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Her curly hair obscures her face for a time though she never grew quiet, rather she grew louder for several more minutes. She didn't quiet, not until her tail had stopped at it's new length, and when she grew quiet her breathing sounded a LOT more shallow, though little air was being drawn in like a normal human.

After a few moments and clearing the blood from her mouth, though little bits still remained, her flickering tongue registered someone... or something near and she lifted her head turning it to look towards Tomothy, her face different now then it had been as her eyes looked up at the male and she slightly sat up, but not by much

Oh god she was hungry... the taste of blood in her mouth made for no help in this matter. The Komodo at this point still had control, the change had made her HUNGRY... The blood in her mouth made hte Komodo crave meat... preferably fresh.. and stepping close was meat. Much like the previous two times that the Komodo took control she was quiet though she stared at him her now more clawed fingers flexing in the sand under them. There was just something in the look in her eyes that was unlike anything Tomothy would have ever seen in her before as her tongue flickered

Oh no.. food running... The Komodo hurried though very sorely to it's feet and ran after him leaving her towel behind on the beach. She stumbled slightly a few times, but overal her speed wasn't all that bad.

Did she sound winded? It might have been hard to tell but she wasn't really feeling it. The Komodo saw it's prey's actions and began to reconsider it's chase of the meal, surely it couldn't be the ONLY meal available. She slowed slightly, her mind, the komodo's mind weighing the options of her situation

The Komodo stopped dead in it's tracks closing it's eyes and turning it's face away nearly choking on the horrid scent that assaulted it's sense of smell. By the time it was breathable again she was alone, a 1/2 Komodo woman n musk-soaked shorts and tshirt. With a growl she retreated and waded into the water in hopes of getting rid of hte scent, her human side not yet in control enough to tell her the remedy for skunk spray

Joliette stood at the corner of the building wearing an oversized shirt and the beach towel. She'd gone to #28 and pulled out the ONLY piece of clothing the git had given her that was anywhere near decent or wearable in her mind. She was watching, trying to avoid people, she wasn't sure she was ready to see more people yet, least not till she had food in her stomach.. and tomato juice to get rid of the musk she had on her.

Chubbs was wandering out the door, heading out to get some food and feed his stomach, or stomachs as he thought he had some days. He felt like a nice big chunk of steak or some sausages, the thought almost made him drool. putting his cap on and turning to leave, a smell hit his nose that made his hairs curl up. He'd smelt it once before, and it took him a moment to recognize it. It was the smell that came off of Tim, the skunk guy he met near the river. Sniffing around, he drew closer to it while trying not to cry, to see if Tim was nearby.

Joliette saw David, the one person she shouldn't be worried about seeing her changed she suddenly felt a fear that she was ugly, she'd seen her reflection in the water's surface and she hated what she looked like, she retreated around the corner and leaned back against the wall and stared down at the ground by her feet.

Chubbs followed the smell a bit more, until he couldn't bare the stench and started to dry gag a little. He rubbed his eyes and looked around. Maybe he had scared Tim last time or something, but he had recently been nearby, Chubbs decided to call after him.

" Hey... ahh.. Tim? .. that you buddy?"

There wasn't any response for a time, and then she replied "No" her voice was quiet, but audible. She pulled the towel around herself more hiding as much of her as she could her hair falling into her face as she stared at her clawed toes. She had hoped he wouldn't check, but she wasn't easily hidden smelling as she did

Chubbs blinked hearing the response as he did. If he had of known better, he swore that was Joliette that just said that. Heading towards the voice or at least where he last heard it, Chubbs shuffled quietly.

" Hey uh.. Joli...that you? ..What's up hun?"

"Oui c'est moi" she replied "It's me" she repeated in English, "n-nothing, just kinda got... sprayed" she admitted that much, she wasn't sure she wanted to admit she'd changed, though if he finally saw her he'd know without saying so she knew she wouldn't have to admit it

Chubbs still wondered what Joliette was saying in French, one day he'd have to start learning it so he could understand her. He was worried why she sounded odd, until she mentioned she got sprayed. Tim can't have done that on purpose he thought, but a bad smell wasn't about to keep him from her. Heading around a corner he spied her in a towel and headed closer to see if she was alright. Then he noticed it, the tail and her feet, they were not the same. Even through the hair the change had been obvious. He had hoped this wouldn't have happened to her, it had been so long with out her changing, he thought she was fine. Chubbs walked right up and wrapped himself around her and hugged her tightly.

