see_wolf_run | 1st Full Moon [Action/Voice]

[When Tito awakes, he finds that he not only has his head in a sink, but he is also covered in several small slips of paper. And, being that he clearly remembers falling asleep in his bed last night, covered in blankets, the shock of this rude awakening is definitely pretty significant.

And so, a yowl and a crash sound throughout this here bathroom as he scrambles to try to figure out what in the world is going on and he only succeeds in tripping over a toilet. And then there is a pretty major pain shooting through what he is thinking is his shoulder blade but shoulder blades should not hurt that much and where is his shirt and where did these pants come from and what is going on oh god.

This is not a good start to his day.]

[Eventually, Tito finds his way into the village proper and makes his way around to try to find where everything is. The entire time, he looks like he's expecting someone or something to jump out and attack him. Because, hey, let's face it, maybe something will. This is some weird place where strange people stick wings on your back and then set you running around loose in only pants.

Which is the most major problem here. No shirt just means it's way too obvious how skinny and scarred he is, and that's making him entirely too self-conscious. Need a shirt, need a shirt. After that, time to find a clinic to see if there's any kind of wing pain killer. Wings have no business hurting so badly, in his opinion.

It's fairly late in the evening before he's retreated into the Welcome Center, finding a nice corner to flip through the Beginner's Guide. And once he's read through it, he tentatively starts a message over the journal.]

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Uh... hello? Am I doing this right? Can anyone hear me? I... [Pause. He clears his throat.] My name's Tito. I, uh. I guess I'm new here? I mean, if this isn't all some kind of really weird dream.

[Because he would really be relieved if he woke up in his own bed right about now.]

Uh. This's gonna sound a little weird, I know, but I didn't see one earlier... Is there a pet shop around here anywhere? Or somewhere that would have stuff for, y'know. For dogs? [Crap, that's saying too much. Abort, abort!] I mean, uh, I saw that pets from back home can show up here and if the family dog's gonna show up, I. I'd prefer not to just... y'know... Not have anything ready for him.

[Lame, Rodriguez. So lame. Like people won't look at you weird for that. Small cough.]

Thanks ahead of time.

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I think if anyone was gonna they would've already!

It's going to be our sixth cycle now, y'know.

I hate to be the stick-in-the-mud, but I'm afraid it all gets a little more unrealer.

Yeah, I heard about the, uh. Comic book-type, intergalactic sorta-prison part. And the experiments.

Those aren't, like... one every week or anything, are they?

I guess you've got a point there! [Good lord, Rodriguez, you are getting talked into starting a business by a girl who can't be more than eleven years old. Or. Does it even count as a business in a place with no currency?]

Do the cycles go by years, or are they shorter?

[Please don't say they're measured in amounts longer than years.]

[This is a very blank stare for a moment. "Is that all?"]

[Shaking his head to clear a twinge of exasperation that his big secret just got brushed off so easily, he tilted his head a little to one side and gave her a calculating look.]

You aren't? I mean, most people kinda go running for the silver crosses and such once they figure out I'm not joking.

I think they're just years. [ ...SHE'S...NOT ACTUALLY SURE? ]

[That uncertainty is vaguely worrying, but he'll just go with it anyway.]

Heh. Guess we'll find out, then, huh?

More monthly that weekly, really. Roughly monthly.

Oh. [Well, that sounds like a blast. Better than once a week, definitely, but that lands him with decent odds of facing an experiment at the wrong time of the month. He sighs, but gives a weak smile.]

Well... at least it isn't one a week. It could be worse, huh?

No, it's not like you're some sort of demon or evil spirit.

[Rei gives him a bored expression]

I mean, did you miss that I threw ofuda magic at you? I'm a miko. I see all sorts of odd things.

[Hibiki is immediately pinged by the mention of dogs.]

You're lookin' for your dog, too? My hamster, Hamuzou, showed up here, so I keep thinking I'll run into Inumi, too...what kind of dog is he? I can help ya look! Just in case, right?

Could be worse. [ could be home. ] And generally? We make do. It's important to keep in mind that...whatever they do to you? You can still be yourself.

[That's kind of what he's worried about.]

You've got a point. At least that much can't be taken away.

[...You could've sounded a little more enthusiastic, Rodriguez. Way to go.]

Ah, r-right. ["Not some sort of demon or evil spirit." It's not often he runs into anyone who can separate the wolf from who he is. Most people just drop it at the "tries to bite things once a month" part. He can't help a weak smile, still wavering a bit in disbelief.]

I... Thank you. Really. I mean, I'm sure you see a lot of worse things, but... my family's really the only ones who don't freak out over it. A-Aside from you, now, at least.

[Oh god what has he walked himself into. This poor girl.]

Uh, he's... kinda like a German Shepard. He's. Kinda a mutt, though, so he's a little bigger than that. Uh. I appreciate it.

[Yeah he really, really hopes nobody will ever see "his dog" running around the streets.]

What's your Inumi look like? I can keep an eye out for you, too.

Well, I try. I've had plenty of odd people just appear in my house. You're by far the most polite.

[She smiles and waves a hand dismissively]

Are you the sort of werewolf that can control his change, or do you change during the full moon?

[His jaw drops for just a shade of a moment before he shakes his head.]

N-no, I just change during the full moon. I didn't even know you could control it. Are there any, like... books or something on that?

[Because oh man if he can learn to control it, life will be so much better.]

Maybe...

[Rei blinks and gives him a strange look.]

You say you can't control it. Can I ask you to tell me more about it? It's...possible...that one of my friends, or myself, could help you.

[It's weird. All these years, transforming once a month, and it's difficult to try to explain how it works now that someone might actually have a way of fixing it. Tito pauses for a moment before starting slowly.]

Well... as soon as the full moon rises - doesn't matter if it's night or not, just as soon as the moon's up - I... change. It lasts for as long as the moon is full. I don't even have to see it at all, it just kinda happens on its own. [He fidgets a bit, absently.] I guess it's something like how the moon causes the tides. Or something. Force of nature. As soon as the moon phase changes, I change back. Like clockwork.

You know how to make dog food? [Even he doesn't. ...Do normal people know how to do stuff like that...]

[Sheepish laugh.] Not at all. That's why I'd hate to try.

Ahhh. I see. So you lose control and run around like...an animal? Or something more between Wolf and Man like in the movies?

[Rei frowns at that, thinking. She's fairly certain she can't fix it, but there's a chance that the Magic club could come up with a way to help him at least be able to mitigate the trouble. Lycanthropy wasn't something she was overly familiar with, but Harry...or Helios...might know something more.]

[Poor girl? Probably. But talking about dogs is still the best thing that's happened to her since coming to Luceti! Her enthusiasm is 100% genuine.]

It's been a really long time since I've seen a German Shepherd! They're so strong! Loyal, too. Mm, I'll definitely keep my eyes open! It'll be fine!

[Ever the optimist.]

Inumi is a Saint Bernard! She's really strong, and she's been putting on a bit of weight lately, I've kinda been spoilin' her.

As a wolf, yeah. Just a plain wolf. [Low, self-depracating laugh.] Definitely not like the movies, trust me.

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