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Cass considered. "We think he's a fox. We don't exactly know. I hope so, because that'd be nice for him."

She tugged idly on her feathers, her new habit after no longer being able to twist her braid. "Losing my hair hadn't occurred to me, either. I haven't had hair this short in years. I think," she said, "I just took it for granted that it'd always be there." And yet, she had it safely tucked away in a drawer, every last strand she'd been able to find.

"And I am. Much better than I was before my last injection, anyway." She wiggled the end of her tail. "As long as I don't think about it too much. It's sort of weird." Her feathers fluffed. "You seem to be doing okay, for the most part. I hope that's true."

"I know this grief well," Cassidy said, with a faint laugh. "I'm not sure where my nipples got to." And a few other things, honestly, but that was just embarrassing.

"Amaya, you look perfectly girlish. It's.... it's in your clothing, the way you carry yourself. I'm sure even girl lizards have their ways of attracting the boy lizards." She grinned. "Same for snakes. If I can figure out what it is, I'll have every boy snake on the island eating out of my hand. Wing. Whatever."

...oh, yuck. What an awful thing to imagine.

It had been a long night for a certain Nita MacNeal. After talking to Lauren and Angharad, she had found bottled water and a couple of candy bars in the minifridge. She'd ventured out again around false dawn, located the cafeteria, grabbed some toast, and scurried back to her duplex.

By now she was restless, and reading in bed wasn't quite enough. She thought maybe she'd settle down in a quiet spot on the beach for a bit. Of course, she didn't know exactly where the beach was... In any case, she ended a little way into the lush jungle, following a faintly marked path.

Nita wasn't really lost. It was more that she didn't know where she was, but then she didn't really have any specific destination in mind, so it hardly mattered. The hum of insects and the raucus calls of wild birds filled her ears, until she heard something a bit more familiar. Human voices. She angled slightly, still keeping the path in sight, sort of half-heartedly seeking the company that must be somewhere nearby.

Unfortunatly for Nita, Amaya didn't notice the ever-approaching footsteps... the last thing she had on her mind was someone she didn't know, whom was completely human, would trapple upon the two reptiles.

"Ohhh, Kim. Yeah, I dunno either... I led her to camp. Nice to know she was alright." The girl smiled. "I... survived." Her tongue flickered. "I was away from camp when the rain started. I wouldn't have made it back if it weren't for Chubbs and a woman named... Lily, I believe." She paused. "They carried me back to camp."

"I haven't met any Lily yet," Cassidy began, then turned in surprise. For a moment, she simply stared, her mouth slightly agape, before she closed it and her tongue flickered.

Someone new, very likely. Good lord.

"Er, hi there." Cass waved awkwardly. She glanced at Amaya, and plunged ahead, hoping it was all right, "We were just talking. Did you want to come join us?"

Better that she see that there were still people under the scales, Cass supposed.

Nita flinched as the lizard-girl dashed off, giving her a fleeting glimpse of a long tail and a back full of spines. She frowned, irrationally thinking she'd somehow scared the girl off. The other woman had stuck around, and had seemed friendly enough.

Nita bit her lip then nodded, making her way over to-- "Quetzalcoatl!" she burst out. "Sorry!" She covered her mouth with her hands and peered at Cass, intrigued. "That was his name, the feathered serpent." The ghost of a smile flickered across her face.

Nita turned bright pink and started laughing herself. "Really? I guess it is kind of obscure, but I was always a mythology buff, and a couple of quarters ago I took a class on Mesoamerican religion... And there you were, and it just flew out!"

She grinned and cleared her throat before her giggles could become a bit hysterical. "Hi, Cass. I'm Nita, and new to this particular madness." She pushed her bangs out of her face and leaned against the tree. "It's been a long couple of days."