" Oh .. I'm sorry love.. "

That's all it took for her to break down, not in anger or as the Komodo, but to cry, burying her face into his furry chest. Why she'd doubted him she didn't know, but she still had hated her appearance.

Chubbs tried to breathe, he was getting roused up inside. How could this happen to someone he so cared about. He wanted to tear something apart, to blame all the staff for it. He held Joliette tight and ran his fingers through her hair softly, trying to calm her and leaned down to kiss the top of her head.

" Shhh... it's okay... you are still Joliette to me"

"I'm Joliette..." she pulled a hand from inside the blanket and wiped her eyes and nodded. She looked up at him giving him a full view of her changed face. She looked up at him, at his expression... his eyes... Her stomach growled and she tried to ignore the hunger that was still building inside of her from not having yet eaten since she changed

Chubbs brushed her hair back from her face, the change was definitely dramatic enough to see the difference. He ran his thumb along her cheek and blinked as he heard he stomach and smiled some what.

" Ya know my sweet, I was bout to get me some food, care to join me for a date?"

"All right, I was going to get some and leave.. that and tomato juice... I don't think anyone would be able to handle being in there if I spent much time in there right now... Least not till I get rid of this smell" She gave him a weak smile

Chubbs was breathing through his mouth at this time. He didn't think it'd do much for Joliette's esteem right now if he threw up right by her. The smell had probably gotten onto him by now, hopefully not as bad. He thought he better ask her how she ended up with the smell in the first place later.

" Tell ya what... ah.. why don't ya grab yaself a shower, and I'll go bring us back some stuff... anything ya fancy?"

"Can you get tomato juice so I can? I already tried washing off in the ocean and failed..." She asks softly "Then I'll go wash while you get food?" she paused "As for what... It's going to have to be meat to satisfy the beast... I thought about a salad...but I felt no desire for one... despite how hungry I am"

Chubbs nodded and brushed her hair again. Poor girl, changed and sprayed at the same time, not a good day today. He gave her a small hug again and leaned down to kiss her lips.

" Okay hun, I'll grab us something.. I'll be back soon"

She nods "Thanks David" she says glad to be able to avoid going into the town hall building. She returned the kiss, it felt strange in a way due to the shape of her face "I'll.. I'll head home"

Chubbs nodded and took a step back. He could see her now a bit more openly. It wouldn't till they were home and more open with each other again that he would see how much she had changed all over. He petted her cheek and headed out, making his way towards the cafeteria.

" I'll find ya something, see ya soon hun"

Joliette nodded "Thanks David" she watched him, he'd changed so much, and then she thought of herself, she'd changed so much. She remembered his angry outburst when he changed, she remembered how she felt during her own change, she had to half wonder if they'd make it through this to the end without killing each other... she hoped so. "I love you David" she replied even if he wasn't there to reply and then headed for their duplex and but she stayed as much as she could out of sight

Chubbs eventually came back to the duplex, it took him a moment to open the door. He carried inside a tray of hot steaming steaks, sausages, roasted meat, bacon and stew. On the side were some bowls of fruit salad and a couple cans of coke. Under his arm though were two great big tin cans and a can opener. These were the tomato juice he had gotten from the lady at the cafeteria. He shut the door behind him and looked for Joliette.

Joliette sat on the toilet with the lid closed still wrapped in the towel the window wide open as she waited for him, she didn't hear the door open or close to the duplex as she stared quietly at the tile of the bathroom, she couldn't wait to no longer stink

Chubbs put the tray on the table in their room and started walking around, wondering if Joli was home at all. He peeked in the bathroom and found her sitting there. He smiled and walked over to her and put the tins on the floor and walked over to help her off the toilet seat.

" Come on... let's get ya cleaned up and we can enjoy the food"

Joliette nods "I blame the Komodo for this, but then the Komodo is me... it just had control" she says and stood up letting the towel slip to the floor and moved to pull the oversized shirt off as well "If it's this hard to control now... I'm scared to think what the future might be like"

Chubbs took off his shirt and motioned for her to hop into the shower and he began to open up one of the tins with a can opener.

