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Bastian Brandt

PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:53 am


He'd need to adjust to having hair on his neck now, but another part of him felt very differently to Sayuri's actions...

GROOMING! Grooming grooming grooming! She's grooming me!

And thus began an internal battle in Oz's head, one part of his brain waging war on the other. 'Grooming' wasn't a word in his human vocabulary, but in the forming gorilla vocabulary, it was a big deal. Silverbacks, the alpha male gorilla, was always groomed by the others in his group. It wasn't often that he returned the favour, since he was at the top of the ladder, but Oz was a very inexperience silverback. Should he groom Sayuri?

But...what could he groom? Since she was neatly cirled in his lap, his eyes wandered over her and then settled on her tail. He picked at any stray particles of thread, of dirt, of anything...which might have seemed really odd.
PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:57 am


Sayuri moved her fingers slowly through the fur, smiling at the sensation.
'It is funny.' she said.
And then she wiggled her tail, feeling his touch on the scales...what was he doing to it? She looked down at his picking and probing fingers.
'Oz-san..what you do?' she asked.

Sayuri Satoharu


Bastian Brandt

PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:10 am


Oz continued to lightly trace his fingers and hands all over her tail and fin, almost oblivious to her question. It had to be clean, it had to be groomed, then she'll never leave me

"Hmm? Oh...I thought...I saw something...on your tail..." he replied in bits, as if the human part of him had realised what he was doing and how silly it was.
PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 4:00 pm


Her tail responded to his gentle touch, lightly rippling, moving beneath his fingers. It was oddly soothing in a way..and just plain odd in another!
'Oh. There is?' Sayuri twisted to see, but couldnt find anything herself.
'Oz-san, you okay?' she asked, looking at him with concern in her eyes.

Sayuri Satoharu


Bastian Brandt

PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 4:30 pm


At the point when Sayuri asked her concerned question, Oz had fallen into the trance of grooming again, going so far as to press his lips to her tail to pick off the imaginary dirt. He looked up at Sayuri, flattened nostrils flaring slightly, eyes wide...WHAT WAS HE DOING!?

Initial reaction was of disgust, parlty of what he was just doing, and partly of what he had just been licking! He sat bolt upright and looked incredibly confused.

"I don't know...I...I don't...think so...I'm not...alright, this can't be alright...." he began in a panic.
PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 4:35 pm


'What Oz doing?' Sayuri wriggled, extremely uncomfortable now. Why was he doing that to her tail? Was this some new thing that he was trying out - but no. He seemed as confused as she was.
'It okay..' she said, stroking his ruff and trying to speak in a soothing manner about something she was clueless about.
'Maybe this is to do with how look?' she offered, trying to help as best as she could.

Sayuri Satoharu


Bastian Brandt

PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 4:51 pm


At Sayuri's suggestion it might have something to do with his recent changes, Oz broke a little more inside. He tucked his arms and hands tightly against his chest, as if he had to restrain his own body!

Could he be trusted? What else might he do? Animals were notorious for humping things, he didn't want to go around doing that to random Islanders! And what about biting? What if he bit Sayuri? Or Gaius? Or Marshall? Or ANYONE! He'd be tranquilised and put to sleep for sure!

Oz tensed up, despite Sayuri's best efforts to calm the beast. He was very much alarmed and distressed now and shuffled about in one spot nervously, emitting a disturbing whimpering sound. The human in him was scared, frightened, angry...the animal was simply fuelling these.

"I don't...don't feel...safe...well!...I don't feel well."
PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:19 am


Sayuri didnt know what to do. She'd never really had to cope with a crisis..hadnt learned really how to comfort someone in distress. Then again, she knew what made her feel better.
'Oz-san,' she gently tugged on his arm, trying to get him to relax them.
'You are okay. I know it is scary being..animal.' her gills fluttered a little, her own breathing and heart quickening in a bit of her own panic at Oz's state.
'Please. Don't be sad..'

Sayuri Satoharu


Bastian Brandt

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:59 am


Sayuri's touch barely penetrated the thick panic that had engulfed Oz. Aside from fighting back the sting of tears (a man like him shouldn't cry, not about anything!), he battled to keep his body under control. He patted his bulky arms and his thick head in frustration, like a chimp in a temper tantrum. But you could physically see him try to prevent the shudders and trembling. Had the shock of his change finally set in? Had it hit harder because he was no longer dazed?

He breathed heavily and quickly, looking at Sayuri with pained eyes and then looking away, and then returning to her form. He placed a heavy hand atop hers on his arm. Then leaned down to kiss her. Aside from a slight change in facial structure, he hoped his kisses were the same.

