[LadyNyoko] ~ Wiccan, Irish, and Homosexual?

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.: Part 1 - The Quest :.
01// Greetings & LadyNyoko's Reasons
02// The Map
03// Victimized
04// History
05// The Journal
06// Asperger Syndrome
07// Chrysocyon brachyurus
08// Acinonyx jubatus
09// Serums
10// Metamorphosis
11// Collection
12// Gallery
13// Lovelies
14// Exits
15// Legals


.: Part 2 - Crevan's Future Journal :.
01// Certificate
02// The Map
03// Victimized
04// History
05// Lovelies
06// The Journal
07// Gallery
08// Metamorphosis
09// Collection
10// Home Sweet Home
11// Chrysocyon brachyurus
12// Asperger Syndrome
13// Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
14// The Goddess Religion
15// Legals

 

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Name: Crevan Lee Moore
Meaning: Majestic Fox
Nickname: Bryce Phelan
Nickname Meaning: Swift Wolf
Gender: Male
Age: 32 Years Old
Birthdate: February 23, 1974
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 142 Lbs
Sexuality: Homosexual
Nationality: Irish, although he was born and raised in America.
Religion: Wiccan
Appearance: Crevan is very slight, and although he doesn't look unhealthy, he does look as though he could eat a bit more. His red hair is short, and always seems to be extremely messy. Crevan also has brilliant green eyes, which normally hide behind a pair of 'emo' glasses. Despite his delicate appearance, Crevan's body has hints of muscle that he has worked hard to develop.
Clothing Upon Arrival: Upon arriving, Crevan wears a sky blue sweater and a pair of auburn pants. An ochre coat is worn over this, as well of a pair of fine charcoal boots on his feet. Around his neck is a ruby pendant which he never removes, and Leil seems to be eternally perched on either his head or shoulder.
Previous Occupation: Author
Skills: Crevan is extremely intelligent, and has advanced abilities in language, reading, mathematics, and music. He is constantly thinking up unusual concepts for stories he writes, and seems to have a knack when it comes to dealing with animals.
Likes: Animals, Astronomy, Culture, Music, Mythology, Nature, Pets, Philosophy, Writing
Dislikes: Bad Grammar, Bees, Being Alone, Close-minded People, Homophobes, Needles
Hobbies: Studying culture and mythology, writing, doodling on occassion.
Personality: Crevan is intellectual, but also eccentric. He's always willing to make a friend, and yearns for acceptance, due to being shunned for his eccentric ways as a child. Because of this, however, he could easily end up hanging out with the 'wrong' crowd. He can be quite shy, or sometimes even not know when to stop talking. Both are qualities that can sometimes affect his friendships. Crevan is both reserved and outgoing, and he prefers being outdoors. He dislikes crowded areas and will avoid them at all costs, although that normally doesn't stop him from making friends.


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Name: Selene Moonstone
Birth Name: Shanna Legg
Gender: Female
Age: 19 Years Old
Birthdate: March 19, 1990
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 124 Lbs
Sexuality: Bisexual
Nationality: American Mutt
Religion: None (Although her spiritual beliefs are similiar to Wicca)
Appearance: Selene isn't very tall for her age, and is relatively average when it comes to her build. While she is relatively well-endowed, she normally appears somewhat smaller due to some clothing choices. Selene's eyes are a clear, bright blue with dark green flecks, although they are often referred to as being 'hazel' in some lighting. While she isn't heavy, she isn't skinny either. She works out to keep her build lean. As both of her closest relatives are overweight, she really works to stay healthy. Her hair is rather long and golden blonde, appearing almost silvery at the roots in some lighting. Overall, she is a good-looking young woman.
Clothing Upon Arrival:
Previous Occupation: None, Highscool Graduate planning on attending College
Skills: Selene was always a talented artist, an extremely intelligent young woman, and had various other notable talents, including her musical voice. It was hard to believe her gifts, but she had her flaws, especially when it came to socialization.
Likes: Animals, anime, art/design, astronomy, computers, culture, dragons, gaming, internet, music, nature, ninjas, pets, philosophy, roleplaying, writing, yaoi
Dislikes: Anti-anime people, bad grammar, bees, being alone, close-minded people, homophobes, milk (except chocolate milk), needles
Hobbies: Drawing, studying ancient egypt, learning more about Japan, singing
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Crevan arrived at the island through a feat of deception. He was put under the impression that he signed up for a medical study on the side effects of living with exotic pets. He felt that he was the perfect person for this, since he has had Leil, his Fennec Fox, for years. This faux study had some truth to it, as Crevan would indeed be living with exotic animals. Supposedly, all the people who signed up were going to be transported exclusively to an island where they could live in isolation, to cancel out any possible factors that might come with living in their 'natural' environment.

