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Hello, and welcome to...
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WOLF SKIN

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a cerebral thriller

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created by Amanda French
\u000a \u000a \u000a[[Click here to begin...|wolfstart]] \u000a \u000a[[Credits & Acknowledgments|Credits]] \u000a \u000a p19 sS'tags' p20 (lp21 sS'created' p22 ctime struct_time p23 ((I2013 I11 I11 I20 I10 I42 I0 I315 I0 tp24 (dp25 tp26 Rp27 sS'modified' p28 g27 sS'title' p29 VStart p30 sbsa(dp31 g12 I00 sg13 (lp32 I153 aI214 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p33 (dp34 g18 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a"Listen Jane... I know this project means a lot to you. But no more stuff like this, okay? We can do a killer horror movie in a safer, more legal way!" Wesley exclaims. \u000a \u000a<> p35 sg20 (lp36 Vfemale p37 asg22 g23 ((I2013 I11 I11 I20 I21 I17 I0 I315 I0 tp38 (dp39 tp40 Rp41 sg28 g41 sg29 VJane p42 sbsa(dp43 g12 I00 sg13 (lp44 I470 aI209 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p45 (dp46 g18 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a"Listen John... I know this project means a lot to you. But no more stuff like this, okay? We can do a killer horror movie in a safer, more legal way!" Wesley exclaims. \u000a \u000a<> p47 sg20 (lp48 Vmale p49 asg22 g23 ((I2013 I11 I11 I20 I23 I40 I0 I315 I0 tp50 (dp51 tp52 Rp53 sg28 g53 sg29 VJohn p54 sbsa(dp55 g12 I00 sg13 (lp56 I10 aI10 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p57 (dp58 g18 VWolf Skin p59 sg20 (lp60 sg22 g23 ((I2013 I11 I11 I20 I25 I50 I0 I315 I0 tp61 (dp62 tp63 Rp64 sg28 g64 sg29 VStoryTitle p65 sbsa(dp66 g12 I00 sg13 (lp67 I150 aI10 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p68 (dp69 g18 VBy Amanda French p70 sg20 (lp71 sg22 g23 ((I2013 I11 I11 I20 I26 I3 I0 I315 I0 tp72 (dp73 tp74 Rp75 sg28 g75 sg29 VStoryAuthor p76 sbsa(dp77 g12 I00 sg13 (lp78 I309 aI339 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p79 (dp80 g18 VYou grin up at him. \u000a \u000a<> \u000a"Geez dude. What is it with you? A full moon and some wind is enough to give YOU the creeps? What happened to the guy I went cliff jumping with last summer?" You tease. \u000a<> \u000a"C'mon, Wesley, lighten up! You used to tease me for being such a girly girl when we were kids, all because I got skittish in the dark. But you let this forest get to you?" You tease. \u000a<> \u000a \u000aHe gives you a pained look. "Haven't you heard the stories about the animal carcasses the rangers find? They say the Felmore Forest has the meanest pack of coyotes ever seen along the coast!" \u000a \u000a[[Shrug off Wesley's fears.|WesIg]] \u000a \u000a[[Acknowledge his concern.|WesAck]] \u000a \u000a p81 sg20 (lp82 sg22 g23 ((I2013 I11 I11 I20 I29 I28 I0 I315 I0 tp83 (dp84 tp85 Rp86 sg28 g86 sg29 VFirstConvoCont p87 sbsa(dp88 g12 I00 sg13 (lp89 I152 aI454 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p90 (dp91 g18 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aYou shrug as you finish installing your camera's zoom lens. "All the better for our film project. Now just review your lines with Jamal while Mary, Gregory, and I finish setting up our film area! The faster we get this done, the sooner we can leave!" \u000a \u000aWith clenched fists and pinched lips, Wesley rips off his backpack and storms away. When he pulls out his script and begins reading it, you turn your attention back to your camera. \u000a \u000a<> p92 sg20 (lp93 sg22 g23 ((I2013 I11 I11 I20 I55 I16 I0 I315 I0 tp94 (dp95 tp96 Rp97 sg28 g97 sg29 VWesIg p98 sbsa(dp99 g12 I00 sg13 (lp100 I455 aI462 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p101 (dp102 g18 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aYou pause in pulling out your camera's tripod stand to look up at your friend and classmate. \u000a \u000a"Wesley, I understand that you don't like this. I'm sorry. I should've talked this over more with you guys. But if we want our project not to bomb, we've got to do this! I promise it'll be quick, okay?" \u000a \u000aWesley sighs and nods. "All right. I just hope this is all worth it!" \u000a \u000aHe shrugs off his backpack and digs out his script. Giving you a brief nod, he steps away to go over his lines. \u000a \u000a<> p103 sg20 (lp104 sg22 g23 ((I2013 I11 I11 I20 I55 I44 I0 I315 I0 tp105 (dp106 tp107 Rp108 sg28 g108 sg29 VWesAck p109 sbsa(dp110 g12 I00 sg13 (lp111 F292.0 aF592.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p112 (dp113 g18 VThe time passes quickly for you, engrossed as you are in your work. Everyone is silent as they do their individual jobs. All you can think of is the sweet film footage you'll be capturing tonight. You really think it'll make your movie stand out. Soon you and your team--your actors, Wesley and Jamal, Mary your sound girl, and Gregory your special effects slash lighting guy--are now ready to begin filming. \u000a \u000aThe scene is simple. Wesley, playing the hero Seth Gift, is chased down by Jamal, playing a wrathful plant golem hellbent on killing him. Mary is on standby with the boom mic while Gregory improves your camera light with some ambient lighting off to the side. \u000a \u000aFeeling empowered in your role as director, you bark out, "Action!" \u000a \u000aBut just as you do so, you hear a loud crash nearby. Like something large just burst through the underbrush. No one moves, and all eyes are on you. You say to your film crew... \u000a \u000a[["Guys I said, ACTION!"|Action]] \u000a \u000a[["Did you guys hear that?"|Hear]] \u000a \u000a[["...There's something right behind me, isn't there?"|Behind me_Adrian]] \u000a \u000a \u000a p114 sg20 (lp115 sg22 g23 ((I2013 I11 I11 I20 I59 I40 I0 I315 I0 tp116 (dp117 tp118 Rp119 sg28 g119 sg29 VFilmProject p120 sbsa(dp121 g12 I00 sg13 (lp122 F53.0 aF672.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p123 (dp124 g18 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a"I thought you guys wanted to get out of here!" You snap. \u000a \u000aYou look where they are all looking: at a dense set of trees and bushes off to the left of your clearing. Rolling your eyes, you storm over there, grumbling, "I'll prove to you guys that you're all just being--!" \u000a \u000a<> p125 sg20 (lp126 sg22 g23 ((I2013 I11 I11 I21 I19 I15 I0 I315 I0 tp127 (dp128 tp129 Rp130 sg28 g130 sg29 VAction p131 sbsa(dp132 g12 I00 sg13 (lp133 F520.0 aF663.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p134 (dp135 g18 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a"I think it came from over here..." You point and cautiously begin to head left, towards a dense clump of trees and bushes. \u000a \u000a<> p136 sg20 (lp137 sg22 g23 ((I2013 I11 I11 I21 I20 I35 I0 I315 I0 tp138 (dp139 tp140 Rp141 sg28 g141 sg29 VHear p142 sbsa(dp143 g12 I00 sg13 (lp144 F657.0 aF781.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p145 (dp146 g18 VSomething large and dark bursts from the bushes and knocks you over. The others scream, but in the confusion you cannot tell what is going on. Only that you feel pain all throughout your head and back, and that something large and furry is pinning you down. \u000a \u000aIn your confusion, you reach up and grab whatever it is on top of you by the head, trying to hold it at bay. In the weak moonlight, you think you can see red eyes glaring at you over a set of snapping fangs. Fetid breath suffocates you. You scream for the others to help you, but you can hear nothing except the terrifying snarls of the creature attacking you. \u000a \u000a[[Reach for the sharp rock next to you!|Rock]] \u000a \u000a[[Kick the wolf off of you!|Kick]] \u000a \u000a[[Keep screaming for help!|Scream]] \u000a \u000a p147 sg20 (lp148 sg22 g23 ((I2013 I11 I11 I21 I22 I4 I0 I315 I0 tp149 (dp150 tp151 Rp152 sg28 g152 sg29 Vmonsterattack p153 sbsa(dp154 g12 I00 sg13 (lp155 I628 aI1865 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p156 (dp157 g18 V<>[[Take your binder.|Take your binder.]]<>X<> \u000a<>[[Take your latest film script.|Take your latest film script.]]<>X<> \u000a<>[[Take your laptop.|Take your laptop.]]<>X<> \u000a<>[[Take your USB drive.]]<>X<> \u000a<>[[Take your textbook.]]<>X<> \u000a<>[[Time to go.]]<> p158 sg20 (lp159 sg22 g23 ((I2013 I11 I11 I21 I52 I56 I0 I315 I0 tp160 (dp161 tp162 Rp163 sg28 g163 sg29 Vactions1 p164 sbsa(dp165 g12 I00 sg13 (lp166 I68 aI1044 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p167 (dp168 g18 VThere is a howl, loud and eerie. It echoes through the forest in a way that your addled mind cannot discern its direction. \u000a \u000aThe beast atop you ceases its attack abruptly, its furry head perking up as it looks off into the distance. With a glance at you, it snorts, then leaps away, leaving you to finish bleeding out on the forest floor. Too weak to roll over, you just manage to crane your head to see the creature vanish into the dark of the trees. \u000a \u000aAs you pass out, you hear Wesley crying out your name from afar. \u000a \u000aThe sweet quiet of darkness swallows you whole. \u000a \u000a[[Continue...|Cont2]] p169 sg20 (lp170 sg22 g23 ((I2013 I11 I12 I14 I37 I24 I1 I316 I0 tp171 (dp172 tp173 Rp174 sg28 g174 sg29 VCont1 p175 sbsa(dp176 g12 I00 sg13 (lp177 I298 aI1046 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p178 (dp179 g18 V...Three weeks later, you awake from a coma in a hospital bed. After the nurses remove the various devices that had been keeping you alive, doctors inform you that you were the victim of a coyote attack, and that you have made a near full recovery, much to their amazement. They would like to keep you one more night just for observation before releasing you. \u000a \u000aYour mother visits that night. After your father died, she remained unmarried and lives in another part of town. She cries as she hugs you and begs you to promise never to go into the woods at night again. \u000a \u000aWesley is also there. <>He bumps fists with you and tells you you're a lucky man to have survived what you did. "Tough as hell, too!" he jokes. \u000a \u000a"They tell me you were the one who came back for me after the coyote ran off," you say with a look of deep respect and gratitude. "Thanks, bro." \u000a \u000a"Couldn't let my home boy down, could I?" Wesley says with a shrug.<>He hugs you and gives a brief peck on the cheek, saying you're a lucky girl to have survived what you did. "Tough as hell, too!" he jokes. \u000a \u000a"They tell me you were the one who came back for me after the coyote ran off," you say with a look of deep respect and gratitude. "Thanks, Wes." \u000a \u000a"Couldn't let my home girl down, could I?" Wesley says with a wink.<> \u000a \u000aYou chat a little more with your mom and Wesley, mostly about school and family. Then visiting hours are over and they must leave. You say your goodbyes, and you assure them that you'll be fine. In fact, you think inwardly, you intend to get back into school as soon as possible. You cannot stand the thought of staying home with the memory of that horrible night, and nothing works better for you than good old fashioned work. \u000a \u000aThe hospital quiets as visitors leave, and you turn out the light. \u000a \u000a[[Time for some sleep...|Benjamin]] p180 sg20 (lp181 sg22 g23 ((I2013 I11 I12 I14 I40 I45 I1 I316 I0 tp182 (dp183 tp184 Rp185 sg28 g185 sg29 VCont2 p186 sbsa(dp187 g12 I00 sg13 (lp188 I549 aI1047 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p189 (dp190 g18 VBut just when you start to drift off, you hear the door open. Confused, you sit up, expecting to see one of the nurses. \u000a \u000aInstead, you see a man. \u000a \u000aThe man stands at the foot of your bed, and he stares at you unblinkingly, his dark eyes holding yours fast. With an unkempt beard and overgrown brown hair, he is dressed in a wrinkled oxford shirt and khaki shorts. \u000a \u000aCrossing his arms, he murmurs, "Hello, <><>.<><>.<>" \u000a \u000aYou sit up and... \u000a \u000a[[Tell him to get out!|Out]] \u000a \u000a[[Ask him who he is.|Ask]] \u000a \u000a[[Call for help!|Call]] \u000a p191 sg20 (lp192 sg22 g23 ((I2013 I11 I12 I14 I56 I5 I1 I316 I0 tp193 (dp194 tp195 Rp196 sg28 g196 sg29 VBenjamin p197 sbsa(dp198 g12 I00 sg13 (lp199 I206 aI1223 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p200 (dp201 S'text' p202 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aAs you you sit up, you snap sharply, "Hey, uh, guy? I don't know who the hell you are, but you need to get out of here!" \u000a \u000aYou ball your fists and glare as hard as you can. Truth be told, the man scares the crap out of you. Guys always tried to pick a fight with you in high school for being "artsy," so you learned to never let them see you sweat, but you're not sure if you can keep your facade going if this stranger keeps up his unsettling stare. \u000a<> \u000aAs you sit up, you snap sharply, "Sir, I don't know who you are, but you are NOT supposed to be in here! You need to leave or I will scream!" \u000a \u000aUnconsciously, you raise your knees and pull the sheets close to you as you glare at the man as hard as you can. You've had to deal with creepy men before, but never has a strange man intruded your personal space so greatly. All of a sudden that thin gown of yours feels more like a transparent sheet of plastic as the man's unsettling stare bores into you. \u000a<> \u000a \u000aThe man lets out a gruff chuckle and shakes his head. "You won't do anything. And even if you did, the personnel on this floor are gone." \u000a \u000a"But how?" You ask, feeling a chill run through you. \u000a \u000a"That's not important," he replies. He unfolds his arms and approaches your bedside. You tense up, but find you cannot speak. There is something about this man's presence that seizes you deep inside... "What IS important <><>,<><>,<> is that you listen to what I'm about to tell you. Then I promise, I'll be gone...for now." \u000a \u000aIn response you... \u000a \u000a[[Push him away!