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Anatoli swallowed hard, this guy looked terrifying. Luckily his skin had broken out into goosebumps long before he went outside, because of that stupid cold flash.

Or maybe he was just sitting out in front of the fridge for too long.

"G-go ahead," Anatoli said uneasily as he held out his hand to the side. He should have brought his knife out with him! "Didn't expect nobody ta be up this early..."

Anatoli shuddered, he wasn't sure if he could tolerate such large, creepy-looking eyes staring at him. Was it because he was normal? "Yeah... in tha duplex. I'll go get one for ya," he said plainly, ducking inside to rifle around in his suitcase some more.

His forearms and legs felt strange, but he simply attributed it the cold flash. It was too dark in his duplex for him to notice what was happening just yet... that the skin on his forearms and legs were slowly starting to darken.

A play on the lighting, right?

He fetches another cigarette, still clenching his between his teeth, walking outside and holding it as far out as he could manage. "Heeah."

"N-not at all," he said, finally getting his lighter to work and setting his cigarette's tip alight. Anatoli gave a few nervous puffs as his arms and legs continued to slowly darken, showing no sign of letting up or returning to normal. Before long, his skin became a dark, almost black, brown color, from his elbows to the first knuckles; from his knees to the base of his toes.

"Haven't been able ta sleep, ya know -- just been feelin' awful tanight. I'm not really sure wh--" He stopped short near the end of his sentence and stood silent for a few tense moments. The quietness was broken with a very loud pop, sending Anatoli staggering to lean heavily on the railing that lead upstairs.

He didn't see his changes, instead staring distantly out towards the rest of the village as he bit hard into his cigarette, but that noise was the sound of his big toes beginning to realign. He could most definitely feel them, however...

"I'm fine," he stated through clenched teeth. "I guess my foot fell asleep. It's nothin'..." His fingernails darkened and grew out, each tip gradually coming more to a sharp point. Anatoli anxiously dug his nails into the wood of the railing, leaving claw marks behind.

Anatoli squinted at the marks he made in the railing, leaning down to inspect them before it felt like something ripped into his backside. It started at the base of his spine, that horrible pain that made the man double over as a tiny tail started to push out from beneath his skin and over the edge of his shorts.

The pain made him stumble, his mouth hung open as the cigarette in his mouth fell to the ground. What was happening in his mouth became plainly visible, as his teeth began to grow out and sharpen, causing his gums to bleed. He moved his mouth in attempt to speak, but nothing came out but spatters of blood-stained drool.

The man clung to the railing for support, his chin now dripping with wet, bloody drool and foam. His teeth were still reworking themselves, and in the most painful of ways -- it felt like he was getting a root canal all over his mouth, cutting into his gums and cheeks.

Anatoli felt horrible. The taste in his mouth made him not want to close it any time soon, so he just let it hang open in disgust and abject shock. Again, he tried to speak, but the only noise that came out this time was a drawn out, nervous hiss.

Reserved -- transformation RP finish

Reserved - RP with Antony