1072. there's a bad moon on the rise.

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pack and a follower

[blkmsatraveller]

[Falling and getting turned into a werewolf? This has been a humiliation conga for Gordon but Freeman has been roaming around, generally hunting small game to keep the instinct at bay...at least his former ward is safe. ]

[werewolf_hacker]

[Ben's noticed the scent of a new wolf in his territory, and he's not entirely sanguine about it. No humans have turned up dead or bleeding, though, so that's a good thing.

But he's impatient with games of hide and seek, and so he's tracking, in human form, to find out just exactly what he's dealing with -- what species, whether they're hostile, and what exactly they want. Or need.

And the new wolf is right... there.]

[blkmsatraveller]

[Ever the altruist, Gordon offers half his prey to...well. Um. Hi.]

[werewolf_hacker]

[Ben just stares. He doesn't like his meat raw unless he's wolfed. Also, now that he's closer, the new guy smells... really funny.] Are you... stuck? Like that?

[blkmsatraveller]

[Shakes head but he needs to eat so yeah...God, he HATES meat but it's either that or starve. He changes rather painfully due to wings still being a part of him.] Hi, Ben. [Tired wave]

[werewolf_hacker]

[Ben hastily averts his eyes. He doesn't even know if Gordon's going to come back to human -- angel -- naked (some don't because the clothes... do... something), but he himself has modesty issues that have been called ridiculous. His voice comes out as a hoarse squeak.] Gordon? What happened, man?

[blkmsatraveller]

[Effectively naked but his now stained wings cover him. Picks up the rags and dresses himself] I was protecting my ward...rather take the bullet than him.

[werewolf_hacker]

And you got wolfed? How does that even work. [Questions as statements. Ben thinks he just felt his brain break. Physically.]

...you shouldn't have to eat like that, for the record. Steak works.

[blkmsatraveller]

Thank you. [Puts on his glasses and he's back] I was depowered at the moment: barely had any divinity left. [Do the math, Ben]

[werewolf_hacker]

[Ben's lips tighten. Shit.] And the wolf that bit you? Was he after you or your Charge? What happened to him?

[blkmsatraveller]

[That part he smiles] He managed to get away and he'll forget me soon enough. I...I just want to get through this so I can either return to his side or go back home.

[werewolf_hacker]

Okay. [Ben frowns a little.] I know it's freaky at first. Believe me. [The first time Ben woke up as a wolf, he ripped the rails off a hospital bed and tore his claws right through some poor bastard's throat before running off into the night. Bad times.] It gets easier, or it did for me.

When you Change, is it still you driving in there? Or do you lose your memory?

[blkmsatraveller]

Normally me but there are on average five minutes I have no control. I don't remember the first time...[true horror] Did I eat my ward!

[werewolf_hacker]

Probably not. If you had, you'd've smelled his blood on you. And generally, people you care about are Pack. You don't hurt them.

[blkmsatraveller]

I hope so. So, what now? [Genuinely curious about this new situation as he studies himself proper for the first time.]

[werewolf_hacker]

I just... kept on keeping on. Anyone I cared about was right there in the room when it happened to me, so it wasn't a big secret. So I grow fangs and fur three nights a month. My people still love me and being hard to kill is an asset in this business. I went from liking my meat medium-well to medium-rare. For me, the wolf's a feature, not a bug.