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 Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:49 pm
"Oh my god." Cass crept a little nearer; that crack had reminded her, painfully, of her own last change, when her jaw had realigned. It seemed over, she had to suppose, but... so quickly! "Are you okay? Can I get you something?"
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:55 pm
Newt was still crouched on all fours, hyperventilating and trembling as he gaped ahead of him in utter horror, "It... I... it c-cuh-cuh-couldn't... I.. I'm n-not... Ah..." His words came out even more strained and befuddled than usual, hindered by his sticky, altered tongue.
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:03 pm
"Do you want some water?" Cass asked, rather helplessly. "Or something else? Or... I can get some aspirin, if you're in pain..." She was completely the wrong person for this! Oh, it's okay if you just realised your boss turned you into... some green thing... just take it from the mutant snake! No, it didn't work. "Just try to breathe, anyway..."
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:07 pm
"This nyuh-nyuh-nyuh-nyo' happenging!" He fidgeted with his tongue on his mouth desperatly, grabbing for something to help him pull himself up right into a sitting position. His legs stayed in the same position, regardless of the angle of his torso, although he gave a pained groan, the joints still sore.
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:10 pm
Cass offered her arm, feathers and all. "Grab onto me, it's okay. I know it's a shock. It is for everyone." She knew she should have taken that peer-crisis-counsellor volunteer gig back in high school! Maybe then she'd know what to do. "One thing at a time, okay? You'll be all right."
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:12 pm
He tried to ease himself forward, but managed to accidentally rip away from her in a half step, half hopping movement that left him sprawled on the floor with a painfull smack.
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:15 pm
"Oh, hell. Oh, hell." Cass followed him, her tongue flickering. "That looked like it hurt. Are you okay? Maybe you should just take it slowly for a while..."
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:22 pm
"I... H-how 'hyan I... I 'hyan't... aah..." He settled for sitting again, still panicking as he groped for the chair beside him and the snake woman's wing.
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:25 pm
"Slow down. I can't understand you." She let him cling, though the tip of her tail was twisting in her agitation. "Just be careful... we'll get you into the chair, and work from there."
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:27 pm
He gave a whine, managing to sorely ease himself to his feet and sit, letting his legs fall in a more natural and human position. "Aah.."
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:30 pm
"Is that better?" Cass asked anxiously. "Is there something I can get you? Really, you don't look half bad." The last was a lie through her teeth, at least in her mind, but it seemed like the proper thing to say.
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:37 pm
He drew in a few sharp, deep breaths, attempting to center himself like he had taught himself for his various panic attacks. After a few minutes of tiwsting and fidgeting with his new tongue in his mouth, he finally managed to speak up, "Wah-wah-wah.. ah... w-wah-water.. if it's n-nuh-nuh-nnnn-" his tongue seemed to physically stick to the roof of his mouth, but he managed to pop it free with the end of a boulbous fingertip. "N-nuh-not any trouble."
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:42 pm
Cassidy nodded. She had to stifle a faint horror at Newt's tongue, but her own, she had to admit, was at least as bad. "Not at all. You just wait there." She turned towards the cafeteria line, and slithered off just as fast as she could. At least a cup wouldn't be hard to get here.
She returned in a moment, clutching the cup tightly. "Here. Here we go. Are you going to be okay?"
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:58 pm
"I d-don't know! I d-don't know anymore! I d-don't even know wh-what's happened!" He managed, still looking utterly horrified. As he took the water from her, his eye caught movement along the ceiling.
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:01 pm
"Well," Cass said, as gently as she could, "it looks like they gave you a serum of some sort... I guess when they, um, transferred you, they didn't mention that?" She automatically followed his gaze upward, but not seeing anything herself.
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