|Push]] \u000a \u000a[[Listen to him.|Listen]] p203 sS'tags' p204 (lp205 sS'created' p206 g23 ((I2013 I11 I12 I19 I40 I44 I1 I316 I0 tp207 (dp208 tp209 Rp210 sS'modified' p211 g210 sS'title' p212 VOut p213 sbsa(dp214 g12 I00 sg13 (lp215 I413 aI1226 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p216 (dp217 g202 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a"Who are you? How do you know my name?" you ask, your eyes narrowing warily. \u000a \u000aThe man smiles at you gently, but the edge in his eyes remains, even as he moves closer to your bedside. \u000a \u000aHe holds out his hand and says, "My name is Benjamin, and I have some important news you need to hear." \u000a \u000a"But hospital visits are over for the night," you say numbly as you shake his hand. Something about this man commands your attention, and you sense something tremendous about him, you just don't know what. \u000a \u000a"Don't worry about that," he says with a wave of his hand. "What you ought to worry about is the coming week." \u000a \u000a"Why's that?" You ask with a sense of dread. \u000a \u000aBenjamin sighs and strokes his scraggily beard. He looks at you with what you think might be pity in his eyes. \u000a \u000a"Because," he says. "You are about to go through a very trying time. Your mind, even your body, will seem to rebel against you. The decisions you make from here on out, even for little things, will be of the utmost importance. <><>,<><>,<> I know this will seem crazy to hear...but you're a werewolf." \u000a \u000a[[Reject Benjamin's claim.|Reject]] \u000a \u000a[[Ask what he really means.|Ask2]] \u000a p218 sg204 (lp219 sg206 g23 ((I2013 I11 I12 I20 I6 I49 I1 I316 I0 tp220 (dp221 tp222 Rp223 sg211 g223 sg212 VAsk p224 sbsa(dp225 g12 I00 sg13 (lp226 I17 aI1398 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p227 (dp228 g202 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aYou shove Benjamin away with a snarl. \u000a \u000a"Who the hell do you think you are!? You can't just come in here and expect me to listen to your crazy stories!" \u000a \u000aIn a flash, you find yourself pinned back onto the bed, the man's hand at your throat. \u000a \u000a"Now you listen to me PUP," he says with a genuine animal growl. "This is not where I wanted to be tonight. In fact, I debated whether or not I should've let my men kill you just to save me the trouble! But the fact of the matter is, I'm trying to do the right thing, even if your ungrateful ass can't appreciate it! So shut your mouth and let me speak!" \u000a \u000aInexplicably, you seize up with fear, your guts vanishing in the angry glare of the man over you. You just manage to resist the urge to whine like a kicked dog. \u000a \u000aThe man holds you for a second longer before letting you go. You stay there on the bed, staring up at him in a sort of primal fear. \u000a \u000aWith a 'hmph' the man straightens out his shirt collar and bites out, "My name is Benjamin. I'm here to warn you that you're about to go through a very trying week. You'll have visions. Violent mood swings. Your senses more powerful. This is because you are a WEREWOLF, and I know this because I'm one too." \u000a \u000aBenjamin stomps toward the door, but stops to look back at you. "You don't have to believe me now. The coming days will be proof enough. But there's something else you should know..." \u000a \u000a<> p229 sg204 (lp230 sg206 g23 ((I2013 I11 I12 I20 I7 I7 I1 I316 I0 tp231 (dp232 tp233 Rp234 sg211 g234 sg212 VPush p235 sbsa(dp236 g12 I00 sg13 (lp237 I214 aI1360 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p238 (dp239 g202 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a"Okay..." you say warily. "So what's so important you had to break into a stranger's hospital room to say?" \u000a \u000aBenjamin chuckles gruffly and scratches his beard. "Well when you put it that way, it does sound bad doesn't it? But believe me kid, this had to be done." \u000a \u000aHe takes a breath and lowers his gaze. When he looks up again, there's pity in his eyes. "You are about to go through a very trying time. Your mind, even your body, will seem to rebel against you. The decisions you make from here on out, even for little things, will be of the utmost importance. <><>,<><>,<> I know this will seem crazy to hear...but you're a werewolf." \u000a \u000a[[Reject Benjamin's claim.|Reject]] \u000a \u000a[[Ask him what he means.|Ask2]] \u000a p240 sg204 (lp241 sg206 g23 ((I2013 I11 I12 I20 I7 I14 I1 I316 I0 tp242 (dp243 tp244 Rp245 sg211 g245 sg212 VListen p246 sbsa(dp247 g12 I00 sg13 (lp248 I401 aI1401 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p249 (dp250 S'text' p251 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a"A werewolf?" You laugh. "You've got to be kidding! And how do you know this?" \u000a \u000aBenjamin fixes you with a hard frown, and the caustic humor dies in your throat. \u000a \u000a"How?" Benjamin growls, and the sound has a strong effect on you--so strong that you freeze up in primal fear. "Because I'm a werewolf too. I'm the leader of the local pack, as a matter of fact. And I suggest you cut it out with that attitude, or you're looking at a very hard week!" \u000a \u000a<> p252 sS'tags' p253 (lp254 sS'created' p255 g23 ((I2013 I11 I12 I21 I28 I41 I1 I316 I0 tp256 (dp257 tp258 Rp259 sS'modified' p260 g259 sS'title' p261 VReject p262 sbsa(dp263 g12 I00 sg13 (lp264 I594 aI1401 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p265 (dp266 g251 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aYou raise both eyebrows. "What makes you say that?" \u000a \u000aBenjamin gestures at himself with a somber expression. "Because I'm a werewolf too. The leader of the local pack, as a matter of fact." \u000a \u000a"So you're the alpha wolf?" \u000a \u000a"Yes..." \u000a \u000a"This is...hard to believe," you smile nervously. \u000a \u000aBenjamin nods wearily. "I know. I appreciate your patience and calm. You'll need that for the week to come. But you won't have to take my words for it. Soon you'll be having visions. Mood swings." \u000a \u000a<> \u000a"So like PMS?" you say ironically. \u000a \u000aBenjamin, to your surprise, blushes. "Err...sort've."<> \u000a \u000a"I won't...hurt anybody, right?" \u000a \u000aThe man shrugs one shoulder. "Well, that depends on you. On how well you can control your new urges. Your senses and your mind will be changing, and it'll only get more intense towards the full moon." \u000a \u000aYou swallow hard. \u000a \u000a<> p267 sg253 (lp268 sg255 g23 ((I2013 I11 I12 I21 I28 I55 I1 I316 I0 tp269 (dp270 tp271 Rp272 sg260 g272 sg261 VAsk2 p273 sbsa(dp274 g12 I00 sg13 (lp275 F238.0 aF1528.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p276 (dp277 g251 VBenjamin raises a finger. He speaks very slowly and clearly. "In a week's time, the full moon will arrive. You WILL change, whether you like it or not. Lives will be at risk if you don't heed what I'm about to tell you. If you don't want to hurt others or yourself, you had better come to the Felmore Forest exactly at sundown on the night of the full moon." \u000a \u000aYou can't think of anything to say. Benjamin starts to open the door, but looks back at you one last time. \u000a \u000a<> \u000a"Kid, I look at you and I can tell you've got to change. It'll be hard. I'm not saying it won't be. But you'll have to curb that aggression if you want to survive." \u000a \u000a"Are you threatening me?" You ask with bared teeth. \u000a \u000aHe gives a stiff shake of his head. "No. I'm trying to save your life." \u000a<> \u000a"Kid, you're on the right track. If you keep doing what you're doing, I'm sure you'll come out okay. You'll want to keep in touch with your humanity if you want to survive." \u000a \u000a"This isn't a threat or something is it?" you ask, frowning. \u000a \u000aHe gives a stiff shake of his head. "No. I'm trying to save your life." \u000a<> \u000a \u000aYou look down at your lap, your mind spinning. \u000a \u000aBenjamin turns and leaves. "Goodbye, <><>.<><>.<> Remember what I said." \u000a \u000a[[Continue...|Cont3]] p278 sg253 (lp279 sg255 g23 ((I2013 I11 I12 I21 I29 I28 I1 I316 I0 tp280 (dp281 tp282 Rp283 sg260 g283 sg261 VBenLeaves p284 sbsa(dp285 g12 I00 sg13 (lp286 F47.0 aF1656.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p287 (dp288 S'text' p289 VThe next morning, you awake to one final check up by your doctor. \u000a \u000aHe blinks at your medical sheet, then looks back up at you. "Medically, I don't know how to explain it, but your vitals seem fine. Your shoulder," he gestures at your left shoulder. "Has completely healed. As I'm sure you noticed, there aren't even scars!" \u000a \u000aThe doctor scratches his head, before shrugging and pulling out a pen. "We have no logical reason to hold you. But if you experience any problems--" \u000a \u000a"I'll come right back. Sure," you finish. \u000a \u000aAfter he leaves, you eagerly dress. It's time to get on with your life. \u000a \u000a[[Continue...|Cont4]] p290 sS'tags' p291 (lp292 sS'created' p293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I12 I22 I27 I55 I1 I316 I0 tp294 (dp295 tp296 Rp297 sS'modified' p298 g297 sS'title' p299 VCont3 p300 sbsa(dp301 g12 I00 sg13 (lp302 F212.0 aF1672.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p303 (dp304 g289 VYour mother picks you up from the hospital and takes you home. On the way there, you start to discuss your plans for the next few days...namely that your mother doesn't like them. \u000a \u000a"You should rest!" she exclaims, wringing her steering wheel and making her veins pop through her liver-spotted hands. \u000a \u000a[[Promise to take it easy.|Mom1]] \u000a \u000a[[Tell her you're fine.|Mom2]] \u000a p305 sg291 (lp306 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I12 I22 I34 I5 I1 I316 I0 tp307 (dp308 tp309 Rp310 sg298 g310 sg299 VCont4 p311 sbsa(dp312 g12 I00 sg13 (lp313 I469 aI1731 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p314 (dp315 g289 VYou live in an apartment building in downtown Felmore. Many other students of Hollswell University live here. The atmosphere is a strange combination of energetic and laid back, with tenants coming in and out at all hours, throwing parties, and mingling with each other. You've participated in some of the shenanigans, but for the most part you keep to yourself. The top floor being the quietest floor makes this easier. \u000a \u000aYour modest apartment is just mildly chaotic, the kind of disorganization brought on by an artistic mind. Your window faces the West, and from here you can see Hollswell University, your school. You can also see the Pacific Ocean from here. You've seen many sunsets from this window, and you can't help but think of Benjamin's warnings... \u000a \u000a[[Continue...|Cont6]] \u000a p316 sg291 (lp317 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I12 I59 I8 I2 I317 I0 tp318 (dp319 tp320 Rp321 sg298 g321 sg299 VCont5 p322 sbsa(dp323 g12 I00 sg13 (lp324 I617 aI1729 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p325 (dp326 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aIt's just past noon, and you fully intend on carrying out your plan of throwing yourself into schoolwork. Being that you were never an early riser, the core of your classes take place in the afternoon. You have one hour to get the things you need and leave. \u000a \u000aWhat will you take? \u000a \u000a<> p327 sg291 (lp328 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I13 I22 I49 I2 I317 I0 tp329 (dp330 tp331 Rp332 sg298 g332 sg299 VCont6 p333 sbsa(dp334 g12 I00 sg13 (lp335 I3 aI1862 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p336 (dp337 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aOf course you'll take your binder. It has your notes, your agenda, and all of your handouts! \u000a \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aWhat else will you take? \u000a<> \u000a<> p338 sg291 (lp339 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I13 I59 I18 I2 I317 I0 tp340 (dp341 tp342 Rp343 sg298 g343 sg299 VTake your binder. p344 sbsa(dp345 g12 I00 sg13 (lp346 I125 aI1863 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p347 (dp348 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aThis was the latest script you finished before the attack in the forest. You're pretty sure that your horror film was either completed or scrapped in your absence, so maybe you'll need a new script? \u000a \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aWhat else will you take? \u000a<> \u000a<> p349 sg291 (lp350 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I14 I4 I13 I2 I317 I0 tp351 (dp352 tp353 Rp354 sg298 g354 sg299 VTake your latest film script. p355 sbsa(dp356 g12 I00 sg13 (lp357 I248 aI1863 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p358 (dp359 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aYour school may have computers to use, but you prefer yours over those generic models. Besides, this will let you surf the web at lunch in a place other than the library. \u000a \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aWhat else will you take? \u000a<> \u000a<> p360 sg291 (lp361 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I14 I4 I35 I2 I317 I0 tp362 (dp363 tp364 Rp365 sg298 g365 sg299 VTake your laptop. p366 sbsa(dp367 g12 I00 sg13 (lp368 I369 aI1863 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p369 (dp370 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aNaturally. Your USB drive is important because it doesn't just have YOUR files, it also has the files given to you by your instructor and classmatese for important projects. \u000a \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aWhat else will you take? \u000a<> \u000a<> p371 sg291 (lp372 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I14 I14 I2 I2 I317 I0 tp373 (dp374 tp375 Rp376 sg298 g376 sg299 VTake your USB drive. p377 sbsa(dp378 g12 I00 sg13 (lp379 I492 aI1863 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p380 (dp381 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aThis is one of the more obvious choices. You can't follow along in the class if you don't have your textbook, right? And wasn't there supposed to be an open book test coming up...? \u000a \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aWhat else will you take? \u000a<> \u000a<> p382 sg291 (lp383 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I14 I16 I20 I2 I317 I0 tp384 (dp385 tp386 Rp387 sg298 g387 sg299 VTake your textbook. p388 sbsa(dp389 g12 I00 sg13 (lp390 I34 aI2022 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p391 (dp392 g289 V<> \u000aThat's it. You wish you had more time but you don't. With the time you DO have left, you take a quick shower, change into fresh clothes, grab an apple, and run out the door with car keys in hand. \u000a \u000aWhen you arrive on the campus, you feel a sense of foreboding come over you. The whole drive over you felt antsy. For some reason the traffic really got under your skin. You thought you'd feel better when you finally got to school, but as you exit your car, your body immediately tenses up. Sweat breaks out over your skin. Laughter nearby makes you jump. \u000a \u000aUnsettled, you look down to adjust your backpack straps. <>What you see makes you let out a strangled yell.