more scary a Gorgon looks, the more you should be careful. The site...actually has a hotline to call if you see a scary Medusa-style gorgon, as they likely need psychological care.
Oh, hey! There's even a hotlink to Akiras, untrained psychics who are likely to cause serious incidents, such as transforming into a werewolf in the middle of a public area, or causing a Code Carrie. Well...Niko definitely qualifies.
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Post by keikomystere on Jul 5, 2015 1:55:33 GMT
Niko is now looking over Nikki's shoulder at what she's finding, blinking slowly. "There's a lot there, but nothing that really indicates I'm going to wind up killing someone who doesn't deserve it..." she notes. "Yeah, this... could be all right. I have no idea what the folks are going to think when I go visit, but so long as I'm not tempted to rip anyone's throat out, I should be good..."
She looks back at her reflection in the mirror, feeling over her muzzle and over her body. "I don't think I'd look outta place in that one game about the space furries at the moment!"
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Post by Tzauri on Jul 5, 2015 3:40:07 GMT
Checking out the new body, huh? Nikki'd found herself staring at a very pretty girl in mirrors briefly, before remembering that she was effectively checking herself out. But a lot of her concerns seemed very familiar to her in general.
"Look, I think I sorta know what you're going through. If you want me to, I'll tell you." Nikki sighed, before realizing she was voluntering one of, if not her biggest secret to someone she barely knew. I mean, given the circumstances, understanding was all but guaranteed; however, the boy-turned-girl didn't exactly want it being blabbed to other "B-but you better not tell anyone if I tell you! Or I'll seriously be pissed!"
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Post by keikomystere on Jul 5, 2015 4:50:40 GMT
"Well, judging by the green lipstick, I can hazard a pretty good guess as to what you are, but there's probably more to it than eating a tasty fruit, right?" Niko asks, leaning against the wall and crossing her arms. "I promise I won't tell a damn soul."
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Post by Tzauri on Jul 5, 2015 6:40:50 GMT
"Heh, well, it's a bit more complicated than that for me." Nikki explained.
She sighed "Well, here it goes. Let me tell you something. First, dryad vine infection hurt like Hell. The good news is that I survived; we happened to have a metabolic healer on hand at the base dad works at. With medical treatment, survival rates are decent for women. 95%, good odds. For men, they have... significantly shittier odds at 1%."
She sighed, looking rather dejected, though she was blushing profusely too. This who conversation was getting to the point that was simultaneously both painful "People always did say I could bounce back from anything. Guess the whole thing proved that right. Shitty thing is, survival or not... there's still no such thing as a male dryad..."
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Post by keikomystere on Jul 5, 2015 14:46:54 GMT
"So you're not just a dryad, you're formerly male, huh?" Niko smirks a little bit, and gives the woman a good pat on the shoulder. "At the end of the day, just be glad that you're still standin' and you kicked those odds in the ass. If you got through that and still haven't gone insane, I can live with whatever's goin' on with me."
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Post by manbehindthecurtain on Jul 5, 2015 16:58:47 GMT
Chii runs into the bathroom, worried about Niko after her sudden transformation and running out. "Are you alright?"
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Post by Tzauri on Jul 6, 2015 2:32:05 GMT
She nodded and smiled. So far, it looked like she'd managed to get Niko back together. She'd have made some cheesy line before going back, that is until Chii of all people burst in.
"Gwah! How much of the end of that conversation did you hear!?" Nikki yelped, almost reflexively. It was fair enough that Niko, who was going through similar trials to herself, knew. Chii, however, didn't have any reason she needed to know.
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Post by manbehindthecurtain on Jul 6, 2015 2:56:29 GMT
Chii looked over to Nikki, sighed, and replied. "Not much, just something about kicking odds." She turns to Niko, shrugging off comment - she really didn't hear much anyway - and anyway, she was worried Niko might collapse from hunger or exhaustion or shock or from the effects of the transformation. "I just want to see how you are doing, physically and mentally. It is not so long after the fighting and healing, and you have just transformed and run to the restroom."
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