KnightsNarrows needs more 'yena?

[aldabeyoun]

I don't mind horrors from beyond, that's just par for the course, yeah? But, being stuck in one shape, that's just not on. Not fuckin' on, man.

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[selich]

What? Seriously?

[Definitely not on.]

[aldabeyoun]

I know, right?

[selich]

So just. I mean, how does that even work?

[aldabeyoun]

You got me. I can't imagine it'd turn us human, just trap whatever magic that lets us shift.

S'more than a bit shit, I say, but I don't always get a say.

[selich]

Bastards. That's some pretty powerful mojo they've got going, then.

Bet it doesn't get rid of the wee shitty, niggly aches and pains though. [That would be just his -their- luck.]

[aldabeyoun]

When does heap-nasty mojo like that ever do something nice and useful? I'm not saying it's impossible, just that I haven't heard of it.

[selich]

Too right. And I'm guessing it's a dump as well.

[aldabeyoun]

I can't speak to that, but I'd wager it's no luxury weekend getaway.

[birdhousesoul]

No magic at all. It's a pain in the arse, I'll say that.

The weather's abysmal, as well.

[aldabeyoun]

Great. It'll be the east coast all over again.

[birdhousesoul]

What, there's no magic on the east coast? Templar's paradise, is it?

[aldabeyoun]

Plenty of magic, but just as much shit-ass weather.

[birdhousesoul]

[[that icon. that expression. ♥ ]]

You know, I don't think I've ever met a shapeshifter before. Not one who'd admit to it, anyhow. I've read stories, but they're all either about turning into a spider, or a bear, or a swarm of insects. Rather limited options, I always thought.

[aldabeyoun]

((Have another adorbs icon!))

I only go between here and hyena, so I'm not one to talk about limits.

[birdhousesoul]

[Anders gives this a moment of serious thought. Largely because he has no aptitude for this branch of magic, he's never been particularly curious about shapeshifting, though he does recall someone who wanted to be a dragon.] How d'you generally use your ... hyena powers? Does it go beyond combat applications?

[aldabeyoun]

Kiddo, I don't fight. I can't even throw a punch.

[birdhousesoul]

That would be something, to see a hyena throwing a punch. They've got great paws, right? Like a really skinny mabari hound, but with a lion face ... [His idea of a hyena relies heavily upon stylized manuscript illustrations perused in the Circle library.] And a sort of a serrated dorsal crest?

Really, if you ever did decide to change your approach and develop some shapeshifter fighting techniques, Hyena Punch has a ring to it.

[Thoughtfully:] So if you don't fight as a hyena, what do you do? [Besides possibly eating people, but he seems a friendly enough fellow.]

[[eta: Assuming Anders is going to read Njoki as male unless she clarifies otherwise, whether here or in-game.]]

[aldabeyoun]

Something like that.

I study, pay my bills, and patch up the undead. Not a lot of people in that line of work, eh?

((Totes fine!))

[birdhousesoul]

But ... how do you do those things ... as a hyena. I mean, I'm a healer, and I think I'd have a hard time without —

— I'm sorry, I think I misheard you. Patch up the undead?

[aldabeyoun]

Usually, I do them while looking human, but I'm always the same person whatever shape I'm in.

And, yeah, undead. Vampires, mostly, but there's a couple others out there that need a nip and tuck.

[lupa]

Crisse. Isn't that- I don't know. Dangerous?

[aldabeyoun]

I've got a feeling it'll be so, yeah.

[searbh]

Don't go telling me you're looking to add to them whiners what've already got themselves stuck here, eh? Got enough of them already.

[aldabeyoun]

You one of 'em?

[searbh]

Stuck there, yeah. Ain't like to go caterwauling about it. Not the best place, but they'll shove you in worse if they got half a chance.

[aldabeyoun]

Doesn't matter if the glass if half full or half empty today, 'cause there might not be a glass tomorrow?

[searbh]

Aye, there you go. You got sense, you do. You'll do fine, I reckon. Least ways, you'll do better than most other folk. Just keep light about you, mind. Shadows here don't much fancy sticking to your feet.

[worstdisguise]

You can change shapes, sir?

[These are her priorities after being stuck at Knights Narrows for a day or so short of a week.]

[aldabeyoun]

[Ki makes a face at being called 'sir'.]

Usually, yeah. S'not something I broadcast, but there it is.

[worstdisguise]

[What, she is being polite. :(]

Ah, okay. Well...at any rate, should your mun be cruel enough to bring you to Knights Narrows...um, good luck.

[aldabeyoun]

[It's a common enough mistake that Ki won't bother to correct her.]

I'm gonna need it, eh?