<>What you see makes you let out a shrill scream.<> \u000a \u000aYour hands are covered in slick crimson blood, and it drips to the asphalt in fat drops. \u000a \u000aAs if to try and get away from the sight, you stumble backwards and hit the car parked next to yours. The car alarm goes off, and the loud squeals and bleeps practically make you jump out of your skin. \u000a \u000aThe owner of the car, who was sitting not far off on a picnic bench, raises his keys and turns the alarm off, giving you a funny look as he does so. You stare back at him wildly, then look around the rest of the parking lot. People are staring at you. \u000a \u000aWhat will you do...? \u000a \u000a[[Sit in your car and breathe.|car]] \u000a \u000a[[Call someone on your cell.|Cell1]] \u000a \u000a[[Go to class.|ClassAg]] \u000a \u000a p393 sg291 (lp394 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I14 I17 I33 I2 I317 I0 tp395 (dp396 tp397 Rp398 sg298 g398 sg299 VTime to go. p399 sbsa(dp400 g12 I00 sg13 (lp401 I30 aI2161 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p402 (dp403 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aWith your blood slicked hands, you fumble for your car keys and unlock your car. Slipping in, you turn on the air conditioning and put your seat back. You fold your hands over your chest and squeeze your eyes shut, trying to get control of your breathing. \u000a \u000aYou chant to yourself, "This can't be real. This doesn't make sense!" \u000a \u000aMinutes go by. Eventually, your breathing calms, and when you open your eyes and look at your hands, they are no longer covered in blood. \u000a \u000aNumbly, you exit the car and go to class. \u000a \u000a[[Continue...|ClassPos]] p404 sg291 (lp405 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I14 I44 I21 I2 I317 I0 tp406 (dp407 tp408 Rp409 sg298 g409 sg299 Vcar p410 sbsa(dp411 g12 I00 sg13 (lp412 I281 aI2028 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p413 (dp414 g289 VWith your blood slicked hands, you fumble for your flip phone in your pocket. You open it, navigate to the list of contacts, and stare. \u000a \u000aWho do you call? \u000a \u000a<> p415 sg291 (lp416 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I14 I44 I23 I2 I317 I0 tp417 (dp418 tp419 Rp420 sg298 g420 sg299 VCell1 p421 sbsa(dp422 g12 I00 sg13 (lp423 I271 aI2342 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p424 (dp425 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aYou arrive at your History of Motion Picture Arts class jumpy and on edge. Somewhere along the way from the parking lot to the classroom, the vision of blood on your hands ended, but the nightmarish sight was such a blow to you that your heart still has yet to fully settle in your chest. \u000a \u000aYou hardly speak to the teacher, instead just thrusting a copy of your hospital release papers at them. They take it, taken aback by your demeanor, and ask why you aren't at home resting instead. \u000a \u000a"Look, I just want to be here, okay!?" you snap. \u000a \u000aThe classroom falls silent as everyone stares at you. The teacher clears their throat and hands you a test sheet, explaining that there is an open book test today on early cinema. Embarassed, you mumble an apology, take your paper, and go to your seat. \u000a \u000a<> p426 sg291 (lp427 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I14 I44 I25 I2 I317 I0 tp428 (dp429 tp430 Rp431 sg298 g431 sg299 VClassAg p432 sbsa(dp433 g12 I00 sg13 (lp434 I76 aI2305 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p435 (dp436 g289 VYou arrive at class, still shaken, but feeling less on the edge. \u000a \u000aIt's your History of Motion Picture Arts class, and you're a little late, but when you talk to the teacher and show him your hospital release papers, he excuses you. (Even if he is a little bemused at your decison to come back to school so soon.) He explains that today is the day for the open book test on early film history, and he hands you the test sheet. \u000a \u000a<> p437 sg291 (lp438 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I14 I48 I15 I2 I317 I0 tp439 (dp440 tp441 Rp442 sg298 g442 sg299 VClassPos p443 sbsa(dp444 g12 I00 sg13 (lp445 I469 aI2028 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p446 (dp447 g289 V<> p448 sg291 (lp449 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I14 I50 I8 I2 I317 I0 tp450 (dp451 tp452 Rp453 sg298 g453 sg299 Vactions2 p454 sbsa(dp455 g12 I00 sg13 (lp456 I308 aI2170 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p457 (dp458 g289 VYou call your doctor. He said to call if there was any issue, right? \u000a \u000aThe phone rings and rings. Finally a nurse picks up, and you start to tell her what's going on with you, but she interrupts, saying she has to put you on hold. Flabbergasted, you sit on hold for another five minutes before the nurse picks up the line again. She informs you that the doctor is currently in surgery and cannot come to the phone right now, but would you like to leave a message? \u000a \u000aYou mean to tell her to go jump off a bridge, but instead you snarl unintelligbly and hang up. \u000a \u000aWell that was a waste of time. And now you're late for class! \u000a \u000a[[Go to class.|ClassAg]] p459 sg291 (lp460 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I14 I53 I20 I2 I317 I0 tp461 (dp462 tp463 Rp464 sg298 g464 sg299 VCall your doctor. p465 sbsa(dp466 g12 I00 sg13 (lp467 I462 aI2170 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p468 (dp469 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aYou dial your mom's number. <>You feel a bit embarassed, being a full grown man calling his mother like this, but she's also the only known family you've got.<>As a grown woman, you always wanted to feel independent and strong, and you feel a bit ashamed that you're calling your mother like this, but she's the only family you've got.<> \u000a \u000aThe phone rings briefly before your mom answers. \u000a \u000a"Hello? <><>?<><>?<> Are you okay??" she asks urgently. \u000a \u000aYou knuckle your eyes and take a deep breath. Just hearing your mother's voice helps you gain control of yourself. You can't let on that you're hallucinating. It'd only make your mother hysterical. \u000a \u000a"Hi, mom," you manage to say. "I was just calling to say hi." \u000a \u000aShe doesn't buy it, and her suspicion bleeds through her voice. "Honey, where are you?" \u000a \u000a"I came to school, mom. Just like I said." \u000a \u000a"You ought to rest! You're pushing yourself too hard!" \u000a \u000aYou smile at your mother's predictable concern. It comforts you so much, that when you look at your hands, you no longer see blood. \u000a \u000a"Hey mom?" You say. "I've got to go. I'll see you later, okay?" \u000a \u000aShe sighs heavily. "Your stubborn, just like your father was." She grumbles. \u000a \u000aYour smile widens. "Love you, mom." \u000a \u000a"Love you, <><>.<><><>." \u000a \u000aYou hang up and leave the parking lot. \u000a \u000a[[Go to class.|ClassPos]] \u000a p470 sg291 (lp471 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I14 I54 I12 I2 I317 I0 tp472 (dp473 tp474 Rp475 sg298 g475 sg299 VCall your mom. p476 sbsa(dp477 g12 I00 sg13 (lp478 I610 aI2171 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p479 (dp480 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aYou dial Wesley's number. <>You've always had trouble trusting other guys, but you know that Wesley respects your pride and knows when to keep from making dumb jokes.<>You've always been careful calling Wesley, even though your both good friends, because of the fact that you're a girl and he's a guy. The question of you two as a couple was answered definitively years ago with a strong NO, but still, you don't want to tempt fate. You know he wouldn't take advantage of you, though.<> \u000a \u000aWesley answers quickly. \u000a \u000a"He-rro?" He sounds like he's chewing something. \u000a \u000a"Wesley?" you say with a wrinkled nose. \u000a \u000a"Yeah? <><>,<><>,<> dat youf?" \u000a \u000aDespite yourself you smile shakily. "Yes. It's me." \u000a \u000aThere's a pause as Wesley swallows whatever it was he was eating. "Ah! Hey. What's up? Something wrong? You sound a bit off." \u000a \u000aYou knuckle your eyes and take a deep breath. Just hearing your best friend's voice helps you gain control of yourself. You decide not to tell him what you just hallucinated. \u000a \u000a"Nah, I'm okay... I'm at school right now." \u000a \u000a"Whaaaat? Really!? What for?? You should rest!" \u000a \u000a"Now you sound like my mom!" \u000a \u000aWesley's voice becomes very grave. "I'm not joking! You just got released from the hospital for being in a COMA! You have no business being at school!" \u000a \u000aYou shake your head, even though he can't see it. "I have to work. It's the only way I'll get past this." You take a second to look at the clock on your phone. As you do so, you realize the 'blood' is gone from your hands. "Hey, I gotta go. I'm late to class." You add as an after thought. "Thanks for answering." \u000a \u000a"You're so weird, <><>.<><>.<> Promise you'll take it easy, huh?" \u000a \u000a"I will. Later, Wes." \u000a \u000aYou hang up and leave the parking lot. \u000a \u000a[[Go to class.|ClassPos]] \u000a p481 sg291 (lp482 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I14 I54 I22 I2 I317 I0 tp483 (dp484 tp485 Rp486 sg298 g486 sg299 VCall Wesley. p487 sbsa(dp488 g12 I00 sg13 (lp489 I70 aI2485 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p490 (dp491 g289 V<> \u000aYou take out your textbook, glad that you thought to bring it, and begin your test. It turns out you really needed it, despite the fact that most of this material was covered before your coma. At the end of the class, you turn in your assignment with a smile. \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aYou forgot to bring your textbook. You stare at your test, aware that most of this material was covered before your coma, but you just can't seem to remember the right answers. You sit and struggle with the questions, watching frustrated as one by one, your classmates turn in their tests. Finally the end of class arrives, and your test still isn't finished. \u000a \u000aYour fists ball up. How could you be so stupid and forget something as basic as your textbook? Your teacher looks at your incomplete test and looks at you with pity. The look incenses you, and before he can say anything, you storm away. You wanted to get on with your life. You can't do that if people are looking at you as if you're brain damaged! \u000a<> \u000a \u000a[[Time for lunch.|Lunchtime1]] \u000a p492 sg291 (lp493 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I15 I7 I5 I2 I317 I0 tp494 (dp495 tp496 Rp497 sg298 g497 sg299 Vclass1 p498 sbsa(dp499 g12 I00 sg13 (lp500 I70 aI2640 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p501 (dp502 g289 VYou sit at lunch in the cafeteria, trying to mind your own business, when Mary, the sound girl in your film project, sits across from you at your table. \u000a \u000a"<><>!<><>!