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 Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:04 pm
Marshall nodded, almost like he was taking notes mentally. "So...A giraffe, a shark, an octopus, a snow leopard, and a lion!" Marshall repeated. He then started to picture them in his head. If they were any thing like Nita, they all must be rather civilised for animal-people...That sounds almost a little racist!
"So...Um...How do you get from human to...?" he wasn't sure how to word it. Animal? Were-person? ...Furry thing?
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:13 pm
"It's all in the injections they give you. The first one, when you get here, is supposed to prepare your body for the changes or something. For the changes themselves, they usually inject you when you're asleep. It varies from person to person, but I changed the first time after I'd been here about a month, and the second change was maybe six weeks later."
Nita paused for a moment. "Jesus. I've been here for almost five months now..." Although she still kept track of the passage of time, putting it like that made it seem a lot longer.
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:15 pm
He listened intently, hanging on every word she said. This was so amazing for him; Animal People! He'd been drawing them for years, but to know they kind of existed...Well, he didn't want to, but he found it cooler than it should've been. That was until she mentioned how long she'd been there. Marshall bit his bottom lip, thinking about being here for that long. His job, his freinds, his family...Oh lord...I shouldn't ask. I really shouldn't. It'll just end up really bad. Really, really, bad...But...
"...Has any one...Ever been able to...Leave?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:25 pm
Nita shook her head. "No. We're not allowed any contact with the outside world at all. But really... I mean, I'm still relatively normal-looking. Can you imagine me walking around on campus, or going for job-interviews?"
She shrugged and finished up her brunch. "Look, I'm sorry I had to dump all this on you, but you needed to know."
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:28 pm
"N-No, its fine...I much rather hear it from a nice person...Um, well, it was very nice to meet you, Nita...I wish it was under better circumstances, but, um...I'll catch you around. I'm down at 59, if you ever want to drop by or some thing." Marshall said, with a forced smile that didn't even fool himself.
Getting up, he waved to her good bye as he walked out the front doors, hands burried deep inside his vest pockets.
That last part...That last part was the stinger...
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:42 pm
Damn. 59? And people had been so surprised to learn there were over 40 people when she'd arrived!
"Take care of yourself, Marshall, okay? And I'm in 42, if you ever need anything." Nita watched him leave, staring blankly at the door. Eventually, the girl shook herself back to reality. Not particularly wanting to be cooped up in her duplex just then, Nita strode out of the village and into the jungle.
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