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"Thank you. I've lived in the wild since January. ...Just after Christmas- since the infamous 'lockout' you may have heard of." She was about to tell him where she lived- up on the mountain- but something about the steely grey eyes and the almost flattened look that his transformation had brought to him made her slightly wary, and she asked, instead, "Alec? Do you know what you're becoming?"

"Whoah," Em said, backing up as the shark-teen came nearer to her, "I'll believe you at that distance. No offense, but I've found the animal instinct is the strongest when you're in a natural environment for it." He would have only had his first transformation, but he had to learn now that there was a measure of self-control to be had when in 'his animal's' niche. She knew well enough that she'd been more in commune with 'the hedgehog' than ever before- these past few months.

"Don't worry about it," Em said, "I didn't actually think you were going to do anything. It's a... natural reaction more than anything." The teen had seemed... almost stunned- hurt by her words. And even though Em would have done the same thing, given the chance to repeat the past minute of her life, she still felt badly for putting the mostly-human boy on edge. "It's just... you get jumpy living in the wild. Things happen."

"Alrighty. ...Well, it was nice talking to you, Alec. If you ever need anything, I can usually be found on the beach or out on the mountain. ...Take care of yourself." The girl backstroked away from the shore as she spoke. In these long, almost aching days in which nothing filled the voids of time- she had no intention to let her baths cut shorter than two hours. She had a long time left in the water.

Rex drifted lazily down the river; enjoying the sparce sunlight and cool water. Nothing was better than taking a kick back and letting the water wash over you. He wore nothing but a Feral Labs Swimsuit and a happy expession.

Over the past few days, he'd been completely oblivious to the frantic happenings of the island, he was glad to take it easy. Then again, what more was there to do on this darn island?

Rex's blue eyes flicked open to find the red-head along the shore. He stood up in the shallow waters and waved a hand to the girl. "Why hello there, Nita!" He waded to the river's edge while holding himself back from soaking her with a greeting hug. His hair and fur was sleeked down against his wet body, but his smile made up for a lack of attractiveness. He shook his head and sent little beads of water flying through the air, and as a result his hair flew back to it's typically perky fauxhawk. "What's up, girl?"

"Yeah, it is getting pretty dang hot. I never stopped to think that islands like this got so humid! I'd never been on one before the incident on the ship." He wiped from water from his brow and put his hands on his hips.

He stopped in thought, recalling the days. "The last time I saw you waaas... that day on the beach, I think. And you told me about the chan-" He paused mid-sentence, the hug did feel a little furry. "Heeey, mah shorty changed!" He stepped back to examine the patches of red fur that had sprouted up on her skin. "Welcome to the ranks, I suppose."