Maned Wolf Reasons: The fact that Crevan is changing into a Maned Wolf is a huge pun on both of his names and his interests. His given name means "majestic fox" which is ironic because of the fact that the Maned Wolf is commonly described as a fox on stilts. His Wiccan name, Bryce Phelan, means "swift wolf" and is also ironic due to the fact of the name of the creature he is changing into. A Lycanthrope is basically a werewolf. The irony in all of this is that he is essentially becoming what he has written about for years. And the Maned Wolf isn't even a true wolf! It is a canine, but isn't classified with wolves.

 

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Asperger Syndrome
Asperger Syndrome (sometimes called Asperger's Syndrome, AS, or the more common shorthand Asperger's), is commonly referred to as a form of high-functioning autism. In very broad terms, individuals with Asperger's have normal or above average intellectual capacity, and atypical or poorly developed social skills, often with emotional/social development or integration happening later than usual as a result.

The term "Asperger's Syndrome" was coined by Lorna Wing in a 1981 medical paper. She named the syndrome after Hans Asperger, an Austrian psychiatrist and pediatrician who himself had used the term autistic psychopathy.

Characteristics

Social Impairments
Although there is no single feature that all people with Asperger Syndrome share, difficulties with social behavior are nearly universal and are perhaps the most important criteria that define the condition. People with Asperger Syndrome lack the natural ability to see the subtexts of social interaction (sometimes resulting in well-meaning remarks that may offend and so on, finding it hard to know what is "acceptable") and also tend to lack the ability to broadcast their own emotional state.

Non-autistics, often colloquially called neurotypicals, are able to gather a host of information about other people's cognitive and emotional states based on clues gleaned from the environment and the other person's facial expression and body language, but people with Asperger Syndrome have an impairment in this ability, sometimes called mind-blindness. To be mind-blind is to find it difficult or even impossible to figure out things a person implies but does not say directly (more colloquially, to "read between the lines"). This is not because they cannot imagine the answer but because they cannot choose between the possibilities; the mind-blind person cannot reliably gather enough information to do so or does not know how to interpret the information that they do gather.

Along with this difficulty in reading the nonverbal communication of others, most people with Asperger's have difficulty expressing their own emotional state via body language, facial expression, and nuances as most people do. Some such people have emotional responses as strong as, or perhaps stronger than, those of most people, although what generates an emotional response might not always be the same; the difficulty is in expressing these feelings, although it sometimes comes across as lacking them. And some such people do truly lack, or have reduced levels of emotions. For example, many people with Asperger syndrome have difficulty with eye contact. Some make very little eye contact because they find it overwhelming, whereas others have unmodulated, staring eye contact that can cause discomfort to other people. Similarly, the use of gestures may be almost nonexistent or may seem exaggerated and differ from what would normally be considered appropriate for a situation.

It is worth noting that because it is classified as a spectrum disorder, some people with Asperger Syndrome are nearly normal in their ability to read and use facial expressions and other subtle forms of communication. However, this ability does not come naturally to most people with Asperger Syndrome. Such people must learn social skills intellectually, delaying social development.

Some people feel that much of the social difficulties in Asperger Syndrome are more accurately characterized as "mutual misunderstanding", in that neither the "aspie" nor the neurotypical understands each other. Some autistics assert that they have a much easier time reading body language of other autistic people, and that neurotypicals have difficulties interpreting autistic body language. Comparing the nonverbal communication problems that often occur between people from different cultures is a common defense given for this theory.

Narrow, Intense Interests
Asperger Syndrome can involve an intense and obsessive level of focus on things of interest. For example, one person might be obsessed with 1950s professional wrestling, another with national anthems of African dictatorships, or another with building models out of matchsticks. Particularly common interests are means of transport (such as trains), computers, maths (particularly specific aspects, such as pi), astronomy, geography, and dinosaurs. Note that all of these last items are normal interests in ordinary children; the difference in Asperger children is the unusual intensity of their interest.