" Okay, I hope this gets it off for ya"

With that he grabbed a cloth and headed to the shower with her, it was noticeable now with out that shirt how much she had changed.

" Did ya go after Tim?"

"Yeah" she replied quietly after a moment "He was right there when I changed, I lost control when I was changing" she admitted even though she hated to admit it. She climbed into the shower after shedding her undergarments, she was still getting used to the tail behind her being as long as it was.

Chubbs dunked the cloth in the red juice and got it rightly soaked before he started to scrub he down with it. He tried to be firm enough to be useful but not hard enough to hurt. She would be still tender from the change, he didn't want to cause her pain. He knew how she felt, how he had changed and went after her, it must have been hunger for her. For him though it was different.

" I'm sure he'll understand hun, it's not always something we can handle"

Joliette nods "I hope so, he ran and I chased... least until he sprayed and then I stopped, that's one very powerful defense mechanism" She let him help her wash the smell off "I saw what I look like in the water at the beach... I look awful" she closed her eyes she was in fact sore and definitely tender in any area where she'd scratched

Chubbs pulled the tin up and poured some juice over her and scrubbed at her scaly skin, the smell combination wasn't a pleasant one but it should help in the end.

"Ya not awful hun ... I still see you"

"Thanks David, I I'm glad someone does... I suppose it'll take a before I can see that inside myself..." she made a face as the liquid poured over her. Her tongue flickered hitting the tomato and she made a face, somehow she seemed to have lost her taste for it... Or perhaps it was just the fact it was mixed with the musk... she didn't know.

Chubbs stepped inside with her and took care to washed her all over, even in her hair, he really hoped this worked. Being stinky was all she needed.

" After this we'll wash ya down and just to be sure we'll repeat the process"

"Sounds like a plan... have you ever had this happen to you David?" She asked "The musk I mean" she looked at him, her tail swaying slightly behind her as she stood there

Chubbs tried to rub his eyes some, the smell was getting to him a little, even if he wasn't smelling it. The juice was sticking to his fur a bit, it was a rightful mess.

" Nah, I ain't had em out in Australia, and never been bush while in America either, first time I smelled one was with Tim"

Joliette nodded she tried to keep her tongue in her mouth it seemed more sensitive to the scent then her own nose. "Remind me never to chase him again ok?" she smiled a weak wry smile she did NOT want to go through this again. She hoped David never did either

Chubbs smiled and nodded up at her and got up to pour the rest of the juice in the first tin over her head and rubbed her down some more. He gave a small smile before reaching to turn the taps on to rinse her down.

I dunno, I'm kind of enjoying myself"

Joliette couldn't help herself that in itself made hr giggle "Noone said you had to wait for a skunk to spray me before helping me" she teases and lifts a hand using the backside of it to wipe the juice from her eyes

Chubbs took the shower head from the cradle and started to wash Joliette down with a smile, trying to jet the juice from her face and her hair. He chuckled as well as she giggled and leaned over and gave her a kiss once more and started soaping her down.

" I know I didn't, just better time as any"

"So very true... What did you bring to eat?" she asked as her stomach spoke her hunger once more. as she opened her eyes and gave him a soft smile. She was grateful for having him, not just his help, but his acceptance and love as well

Chubbs grabbed some shampoo and started rubbing it into her hair as he hosed her down with water. He had to admit, even with the changes, she started to look kinda hot right now. He sniffed the air for a test smell.

" Bit of bacon, roast beef, Irish stew, some sausages.. ya know, my favorites"

She nodded the talk of meat made her hungry, the beast craving and calling out for the food it desired. "Something tells me meat in general is going to be quickly becoming a 'favorite' for me too... Just the thought of salad... I had no desire at all for it, and it used to be my favorite" she sighs and waits for the whole process to be over and to be clean again

Chubbs washed her down thoroughly, getting everywhere on her, not to leave a part of her unclean. He then turned the taps off again and opened up the second tin and started washing her down all over again.

" I grabbed some fruit salad too, gotten bit a sweet tooth as well"

Joliette looked at her hands, she looked at the claws she had managed to now own... "I'll try some, I hope I haven't lost my taste for it, it's bad enough to lose my humanity,... Thank you David... for being supportive" she made loose fists with her hands and then relaxed them and looked up at him

Chubbs smiles and kissed her forehead and got a great be muzzle full of tomato juice.

