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 Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:46 pm
Branwan walked into the cafeteria. As the smell of food hit her nostrils she realized that she was starving small wonder really, she hadn’t eaten since her transformation. Ah yes, her transformation, she could not even tell what she was turning into. Her feet and toes had gone all hard, her big toe had grown longer, her middle and pointer finger had partly fused, her nails had grown in to what seemed like sharp claws, and she had a very short tail. Not only that but with out losing any fat or muscle, that she could tell, she had lost more then ten pounds! Long story short, she wasn’t going to win any beauty competitions.
Anyway, thinking about how she looked wasn’t going to get her fed was it? She walked over to the food counter and pilled food onto her plate. Then she looked around for an empty table… Ah, there was one, she sat down.
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:54 pm
Ed walked into the cafeteria, half starved. He had been in semi-seclusion since his first transformation, so when he smelled the food he almost drooled from the scents. He was also extremely tired. He figured it was because of the transformation since he'd guess that anyone would be tired from having their bones stretched out. Thinking about it, he wondered what the hell he was becoming, and he didnt like it. All that was there to give him clues were his now more flipper like hands and feet, stubby tail, and what seemed to be a shell forming from his spine.
Then it hit him, what if it was a marine animal? He wasnt sure, but the shell was a pretty good indicator. A crab maybe? But those have claws... He thought as he was getting his food. Not particualarly wanting to think about that right now, he went to find somewhere to sit. He didnt see any tables so he had to find a table and just sit there. Spotting a table with only one person, he headed over in that direction.
"E-excuse me, is anyone sitting here?" He asked the girl that was sitting at the table.
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:04 pm
“yes, me,” said Branwan raising an eyebrow, “but you can sit here if that’s what you mean, I’m not stopping you” She smiled and gestured at the chairs with a deformed hand.
While she talked she looked him up and down, taking in his flipper-things, she could not see anything else because it was all behind him.
Feeling slightly uncomfortable because of her freshly developed tailbone she shifted back so she was sitting on her thighs and not her butt.
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:10 pm
"Heh, yea thats what I meant." He said smiling back, "thanks." He then took a seat, but made a slight whimpering sound since he was still not used to having a tail. It also made it a bit harder to sit because of his forming shell.
He fidgeted for a couple minutes, trying to get comfortable since he couldnt slouch due to his hardened back, but tried his best.
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:26 pm
“Try sitting on your thighs,” Branwan said, noticing his discomfort, “that way there will be less pressure on your tail bone, you did just grow a tail, right?” she smiled.
Her smile quickly faded as she looked at her plate, most of it was tasty, turkey sandwich, grapes, cottage cheese, and watermelon. But lurking under her sandwich was a chunk of raw meat. She wrinkled her nose, “ew.”
She picked up the offending meat, holding it between her claws and placed it on her napkin.
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:33 pm
"Heh, actually I'm also growing a shell like thing. Im actually not quite sure what it is." He said, adjusting himself on to his thighs. It was a little bit better, but still a bit painful. "Thanks for the tip!"
He also decided to look at what was served, and cringed at it. The sandwhich looked alright from the outside, but he opened it up to see fish with lettuce on top. Though it was dead, he still hated fish--or anything that had to do witht he ocean for that matter. Ever since he was 5--since the incident he's hated everything about it.
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:44 pm
“A funny thing instincts, to make me pick raw meat with out knowing it,” she murmured to her self, “odviously what ever I’m turning into likes raw meat.”
She looked up at Edward, mentally back tracking, “what? Oh, yes, your welcome,” She paused, "shell?"
“Oh, by the way, my name is Branwan, what’s yours?” She held out her mutated hand.
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:55 pm
Ed, who was still cringing at the fish, was thinking why exactly did he pick the fish? "Maybe whatever I am likes fish..?" He wasnt sure but he didnt like it. Since mostly marine animals ate fish and he hated them with a passion.
Snapped out of his thoughts and looked back up and Branwan. "Yea, its some sort of shell. A...painful shell."
"Im Edward, nice to meet you Branwan." He said, reaching out his flippered hand and shook her hand.
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:15 pm
“No,” said Branwan, “it’s not nice to meet me, because meeting me here means that both of us are going to turn into animals and that’s not nice.”
Branwan thought about this for a moment, “speaking of which, do you know what you are turning into? I have no idea, I mean, what has feet and claws like this?” she swung her foot momentarily out from under the table to show him.
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:20 pm
Ed frowned, for what she said was the truth. Meeting people here wasnt the best thing, but at least it would make it easier. "Well, at least we wont be lonely.." He said, trying to make light of the situation.
He stopped to think for a moment. "No, I dont know what I am." He said looking at her claws, "And I have no idea what has claws like that."
He then got up and turned around, lifting up the back of his shirt to reveal the "shell" that was forming on his back. "Do you know what has a shell like this?" He asked.
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:33 pm
Branwan smiled at Ed’s optimism, she was more cynical then that and he was at least five or six years older then her. “There is that,” she agreed.
She looked at the boys back, “I have no idea, but… the first thing I think of when I think of shells are…” she squinted and bit her lip, “…turtles? Maybe you are a turtle?”
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:40 pm
Ed smiled too, glad he was able to get a smile on her face. Though, he was still unsure about the whole thing, it was good to have some sort of relief.
He frowned at what he heard next. Turtles...turtles were marine animals--were part of what he hated most. "I hope not...Im not fond of the sea...or sea creatures..." He said, sitting back down, trying yet again to get comfortable. It wasnt as easy because he knew that deep down, she was probably right, and it made him sick. He feared the sea and everything that lived in it...and now that he might become what he feared/hated most...he wanted to vomit.
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:24 pm
“There is nothing wrong with the sea, the sea is a wonderful place,” Branwan would have said more but the sick look on Edward’s face stopped her.
“Come on,” she said, standing up, “let’s go for a walk, it’s getting stuffy in here.”
She picked up her sandwich, no need to go hungry, “I still haven’t seen all of the inner island.”
ooc: sorry, I had to eat dinner.
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:48 pm
"I used to like it...until I was 5. My parents took me there and I almost drowned and since then I've been afraid of it." He said, cringing at the memory.
"Alright...a walk sounds nice." He said, getting up.
"Neither have I, it will be good to see it, I guess. To get used to it."
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:06 pm
“That’s horrible!” said Branwan, her face taking on a look of sympathetic horror; I’m glad that didn’t happen to me, she thought with a shudder.
“Come on,” she said braking her own contemplative silence, “maybe we can clime part way up the mountain.”
She started to walk out the door, looking behind her to see if Edward was coming.
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