Sometimes these interests are lifelong; in other cases, they change at unpredictable intervals. In either case, there are normally one or two at any given time. In pursuit of these interests, the person with Asperger's often manifests extremely sophisticated reason, an almost obsessive focus, and great memory for apparently trivial facts (occasionally even eidetic memory). Hans Asperger called his young patients "little professors" because he thought his thirteen-year-old patients had as comprehensive and nuanced an understanding of their field of interest as university professors.

Some clinicians would not entirely agree with this description; for example, Wing and Gillberg both argue that there is often more rote memorization than real understanding of these areas of interest, despite occasional appearances to the contrary. However, such a limitation is not required for diagnosis, even under Gillberg's criteria.

Children and adolescents with Asperger Syndrome often have little patience for things outside these areas of interest. During the school years, many are perceived as highly intelligent underachievers or overachievers, clearly capable of outperforming their peers in their field of interest yet persistently unmotivated to do regular homework assignments (sometimes even in their areas of interest). Others, in contrast, may be hypermotivated to outperform peers in school. This adds to the difficulties of diagnosing the syndrome. In more serious cases, the combination of social problems and intense interests can lead to unusual behavior, such as greeting a stranger by launching into a lengthy monologue about a special interest rather than introducing oneself in the socially-accepted way. However, in many cases adults can outgrow this impatience and lack of motivation and develop more tolerance to new activities and meeting new people.

Speech And Language Peculiarities
People with Asperger Syndrome often are noted for having a highly pedantic way of speaking, using language far more formal and structured than the situation normally would be thought to call for. A five-year-old child with this condition may regularly speak in language that could easily have come from a university textbook, especially on his or her special area of interest.

Literal interpretation is another common but not universal hallmark of this condition. Attwood gives the example of a girl with Asperger syndrome who answered the telephone one day and was asked "Is Paul there?". Although the Paul in question was in the house, he was not in the room with her, so after looking around to ascertain this, she simply said "no" and hung up. The person on the other end had to call back and explain to her that he meant for her to find him and get him to pick up the telephone.

Many people with Asperger Syndrome also make idiosyncratic use of words, including new coinages and unusual juxtapositions. This can develop into a rare gift for humor (especially puns, wordplay, doggerel, satire) or writing. Another potential source of humor is the eventual realization that their literal interpretations can be used to amuse others. Some are so proficient with written language as to qualify as hyperlexic. Tony Attwood refers to a particular child's skill at inventing expressions, e.g. "tidying down" (the opposite of tidying up) or "broken" (when referring to a baby brother who cannot walk or talk).

Other Characteristics
Those affected by Asperger's may also manifest a range of other sensory, developmental, and physiological anomalies. Children with Asperger's may evidence a delay in the development of fine motor skills. In some cases (although with many exceptions) people with AS may have an odd way of walking, or display compulsive finger, hand, or arm movements.

In general, orderly things appeal to people with Asperger's. Some researchers mention the imposition of rigid routines (on self or others) as a criterion for diagnosing this condition. It appears that changes to their routines cause inordinate levels of anxiety for some people with this condition.

Some people with Asperger's experience varying degrees of sensory overload and are extremely sensitive to touch, smells, sounds, tastes, and sights. They may prefer soft clothing, familiar scents, or certain foods. Some may even be pathologically sensitive to loud noises or strong smells or dislike being touched; for example, certain children with Asperger's exhibit a strong dislike of having their head touched or their hair disturbed. Sensory overload may exacerbate problems faced by such children at school, where levels of noise in the classroom can become intolerable for them. Some are also unable to block out certain repetitive stimuli, such as the constant ticking of a clock. Whereas most children stop registering this sound after a short time and can hear it only if they consciously listen for it, the child with Asperger's can become distracted, agitated, or even (in rare cases) violent if the sound is not removed.

Additionally, people with Asperger's exhibiting severe symptoms may frequently be diagnosed with clinical depression, Oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD, General anxiety disorder, Bipolar disorder, Obsessive compulsive disorder, or Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. However, while elements from all of these conditions are associated with Asperger syndrome, the cause is usually Asperger's itself and not a separate condition. While there may be a correlation between them, the disorders are in fact distinct from one another. There is research which indicates people with Asperger's may in fact be far more likely to have the associated conditions, but for now the connection is largely one of resemblance.