"Let me take you home," he said, still obviously upset.

He wanted Sayuri out because he didn't want to hurt her. He should be strong for her, he should protect her, but what if he didn't? What if he turned on her? He didn't even know what he was turning into!
PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:12 am


'Oz..' she said, her worry obvious. She tried to pat his arms, to hug him but it was difficult as he kept moving. She was pleased, a little relieved when he leant in to kiss her and she responded in kind, but then when he pulled away and said those words.
'No..' she said, looking surprised at herself for saying the word. She didnt want to leave him when he was obviously upset!
'Oz please. I want to make happy. Please let me make you happy.' she spoke as firmly as she could, year old habits making her feel as though she should obey his words implicitly because that was what she did.

Sayuri Satoharu


Bastian Brandt

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:23 pm


Hyper-ventilating to a worrying degree, he tried to slow down his breathing. He tried to focus, focus on Sayuri. Yeah, thats right. He could focus on her. On her. He kissed her again, multiple times, but they were hurried kisses.

"You do make me happy," he tried to explain.

Once again burdening the poor mermaid with his weight, he enveloped her in a hug, holding her tenderly. Oz's supposed strength seemed to have left him now. He didn't feel dependable, he didn't feel strong. He didn't feel safe.

"But I want you to be safe...I don't want to hurt you..."
PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:35 am


Sayuri felt confused, worried. There was no wordly experience that could have really prepared her for a lover that was turning into a ..something.
'You would not. I have - trust.' she said, reaching up, moving against the weight of him. Her fingers tangled into his fur and she stroked it, trying to calm him.
'Lay..' she said, nudging him a little. If they just lay together, maybe he would relax some.

Sayuri Satoharu


Bastian Brandt

PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:58 am


Just when it began to look like Oz was calming down, Sayuri's heartfelt attempt to calm him backfired. He felt the hairs on his neck tug and twist as she petted him, and he yanked himself from her away abruptly, sliding off the bed and into a wall.

"Don't touch me! Don't touch me..." he practically yelped like an injured dog.

Irrational thoughts had gripped Oz now. He felt so unsure of himself that he feared one touch could trigger anything in him. A bite. A scratch. A smack. A punch. He didn't want Sayuri to go through that, but how could he explain? She just wanted to make sure he was okay.
PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:34 pm


The sudden loss of his weight on the bed caused her to be flipped off and she landed heavily on her knees by it, her eyes tearing up.
'I go..' she said, her voice speaking of the injured hurt she felt. Sayuri slowly and carefully picked herself up, using the bed as got back onto her flippers.
'I do not know what to do. I only know I love Oz. But I do not think I can help.' she turned towards his door, and walked on heavy steps to it.

Sayuri Satoharu


Bastian Brandt

PostPosted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 10:33 am


He was hurting just as much as she, feeling like a true monster to turn her away like this. But everytime he wanted to tell her to stay, the image of his in-human reflection and any kind of in-human action towards Sayuri flashed into his head.

"I still love you Sayuri...but..." he began, looking at his mis-shapen hands in disgust. "I'll come and see you soon, when I feel better."

That was the best his mind could come up with. He had to watch painfully as Sayuri left, knots twisting in his stomach. The sound of the door closing echoed around the duplex and into his skull, further enhancing the crushing sense of loneliness that Oz now felt. As much as he wanted Sayuri to be away from him now, to be safe, he felt like he needed her. Even if she had been silent in her presence, she was still there and thats all that mattered for him at this moment in time.

Or was it? He was so confused, pulled in so many directions at once, consumed by what he had tried to do to Sayuri, and what he might possibly do to Sayuri one day.

He shuffled back over to the bed, burrying his face in the duvet in despair. He felt like screaming. He felt like hitting something. He felt so angry, and yet so sad all at the same time. Before he could realise, a deep threatening growl began to fill the room with Oz at its source.

The labs. This is THEIR fault! They brought me here, they tricked me and now they're changing me into god knows what!

He looked up from his pit of depression and stared long and hard at the clear and only evidence of the labs hold over him in his room - the intercom. Sinking into a strong rage that was unfounded in origin, he stood up slowly, as if the intercom had now become his nemesis. Breathing heavily, the anger just kept on building up until...

With surprising ease, Oz had made quick work of trashing his room. Various things had been turned over, emptied, thrown and generally smashed. He panted heavily, teeth gritted. Just one last thing on his list...

With a well aimed punch, he smashed the intercom.
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