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 Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:19 am
Ryan watched in horror as Nick changed. It looked to be very painful, especially the part where he lost his toe. Ryan had been lucky and had kept all of his.
There was something else though, something that Ryan noticed more and more as Nick changed. That smell he had noticed earlier was getting stronger. The guy was starting to smell really good. Like cokies baking in an oven.
He stood still, not moving a muscle. "Someone...someone hold onto me. I don't know if I can stop myself from going after him." He really wasn't sure if he could keep from attacking the guy. Sure he had just eaten, but the instincts in his brain were telling him to attack.
"Someone hold me down NOW, DAMMIT!"
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:20 am
Nikkos notices the problem with Ryan and takes a mirror (which he uses for checking over his shoulder for Jamal and Annie) out of his zipper covered pant's pocket, flashing it infront of Ryan as he grabs the Ferret Man's wrist, "Look at the shiny, See the shiny? You want it?"
He turns towards Peter, "Block the door. We can't let Nick run out frightened cause he might trigger hunting instincts in other people and get hurt or worse. I think its the smell of fear thats getting... Um.. Ryan, right?"
He flashes the mirror again, waving it around so it wasn't faceing Nick any more, leading the Ferret towards the door just in case Peter couldn't, trying to stay far enough away from Nick to let him get in control of himself, "Thank goodness he's too big to eat in my slow litle lizard brain, and I'm full enough to remember that..."
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:05 pm
Luckily Peter had just finished with the second shoe. It'd worked. When Ryan started panicking, though... Not good. Definitely not good. Peter, now, was feeling kind of lucky eggs showed no fear.
Hearing Nikko's worse, Peter knew they were the right course of action. "On it. Anyone getting close to tthhe door will get a hrnn HUG hhrom me." He moved with all the speed he could muster - and as a shock to him, that meant on his belly. Before he knew it he was careening towards the door at a rate he didn't realize he could muster. When he got to the door he attempted to put on the toughest pose he could. Watching the bouncers at Zaphod's for all those years kind of helped. Besides... small furry animals were the snake specialty, right?
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:37 pm
Hokay, Bing got up somehow. Don't know how, why, or what, just be glad he did.
He looked at the group, and they all seemed like they wanted a piece of Nick. So Bing, hearing the cries of someone to block the door. Being the only vegetarian in the building, and not wanting to see Nick on a platter, he lumbered up in front of the door and put his girth to good use. The man waddled up to the doors and kept standing for as long as his stubby legs could.
"I'm glad I'm some use." Bing said, looking to everyone, "So just calm down, you won't get past me."
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:30 am
“What the hell is wrong with me!?” it was like he couldn’t control himself, sudden self preservation and utter panic had kicked in, and Ryan’s sudden yelling hadn’t helped at all. It told him to hide, somewhere where he’d be safe from everyone. He skittered under one of the nearby tables, taking the shoe Peter had removed from his foot with him.
All he could do now was curl up in a defensive ball, and hope they’d leave him be.
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:02 pm
Nick smelled like dinner, and Ryan probably would have gone after him, had not a sudden flashing light held by Nikkos caught his attention. Nick was entirely forgotten as he watched the light. What was it? Could he eat it? Ryan moved forward to get a better look at the shiny thing. The way it shone, it was so pretty! Little 'dook' sounds were emanating from his throat, and the tip of his tail twitched. He had to have it! Without warning, he darted forwad to grab the mirror from Nikkos with his paws. Placing it in his mouth, he quickly went to all fours and ran around the cafeteria, looking for a place to hide his prize. 
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:38 am
Nikkos relaxes as Ryan takes the shiny mirror and runs around with it. Bowing to Bing and Peter he slowly moves towards Nick, kneeling a table away from him, "Nick..? Nick, come on, relax, thingsssh are under control now, but you've got to get control of the instinctssssh..."
He reaches into his pocket and digs out some medication, "Here, I have some concentration medication from the lab, to keep me from just going down a hole everytime sssshomeone walkssssh up..."
Shaking two pills into his clawed hand, he puts them on a napkin and sets it on a chair next to Nick and grabs a random glass of water and sets it on the floor, "There we go. Take that and you sssshould get control of your instinctssssh.."
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:05 pm
Peter noticed the methylphenidate pills Nikkos was handing the guy. Good, they should work," he mused. At Zaphod's, people with panic attacks, usually because of the crowd, usually did well after those things. The club always kept some on hand. But why would he have some?
Peter still didn't move from the door.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:05 pm
There was silence.
"Soo..." Bing began to say, "Those instincts are kicking in, eh?"
Nothing like conversation to calm the savage beasts.
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:51 am
Nick muttered barely above his breath “Th-thanks” He knew Nikkos hasn’t trying to hurt him, but his instinct where telling him to run, and he was agreeing them more and more. He reluctantly reached over to the chair and snatched the pills and glass of water when Nikkos backed off, it was safer that way.
At least his thoughts where becoming clearer now, but still his instincts told him to go back to his room.
“Ple-please…can I go back to my…my room?” He said still quiet shaky, and still in his defensive ball under the table.
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:44 pm
Ignoring everyone else in the room, Ryan ran around the room. There was a table near the corner that wasn't used much, that he crawled under. There he gently set the mirror down, and gave the area a quick glance. Satisfied it was well hidden (which it wasn't) he crawled back out and back towards the group as though nothing had happened.
"So. What'd I miss?" As though he'd been gone for more than the two minutes it had taken him to hide is prize.
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:23 pm
"Inssshtinctsssh coming out of the wood workssh." He smiles slightly at Bing before holding a hand out to Nick, "Itsssh ok. Ssshomeone sssshall walk you to your duplexssshe to keep you sssshafe. Jussssht come out..."
He Turns to face Ryan, "Are you under control now?"
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 1:22 am
As Peter left Bing near the doors, he came close and muttered in Nikkos' ear, "I'll take him... Ihh something happens, I can always coil someone to keep them hhrom mohhing." He moved into an escort position near Nick.
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Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:11 am
With that, Bing sat down. Not even the hippo man can move himself now.
"It happens." Bing shrugged, nodding to Nik.
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