Living With Asperger's
Asperger Syndrome usually leads to problems in social interaction with peers. These can be severe, especially in childhood and adolescence; children with Asperger Syndrome often are the target of teasing and bullying at school because of their idiosyncratic behavior, language, interests, and their lowered or delayed ability to perceive and respond in socially expected ways to nonverbal cues, particularly in interpersonal conflict. A child or teen with Asperger Syndrome often is puzzled as to the source of this mistreatment, unaware of what has been done "wrong." Those who are aware of their condition may come to recognize such errors, but almost never immediately upon making them. The social alienation of children with Asperger Syndrome can be so intense that they create imaginary friends for companionship (although this is certainly not specific to Asperger Syndrome, since non-autistics may do the same). Even later in life, many people with Asperger's report a feeling of being unwillingly detached from the world around them.

Bullying and other reasons were cited as a cause for William Freund's rampage in October 2005.

One example of this sort of bullying: non-Autistic students will pretend to befriend those with Asperger's Syndrome by using sarcasm and intense use of "sexual phrases" which many children with Asperger's Syndrome may not recognize as such. The Asperger's child is unaware he is being bullied and believes he has a true friend, while the "normal" child and his friends are laughing at him.

Children with Asperger Syndrome often display advanced abilities for their age in language, reading, mathematics, spatial skills, and/or music, sometimes into the "gifted" range, but this may be counterbalanced by appreciable delays in other developmental areas. This combination of traits can create problems with teachers and other authority figures. (It may be relevant here that one of the social conventions many people with Asperger's Syndrome ignore is respect for authority. Attwood notes a tendency to feel that everyone should be treated much the same regardless of what social position they occupy; the student with Asperger's Syndrome may not give respect to an authority figure until he or she feels it has been earned, an attitude many teachers either do not understand or take strong exception to.) Like many other gifted children, a child with Asperger�s might be regarded by teachers as a "problem child" or a "poor performer." The child�s extremely low tolerance for what they perceive to be mundane and mediocre tasks (such as typical homework assignments) can easily become frustrating; the teacher may well consider the child arrogant, spiteful, and insubordinate. Meanwhile, the child sits mutely, feeling frustrated and wronged and often having no idea how to express these feelings.

However, Asperger Syndrome does not guarantee one will have a miserable life. The intense focus and tendency to work things out logically, a characteristic of Asperger Syndrome, often grants people with the syndrome a high level of ability in their fields of interest. When these special interests coincide with a materially or socially useful task, the person with Asperger's often can in fact lead a profitable life. The child obsessed with naval architecture may grow up to be an accomplished shipwright, for instance.

Although many people with Asperger's are not considered socially successful by common standards � and there are many who remain alone their entire lives � it is certainly possible for them to find understanding people with whom they can have close relationships. Many autistics have children, in which case their children may or may not have an autism spectrum disorder. Also, many people with Asperger syndrome recognize that there is a problem and try to adapt to living among people without the syndrome, even if they are unaware of the term "Asperger Syndrome" itself or believe it does not apply to them. It is possible with training and self-discipline for a child with Asperger's to end up as an adult who, though still having Asperger's, is able to interact well with others. However, because of their delayed social development, it is not unusual for people with Asperger's to feel most comfortable with people much younger or older than they are.

However, not showing affection (or not doing so in conventional societally-acceptable ways) does not necessarily mean that he or she does not feel it. Understanding this can lead the significant other to feel less rejected and be more understanding. There are usually ways to work around the problems, such as being more explicit about one's needs. For instance, when describing emotions, it can be helpful to be direct and to avoid vague terms such as "upset" when the emotion being described is anger (some individuals with Asperger's would interpret "upset" as mere annoyance, or even nausea). It is often effective to lay out in clear language what the problem is and to ask the partner with Asperger's to describe what emotions are being felt or ask why a certain emotion was being felt. It is very helpful if the family member or significant other reads as much as he or she can about Asperger�s syndrome and any comorbid disorders. In a minority of situations the opposite problem occurs; the person with Asperger's is unusually affectionate to significant others and misses or misinterprets signals from the other partner, causing the partner to get annoyed and leave the person with Asperger Syndrome feeling depressed and alone.