" Anytime love"

He smiled and licked the juice off and then grinned.

" Ooo hey , little salt and some thyme and I think I'll lick ya clean"

He chuckled and then washed her down, making sure he got rid of all the tomato and gave a test sniff.

" Ooo hey, that's much better"

Joliette giggled scrunching her neck up a little at his proclamation of eating her. "I am not that tasty am I?" she asks as the water runs over her washing all the tomato from her scaly skin and then she sniffs her arm "Much much better, thanks" she reaches up to run the back of her fingers against his fuzzy face

Chubbs makes his odd purr like growl sound as he's pleased with the petting. He finished hosing her down and then hosed himself down a bit and grubbed a towel each for them both.

" Ya get yaself dressed up and I'll heat up the food a bit"

Wrapping the towel around herself she climbs from the shower nodding "Will do, I kinda tossed the other clothing it was rather stinky" She pauses and looks up at him "now to sort out what I can wear comfortably, thankyou David my love" she wanders from the bathroom in search of clothing doing her best to ignore the strong feeling of soreness and soon was wearing a loose top and a skirt and sitting on the end of the bed trying to get comfortable with the now-longer tail

Chubbs popped the meat out of the microwave, all steamy hot again and brought it all over to the bed on the tray. He smiled and gave Joli a wolf whistle, which didn't quite sound right with his transformed lips and sat down beside her and grabbed up a sausage.

" These taste pretty good"

Joliette eyed the meat for a moment and then picked one up she looked at it in silence for a moment and then opened her mouth revealing the change in her teeth as she put it in her mouth and bit down, this really helped her discover chewing and simply biting just wasn't plausible anymore and she pulled at the sausage tearing a small chunk off and then swallowing it

Chubbs took a bite of his own blinked, staring at Joliette eat. He cleared his throat and had to joke, smiling a bit.

" Okay.. remind me never to ask you to give me a BJ from now on"

And he chuckled.

Joliette paused mid bite and she felt her skin burn as she blushed brightly at the thought of his request... it was not what she had expected him to say at all.

Chubbs smiled and leaned over, cupping her cheek and kissing her forehead. He leaned his head to hers and smiled at her.

" I'm sorry hun, bad joke I know. Just really ripped it up is all"

"It's ok David... I just wasn't expecting it that's all. Do we have any pain killers left here?" she asks softly not wanting to move from the closeness he was providing just then

Chubbs smiled and nodded, leaning over to the dresser and searching around in a drawer. A moment later he pulls pulled out a small bottle and sat it in front of her.

" There, should be a fair few left, hope they help"

He smiles and pulls up some roast with his fingers and begins to chew it

She nods and smiles and with some fumbling gets the container open, she takes a couple and then like him continued to eat the meat he'd brought, between bites she pauses "Did you have an ok day?"

Chubbs smiles and nods, taking her hand in his own and brushing his fingers along it. It was still her hands but still so different now. Chubbs popped open his coke and took a sip.

" It was fine.. I slept so much though"

"You must have been tired to have slept for so long" She mused tearing at the meat after she spoke, "Have you been staying up or something?" she was trying to take the topic away from her change, she was already trying to avoid thinking about it/

Chubbs smiled and leaned over to nibble at her shoulder playfully. It was good to see her smile again, he liked to see that of her. He was glad that she was feeling better and hoped the food would fill her tummy.

" Me stayin up? nah.. recon it would be this lovely girl I sleep beside, gets my blood a flowing"

"I'm not lovely..." she didn't feel lovely, not right then. "But thankyou... I wish I had been asleep at home when I changed rather then waking up from sunbathing on the beach. But then... I imagine the Komodo would have come after you like it did after Timothy"

Chubbs smiled a bit with a quirk in his lip and patted her hand softly.

" Ya are lovely, and ain't gonna change me mind. And I felt that Komodo of yours before... glad this time I had something to give you instead of my arm"

He winked and offered her a bit of his roasted beef with his fingers.

"Your arm?" she looked at him oddly for a moment and then flicked her tongue once before taking the piece of meat she offered between her teeth. She knew she wouldn't change his mind, that didn't surprise her.