<> When did you get out of the hospital?" she asks. \u000a \u000aYou shrug and push your mashed potatoes around your plate. "Just today..." \u000a \u000aMary blinks rapidly. "T-TODAY? What are you doing here?" \u000a \u000aYou look at her with suffering. "Please don't. Everyone's said that to me today!" \u000a \u000aShe holds up her hands. "Okay! I'll lay off..." She bites her lip and leans forward onto the table. "Well since you're here, I was wondering if you have your USB drive? I lost my sound files from our last take, and I just remembered I gave you a copy on that drive and I need it by next class!" \u000a \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aYou perk up. "Oh! Sure!" \u000a \u000aYou take your USB out of your backpack and hand it to Mary. \u000a \u000a"Thank you!" she says with a giggle. "You're a life saver!" \u000a \u000a"So you guys didn't scrap the project? Y'know...on account of..." you trail off, unable to finish. \u000a \u000aMary pales a little but shakes her head emphatically. "Oh no! No, no, no! No way, we would never abandon all that hard work you did!" \u000a \u000aYou smile wanly. "Thanks." \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aYou slump in your seat. "Damn! I thought about bringing it with me, but I ended up not taking it today...is it really important?" \u000a \u000aMary looks at you, crestfallen. "Oh nooo! Yeah, you were my last hope. I needed those files or else our film project was going to get a D!" \u000a \u000aYou sputter. "A D!?" \u000a \u000a"Yeah!" \u000a \u000aYour hands clench and you can feel the blood rushing into your face and neck. "And how did you lose the files to begin with!? You didn't think to back it up some other way??" \u000a \u000aMary shrinks at your aggressive tone. "I...well...it was an accident!" \u000a \u000a"The only accident was in trusting you with something so important! Now our project is going to bomb because of you!" \u000a \u000aMary's eyes fill with tears. "I-I'm sorry!" \u000a \u000aWithout another word, your classmate clumsily rises from the cafeteria table and hurries away. You glare after her the whole time. \u000a<> \u000a \u000a[[Time for the next class...|class2]] \u000a p503 sg291 (lp504 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I18 I49 I14 I2 I317 I0 tp505 (dp506 tp507 Rp508 sg298 g508 sg299 VLunchtime1 p509 sbsa(dp510 g12 I00 sg13 (lp511 I274 aI2475 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p512 (dp513 g289 VNext up is Fundamentals of Physical Science. You get into class on time and take your seat. This class is lecture based, and the last half hour is a sort of Q&A review. \u000a \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aGood thing you brought your binder. You listen to the lecture and take notes. When the Q&A portion comes, you also have your notes from a month ago, so you're able to answer a question your teacher poses you about Newton's Law. \u000a \u000aYou leave the class feeling good about yourself. \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a...If only you brought your binder! Feeling embarassed, you ask a classmate if you can borrow a sheet of paper to take notes. But when the Q&A portion of the class comes, you don't have your notes from a month ago, so when your teacher poses you a question about Newton's Law, you can't answer! \u000a \u000aYou leave the class feeling frustrated and angry at yourself. \u000a<> \u000a \u000a[[Time to go home...|Home1]] \u000a p514 sg291 (lp515 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I19 I7 I46 I2 I317 I0 tp516 (dp517 tp518 Rp519 sg298 g519 sg299 Vclass2 p520 sbsa(dp521 g12 I00 sg13 (lp522 I268 aI2632 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p523 (dp524 g289 VYou arrive in your neighborhood, grateful. But as you start up the way to your apartment, you see something strange. \u000a \u000aA giant rabbit dressed in jeans and a t-shirt stands upright at the entrance to your apartment building, casually smoking a cigarette. \u000a \u000aYou stop and stare, your eyes fluttering as you try to process this image, when suddenly a deer with budding antlers skates by on a skateboard. You jump at the sight, and with a harried look back at the rabbit, you rush past it and into your building. \u000a \u000aInside you see more of the same thing. There are birds, cats, squirrels, and foxes walking and talking up and down the hall. They all wear clothes, and they all look at you strangely as you oggle them and mutter, "This can't be real. This can't be real!" \u000a \u000aOne raccoon stops you and asks, "Hey, <><>.<><>.<> Grab a beer and party with us! We're celebrating Joseph passing his physics exam!" \u000a \u000a<> \u000aYou push the raccoon away, snarling, "Get away from me, freak!!" \u000a \u000aThis is too weird. Can you stand to wait for the elevator, or will you take the stairs? \u000a \u000a[[Wait for the elevator.|elevator]] \u000a \u000a[[Take the stairs.|cont7]] \u000a<> \u000aYou stare at them a moment, then swallow the lump in your throat and just manage to say, "Er...I...I think I'll pass..." \u000a \u000aThis is too weird. Can you stand to wait for the elevator, or will you take the stairs? \u000a \u000a[[Wait for the elevator.|elevator]] \u000a \u000a[[Take the stairs.|cont7]] \u000a<> \u000a \u000a p525 sg291 (lp526 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I19 I16 I48 I2 I317 I0 tp527 (dp528 tp529 Rp530 sg298 g530 sg299 VHome1 p531 sbsa(dp532 g12 I00 sg13 (lp533 F610.0 aF2365.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p534 (dp535 g289 VOnce in the safety of your apartment, you take a moment to close your eyes and gather your breath. \u000a \u000aYou think back to Benjamin in the hospital, and you wonder if this was what he was trying to warn you of. \u000a \u000a"But am I really a werewolf?" you wonder with anguish. "Shouldn't I have a craving for rare meat and sniffing hydrants?" \u000a \u000aYou rub your face with both hands. First things first. You need to relax. Then you can try and figure this out. \u000a \u000aAfter a nice hot shower and a moment with your favorite Robert Frost book, you feel centered again. In fact, when you look out the window, you don't see animals. You see people. \u000a \u000a"That's it. I've got to see what this is about..." You mutter, pulling your laptop to you. \u000a \u000a[[Research Lycanthropy.|Research]] \u000a \u000a p536 sg291 (lp537 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I19 I30 I22 I2 I317 I0 tp538 (dp539 tp540 Rp541 sg298 g541 sg299 Vcont7 p542 sbsa(dp543 g12 I00 sg13 (lp544 F617.0 aF2497.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p545 (dp546 g289 VA basic search of the word "werewolf" shows that the condition is academically known as "lycanthropy." As expected, lycanthropy is not recognized by the medical world, but under the umbrella term, you find many different related topics. \u000a \u000aWhat do you end up reading about...? \u000a \u000a<> p547 sg291 (lp548 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I19 I52 I10 I2 I317 I0 tp549 (dp550 tp551 Rp552 sg298 g552 sg299 VResearch p553 sbsa(dp554 g12 I00 sg13 (lp555 I622 aI2632 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p556 (dp557 g289 V<> p558 sg291 (lp559 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I19 I53 I58 I2 I317 I0 tp560 (dp561 tp562 Rp563 sg298 g563 sg299 Vactions3 p564 sbsa(dp565 g12 I00 sg13 (lp566 I164 aI2801 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p567 (dp568 g289 VThe webpage reads: \u000a \u000a"The legend of the werewolf varies wildly depending on the sourch. In some myths, killing the werewolf who turned you before your first change can cure you of the afflction. In other myths, drinking a potion made from wolfsbane is said to cure a werewolf, but this is contrary to the myth that wolfsbane is potentially deadly to a werewolf. \u000a \u000aIn most myths, lycanthropy CANNOT be cured." \u000a \u000aDisheartened, you close the webpage and pull up your search list. \u000a \u000a<> p569 sg291 (lp570 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I19 I59 I17 I2 I317 I0 tp571 (dp572 tp573 Rp574 sg298 g574 sg299 VCure for lycanthropy. p575 sbsa(dp576 g12 I00 sg13 (lp577 I328 aI2801 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p578 (dp579 g289 VThe webpage reads: \u000a \u000a"The most common weapon against lycanthropes is of course, silver. Famously used in stories are silver bullets, though pure silver bullets cannot fire from guns. Also used are silver swords, daggers, or arrowheads. The consensus seems to be that the item need not be pure silver to do damage, but the purer the item is, the more lethal it is. \u000a \u000aAlso used against werewolves is wolfsbane, more formally recognized as Aconitum. A poison can be derived from this flower that can weaken the beast. Arguably, if enough wolfsbane is ingested than the werewolf can die, but administering such amounts is unlikely unless the werewolf is willing or cleverly tricked." \u000a \u000aUnsettled by the information that could possibly kill you, you look to your search list for other options. \u000a \u000a<> p580 sg291 (lp581 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I19 I59 I30 I2 I317 I0 tp582 (dp583 tp584 Rp585 sg298 g585 sg299 VWeapons against lycanthropes. p586 sbsa(dp587 g12 I00 sg13 (lp588 I489 aI2800 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p589 (dp590 g289 VThe webpage reads: \u000a \u000a"Lycanthropes, especially in the days leading up to their first full moon, are prone to hallucinations, severe mood swings, and overwhelmingly powerful senses. These are said to be caused by the new wolf persona taking hold within the afflicted's mind. That said, the human nature of a lycanthrope never completely vanishes. A lycanthrope who is self-aware would be capable of maintaining their sanity and control by not engaging in aggressive behavior. However, there is no accounting for outside stimuli intruding on the afflicted, and as such, the lycanthrope should take every precaution to reduce the possibility for stress and conflict." \u000a \u000aYou rub your chin as you consider this article and what you went through today. \u000a \u000a<> p591 sg291 (lp592 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I19 I59 I49 I2 I317 I0 tp593 (dp594 tp595 Rp596 sg298 g596 sg299 VPsychology of a lycanthrope. p597 sbsa(dp598 g12 I00 sg13 (lp599 I631 aI2798 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p600 (dp601 g289 VYou close your laptop and turn out the light. You'll have some time in the morning to get the things that you need so that your next day won't be so stressful. You're still determined to go to school, even if you really are a werewolf. After all, how else would you stay connected to who you are as a person if you don't do the things that define you? \u000a \u000a[[Get some rest.|NextDay]] \u000a p602 sg291 (lp603 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I20 I7 I5 I2 I317 I0 tp604 (dp605 tp606 Rp607 sg298 g607 sg299 VGo to sleep. p608 sbsa(dp609 g12 I00 sg13 (lp610 I326 aI2959 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p611 (dp612 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000a \u000aYou researched a lot of things last night, and though you got some conflicting information, you feel like you want to give some ideas a try. \u000a \u000aSo after a run to the local health food and organic medicine shops, you manage to find some wolfsbane in pill form. You're wary of taking a pill, after all it could KILL you, but if the dosage is right it could just take the edge off your big bad wolf attitude you've been experiencing. \u000a \u000aNext you also managed to purchase sound dampening headphones to use just in case you need to shut out the world and escape the hustle and bustle of the city. After the car alarm nearly made you piss your pants, you figure there WILL be a situation in which these will be useful! \u000a \u000aWith your new arsenal acquired you gather your things for class and leave. \u000a \u000a[[Time for school...|Class3]] \u000a p613 sg291 (lp614 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I20 I28 I53 I2 I317 I0 tp615 (dp616 tp617 Rp618 sg298 g618 sg299 VNextDay p619 sbsa(dp620 g12 I00 sg13 (lp621 I325 aI3101 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p622 (dp623 g289 VYou go to school, wearing your sound dampening headphones as you walk through campus. Your first class is English. You were looking forward to a lecture and maybe some Q&A, but when your teacher suddenly says that you're splitting off into groups of four, you panic. The only reason you didn't feel amped on the way to school today was because your headphones blocked out a lot of the noise and chaos of traffic and the busy campus. But having to deal with other students one on one? \u000a \u000aYour palms grow sweaty as three classmates push desks toward you. They smile at you, their eyes fixed on you, and you feel your shoulders tense and rise up, a growl building in your throat. \u000a \u000aWhat do you do...? \u000a \u000a[[Put on your sound dampening headphones.|Headphones]] \u000a \u000a[[Close your eyes.|CloseEyes]] \u000a \u000a[[Take a pill of wolfsbane.|Wolfsbane1]] \u000a \u000a p624 sg291 (lp625 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I20 I46 I2 I2 I317 I0 tp626 (dp627 tp628 Rp629 sg298 g629 sg299 VClass3 p630 sbsa(dp631 g12 I00 sg13 (lp632 I44 aI3274 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p633 (dp634 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aYou put on your headphones and try to focus on your paper in front of you, but within moments your teacher comes along and snatches the headphones off your head. \u000a \u000aShe glares at you and says scornfully, "If you want me to treat you like a high schooler, I will! You can get these from me tomorrow. In the meantime, I'd advise you not to disrespect my class again!" \u000a \u000a"You can't just take those!" you bark out, trying to snatch the headphones back. \u000a \u000aThe teacher keeps them out of your reach. "I can, as per the student agreement you first signed upon entering this school. Now focus on your classwork!" \u000a \u000aShe storms away and glare after her, panting slightly. Your classmates stare at you, and their stares intensify your anger, causing you to turn your singeing gaze on them. They busy themselves with their work, effectively blocking you out for the rest of the class. As a result, you have nothing to turn in, and earn a zero for the day. \u000a \u000a[[Continue...