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"Oh God," Emelyn said again, swallowing the mouthful of lasagna in her craw before making the exclamation. "I'm not looking forward to my next few ones at all." She twisted a limp quill between her fingers, letting it roll off the padded flesh back onto the surface of her goggles, and shivered, although no cold air had penetrated the cafeteria.

"They're limp now.. but they're going to get harder... and more- many more- are going to come through everywhere. ...But at least I'll still have my hands," she said, hoping that it would be the case. "...I'm sorry about Greer," she said out loud- not focusing it to either of the men at the table. Something about Greer, and her pervasive, cheery attitude affected everyone- and she knew that of the three at the table, they all cared for her... although only one may feel his heart break at the changes, she thought to herself, regretful.

Ambrose winced, looking over his two friends who were possibly on the cusp of their own transformations, both of whom were becoming creatures with major physical changes that promised agonizing changes. "Well... I admittedly didn't ask. Not that I was expecting to transform before I did."

Ambrose turned his own hands over in front of him. "My hands dont' seem any less effective... I mean, the claws make things a little awkward... but my fingers are still long and flexible. Maybe that's a really good sign - potentially for many of us that are becoming animals that don't have drastically different front limbs?" Ambrose paled as he looked over to the Dude, although the blanching wasn't as noticible under the fur as the lowered ears. "I'm sorry." He said quietly. "I know... you and Greer.." He trailed off. Their hands had already begun to change - even the Dude's at his first transformation. It was quite possible that that was only a promise to come. "But maybe... it's all just happened in your first change instead of later ones? They said that the serums would affect us all differently?"

"Yeah well, we'll just be hand-less couple, me and Greer. It'll be cute." - said the Dude morbidly. "Gives me larger slapping surface when I run into Moreau next ..."

He gave Emelyn a curious look. Was she ... walking over to the Light side? Well, she never was on the Dark side, really. Not like Thorn. But at least she had fiath before that she was doign something good and noble and necessary. It woudl suck for her if that faith was lost. Moreau sure wasn't making it any easier on her, either. The man had no social skills and no clue. Spekaing of Moreau ...

"Hey by the way, i am not sure if you guys heard that ... but Moreau menioned soemthing last night ... something about me bering just liek his brother. I am not sure if I heard right at first ... and maybe it's my wild imagination ... but ... I dunno ... interesting piece of knowledge about out lord and master ..."

"Yeah, yeah ... always look on the bright side of life" - the Dude whistled the melody of a popular tune. "Right, Emelyn?" - he looked at the hedghog, referrign to the conversation they had a at the party.

"Anyway, I'm glad you are okey Ambrose. I'm gonna get food here, I'm starving ..." - and with that the Dude excuse himself as well and went to interact with the lunch lady. Now, talk about nerves of steel - that woman must have really seen it all ...

Ambrose patted him on the shoulder again. "Eat well, and best of luck to you - to both of you."

Once the Dude had left for the lunch line and to face the stoic lunchlady, Ambrose turned back to Emelyn. He stood there for a moment in silence, and it hit him just how much he had grown to appreaciate her so quickly. She was really the first person he wanted to see despite the changes, and while he was anxious that she wouldn't accept him, a part of him knew that she wouldn't care. She was here with him, along for the ride for better or worse. "The same goes for you as well." Ambrose said, stepping boldly closer again. With a deep breath Ambrose leaned forward and kissed her. A silent thanks for everything. What nearly broke the mood for him was that the initial urge for him had been to lick her face, not kiss it. But he swallowed it, and refesed to voice the passing thought.

"Thank you." He finished as he pulled away and gave her small hands a squeeze. "I'll see you around. Don't hesitate to drop by whenever you like." He said as he turned to return to his duplex and for a well-needed sleep.

Hargun had been out and about near the river and such; exploring a little today. She needed a little bit of fresh air to rid of her homesick feeling she so suddenly obtained when she had been talking to the Dude and Amaya, learning about the Halloween Party incident.

She hummed lightly to a song as she made her way back to the village area. When the cafeteria came into veiw, she heard someone else in there eating, and decided to pop in. Company.. she needed some company.

However, once stepping inside and spotting Greer, she tripped over one of the chairs, sprawled over on the floor in shock from Greer's appearance.

Hargun shakily stood up, having to use the collapsed table to help her up. Amaya told her Greer and Cass were the other two that changed, but she truly wasnt expecting to see it. Wow. Greer was so much different from the day she met her when she had absolutely no changes. If it weren't for her voice and tiny resemblance to Greer, Hargun wouldn't have been able to recognize her.

"Yea.. uhm.." she swallowed and nodded quirkishly. "Im.. Im okay Greer... wow." she said, taking a deep breath, and slowly walking towards her feathered friend.