brynkitten | [006] Truthiness

~Part One~

[It had been a few days since Bryn had gone on her late night stroll around the Keep grounds, and a bit longer still since she had confessed to Alex her secret. Surprisingly, nothing had gone wrong. Alex had greeted her news with joy, and most of the other guests she had run into in her other form had been rather pleasant, if not completely intrigued and fascinated. Their reactions had all gone a long way toward making Bryn feel more comfortable with who she was.

With her intention to enjoy her other form more, Bryn knew it would be wise to get this informate out into the open sooner rather than later. That she hadn't been attacked on the basis of some perceived need for self-defense had been very lucky.

Before all of that, however, Bryn made her way down to the kitchens to find Joe. He had been the only one to suspect her secret, and scared, she'd denied it. How convincing she'd been was up for debate, but she owed it to him to at least tell the truth before making a Keep-wide announcement.]

~Part Two~

[After speaking with Joe, Bryn cracked open her record and took a deep breath. She set her entry up for video, and offered a hesitant, nervous smile.]

Hi everyone. For those of you who don't know me, my name is Bryn. I've uhm, been here for a while and...well okay. [Deep breath!] I just...thought I should let you all know that I'm a shapeshifter. I can turn into a cougar. I know some of you are familiar with, ah, other shifters at the Keep but I don't lose myself at the full moon so, well. The point I'm trying to get to is that I'm safe to be around and I won't attack anyone so please don't be alarmed if you see me around.

And well, I know some of you have questions so, I'll be be in the Keep up in that little gallery above the hall if...well, anyone wants to find me. There's a little harpsichord up here...

[She pressed a couple keys, which make little plinking noises, and then the entry stopped.]

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[He relaxes a bit when not only does he have the right person, but she's still smiling at him. Of course, part of that is because he's assuming that - like Alex - she'd been able to tell what he is.]

Yeah, I did. You don't smell like a cougar, though.

[Bryn's smile froze a moment, and she tilted her head to the side curiously.]

Well I don't when I'm in this form, though I couldn't really say for sure. My senses aren't any stronger while human, unfortunately.

[She has no reason to expect that this guy is a were or shapeshifter, and assumes his questions are part of mere curiosity.]

[Weird. He's almost a little jealous, since that would totally solve his problems with animals being weird around him.]

That's kind of cool, because I-

[And then he cuts off as the rest of that sinks in, and he realizes that means she probably doesn't know he's a werewolf. He's not quite sure how to act, now, and he ends up a bit tense again.]

Were you - you don't mind questions?

[She doesn't ask him what he had been about to say, but shakes her head briefly.]

No I don't mind. I had a friend who had a million and well, I figured that he probably wouldn't be the only one. Ask what you like.

[He shifts his weight slightly, uncomfortable, but less tense when she says she doesn't mind questions. He's making an effort to choose his words carefully, both so he doesn't bombard her with questions, and so he doesn't end up unintentionally pissing her off.]

You can change whenever you want, and you don't lose control on the full moon? Were you born a, um. Shifter?

[He's still not quite used to the term, since there's only werewolves where he's from.]

[Bryn is incredibly difficult to piss off, and she's pleased that anyone sought her out at all. She's not used to anyone taking an interest in her or anything about her, really.]

Yes, though changing too often here is...difficult. I don't have to change with a full moon and I don't ever lose control because it's just...always me.

[She paused a moment before continuing to answer him.]

As for whether I was born a shifter...I don't know. I changed the first time unexpectedly a few years ago, and there just aren't shapeshifters or weres or anything like that from my Earth. Or at least not as far as I knew. My parents certainly weren't expecting it so...if it was something hereditary even they didn't know about it. I'm sorry I don't really have the answer myself. I don't know what caused it in the first place.

[Derek would be pleased to know that, considering he seems to piss people off easily without really even trying. He listens to her silently, absorbing everything she says with interest.]

I guess that means you weren't attacked by a cougar right before it happened, or anything? Were you adopted?

[He pauses briefly.]

You've never met another shifter before?

[Bryn shook her head, no to all questions.]

No cougar attack. I was definitely not adopted and...no, I'd never met anyone else with similar abilities before I came here. If there are others like me back home, then they were not out publicly and I never came across them.

[Which isn't all that surprising, considering she was trying to stay as far off the radar as she could manage up in the mountains.]

Were there people like me back where you lived?

[He nods at her response, then considers his own for a moment.]

Kind of. There's shifters, but as far as I know, there's only werewolves. I never met a cat shifter until I came here. But - no one was out publicly where I'm from, either. The supernatural community kept itself hidden from people who weren't part of it.

[He's just - going to leave that there. If she asks, he'll be honest, but he's not sure he's ready to flat out say what he is.]

[006] Truthiness

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