|cont8]] \u000a p635 sg291 (lp636 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I21 I32 I10 I2 I317 I0 tp637 (dp638 tp639 Rp640 sg298 g640 sg299 VHeadphones p641 sbsa(dp642 g12 I00 sg13 (lp643 I326 aI3269 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p644 (dp645 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aYou close your eyes to block out the smiles of your classmates, but as they begin to discuss the assignment, your strange behavior soon becomes hard to ignore. \u000a \u000a"Hey, are you okay?" The boy next to you pats you on the shoulder. \u000a \u000aYou violently swipe his arm away, jumping to your feet with a shout and knocking over your chair. You glare at him, wild eyed and with teeth bared as he stares up at you in bewilderment and fear. Your breathing is heavy and uneven. You take a step back and look around. Everyone is staring at you, and their attention feels threatening. \u000a \u000aWithout a word, you snatch up your belongings and flee the class. \u000a \u000a<> \u000a[[Continue...|cont8]] \u000a<> \u000a[[Continue...|Wolfsbane2]] \u000a<> \u000a p646 sg291 (lp647 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I21 I32 I22 I2 I317 I0 tp648 (dp649 tp650 Rp651 sg298 g651 sg299 VCloseEyes p652 sbsa(dp653 g12 I00 sg13 (lp654 I609 aI3276 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p655 (dp656 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aWith a look of trepidation, you take a pill of wolfsbane. \u000a \u000aAt first you feel nothing, and your discomfort with your classmates seems to escalate every time they so much as glance at you. But within a few minutes, you start to feel sick...and along with feeling sick, you also feel less aggressive. Soon, you can bare to speak out in your group and have others smile at you without wanting to behave like some cornered animal. \u000a \u000aThough queasy from the effects of the wolfsbane, you manage to finish the assignment and turn it in with the others at the end of the class. \u000a \u000a[[Continue...|Wolfsbane2]] \u000a p657 sg291 (lp658 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I21 I32 I35 I2 I317 I0 tp659 (dp660 tp661 Rp662 sg298 g662 sg299 VWolfsbane1 p663 sbsa(dp664 g12 I00 sg13 (lp665 I325 aI3479 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p666 (dp667 g289 V<> \u000aYou can't even cross campus without feeling like ripping someone's head off. You know for a fact that you can't make it through the day, you're so PISSED OFF, so you go back to your car and start the drive home... \u000a<> \u000aYou can't even cross campus without feeling like ripping someone's head off. You know for a fact that you can't make it through the day, so you go back to your car and drive home, feeling like a part of yourself is dying... \u000a<> \u000a \u000a<> \u000a[[Push the pedal to the floor and steer toward a man crossing the street.|Psycho]]<> \u000a[[Go home.|home2]] \u000a p668 sg291 (lp669 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I21 I38 I27 I2 I317 I0 tp670 (dp671 tp672 Rp673 sg298 g673 sg299 Vcont8 p674 sbsa(dp675 g12 I00 sg13 (lp676 I152 aI3636 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p677 (dp678 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000aIn your rage, you see nothing but red, and everything around you makes you feel threatened and angry. Without your sound dampening headphones, the world assaults you from all around, making coherent thought impossible. \u000a \u000aAnd that's when you see the man crossing the street. \u000a \u000aWithout a thought, you press the pedal to the floor and speed toward him, your teeth bared and your eyes manic. \u000a \u000aLuckily, he looks up just in time and jumps out of the way, shouting. \u000a \u000aYour tires squeal as you twist the steering wheel to avoid colliding with another car. Angry honks follow in your wake as you manage to speed away. The near collisions sober you enough that you realize what you had nearly done, and with a furtive look around you, you speed back home before the cops can find you. \u000a \u000a[[Continue...|home2]] \u000a p679 sg291 (lp680 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I22 I2 I41 I2 I317 I0 tp681 (dp682 tp683 Rp684 sg298 g684 sg299 VPsycho p685 sbsa(dp686 g12 I00 sg13 (lp687 I593 aI3479 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p688 (dp689 g289 V<> \u000aYou manage to sit through two more classes without incident before you have to leave school, citing your medical excuse from the hospital. This was harder than you thought. Maybe you really ought to listen to everyone and just take a break...? \u000a<> \u000a \u000a[[Go home.|home2]] \u000a p690 sg291 (lp691 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I22 I24 I18 I2 I317 I0 tp692 (dp693 tp694 Rp695 sg298 g695 sg299 VWolfsbane2 p696 sbsa(dp697 g12 I00 sg13 (lp698 F333.0 aF3634.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p699 (dp700 g289 VGiven your experiences at school, you decide to lay low at your apartment and finally rest, as per your friends and families pleas. You talk to your mother on the phone, and one conversation stands out to you. \u000a \u000aIt's approaching the weekend when your mom remarks over the phone, "You feel different, honey." \u000a \u000a"Really?" you reply. "How so?" \u000a \u000a"I'm not sure... But it's like there's something in your eyes. I can't explain it. It makes me worry for you." \u000a \u000a"Mom, for the millionth time..." \u000a \u000a"I'll always worry for you <><>.<><>.<> I love you." \u000a \u000a<> \u000aYou also hear from Wesley, who visits you at your apartment. \u000a \u000a"You've been acting strange. I hardly hear from you!" he says with crossed arms and a scowl. \u000a \u000a"That isn't true, I called you earlier this week!" you argue. "I've just been busy. It's not personal." \u000a \u000a"Look I'm just trying to look out for you. Okay? No going crazy on me!" He demands as he leaves. \u000a \u000aYou laugh and wave goodbye. "Yeah! Sure." \u000a<> \u000a \u000aThen, the night before the full moon, you get a visitor... \u000a \u000a[[Continue...|cont9]] \u000a p701 sg291 (lp702 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I22 I34 I13 I2 I317 I0 tp703 (dp704 tp705 Rp706 sg298 g706 sg299 Vhome2 p707 sbsa(dp708 g12 I00 sg13 (lp709 F339.0 aF3766.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p710 (dp711 g289 VWhen you open the door (you don't have a peephole) you're surprised to see Benjamin standing on the other side. \u000a \u000aHe looks you up and down before asking gruffly, "Can I come in?" \u000a \u000aSwallowing, you step aside and the man slips past you, his eyes immediately scanning your small apartment. \u000a \u000aWhen you shut the door, he turns to you <>and glares. \u000a \u000a"What the hell kind of game are you playing right now? You know that this is your life at stake?" He growls. \u000a \u000aYou stare at him, "I..." \u000a \u000aBenjamin thrusts a finger at you, and you back away, teeth baring and a growl erupting from your throat in surprise. "I've been watching you, and I don't like what I see! I told you the decisions you make will impact your life! What I don't think you realize is that your currently GAMBLING THAT AWAY!"<>and smiles. \u000a \u000a"You've been doing good, kid. The week before your first full moon is the hardest, and it was especially hard on you since you just woke up from a coma." \u000a \u000a"I've been trying to keep it together. It doesn't really feel like I'm doing all that well," you grumble. \u000a \u000a"Believe me. You have."<> \u000a \u000aBenjamin takes a breath and looks out toward your Western window, where you both can see the sun setting into the ocean. \u000a \u000aHe points at it. "There. Now in a day's time, all you have to do is come to the Felmore Forest like I told you, and we'll take care of you." \u000a \u000aYou narrow your eyes. "We?" \u000a \u000aBenjamin looks at you mildly. "The pack." \u000a \u000a"O-Oh..." \u000a \u000aHe laughs at your unenthusiasm. "Kid, listen to me. Pack is good. It's better than any alternatives you can find. Most of those lead to death." \u000a \u000a[[Ask Benjamin if he likes being a werewolf.|Like]] \u000a \u000a[[Tell Benjamin he looks like a crappy pack leader.|Crappy]] \u000a p712 sg291 (lp713 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I22 I41 I17 I2 I317 I0 tp714 (dp715 tp716 Rp717 sg298 g717 sg299 Vcont9 p718 sbsa(dp719 g12 I00 sg13 (lp720 I189 aI3951 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p721 (dp722 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a"Benjamin, do you like being a werewolf?" you ask nervously. \u000a \u000aHe looks at you in surprise, then looks down at his shoes. "Like isn't the word I'd use..." he says carefully. He looks up again and smiles wanly. "I've been a werewolf for over 30 years now. I've learned to deal with what I am, and I've found a kind of happiness. Are there things I like about being a werewolf? Sure. But would I rather be a regular human? Damn straight I would." \u000a \u000aYou nod slowly. You don't entirely get what a person could like about being a werewolf, but if a man like Benjamin could find a way to exist with his condition, then maybe there was a chance for you too...? \u000a \u000aBenjamin looks over at your kitchen counter, where there lies your Robert Frost book. He smiles and goes to it, picking it up with his dry, calloused hands. \u000a \u000a"Robert Frost..." he murmurs. He looks at you, and your amazed to see a kind of tenderness in his gaze. "My wife...when she was still alive...she loved Frost's poems." \u000a \u000aBenjamin sets the book down and closes his eyes, one hand on the cover. "I go to her grave once a year and read her some of his work." \u000a \u000aHe looks back at you, and there's a light mist of tears in his eyes. "I don't know if there's a heaven, kid. If there is one, I know my Margaret is up there. But will I ever join her? I doubt it. When I became a werewolf, I didn't want to believe. It was my hard-headedness that got her killed." \u000a \u000aYou nod slowly. You don't entirely know what Benjamin means by that. You want to ask him to clarify, to ask if HE was the one who killed her, or if his actions only led to her death (or maybe to him it was both?) But you refrain. You sense you're lucky just to have heard this much. \u000a \u000aBenjamin gives you a soft smile and starts for the door. \u000a<> p723 sg291 (lp724 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I23 I16 I7 I2 I317 I0 tp725 (dp726 tp727 Rp728 sg298 g728 sg299 VLike p729 sbsa(dp730 g12 I00 sg13 (lp731 I468 aI3948 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p732 (dp733 g289 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a"No offense, but you seem like a crappy alpha leader," you say with a sneer. \u000a \u000aBenjamin goes very still. He looks at you slowly, and while his face betrays no emotion, you get a sense that you are staring down a raging bull. \u000a \u000a"And why..." he starts slowly. "Would you say that?" \u000a \u000aYou roll your shoulders back and swallow hard. Everything in your body is saying to curl up, to look away, to show deference as wolves do. But you refuse. You're HUMAN damn it, and you've never censored yourself from the truth before. \u000a \u000a"Because," you bite out. "You let a rogue werewolf break away from your pack and hurt someone! Wolves don't run alone, but the one that attacked me? He was totally by himself! You didn't control your people and then when you had to deal with the new kid on the block, you did it without tact!" \u000a \u000aBenjamin's stony face twitches just slightly, and you can feel your stomach somersault inside. You start to shift your body toward the door, in case he attacks you. \u000a \u000aBut to your surprise, Benjamin lets out a long harsh breath and hangs his head. \u000a \u000a"It's true," he murmurs. "That wolf that attacked you that night...it shouldn't have happened. And I DISCIPLINED him, you can count on that. But I can't deny that your becoming a werewolf wasn't my failing..." \u000a \u000aHe starts for the door, and your fists ball up as he nears, your head unconsciously ducking to avoid direct eye contact. \u000a \u000aBenjamin pauses next to you, and leans in. When he speaks, there's a growl in his voice. "...But truth or not, you will NEVER challenge my authority like that again, or I will kill you. You get away with it now because you're still a pup. Consider it your last gift as a normal human being." \u000a<> p734 sg291 (lp735 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I23 I16 I13 I2 I317 I0 tp736 (dp737 tp738 Rp739 sg298 g739 sg299 VCrappy p740 sbsa(dp741 g12 I00 sg13 (lp742 I338 aI4068 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p743 (dp744 g289 VThe alpha werewolf pauses at the door and looks back at you. \u000a \u000a"Remember," he says. "You need to be at the Felmore Forest around sundown tomorrow. We'll be just past the public entrance. Your nose will lead you right to us." \u000a \u000aNot waiting for you to say anything in response, the man turns and leaves. \u000a \u000aYou stand and stare at the door, unable to bring yourself to move. \u000a \u000a[[Continue...