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 Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 3:25 pm
Christopher gazed over his shoulder to see a teenage boy with apparent canine attributes. 'This must be that boy she was speaking of... Lucky dog, he gets a canine serum.'
Christopher waved the boy over and extended his hand to him, greeting, "Hello there! I'm Christopher. And you must be Erik I presume. How do you do?"
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 3:36 pm
"Oh, I'm just going for a nice walk in the woods, I was getting stir crazy back my place, plus I just needed to stretch my legs among other things.", motioning towards his tail.
Happily taking Chris' hand, he returned the greeting, "Nice to meet you too, Chris." Erik then started to feel a tad awkward at Chris staring at him. Bending towards Branwan, he whispered to her, "Hey Branwan, does Chris, uh, know about...you know?"
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 3:46 pm
“I don’t think your tail needs stretching Erik, and if it did you could just wag it.” Branwan laughed.
“Well it’s kinda obvious isn’t it, not as subtle as yours,” She was referring to his ears, not his tail, “it was, yet again, my job to break the news, you showed up a little late.”
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 3:54 pm
Christopher could overhear the two teenagers exchanging whispers. He brought his hand to his mouth to stiffle the snickers he felt coming on. He had a feeling things were going to only get more interesting onward. Having seen Erik's changes actually made him anxious for his own first transformation. That song Wouldn't It Be Lovely? from the musical My Fair Lady popped into his mind as a form of jest.
He couldn't contain himself now from the thought and went into a fit of laughter. The other two would probably gawk at him like he was insane but he only laughed harder imagining the perplexed expressions on their faces. After Christopher was finished, he wiped away the tears of laughter from his eyes and tried to keep a straight face.
"I'm sorry about that," Christopher aplogized, glee in his voice. "It's just I could overhear you two and some amusing thoughts came to me at the same time. But yes, I do know about what's going on. Can't say I mind entirely except that Moreau is tricking people into coming here and tinkering with their lives. But enough about that."
Christopher snorted a few times, still trying to regain his composure.
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 3:56 pm
"Yeah, I guess you're right.", he said with canine-exposing grin.
"Don't worry, I'll get the next one. Oh, and did you find out what you're turning into yet?".
Turning towards Chris, Erik decided to make Chris feel welcome. "So Chris, how'd you get here?"
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 4:01 pm
"Let's see..." Christopher started but trailed off right away. "To make a long story short, I was travelling the film festival circuit with my independent film A Moonlight Lullaby and was approached by a supposed investor who wanted me to do a documentary on wolves. He told me that he wanted me to come to an island to meet the rest of those involved with the project. It seemed fishy... yet I took the bait and here we are."
Christopher let out a long exhale after the quick little explanation. He then looked Erik right in the face and asked, "How about yourself?"
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 4:10 pm
Branwan looked slightly flustered by the man’s laughter but not overly so.
“you’d better,” she joked, “I’ve told three people so far! But this one takes it differently then most people.” she shot a glance at Chris.
“well, I think so, I get the feeling it might be a crow.
“Everyone takes the bait,” she said under her breath.
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 4:21 pm
At her joke threat, he raised his hand to his head in a salute, "Scout's Honor". He couldn't help but chuckle.
"A crow?", he whispered to himself.
Getting back to the conversation, he recalled Chris saying something about a movie. "A movie, what's it about?"
"How did I get here? Well I was part of this Student Ambassador Program, and I signed up for a trip to Australia. During a short stop in Florida, some guys came up to me, saying they take me to my next flight on their helicopter. That sort of thing happened to me before, so I didn't think much of it. I got on the copter, came here, and here I am, turning into an extinct dog."
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 4:29 pm
Christopher cleared his throat and had a seat on the ground once more. He felt like he was back on those theatre stages delivering a speech about his film. Something he was glad to have shed himself from only a moment ago. Oh how life could throw in little twists of irony at times.
Christopher explained the premise of the movie to Erik, "This is basically how it goes. The movie focuses in on a group of Cherokee Indians and how one in particular is trying to become one with his totem spirit, the wolf. So, in an attempt to do so, he tries to get as close to them as possible and learn their way of life. By the end of the film, he actually manages to turn himself into one to experience it firsthand. In layman's terms, it's a spiritual and fantasy based film. I actually have a copy of it if you'd like to see it sometime."
Looking to change the subject away from having to discuss his movie for a little while longer, Christopher swtiched focus back to Erik. "So, you said you were part of Student Ambassador Program? Tell me a little about it. It sounds like it would be quite a bit of fun."
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 4:37 pm
“You were a scout?” Branwan muttered quietly, it was a question for Erik but she was not expecting an answer.
“An extinct dog? How do you know that?” Branwan challenged Erik, but also none in particular, “how da ya know you’re not turning into a-a, um, I daknow, a golden retriever?” she gave an exasperated sigh.
That’s not fair! She thought, how come he gets to know what he is and I have to spend more then a month agonizing about it!
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 4:39 pm
"Sounds awesome, I'd like to see it sometime."
"It's really fun, you get to travel all over to different parts of the world. I went to Mongolia, Cameroon, the Galapagos Islands, really incredible places." He really wished that he'd brought the photos from his trips with him to the island.
Turining towards Branwan, he answered her question, "Well I know because I called the labs a few days ago and talked to Aubrey."
He actually started to get a little scared by the look on Branwan's face. "Uh-um if you want, I-I can call and ask about your serums."
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 4:44 pm
Christopher was about to make a teasing comment toward Branwan but Erik beat him to it with a serious explanation. He decided to butt in once Erik asked her if he'd like for him to find out what animal she was going to become.
"Since Sabin is her lab tech, she thinks she's going to be turned into a white crow." Christopher interjected. "By the way, it sounds like you really got around Erik. You'll have to tell me some more about it another time. We'll consider it an exchange. You get to see my movie, I get to hear some stories about your student ambassador experiences."
Then another thought hit Christopher which made him inquire, "Erik, do you know if the transformations are morphic or nonmorphic by any chance?"
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:02 pm
“It’s okay,” Branwan said, seeing the expression on Erik’s face, “I’m not going to eat you!” she laughed then added darkly, “maybe Sabin though.”
“I did call the labs!" She ranted to no one in particular, " But I got Sabin and he is not one to give you a straight answer to those things! All he told me was to ‘think about my folk lore’!”
How come he got to get Aubrey and I got stuck with Sabin, she thought, that is so not fair!
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:03 pm
"A White Crow, you mean a Caladrius?"
"Deal" He said, extending his hand playfully.
"Hmm...I'm not sure, but Aubrey said something about a Serum 100 for me."
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:12 pm
“Naw,” Branwan explained to Erik, “As in the Welch love goddess Branwan.”
“Serum 100?” Branwan tilted her head in thought, “I wonder what that means, I mean, yah not the 100th,” she paused, “patient? Subject? Victim? What ever, you’re not the 100th.”
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