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[[How are they finding all this out? Is there a spy or something?!]]

Felincia labeled the cages as she responded. "If an injected mouse bit you, would you turn into a mouse, do you mean? Fortunately, no. I only use the segments of werewolf DNA that allow clothing transformation and human speech in animal form. All other segments of DNA have been excluded."
Locking the mice into her cupboard, she unlocked her fifteen locks, pulled out her sixth binder, and wrote quickly about the day's events, ending with: "I think life is about to get very interesting."
"Would you be interested in coming over for dinner?" she asked Eve. "We haven't anything to do until the concoction takes effect on those mice, and Shaishuu's coming, and my parents are going to kill me otherwise because I haven't been home in days." She could see the excitement in Eve's face and wanted to provide some distraction while the experiment was taking place. Besides, it would be interesting to see what both her father and Eve had to say about the planned werewolf raid.

Felincia opened the lab door so Eve could get out. "Yeah, Mom has this weird idea that we should be a normal family. Never mind the fact that I've invented several weapons and a DNA concoction, and that my mom slays vamps and my dad hunts werewolves. Yep, normal family, that's us."
As they were walking through the streets to Felincia's house, a cat screamed a battle cry and ran past them into an alley. A strange thing happened: Felincia's pupils changed to those of a cat, and her ears turned furry. Then she shook her head and things returned to normal. "Sorry," she said, continuing to walk. "I was trying to understand what was wrong with the cat, and I guess by activating the half of my cat-brain, I started activating a transformation." Suddenly she stopped. "If we're going to inject Keepers with animals, we'll have to set up classes to teach them how to use their new skills." She resumed walking. "I'll talk to Dad about it."

Felincia pondered at this for a moment. "Well, technically I did just partially transform just now, so I suppose it's possible. And due to the effects of the concoction I created, it's possible for parts of the brain to work simultaneously when urged to. The only problem is, it takes more energy to keep certain features going and others hidden, so it's just easier to be one or the other. But I'll find a way to ask about it when I'm with the werewolves. If I'm ever with them again. Ah, here we are." They finally arrived in time for a very angry Felincia's mom to open the door.

[[Uh... how'd you turn into a frog?]]

Felincia's mom's face softened and she gestured for her dad to help. She threw a quick, meaningful glance at Felincia, who got the distinct impression that she was only delaying the lecture planned out for her by bringing a guest home.
Together, Felincia's parents lifted the wheelchair – with Eve in it – and carried her upstairs. Felincia was reminded at how capable her parents were, and how surprised all the Keepers were when she herself turned out to be such a weakling. To shake off the feelings of disappointment, she reminded herself about the ideas she was having for weapons she wanted to invent after she was done with this genetic experiment.
Dad was very excited to speak with Eve, since they had seen each other a few times over the years as senior Keepers. By the time Mom had served the spaghetti, they were both deep in conversation about the actions of the Keeper heads. Shaishuu, from her seat next to Felincia, looked slightly lost. She had been brought here by a Keeper scout so that Mom could set up her room, and besides saying what color she would rather her beadspread be - "Any, Mrs. Cain ma'am," - she hadn't said a word since she came through the door.
Felincia took a bite of spaghetti, spluttered because it was too hot, took a sip of milk, and addressed the senior Keepers. "Have you heard about this raid they're supposed to be planning on the werewolves?"

Shaishuu really had no part in this conversation, she knew, so she just listened as the Cains and Evangeline spoke.
Mr. Cain looked enthusiastic. "It'll be a major triumph for the Keepers if we succeed, but we'll have to be careful. It'll be our hunters against the entire pack, and in their home territory too. Unless we can attack at a time where their forces are split, we'll be outnumbered and inexperienced. Very disadvantaged."
"But you'll have weapons," Mrs. Cain said.
Mr. Cain nodded. "Aye, many of them made by our lovely daughter herself." (Felincia blushed.) "But few of our hunters have used such weapons before, and we're still learning the best methods of usage. They'll help even out the odds, but all it takes is a few actions of stupidity to let the whole thing fail."
"And even with these... modified hunters?" Mrs. Cain asked cooly. Shaishuu realized she was talking about Felincia and herself, and anyone else to be injected with the animal DNA concoctions.
Mr. Cain put his head to one side in thought. "Any who agree to be injected will need training in how to use these new powers before they can be an advantage to us."

Mom nodded understandingly. "I see. How'd she talk you into this?"
"Mother!" Felincia cried indignantly.
Meanwhile, she was considering the points Eve had brought up. Flying would increase communications, especially after she had shown the werewolf leader that they carried pagers during the raid. They would be sure to destroy those so the Keepers couldn't use them. But it's hard to destroy a bird you don't see as dangerous. Still, they'd need to set up classes for beasts and birds. She should probably come up with a snazzy code name for those injected Keepers, too. Flighties and Jaws? Nah, that sounded too much like a Hawkman comic book.