Attempt #1 (Karianor)

[Noah]

Year 512th 68th, fall, midday The streets Why him? Noah knew these were difficult times and all, but why chase him. He hardly had anything. That’s if you didn’t count his home. Somehow most people never counted the cottage. Maybe it was the clothes then? – He thought as muscles rippled in a fit of pain. Running eh? One foot in front of the other and all that jazz, Noah would’ve surely passed on those opportunities any given day. There wasn’t much choice now however. It would probably be best to remember to speak only with his siblings of this. His mother had a weak heart as was. She really didn’t need anyone jumpstarting it. Maybe folks from Syliran cities would’ve turned around to see just how far or close behind the pursuers were. Not Noah though – he never even bothered thinking about it. What most people considered cowardice, he’d take on readily as common sense. No flashy words or deeds, just a pair of clumsy legs disappearing soon – if Ionu had him in good graces. If not – well money wasn’t important enough to part with any of his health. If only his older brothers were around… even Nella, his eldest sister, would’ve been more than sufficient to turn them away. Still he only had himself, and that was hardly flattering in this situation. Steps were becoming copper and then led before turning to iron. He couldn’t keep this up; instead he’d turn around, immediately sticking a hand in his pocket. There was no way he’d resist. Still, he was one for counting regrets. There were only several coins in his pocket. If this was all they were going to take, then perhaps it was for the better. Noah could deal with being a few mizas short. His hands and feet he needed. Besides, even a busted lip seemed an unkind choice. Especially since they were going to take what they wanted anyway. Street gangs… silly words… there were no real gangs here, not that he’d believe anyway. Not that Ionu would allow. This Alvadan had enough sense to step down when he was being forced to. One – he was counting them now – two, three, four and five. If there were more of them, he couldn’t quite discern. Oh the cliché of walking home alone… why him kind gods, why him? Sticking out his hand he’d move it around a bit, making sure these thugs took notice of the shinnies. Running was making him sick. Noah wasn’t built for this, any of it! A short moment and one of them mumbled something he wasn’t paying attention to. Next thing Noah knew, two of them were coming towards him. In panic he dropped all the coins to the ground. That was either incredibly wise or incredibly foolish. Time would be the judge, yet his skeptic nature felt psychic and foretold the outcome. The bandits seemed offended. What a joke. A swing came to his jaw before he had time to react, being airheaded and all, sending him into the dust. It seemed like he’d be around to see yet another punch line come next chime. Oh good graces, why him? He was perfectly content with the routine!

[Karianor]

Karii, how many of her few friends were calling her, was taking her usual walk. Not thinking of anything, only admiring Alvadas. That city always managed to surprise her day after day. Suddenly she saw some gang was maltreating a small weakling. Not a rare scene in this town she thought. Usually Karii doesn’t get involved into other people’s problems, she would just move along where she headed, why should she get in trouble if it’s not necessary. But while those gang members were hitting the boy his eyes met hers and she instantly felt the urge to help him. She didn’t understand why, she just knew she had to. So she did. Walking up to the place the whole fight was happening one of the gang members was telling Karii that that wasn’t a place for a lady like her. She saw the lust in his eyes and was disgusted by it. Who is he to look at her like that, she wanted to bite him, she wanted to maul him. Instinctively she transformed into a bear. Karii did came to help the boy in trouble but first thing first, that ugly street rat deserved some beating. Karii felt so much rage, she never was able to tolerate the lustful look of men. The street rat ran away after only getting one hit of her paw, and the other followed. “How typical of them.” said Karii, who changed into her human form again and was looking where the cowards were runnig. Karii turned to the boy, again feeling something, it wasn’t love or anything like that, but something she never felt before. Karii explained, not even knowing if the boy wants an explanation or not, how she had some encounters with people like that, “The more in numbers they are, the easier it is to scare them away.” In a second followed, “I’m Karii. And you are?” She just couldn’t resist to ask , she wanted to know who this boy was.

[Noah]

Something broke out of his mouth as a few more blows landed. Was it really a scream? Somehow he had always envisioned himself much stronger than that. That one stupid (and repeated) sound made him feel emasculated, but there were worse things which could all still happen. One of these things, obviously, was a little girl rushing to his aid. Something unorthodox happened and in a few flashes of this creature went from a girl to a bear to a naked girl. Normally nudity wouldn’t bother him as much as to leave him mute, but the animal aspect had him only inches away from soiling his undergarments. Given a few seconds, all of the thugs bothering him were up and away. He couldn’t blame them though; the only thing stopping him from running was the natural disadvantage of already laying down on the floor. Something in Noah wanted to scream again, but recollections came back in form of memories and he could still refrain from it. After all, his grandfather did say it was best to remain calm around animals. Old man even wrote that it was ill advised to make any sudden movements. Great, just petching great! How the hell was he going to run away if not by some perpetuated sudden movement? She was… no, it, it was talking to him! Why was this beast still around?! Shouldn’t it be gnawing on his bones or at least chasing some more appealing prey already? Maybe if he talked back, creature wouldn’t consider him a meal? Unless it was all about the pure pleasure of still screaming and fidgeting meals… that wouldn’t be ideal. By this point, Noah was desperate to say something, anything, but he couldn’t remember anything it had said. Had he ever even heard it? I. Uhm. Huh? – was the most he could do without shock receding. What was that thing doing? It should be long gone by this point. And he should be gasping for breath in sweat stained sheets. Yes, this all would’ve been a nightmare in a kinder world. As if not to neglect here and then, his head would pulse a bit stronger. Nothing too horrid, just enough to make him remember the blows and bruises that were bound to follow… hopefully those idiots didn’t break his nose. He liked his nose.