|cont10]] \u000a p745 sg291 (lp746 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I13 I23 I22 I4 I2 I317 I0 tp747 (dp748 tp749 Rp750 sg298 g750 sg299 Vbenleaves p751 sbsa(dp752 g12 I00 sg13 (lp753 I343 aI4212 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p754 (dp755 g289 VNight passes and the day arrives. \u000a \u000aTonight will be the full moon. You feel so sick with anxiety that you can hardly get out of bed. Outside in your normally quiet hallway, you can hear people laughing and goofing around. Some sort of party. You wish those people would go away. Of all the days for the geeks on your floor to want to have a social life! \u000a \u000aThe night before, after Benjamin's visit, you didn't sleep very well, so you nap intermittenly throughout the day. You never stay asleep for long, your subconscious supplying you with bountiful imagery of wolves and blood and dead loved ones. \u000a \u000aAs the afternoon winds into early evening, the sun begins to slant into your window, and you seize with fear. You don't know if you can do this. You want to run away, to not think about this mess for just a little while. \u000a \u000aYou have two hours before sunset. \u000a \u000aYou think it's time you visited your mom. \u000a \u000a[[Continue...|cont11]] \u000a p756 sg291 (lp757 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I11 I38 I26 I3 I318 I0 tp758 (dp759 tp760 Rp761 sg298 g761 sg299 Vcont10 p762 sbsa(dp763 g12 I00 sg13 (lp764 F343.0 aF4354.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p765 (dp766 g289 VYour mother lives in another part of the city of Felmore, in a nice suburban-ish neighborhood in a small white house surrounded by flowers. Before you even get out of your car, you hear your mother call your name, but you don't see her. \u000a \u000aConfused, you stop on the sidewalk and call, "Mom?" \u000a \u000a"Over here, sweetie!" \u000a \u000aYou look over to see your mother knelt down near the fence, her head bobbing over a rose bush. She beams at you as she sets down her shovel and stands. \u000a \u000aYou smile at her bemusedly. "It's a bit late for gardening, isn't it?" \u000a \u000aShe gives you a rueful grin as you approach for a hug. "Well I suppose stubborness runs in the family." \u000a \u000aAfter you embrace, she gestures for you to follow her into the house. "Come on! I'll put on some tea," she says. \u000a \u000aInside your mother's home, you find yourself in a sea of bright colors and exotic trinkets. After your father's death, your mother had taken to travelling and collecting cultural items such as fertility totems, fabric murals, and jade statues. You suppose it was her way of coping with becoming a widow. Looking at her, however, one wouldn't expect that your mother held such an adventurous spirit, given how much she frets over you. \u000a \u000aYou take a seat at her dining table as your mother buzzes around the kitchen, preparing the tea. \u000a \u000a"So," she says with a glance at you. "What's the occasion? You almost never visit." \u000a \u000aYou slap a hand over your heart. "Zing! And so begins the guilt-tripping!" \u000a \u000aDone with her tasks, your mother comes and swats you lightly on the shoulder. "Oh stop! I'm not trying to nag you, I'm just stating a fact! The last time you came to the house was a year ago!" \u000a \u000aYou wince and rub the back of your neck. "Was it really that long ago?" \u000a \u000aShe gives you a dry look. "Yes, <><>.<><>.<>" \u000a \u000a[[Apologize.|Apologize]] \u000a \u000a[[Get defensive.|Defensive]] \u000a \u000a[[Act nonchalant.|Nonchalant_Adrian]] \u000a p767 sg291 (lp768 sg293 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I11 I45 I22 I3 I318 I0 tp769 (dp770 tp771 Rp772 sg298 g772 sg299 Vcont11 p773 sbsa(dp774 g12 I00 sg13 (lp775 F193.0 aF4505.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p776 (dp777 S'text' p778 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aYou fold your arms and shrug. "Well I've been busy! School is hard work, and I'm trying to build my reputation in the art community!" You fling a hand at her. "Besides, it isn't as if I don't come running out to meet you for lunch whenever you ask!" \u000a \u000aYour mother takes a seat next to you, her eyes wide. "Running out...to meet me?" Then her face hardens. "Running out to meet me!? That's how you look at it? An inconvenience??" \u000a \u000aYou scowl at her. "Honestly? Yeah! Dad died years ago! I thought you'd see by now that I can't fill that void for you!" \u000a \u000a"How dare you! I never tried to use you as a replacement for your father! NO ONE could replace Tim!" \u000a \u000a"Then why are you always hovering over my life?" \u000a \u000a"Because the only thing you let me DO is hover from afar!" Your mother snaps. \u000a \u000aThe tea kettle squeals, and with a disgusted click of her tongue, your mother gets up and turns off the stove. \u000a \u000aShe stands at the counter, head bowed. \u000a \u000a"I can't deny it," she says quietly. "I do miss your dad...God help me..." \u000a \u000a[[Continue...|cont12]] \u000a p779 sS'tags' p780 (lp781 sS'created' p782 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I12 I53 I8 I3 I318 I0 tp783 (dp784 tp785 Rp786 sS'modified' p787 g786 sS'title' p788 VDefensive p789 sbsa(dp790 g12 I00 sg13 (lp791 F481.0 aF4504.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p792 (dp793 g778 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a"I'm sorry, mom," you sigh, running a hand through your hair. "I could've come over more, but I chose not to for poor reasons. I really don't have a good excuse." \u000a \u000aShe waves you off as she takes a seat near you. "Honey, I told you, I'm not trying to nag you. I've done okay on my own. I've been a widow for over six years, I should think I can take care of myself now!" \u000a \u000aYou reach over and put a hand on her shoulder. "I love you, mom. I know you worry about me all the time, but I worry about you too!" \u000a \u000a"<><>,<><>,<> I'm fine. In fact, I was planning another trip soon!" \u000a \u000a"Where to?" you ask, as the teakettle starts to squeal. \u000a \u000aYour mother gets up and turns off the stove. "Panama. You know the isthmus that connects the two continents? I hear it's wonderful there..." she trails off and you gaze at her, waiting for her to say what she has on her mind. \u000a \u000a"I can't deny it," your mother says quietly. "I do miss your dad...God help me..." \u000a \u000a[[Continue...|cont12]] \u000a p794 sg780 (lp795 sg782 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I12 I53 I19 I3 I318 I0 tp796 (dp797 tp798 Rp799 sg787 g799 sg788 VApologize p800 sbsa(dp801 g12 I00 sg13 (lp802 F330.0 aF4641.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p803 (dp804 g778 VYou squeeze your eyes in pain. Your father had been an accountant for much of his life. It was supposed to be the safest, most dullest profession in the world. The risk factor in his life was practically non-existent. Then one day, some burglars broke into your home and caught your father by surprise. They shot him dead and fled the scene. Thankfully, your mother wasn't home at the time. The homicide case is still open, and it causes you and your mother no small amount of pain. \u000a \u000aThis isn't what you were looking for when you came here. You were looking for something comforting, not something painful and stressful. \u000a \u000aYou knuckle your eyes, jaw clenching... \u000a \u000a[[You explode with anger.|Angry]] \u000a \u000a[[You find a way to calm your feelings.|Calm]] \u000a p805 sg780 (lp806 sg782 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I12 I54 I19 I3 I318 I0 tp807 (dp808 tp809 Rp810 sg787 g810 sg788 Vcont12 p811 sbsa(dp812 g12 I00 sg13 (lp813 F103.0 aF4684.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p814 (dp815 g778 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a \u000aYou can't hold it in. You slam a fist onto the table and burst from your chair, making your mother squeal in alarm. \u000a \u000a"Stop talking about him!" You shout. "I can't stand it right now!" \u000a \u000aYou storm out onto the porch and pace back and forth. You need to calm down. You should've brought your wolfsbane pills but you forgot. You have your sound dampening headphones, but your mother is sure to come and try to talk to you, and you can't just block her out. You seem to recall her owning special genuine silverware for special occasions...maybe the pain will help ground you? \u000a \u000aOf course, you could just leave. \u000a \u000aWhat will you do? \u000a \u000a[[Get the silver.|Silver]] \u000a \u000a[[Get your headphones.|Headphones2]] \u000a \u000a[[Leave.|Leave]] \u000a p816 sg780 (lp817 sg782 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I12 I54 I33 I3 I318 I0 tp818 (dp819 tp820 Rp821 sg787 g821 sg788 VAngry p822 sbsa(dp823 g12 I00 sg13 (lp824 F544.0 aF4682.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p825 (dp826 g778 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aYou take a moment to gather yourself, breathing in deep. Then you clear your throat and recite quietly, "Nature's first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, so dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay." \u000a \u000aYour mother smiles at you, a tear slipping down her cheek. "Robert Frost?" \u000a \u000aYou nod mutely. \u000a \u000aWith a sniffle, she comes over and hugs you. \u000a \u000a[[Time to leave.|Leave]] \u000a p827 sg780 (lp828 sg782 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I12 I54 I50 I3 I318 I0 tp829 (dp830 tp831 Rp832 sg787 g832 sg788 VCalm p833 sbsa(dp834 g12 I00 sg13 (lp835 F31.0 aF4944.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p836 (dp837 g778 VYou slip back into the house, your breathing still uneven, and immediately head for the cupboard in the kitchin/dining area. Your mother is gone, and you think you hear her puttering off in the back. You need to act quickly. \u000a \u000aOpening up the cupboard drawers, you find the silverware you were looking for. You pick up a knife. \u000a \u000aImmediately, you skin begins to sizzle and you let out a hiss as the silver burns your skin. It's not enough, though... \u000a \u000a[[Stab yourself in the leg.|Stab]] \u000a \u000a[[Give up and leave.|Leave]] \u000a p838 sg780 (lp839 sg782 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I12 I55 I11 I3 I318 I0 tp840 (dp841 tp842 Rp843 sg787 g843 sg788 VSilver p844 sbsa(dp845 g12 I00 sg13 (lp846 F541.0 aF4938.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p847 (dp848 g778 VYou leave for home, feeling queasy. The sun is closer to the horizon now. You have less than an hour to make your decision about what you're going to do. \u000a \u000aOn the one hand, you could listen to Benjamin and go to the forest, as he so earnestly wishes you to. OR you could just stay home and try to figure it out yourself. After all, didn't Anthony Hopkins figure it out in that werewolf movie? \u000a \u000aYour mind spins as you park outside your apartment building... \u000a \u000a[[Continue...|Home]] p849 sg780 (lp850 sg782 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I12 I55 I21 I3 I318 I0 tp851 (dp852 tp853 Rp854 sg787 g854 sg788 VLeave p855 sbsa(dp856 g12 I00 sg13 (lp857 F312.0 aF5122.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p858 (dp859 g778 VYou're back in your apartment. You pace around trying to think about your options. \u000a \u000a<> \u000aThat's when you hear a knock at the door. \u000a[[Answer the door.|MeddlesomeFriend]] \u000a<> \u000a[[Time to decide.|FinalDecisions]] \u000a<> p860 sg780 (lp861 sg782 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I12 I55 I53 I3 I318 I0 tp862 (dp863 tp864 Rp865 sg787 g865 sg788 VHome p866 sbsa(dp867 g12 I00 sg13 (lp868 F181.0 aF4842.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p869 (dp870 g778 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aYou get your headphones from your car and sit on the porch for a while, your eyes closed. You first focus on controlling your uneven breathing. Then once that is in order, you try to focus on the cool evening air on your heated skin, the sweet smell of your mother's garden filling your nose. \u000a \u000aIt takes some time, but you calm down. \u000a \u000aYou take off your headphones and stand to see your mother sitting in the wicker chair next to the door. She looks at you and smiles. \u000a \u000a"I saw you meditating and decided not to bother you," she says. "I'm sorry, honey. I wasn't trying to upset you." \u000a \u000aYou stand and go to her, giving her a hug. "Mom, it's not your fault. I've just been having a hard time since I woke up from that coma." \u000a \u000a"I know. I just wish I didn't make things worse." \u000a \u000a"You don't. I'll be okay." \u000a \u000aYour mother kisses your cheek. "I love you, sweetheart." \u000a \u000aYou give her an extra squeeze. "I love you too, mom." \u000a \u000a[[Time to leave.|Leave]] \u000a p871 sg780 (lp872 sg782 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I14 I8 I16 I3 I318 I0 tp873 (dp874 tp875 Rp876 sg787 g876 sg788 VHeadphones2 p877 sbsa(dp878 g12 I00 sg13 (lp879 F29.0 aF5083.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p880 (dp881 g778 V<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000a<> \u000aWith several quick breaths to steel yourself, you raise the knife and stab yourself in the thigh. You scream, just as another voice joins yours. The pain is powerful and debilitating, and for a moment you cannot properly move, just stumble and fall onto the kitchen table. You feel hands on you, and someone babbles hysterically. In your trauma, you cannot seem to grasp that this person is your mother, and she is trying to guide you into a chair. \u000a \u000aWith a strangled yell, you push her away, and she crashes into the refridgerator. You rip the silver knife out of your leg, and groan as you hold your thigh. It feels as though fire is in your flesh, but you watch, amazed, as the wound begins to close. Werewolves have rapid healing. \u000a \u000aYour self-control comes trickling back to you, allowing you to think more coherently. You look over at your mother, who stares at you in abject terror. Your heart wrenches. This wasn't what you had intended... \u000a \u000a[[You need to leave. Now.