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[river_meimei]

It's a common occurrence: River Tam wandered in some time ago, and spent some time drifting through the room. She followed an apparently aimless path according to some internal logic, letting her fingertips drift over the edges of tables and the backs of chairs.

Over, perhaps, one particular chair

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[will_scarlett]

Will knows that look quite well and since he doesn't know what mongooses eat, kneels down with a piece of bread in an open palm,

"Eve, tis just the newest bout o'Milliways' magic, my friend."

[river_meimei]

The mongoose's head snaps up; it blinks, as if refocusing or resettling itself, and jerks backwards from his hand. The movement starts out liquid and goes clumsy halfway through; River has, perhaps, just thought too hard about what precisely her mongoose muscles are doing.

[will_scarlett]

He just stays utterly still, not wishing to frighten the creature any more.

[river_meimei]

That's a good move, or at least it seems to be; River is unsettled enough simply by the fact of being abruptly in a mongoose's body.

Slowly, slowly, her ruffled fur begins to smooth down, though she's still breathing very fast indeed, and almost trembling with the tension in her small body.

[will_scarlett]

The bread is placed in front of her, Will's learned that many people have been hungry right after transforming and he knows enough about animals from Sherwood to continue staying still.

[river_meimei]

River sniffs at it -- automatic reflex, perhaps -- and then jerks back a little, wide-eyed and startled all over again.

There are smells.

[will_scarlett]

"Tis safe, I promise ye." Will eats a bite himself so she'll see its safe.

[river_meimei]

The mongoose weaves its head in an uncertain movement

--and there's almost a word there, something half-heard like don't--

and lowers its head to the bread again, staring at it rather than trying a bite.

[will_scarlett]

The past few days have gotten Will good at hearing those almost sounds and he's quiet again,

"Don't wish to eat or na normally a creature?"

[river_meimei]

The mongoose pauses, and the head moves a little -- a nod, hesitating, and then a headshake -- and then her tail lifts slowly, and her short fur slicks down.

[will_scarlett]

"Oh aye, still dinna know what caused it. Is there aught I can do to make ye more comfortable?"