Chubbs fed her and smiled, then motioned to the spot on his arm where she once bit him.

" Ya were out of it at the time I guess, but when I found ya out at sea, ya bit me... guess I looked tasty huh?"

"Out at sea..." then she remembered "Oh.. heh, I don't exactly remember the entire time I was on that raft, everything after sunset was a blur or I just plain don't remember it. I wish I could say I did... I hope I didn't hurt you, only thing I could think of was perhaps that I was hungry..." she looked a lil sheepish at this admission

Chubbs smiled and woofed down some stew hungrily, he could understand how she felt at times. He leaned over and gave her a light kiss again and licked his maw.

" Yeah, ya were pretty hungry, but was understandable hun, was a bad time"

Joliette nodded and ate, she tried a couple bites of stew and then just stared into the bowl... The veggies in the stew bothered her... "I can't eat this" she said quietly and then put the spoon in the bowl and set it down pausing before picking up another sausage

Chubbs nodded and looked at the vegetables, decided to eat that instead so she could enjoy the other meat. He took another sip of coke and covered a burp.

" I'll remember that for next time"

"I wish I could, honest I wish I could... I just have no taste for the veggies" she looked at the meat in her hand and growled her hated for Sabin growing, the doctor Moreau might have been responsible for the serums themselves but she blames Sabin for what was happening to her.

Chubbs shifted himself along the bed, trying to be careful not to spill anything until he sat himself beside her. He wrapped his arm around her and alternated from feeding himself and herself with bits of meat with a smile

He did manage to keep her distracted, but her anger didn't subside for the doctor and she had to yet learn to control the Komodo better then she did at that time, it had only gotten stronger since she'd changed

Zach had, admittedly, taken a wrong turn somewhere in the jungle. This beach was unfamiliar, smaller, and felt almost desolate. He had tended to keep to the western side of the island, the eastern half he'd explored very little of. He glanced idly at the ocean waves, holding Kaveri's painted letter in his hand, then purposefully read the letter over again. Complete, utter nonsense. He'd just have to outdo her. He forced himself to smile knowingly as he read it, then peered out over the water as though watching and waiting. It was a tedious little game, but he supposed that as long as he and Kaveri felt they were giving the doctors hell, it was worth it. She was worth it, anyhow. The events of the wild party the other night seemed far too fast for him, and it felt nice to finally stop and think about it all.

Joliette sat in the sunniest part of the smaller beach staring out over the water, her conversation the night before with David made her want to come here and just stare, not to mention the hot sun beating down on her felt rather nice. She didn't notice the male come onto the the beach, she was wearing a loose top and a skirt and had her legs bent and her arms crossed leaning ontop of her knees her chin on her arms

Zach had almost failed to spot Joliette's tiny figure on the beach as he'd turned to leave. She wasn't immediately recognizable either, but from the scaly, snoutlike appearance of her face he realized that she'd changed. Immediately, he held his hand over his chest protectively, accidentally crumpling the letter a little. He hadn't forgotten his panic and injury the last time they'd met, and how violent she'd become at the whim of her instincts. Would it happen again?
He approached her quietly, his tail curling fearfully while he skirted the rockier dunes. Such drastic changes? she looked like she was going down the path of the other green lizard, Amaya. He let his hand fall to his side, realizing he'd held it protectively the entire time. The crinkle of the letter as it moved between his clenched fingers likely gave him away before his voice. ?Joliette???

Joliette lifted her head from her arms and turned her head looking at the voice of the person who had spoken, her eyes did not hold the same quality as the last time they'd run into each other "Hi Zachary" she says quietly with a nod to him. He was obvious who he was by the fact he was missing an arm, she took in his changes, she'd not really paid attention to them the first time

Zach, for once, was mutually absorbed in looking over her changes. The sparkle of thought in her eyes gave him the temporary assurance that she was herself. He knelt down near her, though he was not that much taller than she was, and looked concerned. It was still difficult to look at some islanders knowing that they looked drastically different from what they used to. He got straight to the point with his question. 'When' did it happen??

"Happen? Oh.. Yesterday" she says realizing what exactly it was he meant. It wasn't something she liked to admit but it was the truth. "Was on the beach... Timothy saw it happen, I kinda chased him... but I'm not hungry now... so I'm more in control"


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