|Leave]] \u000a p882 sg780 (lp883 sg782 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I14 I13 I15 I3 I318 I0 tp884 (dp885 tp886 Rp887 sg787 g887 sg788 VStab p888 sbsa(dp889 g12 I00 sg13 (lp890 F147.0 aF5267.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p891 (dp892 g778 V<> \u000aYou answer the door and are surprised to see Wesley. You position yourself in the open door crack, not letting him in. He looks at you sternly. \u000a \u000a<> \u000a"Wes?" You rub your neck. "Uh...hey bro. This isn't a good time." \u000a \u000a"Yeah? Well I think this is a perfect time," he responds shortly. "Something's up with you man, and it isn't right." \u000a \u000a"Dude, come on, not now..." \u000a \u000a"John, I've been hearing stories from people about you flipping out!" \u000a \u000aYou scowl. "Like what?" \u000a<> \u000a"Wesley?" You bite your lip and shift your weight to one foot. "Um. Hi. Look this really isn't a good time." \u000a \u000a"Yeah? Well I think this is a perfect time," he responds shortly. "Something's going on with you Jane, and it isn't right." \u000a \u000a"Wes, please, just--" \u000a \u000a"Jane, I've been hearing stories from people about you flipping out!" \u000a \u000aYou scowl. "Like what?" \u000a<> \u000a \u000a<> \u000aWesley snorts and puts his hands on his hips. "Like...oh...I dunno... Nearly running a guy over!?" \u000a \u000aYou blanche. "I--I don't know what you're talking about!" \u000a \u000aWesley narrows his eyes. "Oh really? Well Jamal, y'know the guy who acted in your movie? He saw you do it! I didn't want to believe him, but when I went on the local news websites, I saw an article about a near hit and run. It describes YOUR car as the vehicle involved!" \u000a \u000aYou swallow hard, unable to say anything. \u000a<> \u000a \u000a<> \u000a"Did I mention? I just got a HYSTERICAL call from your mom," he bites out. "Who tells me that you stabbed yourself in the leg with one of her silverware, then pushed her into the fridge!!" \u000a \u000aYou wince and squeeze your eyes shut. "Wesley, it's not how it looks..." \u000a \u000a"I have no idea how this fucking looks, because this sounds beyond crazy to me! It doesn't make sense! Why are you acting like this??" Wesley shouts.<> "People have told me you snarled at them, yelled at them, and got physical with them when they were just trying to help!" \u000a \u000aYou shake your head. "Listen. I know this looks bad. But I need you to leave it alone, okay? As my best friend, I'm ASKING you to trust me!" \u000a \u000aWesley glares at you. "You've changed, and I don't know if I like the new you..." \u000a \u000aWithout another word, he stomps away. \u000a \u000aYou gaze after him sadly before shutting the door. As much as you want to explain things to your friend, you have bigger things to worry about. \u000a \u000a[[Time to decide.|FinalDecisions]] \u000a p893 sg780 (lp894 sg782 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I14 I30 I51 I3 I318 I0 tp895 (dp896 tp897 Rp898 sg787 g898 sg788 VMeddlesomeFriend p899 sbsa(dp900 g12 I00 sg13 (lp901 F505.0 aF5353.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p902 (dp903 g778 VThe time is now. You have just enough time to drive to the forest like Benjamin told you. Or you could ignore his directions... \u000a \u000aWhat will you do? \u000a \u000a[[Go to the Felmore Forest.|Forest]] \u000a \u000a[[Stay home.|Home3]] \u000a p904 sg780 (lp905 sg782 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I14 I31 I4 I3 I318 I0 tp906 (dp907 tp908 Rp909 sg787 g909 sg788 VFinalDecisions p910 sbsa(dp911 g12 I00 sg13 (lp912 F510.0 aF5507.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p913 (dp914 g778 VYou decide to go to the forest... \u000a \u000a<> \u000a[[Continue...|foresthuman]] \u000a<> \u000a[[Continue...|forestbeast]] \u000a<> p915 sg780 (lp916 sg782 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I15 I24 I49 I3 I318 I0 tp917 (dp918 tp919 Rp920 sg787 g920 sg788 VForest p921 sbsa(dp922 g12 I00 sg13 (lp923 F152.0 aF5526.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p924 (dp925 g778 VYou decide to stay home... \u000a \u000a<> \u000a[[Continue...|homehuman]] \u000a<> \u000a[[Continue...|homebeast]] \u000a<> p926 sg780 (lp927 sg782 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I15 I24 I56 I3 I318 I0 tp928 (dp929 tp930 Rp931 sg787 g931 sg788 VHome3 p932 sbsa(dp933 g12 I00 sg13 (lp934 F14.0 aF5688.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p935 (dp936 g778 V<> \u000a<> \u000aThings are a blur. This strange city confuses you, and you're beast-like mind is confused and frightened...and that's dangerous. You have memories of a place that made you feel safe and certain. \u000a \u000aThe place you go to is on a hill. It is large and wide, with spread out trees and lots of large cold buildings. Your ears perk as you hear young people talking nearby. \u000a \u000a"Hey are you heading to class? Let me walk with you." \u000a \u000a"Oh man, I forgot my notes!" \u000a \u000aYour human side provides a word: School. \u000a \u000aYour lips curl back as you avoid the chatty people and you skulk around the edges of the campus to a quieter area where you encounter a tall man with red hair and freckles. He is with other people but they wave goodbye to him. \u000a \u000a"Bye Wesley!" \u000a \u000aYour ears perk. That name means something to you, but your animal mind cannot comprehend what. \u000a \u000aWesley lights a cigarette as you creep out of the shadows, and when he turns his head he spots you. \u000a \u000aBoth of you freeze. \u000a \u000aThe cigarette falls from Wesley's lips as he takes a step back. Then another. With a yell, he turns and runs. \u000a \u000aYou snarl and give chase, your instinct driving you. It doesn't take long for you to tackle the man from behind. He tries feebly to fend you off, but with your massive weight on top of his back, he cannot do much. \u000a \u000aYou bend down, and with your jaws, you tear out his throat. \u000a \u000aAs you feast on the twitching corpse of the man you only knew as "Wesley" you hear urgent voices approaching. There are shouts. Your head snaps up, your muzzle dripping from fresh blood to see lights flashing your way. \u000a \u000aYour human mind conjures up one last word: Security, before shots ring out, and a bullet finds its way through your heart. \u000a \u000aYou fall over dead, your convulsing body shifting back to human, the blood still staining your skin... \u000a \u000a++++THE END++++ \u000a<> \u000aThings are a blur. This strange city confuses you, and you're beast-like mind is confused and frightened...and that's dangerous. You have memories of a place that made you feel safe and certain. \u000a \u000aThe place you go to is on a hill. It is large and wide, with spread out trees and lots of large cold buildings. Your ears perk as you hear young people talking nearby. \u000a \u000a"Hey are you heading to class? Let me walk with you." \u000a \u000a"Oh man, I forgot my notes!" \u000a \u000aYour human side provides a word: School. \u000a \u000aYour lips curl back as you avoid the chatty people and you skulk around the edges of the campus to a quieter area where you encounter an older bald man with glasses. People are with him but they wave goodbye. \u000a \u000a"Goodbye Mr. Jim!" \u000a \u000aYour ears perk. That name means something to you, but your animal mind cannot comprehend what. Your human side provides another word: Teacher. \u000a \u000aHe takes out a cell phone and starts to fiddle with it. When he presses it to his ear, he turns his head and spots you. \u000a \u000aBoth of you freeze. \u000a \u000aThe phone slips from the man's hand as he takes a step back. Then another. With a yell, he turns and runs. \u000a \u000aYou snarl and give chase, your instinct driving you. It doesn't take long for you to tackle the man from behind. He tries feebly to fend you off, but with your massive weight on top of his back, he cannot do much. \u000a \u000aYou bend down, and with your jaws, you tear out his throat. \u000a \u000aAs you feast on the twitching corpse of the man you only knew as "Mr. Jim" you hear urgent voices approaching. There are shouts. Your head snaps up, your muzzle dripping from fresh blood to see lights flashing your way. \u000a \u000aYour human mind conjures up one last word: Security, before shots ring out, and a bullet finds its way through your heart. \u000a \u000aYou fall over dead, your convulsing body shifting back to human, the blood still staining your skin... \u000a \u000a++++THE END++++ \u000a<> \u000a p937 sg780 (lp938 sg782 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I15 I28 I28 I3 I318 I0 tp939 (dp940 tp941 Rp942 sg787 g942 sg788 Vhomehuman p943 sbsa(dp944 g12 I00 sg13 (lp945 F290.0 aF5694.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p946 (dp947 g778 V<> \u000a<> \u000aThings are a blur. This strange city confuses you, and you're beast-like mind is confused and frightened...and that's dangerous. You have memories of a place that made you feel safe and certain. \u000a \u000aThe place you go to is a white building with flowers all around it. Your nose flares with the sweet scents. Leaping over the fence, you go around the back of the house where a screen door is all that is keeping the bugs out this night. You can smell the sweet aroma of cooked meat wafting from inside. \u000a \u000aYou're hungry. You have not found food since you left your civilized prison. Scratching at the screen, you find a knick in it that is just big enough for you to snag a tooth into. You rip a hole into the screen and squeeze through. You're now in the house. More specifically, your human side says, the pantry/laundry area. \u000a \u000aIt is dark in this room, and this is not where the food is, so you creep toward the light and see an older woman with pale blonde hair setting the table for what appears to be dinner. \u000a \u000aShe seems to sense your presence, because she looks your way and freezes. You come closer, your lips pulling back as you growl viciously. \u000a \u000aYour human side provides a name: Mom. \u000a \u000aThe Mom woman starts to scream, and the sound sets you off. Snarling, you leap at her, but you miss and skid into the hallway leading to the front door. Your paws slip on the smooth floor as you try to turn, and just when you think you have the woman at your mercy, something hard strikes you in the head. \u000a \u000aYou yelp and back away, seeing a tall man with red hair and freckles emerge from the living room wielding a bat. \u000a \u000aYour human side provides another name: Wesley. \u000a \u000aWesley shouts and swings at you again, and you turn and flee, back toward the back door you entered through. Your wolf self prefers easy prey, not anything that fights back. \u000a \u000aWithout any other idea of where to go, you hide out in an alley until morning comes. \u000a \u000aThe moment the moon sets, your body shifts back to human. You awake shivering, and thanks to the kindness of a hobo, you borrow some clothes and sneak back home. The memories of the night trickle back to you slowly the whole way, but as you take the key under your doormat and enter your apartment, you suddenly remember one horrible moment... \u000a \u000aThe moment you tried to kill your own mother. \u000a \u000aYou don't even shut the door closed. Like a zombie, you go to your bedside table, where you've kept the wolfsbane pills. You uncap it and swallow them all. \u000a \u000aYou sink onto your bed, feeling numb with disgust towards yourself. \u000a \u000aThe darkness seizes you, and you think of nothing else ever again... \u000a \u000a++++THE END++++ \u000a<> \u000aThings are a blur. This strange city confuses you, and you're beast-like mind is confused and frightened...and that's dangerous. You have memories of a place that made you feel safe and certain. \u000a \u000aThe place you go to is a white building with flowers all around it. Your nose flares with the sweet scents. Leaping over the fence, you go around the back of the house where a screen door is all that is keeping the bugs out this night. You can smell the sweet aroma of cooked meat wafting from inside. \u000a \u000aYou're hungry. You have not found food since you left your civilized prison. Scratching at the screen, you find a knick in it that is just big enough for you to snag a tooth into. You rip a hole into the screen and squeeze through. You're now in the house. More specifically, your human side says, the pantry/laundry area. \u000a \u000aIt is dark in this room, and this is not where the food is, so you creep toward the light and see an older woman with pale blonde hair setting the dining table for what appears to be dinner. \u000a \u000aShe seems to sense your presence, because she looks your way and freezes. You come closer, your lips pulling back as you growl viciously. \u000a \u000aYour human side provides a name: Mom. \u000a \u000aThe Mom woman starts to scream, and the sound sets you off. Snarling, you leap at her and knock her over. She hits her head on the edge of a counter hard and falls to the floor, deathly still. Blood pools onto the linoleum floor. The scent drives you wild, and you set into feasting on the fresh corpse. \u000a \u000aWhen you have satisfied your hunger, you leave the claustrophic house, only to find that there are many lights all around. Your ear swivels and catches some words from one person out of the many on the sidewalk-- \u000a \u000a"--a blood curdling scream from next door and I just had to call the police--" \u000a \u000aShouts erupt as people spot you in the dark front yard. Flashlights point your way, and you shy away, ears flat on your head. Shots ring out and a bullet passes through your heart. \u000a \u000aYou fall to the ground, and your convulsing body shifts back into human form, your naked skin covered in blood. \u000a \u000a++++THE END++++ \u000a<> \u000a p948 sg780 (lp949 sg782 g23 ((I2013 I11 I14 I15 I28 I39 I3 I318 I0 tp950 (dp951 tp952 Rp953 sg787 g953 sg788 Vhomebeast p954 sbsa(dp955 g12 I00 sg13 (lp956 F421.0 aF5694.