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Katherine was a bit surprised at how open Linany was, but didn't really mind. The girl seemed to truly believe that people wouldn't be interested in her, so it wasn't strange that she would be willing to talk to someone who was.

"Well, I think you're pretty," Katherine replied, considering Linany's words on her lack of relationships. Granted, Kat was a straight female, but she was a good judge of appearances. She shrugged. "I don't know. I've never really had a lot of relationships...I've only had a few, and none of them were serious or anything...but I'm kind of lazy when it comes to people," she admitted. "But hey...you never know what'll happen. Especially when your life turns into something out of a crazy movie," she said with a smile.

At this question, Katherine's smile faded and she looked away, not because it made her sad (necessarily), but because it was difficult to explain. After a moment of gathering her thoughts, she turned back to Linany.

"Well...I guess I grew up pretty normally, at first, but my mom died when I was ten and my dad disappeared after that," she said hurriedly, wanting to give the shortest version possible. "After that, I moved in with my aunt, uncle, and three cousins. And I guess everything was pretty average, you know, high school, and all that. I guess I wasn't the best student, or the most popular or anything, but I had some friends, and I got by. I just've never been one to really bother putting a lot of effort into anything," Katherine said honestly. "Now, I'm starting to think maybe I should have."

She didn't regret anything, really. But it was kind of sad to think that she had wasted the last 10 years of her life. "I guess I was just never very motivated," she added. Thinking about it, she realized just how much of a brat she sounded like. She pushed that thought aside, doing her best to not think of things like that.

Katherine relaxed a bit, glad to not be in the spotlight anymore. She had nothing to hide, but...there were definitely things she preferred to not think about.

"The first shot is your first transformation. I don't know exactly how much changes, but I don't think it's too bad compared to the others," she said, thinking about the few people she had met and the various stages they were in. "The people I spoke to weren't entirely sure, but rumor has it there are four transformation shots, and then the preparation one that you just got." She shook her head. "I'm not sure how long it takes for the changes to manifest themselves, but once it's all over, you're supposed to look exactly like your animal, only you can still talk, and you still kind of have hands. Oh, and you can walk like a human. Or at least, that's the way it's supposed to go," she added, thinking about the coyote islander she had heard about.

"I've also heard that sometimes, your animal's instincts get into your mind. Like, you know...if your animal is a predator, you start to crave raw meat," she added with a small frown. "But on the bright side, you can get pretty much anything you want here. As long as you don't annoy the doctors, they'll get you anything you ask for."

"Well, I don't really know any of the mechanics of it," Katherine admitted. She didn't actually care what the chemicals were doing...the fact remained that they were doing things she couldn't stop, and since she couldn't do anything about it, why bother finding out more?

As for the pain of the changes..."I've heard that they're pretty painful," she answered. "I haven't asked for an in-depth description or anything, but most people have just said that it hurts like hell. And I guess that would make sense, I mean, with you bones growing all of a sudden, and...stuff." Katherine began to feel like a bit of an idiot for not bothering to ask about any of this. Perhaps she should start making the effort to familiarize herself with the details of the situation. After all, she was only getting deeper into it, and time would only make that worse.

Pulling herself away from thoughts about her own laziness in finding out details, Katherine considered Linany's next question. While her first instinct was to lie and say, "No, I have things to do," the truth was that there really was nothing at all to do, and sitting alone in one's duplex got boring. And she wasn't quite brave enough to simply wander about the village on her own just yet.

"Sure, I can show you around," Kat replied, momentarily wondering whether or not she knew the place well enough herself. "And yeah...I don't remember where everyone I met lives, but we can stop in at a few of the duplexes I remember."

Katherine smiled back, grateful for Linany's enthusiasm, but frowned a bit at her last question.

"Well...have you been to your duplex yet? Didn't someone from the labs drive you down to the village after you got your injection?" She was surprised that the girl hadn't seen her belongings. "Usually, a staff member takes them from the jeep you drive in on and delivers them to your duplex. Maybe you just didn't see them." Katherine doubted that Linany's stuff had gone missing, but then again, anything was possible on this island.

Kat nodded in agreement with Linany's point of view regarding her stay on the island. Sure, it was still a shock to be there, and yes, it wasn't exactly the most wonderful thought in the world, but they may as well enjoy what they had and hope for the best.

As Linany's expression became sad, she felt a little awkward. She really had never been the comforting type. While something told her a hug might be a good idea, the rather spoiled and dominant part of her mind said that just a pat on the back was enough. Kat settled for rubbing Linany in the back, albeit a little bit awkwardly, and said, "Hey, at least you have a good attitude. I mean...a lot of the people I've met here say that it's not a bad place to live..."