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[chuffle]

[That's....absurdly cute, but then-]

I'm sorry.

You can't change whenever you want?

[theshabbiestofmen]

No. Once a month, that's all. I've noticed my human senses have become a bit better now that I've a pack.

Er-- so is it common, then? Your changing?

[chuffle]

Common, most days, almost anytime, really.

[She takes a sip of her tea]

Are you part of Derek Hale's little get together?

[theshabbiestofmen]

I think we're a pack, to be honest.

[chuffle]

Jesus Christ. Does he woo you kids with candy or something?

[She is not really impressed by Derek Hale, to be honest here]

Sorry, I'm just not sure what's so appealing.

[theshabbiestofmen]

[He shrugs and glances down, his cheeks coloring a little.]

It's nice to . . . to have somewhere to belong. To know that I'm part of something, that I can rely on them for things that my other friends-- though I love them dearly-- can't understand. I've never known any other werewolves before, let alone ones who enjoyed their lycanthropy.

[He rubs his face.]

And Derek . . . he protects us. Tries to keep us safe.

[chuffle]

[She can tell she embarrassed him a little, so she tones it down, just a bit]

Sorry, I don't really get the pack thing. We don't...really do that. Well, the Simba do, but whatever, they're their own thing.

But if it makes you more secure, who am I to judge?

[theshabbiestofmen]

[He shrugs.]

It's just something to have. Like a family.

[chuffle]

Does it make you feel better?

[The question is very gentle, very soft.]

[theshabbiestofmen]

[He shrugs sharply.]

It is what it is. You should tell me more about your world.

[chuffle]

What would you like to know?

[Her world and her life are different matters, and she's comfortable enough with one of them]

[theshabbiestofmen]

Anything.

[Thank god. They can move on and he can forget his embarrassment.]

Is it all tigers, or any animal? What determines what kind of animal you are?

[chuffle]

Mm, well, even werewolves are rare. Most shifters are werewolves, then it goes down the line - rats, birds, cats - big ones and little ones - and it's genetic. We can't spread it by bite.

You know I thought that was pretty standard, but the more wolves I meet here, the more it occurs to me that it's kind of unusual.

[She takes another sip.]

My father was a Khan - that's a tiger - and so was my grandfather, and my great-grandmother - and so on, and so forth.

[theshabbiestofmen]

There are voluntary shifters in my world-- animaguses, they're called-- but what animal you are is based on your soul, on what you truly are.

[chuffle]

This isn't...about souls. Although I believe in them.

We're a species. Like humans, only different.

Animaguses. Would they be...mages? Magicians?