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Vassili closed the door behind them as they left and pulled the inner case off. She was right, but he would never tell her. Sixty percent of his body looked burnt. IT was an advanced and mutagenic form of skin cancer. He opened the oil and began to apply it gingerly to his body, wincing at the coldness. A few minutes and his whole body was covered in white bandages. The smell slightly suppressed by the oil. Vassili claimed to be twenty three. That was far from the truth. If he was correct about his creation date, then he was closer to fifty eight. He shook his head and sat down in basic lotus. He began to meditate.

// i never recieved any PM naomi. -nods-//

Kaden nodded her head "Got it." She ran a hand through her black hair, sighing lightly, her tail swishing back and forth. She watched the pair with mild interest. "Oh, i'll find a hole to crawl into to sleep." She slept upstairs before, but that was occupied. She smiled, wrinkling her nose. "But i'll stick close by, incase anything happens." She smiled. Naomi knew about the fact she could transform into a wolf. Large, tannish brown, small black leathery wings that she held close to her body. It wouldn't be to hard for her to find a place to sleep, anywhere would work. She cocked her head, tuning her eyes to Naomi. "Then may I leave?" She asked lightly, still she rocked back and forth from heel to toes.

((Alright, tired of waiting. I'm making it the next day. Alakazam.))

Vassili was indeed up early. It was four am when he rose from his meditation. Not actually sleeping, but staying in a state of calm and stillness. He didn't don his plastic armor, or bio suit. Even leaving the goggles and hood were they lay folded and organized. He pulled on a kama and left his upper torso bare. At least as bare as it could be wrapped in white linen bandages. He lit a dozen incense and then opened the door to the closet/room. The Party Room was fifty feet by fifty five feet. Twenty five hundred square feet of floor space. He started in the center and began.

Two hours later he finished in the center again. He had practiced and preformed every kata in four different martial arts. He bowed and as he did, had to stifle a cough. As he brought his hand down it was covered in blood. Time for the medication. He moved quickly and popped four large pills and swallowed them. He donned the black armor, bio suit, goggles, mask and hood. Vassili made his way down stairs, careful to make very little noise. There was a package there already. His macbook pro and a few other things. Including a suit case of money for Naomi. He set the suitcase down and went back up stairs. He began to set up the sound equipment, directly in front of the door to his room/closet.

// i got pretty busy too, i dont mind writting a long post to fit the night and the day in it -nods- //

After Kaden had left the cafe she shifted forms, her bones having creaked and grinded together, before falling forward and landing on all fours. She shook her brown black and creamy yellow colored face, a few longish strands of her human hair falling to the earth. Now her apperance was that of a Wolf. Two short stubby wings flapped slightly from her shoulder blades, before settling against her flesh. Her jewlery still stood out against her fur, resting on her paws, unlikely to fall off. Her black tail swished back and forth as she bolted from the steps.

When she returned that night, it was to sleep on the covered "porch", really just the cement covered by an overhang. Her fur was slightly muddy, a smear of blood on her muzzle. She had let the inner animal get ahold of her, somthing she did very rarely. Even if she were to try to recall the happenings, it wouldn't resurface to her. She curled up in a brown and black ball on the cement, closing her eyes, and allowing herself to drift off.

-.-.-.-.-.-

With the morning came the delivery truck. Of course, deliveries were made on a regular basis, so it wasn't that big of a deal. The delivery boy had watched her wary, probably as wary as she was watching him. He left the package by the door, afraid to move to fast, though when he turned to flee he ran, causing Kaden to jump up and teasingly bolt after him, barking. When she returned, the packages were gone, only to assume one of the others had claimed them. She stood on her hind legs, wings flapping slightly to keep her balance, and turned the knob. It opened inwards, allowing her to fall with the door. She trotted into the Cafe, licking her jaws, tail swishing back and forth slightly. She cocked her head when she saw Naomi, then turned, looking back at the way she came in. Muddy foot prints showed where she had walked clearly.

The wolf coughed slightly, clearing its throat. "Guess i'm going to have to clean that." She mused, tail swishing back and forth slightly between her legs. She frowned, pointing her muzzle at the suitcase. "Whats that?" She asked. Of course, once she let the more human side surface, she became increasingly aware of how dirty she was. She smelt. Like wet dog that had rolled in some unknown dead thing, which would explain the blood on her pelt. She grinned, trying not to shake her fur out, though it crawled at the thought. "I aughta get cleaned up, you can explain that later." She barked, moving towards the stairs. She had to get some of her things, but didn't want to invade his privacy. She paused on the bottom step, before grunting and hurried up the stairs, pausing at the door she raised a paw and scratched lightly at the door. "Im going to come in, gotta grab some clothes."

When she shifted, her clothing had been shredded. So of course, shifting back would mean she would be showing alot of what the clothes hid. It was why she remained in form.

Vassili was done. His body covered in sweat. He pulled most of his suit off, leaving just the pants on and even taking the boots off. He admired his handy work. He had created a veritable fortress of sound around what he was hoping would be the main dance stage. Eight seven foot stacks of pure amplified speakers. All ran wires around the walls to a shrine of sound enhancement. There had been a problem though. He was to bar tend and DJ. Or assumed so. So he had managed to work out how to do it. Setting up both of the Macbooks that had come in the packages. One was plugged into the sound equipment. He could control everything with that. The virtual disc boards, and the equalizer right down to the on and off for the whole rig. The other was portable. He would use the other as a giant remote. He finished and let the slightly cool air of the large space cool the burn like cancer. He grabbed the remote Macbook and padded to the middle of the room. With a humpf he sat and fired up the system. The woofers thumped at the right level, the treble, mid and mid low perfect. He was a genius.

He let the music go and stood walking to the the door to downstairs. He forgotten he wasn't alone in the building. The work taking his mind off it all. Vassili opened the door and began downstairs.

((And here I was, waiting on you for a similar reason. Anyway...))

While cleaning Kaden's bed of choice outside, she noticed her continuous scratching at the door. As the idea struck her, Naomi dropped her broom carefully inside the kitchen, to the side and rushed up the stairs to retrieve the wolf. Without paying attention to her friend's appearance, the woman led her by the shoulders down the staircase and into her own backroom.

"I know it's not what you are used to," Naomi uttered hastily as she pushed the female canine inside the confined space, "There are clothes in that drawer over there. There's a door that leads to outside if you want the hose but the shower is over in that corner. Please stay here until you shifted back. Do you really want Vas seeing you in this form?" The manager did not wait for a response as she locked the back door and scuttled over to speak with Vas at last.

It was as she approached his room that the building began its little wobble. He had started playing music already. Upon seeing him, Naomi stretched out her hand in an effort to stop him. "I wanted to ask you if everything was running smoothly for you as yet. Also, can I have Kaden's keys please? I have to make you your own set."

((Sorry, it has been a bad... Month. My mind has been completely blocked for this one and now it has come back. Also I just finished watching all six episodes of Spartacus, and it was awesome.))

Vassili looked down at Naomi and stared. What had surprised him at first was the lack of horror on her face. He was wearing just cargo pants, think one's, and boots. His upper body was almost completely covered in the Cancer. Burns is what it looked like. He took a step back, which was up. An effort to keep the smell of rotting flesh from her nose.

"Everything is running smoothly. I was on my way down to put the coffee and scones on." He looked at the watch on his wrist, more like implanted in it. It was just at five thirty. If they hurried they would have time to finish most of the small breakfast stuff to open at six.

"Excuse me while I go put on my shirt." He tossed the keys in the air and moved swiftly into the door behind him.