 

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NAME
Common Name: Maned wolf
Scientific Name: Chrysocyon brachyurus
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Chrysocyon
Species: brachyurus

ENVIRONMENT
Location: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
Habitat: Grasslands, cerrado, swampy areas, scrub forest.
Status in wild: Endangered
Threat To Species: Habitat destruction, persecution, and disease.

DESCRIPTION
General: The maned wolf is not a true wolf. Its appearance is that of a red fox on stilts. It has extremely long legs, large ears, and a long face. It is somewhat larger than a coyote and has golden-red fur and black 'stockings,' muzzle, and 'mane.' Its coat is fairly long and has an erectile mane, consisting of longer, darker hair on the back and on top of the shoulders. The tail length is 11-16 inches. The throat, inside ears and tail tip are white. There is no size or color variation between the sexes.
Male: Males and females are similar.
Life Span: Wild - 13 Years; Zoo - 15 Years
Natural Diet: Small mammals, eggs, reptiles, rodents, armadillos, gastropods, and birds. Their plant diet consist mostly of the lobeira fruit. They are omnivorous.

SIZE
Length:
Male 4-4.5ft
(1.22-1.37meter)
Female 4-4.5ft
(1.22-1.37meter)
Height:
Male 2.5-3.5ft
(0.76-1.07meter)
Female 2.5-3.5ft
(0.76-1.07meter)
Weight:
Birth 1lbs
(0.45kg)
Male 50-75lbs
(22.73-34.09kg)
Female 50-75lbs
(22.73-34.09kg)

BEHAVIOR
Social: Unlike other wolves, the maned wolf does not live in packs. It is the most solitary of all the wolves. It seeks companionship only during breeding season. The maned wolf does not howl like a grey wolf - it will raise its mane to show superiority when encountering a rival. The maned wolf has three main vocalizations - a deep throated single bark, heard mainly after dusk, a high pitched whine, and a growl used during aggression.
Activity Time: Nocturnal
Reproduction: The maned wolf lives in monogamous pairs in the wild. The maned wolf mates between late spring and early summer. The female initiates courtship by bowing in front of the male and rubbing against him while pounding her forepaws on the ground. The female gives birth to 2-5 cubs in a den. The male brings food to the den and regurgitates it for the cubs. A maned wolf cub is fully grown in about a year. Its long legs have developed and its fur has changed from almost black to red-brown with black legs, nose, and mane. Although the maned wolf is sexually mature at 1 year, it does not usually mate for another year.

GESTATION
Gestation Period: 64 Days

 

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0% - Before Experimentation

-Shortly after receiving his first injection, Crevan has a bout with a high fever that lasts a few days
-Crevan begins to eat more meat, most of it small game


25% - It Begins...

-Small patches of golden-red fur have grown on chest, and from navel downwards
-Fingernails and toenails have lengthened and thickened into short claws
-Canine teeth have extended and sharpened slightly
-Ears have grown out into points
-Tailbone has unfused and grown into a foot-long tail


50% - No End In Sight

-Hair has grown out slightly, and is turning golden-red at roots
-Entire body covered in a short coat of fur
-Thick, black claws on fingers and toes
-Soft pads beginning to form on hands and feet
-Tail has extended to almost three feet in length and fur along it has thickened
-Genitals now sheathed like a canine's are
-Mouth and nose are beginning to push out into a muzzle
-Nose is cold, black, and wet
-Teeth are nearly complete development, with long curved canines
-Ears are fully changed
-Ring of gold is beginning to form around pupil of eyes
-Build has become somewhat leaner, with torso and limbs lengthened slightly


75% - Will It Be Over Soon...?
-Jawline has pushed out into a long, canine muzzle, with nose completely changed
-Teeth have completed transformation
-Head has taken on a more lupine shape
-Hair has grown even longer, and is now mostly golden-red
-Fur has thickened
-Feet are beginning to turn digigrade
-Thick pads and rounded claws are forming on feet and hands
-Fingers have thickened slightly
-Eyes are completely golden
-Build has changed to something similiar to that of a runner
-Despite animalian appearance, his build is still very human


100% - Finality
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