[Karianor]

Still looking and awaiting an answer on the question Karii noticed that the boy was scared. Why is he scared? She never quite understood why people get scared by her. “Don’t worry I wont hurt you.” she said. Suddenly she felt the consequences oh her transformation, she was already wondering where those disappeared. Karii needed something to eat, quickly and she needed some sleep too. “Again, I’m Karianor, also know as Karii to my friends. And you are?” All of the sudden she felt pain, all over her body, she heard some high pitch sound, so loud that if the boy even answered the question she wouldn't notice. What’s wrong with her? This never happened before. Karii got scared. She never felt such pain in her life. “I have to go to eat, the transformation drained my last drop of energy, you are very welcome to join me”. Few moments later she noticed that her invitation might get misunderstood. “I’m inviting you too eat with me, not to be eaten” and then she burst into laugh. She didn’t laugh like this in a while and cause of it she totally forgot about the pain. Now she headed to her home , after few steps she turned to see if the boy , who’s name she still didn’t know , was following her.

[Noah]

Taken back by her silly nature, Noah tried to make sense of it but couldn’t. Still it was far from relieving his tension to have her invite him somewhere. Maybe it was some perverse fetish of hers – luring the prey until it came with her willingly? Yeah, the man could see that one as possible. With things like her, or it, or whatever he’d call this creature, you could never be certain. Noah knew better than to trust anyone or anything right off the bat. He’d been raised better. In light of this, he’d allow a few excruciatingly long moments before taking so much as a deep breath. When his body finally unhinged from that primal fear grip, his recovery was rather swift given the circumstances. Getting up, he was suddenly giving himself more attention than he’d care to show the animal that was slowly walking away. The stranger had even invited him to come with, and then, as to answer an unvoiced question, mended a bit of his dread. So he wasn’t to be eaten? It was a poor reason to come with her, but then again, even with all paranoia and pessimism working towards a better judgement, he was still kind of curious about the whole situation. Karii – he’d say weakly, as if to tell her they were friends. She wouldn’t eat her friends, would she? It was a weak attempt on his part to establish some sort of a connection between them. Plus it hardly hurt to try and observe her as anything but mere beast as she so far stood in his eyes. After a few steps she turned around, still naked. Something told him she remained completely oblivious of this fact. Most likely it was the nonchalant behavior she retained long after showing off her primal cloth. While she was still looking toward him, he’d trace hands in an arch over his body without touching it. You should – he got nervous – I mean – not quite confident, he’d remain uneasy – Your clothes… Hopefully his mental gibberish would get her the idea he was trying to transfer. Better yet, hopefully it wouldn’t offend her. Somehow he didn’t appear to have woken up on his people person foot that morning.

[Karianor]

What was this silly being doing, Karii was totally confused. What did he try to say to her? She should what? What about her clothes? She looked down on herself and realized she was totally naked. As always no one was ok with it, why does everybody has the urge to cover their body, even hers. She looked back to see if her clothes were there and there they were, scattered across the street in pieces. “Oh well, I guess I’ll have to get some cloth later. So anyway, are you coming with me or not?” “Yeah! “something hit her like a lightning , she didn’t get or she didn’t hear the answer on her question so she asked again “What’s your name again?”.

[Noah]

As if cleaving thin air while stretching after the woman, Noah wasn’t ready to go after her just yet. Maybe she was an idiot, but his mentality transcended that somehow a.k.a. he had a big mouth. You’ll need the clothes! – He had spoken out against most his wishes, yet letting a girl go around Alvadas naked seemed like a terrible idea to him. Her bestial side didn’t affect his thinking much. It was perhaps for the better to explain him saying anything coherent, so he did. It’s impossible to find anywhere without a key. – Somehow he could hardly imagine she had a key anywhere on her... unless… no, that was way too much for him to think or care about. Everything he knew about girls he studied from the behavioral pattern of his sisters, yet they were never this eagerly difficult. One thing was for sure, he wasn’t going with her. Not only did he consider it obscene, but there were better things for him to do until the day was done. He still needed an easy slip out of her paws. His decision to keep clear was indeed strong, but any ideas on how were lacking.