A meeting of the wolfy kind....

[kyla_wolf]

I nodded at Oz’s suggestion that we move the conversation to the Grotto. It was decidedly both more convenient and less conspicuous than in the middle of a hallway. No matter what the topic, one could only occupy that space so long before starting look suspicious or just simply ‘weird’, which was obviously something we were trying to avoid

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[kyla_wolf]

I gave Oz a slightly speculative look when he assumed that my father was the only one that knew. “My father’s not the only one,” I said, shaking my head. I wasn’t precisely sure how wise it was to divulge things to Oz just yet, or how much was wise to divulge, but I had already started down the path. He was the first person I’d ever met besides my father who was like me, and I had every intention of getting just as much information out of him as he would get from me. “The entire tribe knows. At least, most of them do. The ones who care to put any stock in the old legends. Many simply ignore them because they have never been witness to it.” My last statement had a tone of wistfulness to it. It did somewhat sadden me that such a large chunk simply discarded some of the things so inherent to our people just because they had not been waved in front of their face like a flag in the wind for them to see. Even moreso because technically, I was one of said things. “But just as many don’t ignore them.”

“So this Buffy helped you, then? How so?” I was beginning to get the gist that Oz’s condition was accidental, which I supposed would be the case for anyone not in a situation similar to mine. I had always a guide and mentor in my father, to help me prepare for and deal with the transition when it came.

[dingoes8mybaby]

“The entire tribe knows. At least, most of them do. The ones who care to put any stock in the old legends. Many simply ignore them because they have never been witness to it. But just as many don’t ignore them.”

Tribe? For a moment I thought maybe she was referring to an entire tribe of werewolves, but when she moved on to tell me about members of the tribe ignoring old legends, I decided lycanthropy wasn't quite as wide-spread within her people as I originally though. That was interesting, though... I'd never met anyone who came from any kind of tribe before, werewolf, human, or any other kind.

Wonder if Sunnydale is giving her a huge culture shock?

"That's too bad... people around here generally ignore things like that too. They can't be bothered to accept the fact that things just aren't always as they seem. Interesting that so many other people pay attention to these things where you come from, though. ... we don't get a lot of that here." I don't think I could ever tell that many people about my condition.

“So this Buffy helped you, then? How so?”

... whoops. Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned Buffy. I can't tell Kyla about Buffy being the Slayer. Not only is it complicated, but it's supposed to be all... you know. Top secret. It's even kind of taboo that Willow, Xander and I know, really.

"... let's just say she has a strong presence. People listen to her. And she has a lot of sympathy for people like me. Like us, I mean. She knows there's a difference between monsters and people with... special baggage."

[kyla_wolf]

“There are so many things to discover and witness, if one simply stops to take the time and look,” I said simply. “Sometimes it is truly amazing what you can learn by simply stopping to listen, just paying attention to the things around you.”

And hmm, obviously he didn’t want to tell me very much about this ‘Buffy’ person. I wondered exactly who she was. Perhaps his guide of sorts, like my father is for me, or perhaps simply an acquaintance. Almost immediately, I filed that information away for further consideration later as my brain began running through ways to find that out. Certainly there couldn’t be too many people in this town named Buffy. And it also occurred to me that may be her actual name. I certainly hoped not… “Perhaps I could meet this Buffy at some point in time?”

My head cocked a bit as I reprocessed everything he said. “Monsters? Exaclty what kind of ‘montsers’ does Sunnydale harbor that they are so easily mistaken for others?”

[dingoes8mybaby]

“Perhaps I could meet this Buffy at some point in time?”

Meeting Buffy is kind of unavoidable. Once I tell her there's a new werewolf in town, she'll definitely want to check Kyla out. Better to be safe than sorry and all that. I already thought Kyla would check out fine. She seemed nice. Normal, if that word could ever apply to people like us. If something had been wrong here... I would have been able to pick it up. So far, nothing on the wolf-radar.

"I'm sure you'll get to meet her before long. She kind of pops up all over the place."

“Monsters? Exaclty what kind of ‘montsers’ does Sunnydale harbor that they are so easily mistaken for others?”

"People like you and me. Demons and half-demons, sometimes. Not to mention Sunnydale's seen more than one 'special needs' vampire."