Fifth floor common room - Late morning

[thinkbetterofme]

It was almost nearing noon when Faramir returned from that morning's ride. He'd ridden far, had even crossed to the mainland so when he return, his stomach was growling. Which meant that the common room was his first stop. He'd change out of his ranger drab later. A quick survey of the fridge had him pulling up eggs and bacon which would be plenty

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[nimeni]

Kate the cat thought with her nose when she was a human so it wasn't a surprise that she did it when she was a cat. She smelled food and before Bod could stop her, she was into the common room and honing in on the smell.

Bod slipped in behind her, shaking his head and giving an apologetic smile to Faramir just in case Kate tried to get some of his food.

"Good morning," he greeted, trying to scoop the cat up. "Kate's turned into a cat and apparently I don't feed her enough since she seems to have found her way to more food. Terribly sorry about that."

[thinkbetterofme]

"Good morning," Faramir laughed and shook his head, slicing off some of the bacon. "No need to apologise, it is how cats seem to work. She is welcome to some of my bacon, there is plenty."

It took another moment where he considered the cat before he asked. "Is she a cat or a friend of yours?"

[nimeni]

"My girlfriend, actually," he laughed, watching Kate wind herself around Faramir's legs. "She's been a cat for about five days now so she's bound to be extraordinarily happy whenever she turns back. This happens to her far too often."

[thinkbetterofme]

"It has happened to me but once," Faramir said, leaning down to offer Kate the strips of bacon on the flat of his hand. "I believe it lasted almost a month and that was more than enough for me."

[nimeni]

Kate greedily took the bacon and ate it like she hadn't eaten in months when she'd just eaten hours ago. Bod was never going to understand that.

"A month?" Bod asked, raising his eyebrows. "That's quite the long time to be an animal. Were you very disoriented when you changed back?"

[thinkbetterofme]

"Mostly relieved," Faramir chuckled as he watched Kate gobble down the bacon. "But yes, it was rather strange. I had been an owl and I must say that being able to fly was not the worst experience."

[nimeni]

"I can see how that wouldn't be so bad," Bod agreed, taking a seat on one of the couches and watching Kate lest she do something like bite or scratch. "It's never happened to me so I guess I can count myself lucky. I was even skipped over when it came to being a pony last weekend."

[thinkbetterofme]

"I had that good fortune as well," Faramir straightened up and grabbed his plate from the counter. "Though it would not have been so bad as one could talk to other people. That is the most frustrating part of being turned into an animal."

He tried to carefully move around Kate to take his seat. "Well, that and the knowledge that my brother would never let me forget if he were to find out."

[nimeni]

Kate followed Faramir over to the couches but hopped up next to Bod and settled down there now that her hunger craving had been satiated.

"I suppose the talking was a good enough trade off for not having thumbs or anything else most humans are used to," Bod agreed with a little laugh. "And I didn't see anyone advertising pony rides so it looks like no one got too bold about things."

[thinkbetterofme]

Faramir laughed as he dug into his food. "I believe the risk of getting a hoof in the face might have been deterrent enough," he remarked, though he could imagine Boromir attempting to do it either way. "I will just hope that the roles are not reversed next week."

[nimeni]

"I hope that as well," Bod agreed with a laugh. "I didn't do so well when most of the males became females so I can't even imagine what it would be like to be an animal. I'm barely comfortable in my own skin."

[thinkbetterofme]

"I had the pleasure to take part in that as well," Faramir shook his head in memory. "It was interesting at least, if not somewhat confusing. But I see your point, I would much rather be myself as well. I believe we all would."

[nimeni]

"Indeed," Bod agreed with a nod. "Though, after each bit of weirdness, I always wonder what causes these transformations. Obviously, it's the island but I wonder about the mechanics or the biology of it."

[thinkbetterofme]

"I hardly understand half of the technology on this island," Faramir admitted. "I doubt that I will ever grasp how the strangeness works. Perhaps it is an easy way out, but I believe I will simply accept that it does happen."

[nimeni]

"Yes, I haven't gotten much further than thinking about it," Bod agreed with a slight nod. "Trying to do anything further than that would probably just lead to me breaking something or breaking myself and I tend to get frowned at if that happens."

[thinkbetterofme]

"And you would not wish to make a cat frown at you," Faramir said, slightly amused. "How long have you been on the island that you have managed to escape this particular faith?"