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p957 (dp958 g778 V<> \u000aYou drive to the forest, and park somewhere discreet. Ignoring signs that says the forest is closed at night, you head down the path, trying to see any signs of where it is you need to head. For a second, you wonder if someone is following you, but when you turn and backtrack, you see signs of no one. Then your nose tweaks with an animalistic smell, and you follow this off the trail and into the woods. \u000a \u000aEventually you come across a group of people in the woods. They all stop and stare at you, and you shrink feeling nervous. The group is comprised of old and young people. Everyone is dressed casually and most aren't wearing shoes, making you feel overdressed. Benjamin steps forward and spreads his arms. \u000a \u000a"You made it!" He says beaming. \u000a \u000aHe gestures for you to come closer, and nervously you do so. \u000a \u000a"Everyone," Benjamin says to the group. "This is the pup I was telling you about." \u000a \u000aEveryone murmurs hellos, and while some smile, you notice no one bares their teeth. In wolf, you recognize this is their attempt at appearing non-threatening. You make a conscious effort to avoid direct eye contact and to make yourself look as small as possible. The wolf inside you wants to be submissive to avoid trouble. You're just fine with that! \u000a \u000aThe group, or your 'pack' rather, heads deeper into the woods until they come to a clearing. There everyone begins to strip. You tug at your clothes shyly, but you can see the logic in this. You can't transform into a wolf and still have on your normal human clothes. \u000a \u000aFinally, the change comes, and it starts as a lightning strike of pain down your spine. You scream, collapsing to your knees as the pain spreads through your chest, then down your limbs. \u000a \u000aTo your surprise, a blonde haired woman kneels next to you and puts an arm over your shoulders. She gives you a closed mouth smile. \u000a \u000a"It gets easier..." She murmurs. \u000a \u000a"Did it hurt for you the first you changed?" You stammer out. \u000a \u000aShe nods and holds you as your body spasms and fur erupts over your skin. \u000a \u000aThe change seems to take forever, but when it is complete, you are no longer human. You are a wolf, albeit, larger than the natural wolves more commonly known. Your new pack circles you, and you shrink to the ground, tail tucked, as they sniff and nip at you. \u000a \u000aThen one wolf, who smells like the woman who had held you, trots up to you and licks your face. You whine, and she nips at your flanks. "It's time to run!" she is telling you. \u000a \u000aThe hunt begins and the pack works as a unit, running free through the woods. You feel amazing, howling and yipping with the rest of your packmates. Then the pack leader, "Benjamin" your human side says, takes off after prey that was hiding nearby. Everyone eagerly gives chase, including you. \u000a \u000aYour new wolf body is spritely and powerful. In your growing confidence, you easily outrun your packmates. You do not dare to pass the alpha leader, but you're close enough now that you can see what the prey is. \u000a \u000aIt's a tall human, with red hair. \u000a \u000aYour human side reacts in horror as it supplies a single name: Wesley. \u000a \u000aBut your wolf side is in the fervor of the hunt now, and when the alpha leader tackles the prey down and the pack descends on them with rabid hunger, so do you, and happily so... \u000a \u000a++++THE END++++ \u000a<> \u000aYou drive to the forest, and park somewhere discreet. Ignoring signs that says the forest is closed at night, you head down the path, trying to see any signs of where it is you need to head. For a second, you wonder if someone is following you, but when you turn and backtrack, you see signs of no one. Then your nose tweaks with an animalistic smell, and you follow this off the trail and into the woods. \u000a \u000aEventually you come across a group of people in the woods. They all stop and stare at you, and you shrink feeling nervous. The group is comprised of old and young people. Everyone is dressed casually and most aren't wearing shoes, making you feel overdressed. Benjamin steps forward and spreads his arms. \u000a \u000a"You made it!" He says beaming. \u000a \u000aHe gestures for you to come closer, and nervously you do so. \u000a \u000a"Everyone," Benjamin says to the group. "This is the pup I was telling you about." \u000a \u000aEveryone murmurs hellos, and while some smile, you notice no one bares their teeth. In wolf, you recognize this is their attempt at appearing non-threatening. You make a conscious effort to avoid direct eye contact and to make yourself look as small as possible. The wolf inside you wants to be submissive to avoid trouble. You're just fine with that! \u000a \u000aThe group, or your 'pack' rather, heads deeper into the woods until they come to a clearing. There everyone begins to strip. You tug at your clothes shyly, but you can see the logic in this. You can't transform into a wolf and still have on your normal human clothes. \u000a \u000aFinally, the change comes, and it starts as a lightning strike of pain down your spine. You scream, collapsing to your knees as the pain spreads through your chest, then down your limbs. \u000a \u000aTo your surprise, a blonde haired woman kneels next to you and puts an arm over your shoulders. She gives you a closed mouth smile. \u000a \u000a"It gets easier..." She murmurs. \u000a \u000a"Did it hurt for you the first you changed?" You stammer out. \u000a \u000aShe nods and holds you as your body spasms and fur erupts over your skin. \u000a \u000aThe change seems to take forever, but when it is complete, you are no longer human. You are a wolf, albeit, larger than the natural wolves more commonly known. Your new pack circles you, and you shrink to the ground, tail tucked, as they sniff and nip at you. \u000a \u000aThen one wolf, who smells like the woman who had held you, trots up to you and licks your face. You whine, and she nips at your flanks. "It's time to run!" she is telling you. \u000a \u000aThe hunt begins and the pack works as a unit, running free through the woods. You feel amazing, howling and yipping with the rest of your packmates. Then the pack leader, "Benjamin" your human side says, takes off after prey that was hiding nearby. Everyone eagerly gives chase, including you. \u000a \u000aYour new wolf body is spritely and powerful. In your growing confidence, you easily outrun your packmates. You do not dare to pass the alpha leader, but you're close enough now that you can see what the prey is. \u000a \u000aIt's a large deer. \u000a \u000aYour alpha leader manages to close in the gap and tackle the creature. 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They all stop and stare at you, and you shrink feeling nervous. The group is comprised of old and young people. Everyone is dressed casually and most aren't wearing shoes, making you feel overdressed. Benjamin steps forward and spreads his arms. \u000a \u000a"You made it!" He says beaming. \u000a \u000aHe gestures for you to come closer, and nervously you do so. \u000a \u000a"Everyone," Benjamin says to the group. "This is the pup I was telling you about." \u000a \u000aNo one says anything. No one smiles. The only response comes from one man who crosses his arms high over his chest. You clench your jaw but refrain from baring your teeth. \u000a \u000aThe group, or your 'pack' rather, heads deeper into the woods until they come to a clearing. There everyone begins to strip. You tug at your clothes shyly, but you can see the logic in this. You can't transform into a wolf and still have on your normal human clothes. \u000a \u000aFinally, the change comes. Pain strikes down your spine like lightning, and you seize up. With your muscles locked, breathing all but stops for a moment as you feel the pain spread throughout your chest, then down your limbs. Your bones snap and shift. Your skin burns and rips. \u000a \u000aThe moment you can take a breath, you scream in agony. \u000a \u000aThe change seems to take forever, but when it is complete, you are no longer human. You are a wolf, albeit, larger than the natural wolves more commonly known. Your new pack circles you, and you shrink to the ground, tail tucked, as they sniff and nip at you. Some growl and snarl. You are a stranger, and they don't trust you, that is plain to see. \u000a \u000aOne wolf approaches you, and he bares his teeth. You square off with him and make a split decision. You can either take this lying down, or fight back. \u000a \u000aYou're going to fight back. \u000a \u000aWith a growl, you leap at the other wolf. 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Ignoring signs that says the forest is closed at night, you head down the path, trying to see any signs of where it is you need to head. For a second, you wonder if someone is following you, but when you turn and backtrack, you see signs of no one. Then your nose tweaks with an animalistic smell, and you follow this off the trail and into the woods. \u000a \u000aEventually you come across a group of people in the woods. They all stop and stare at you, and you shrink feeling nervous. The group is comprised of old and young people. Everyone is dressed casually and most aren't wearing shoes, making you feel overdressed. Benjamin steps forward and spreads his arms. \u000a \u000a"You made it!" He says beaming. \u000a \u000aHe gestures for you to come closer, and nervously you do so. \u000a \u000a"Everyone," Benjamin says to the group. "This is the pup I was telling you about." \u000a \u000aNo one says anything. No one smiles. 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The change seems to take forever. \u000a \u000aWhen you rise from the tangled mess of the bed, the useless rope falling away from you, you are no longer bipedal. You don't have opposable thumbs, naked skin, or round ears. You are a wolf, albeit, a larger one than the natural beasts of the wild. \u000a \u000aYou give your lupine head a shake and glare around at your surroundings. Your wet nostrils flare. \u000a \u000aThis place smells wrong. It's civilized. Unnatural. You snarl and look to the windows. A deeper part of you, the human part, whispers that they are locked, but you snort at this. Trotting to one side of the apartment, you turn and charge at the nearest window. \u000a \u000aYour large body smashes through it with little trouble, the shards cutting at your body as you sail through the air. \u000a \u000aYou crash onto the ground below, just as a car veers out of the way to avoid hitting you. People scream. 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You cannot repress the shudder that travels through you, a sickly feeling traveling through your stomach as you remember again those hellish red eyes upon you, teeth sinking into your skin, and-- \u000a \u000a"I'm sorry honey but after losing your dad and then nearly losing you too..." Your mother's voice snaps you back to reality and you look to see her eyes are wet though she's smiling warmly, encouragingly at you. \u000a \u000a"Mom..." \u000a \u000aThe sharp whistly of the squealling tea kettle breaks the moment and with another reaffirming but gentle squeeze on your shoulder, your mother gets up and turns off the stove. \u000a \u000aShe stands at the counter, head bowed. \u000a \u000a"I can't deny it," she says quietly. "I do miss your dad...God help me..." \u000a \u000a[[Continue...|cont12]] p1008 sg994 (lp1009 sg996 g23 ((I2013 I11 I19 I8 I31 I54 I1 I323 I0 tp1010 (dp1011 tp1012 Rp1013 sg1001 g1013 sg1002 VNonchalant_Adrian p1014 sbsa(dp1015 g12 I00 sg13 (lp1016 F51.0 aF895.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p1017 (dp1018 g992 VYour grip is clammy from fear, and the beast slips from your feeble control. It plunges its jaws into your left shoulder, tearing at it, shaking it like a dog. The pain turns you into a mindless, screaming beast of prey, all ability for complex thought drowning in your flowing blood. 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You respond without turning your head. \u000a \u000a"But this is federal land," Gregory remarks next. "We could get arrested!" \u000a \u000aYou roll your eyes as you come to the clearing you had scouted out earlier. You recognize it thanks to the fluorescent orange ribbon you tied to a branch. \u000a \u000aYou try to reassure them as you kneel down and begin to unpack your camera equipment. "It'll be fine guys! This scene won't even take that long." \u000a \u000aYour childhood friend, Wesley, stops next to you. He's tall, gingerheaded with freckles and green eyes. He says... \u000a \u000a[["Listen, Jane..."|Jane]] \u000a \u000a[["Listen, John..."|John]] \u000a p1097 sS'tags' p1098 (lp1099 sS'created' p1100 g23 ((I2013 I11 I20 I13 I44 I43 I2 I324 I0 tp1101 (dp1102 tp1103 Rp1104 sS'modified' p1105 g1104 sS'title' p1106 Vwolfstart p1107 sbsa(dp1108 g12 I00 sg13 (lp1109 F557.0 aF32.0 asg15 (itiddlywiki Tiddler p1110 (dp1111 g1096 V \u000aWolf Skin coded and written by Amanda French \u000a
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