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[sociopathicwolf]

[Sealed to Chloe]

I need to go to the forest. You don't have to come with if you don't want to. [He leaves 'but please come' unspoken.]

[Sealed to Alex]

Time for a Change. Gonna be out in the forest and on the grounds for the next while, if you feel like going for a run or something.

[After Changing, Derek can be found wandering around the

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[rocklikerunaway]

[She's in the outer bailey, bending.

Bending is really the only thing worth doing around here.

She's made herself a nice little hollow in the ground and is now busy gradually building up stones around it to make a neat little stone tent.

Once, she'd've been able to do this all in one move, but she's been wary of overreaching since that whole wall thing.

Still, even she's not so preoccupied that she doesn't noticed the padding paws of a big something nearby.

Toph sits up.]

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[sociopathicwolf]

[Derek slows when he picks up Toph's scent, debating. On the one hand, he's not sure he really wants anyone he knows to see him in his wolf form, given the option. On the other hand, he doubts she'd have any way of knowing it was him, and trotting around in wolf form by himself is getting kind of boring.

So he heads towards her, approaching slowly enough to make his arrival obvious, tail high and wagging slightly as he makes a soft whoofing noise.]

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[rocklikerunaway]

[None of that means much to Toph. Animals are so much harder to read than people. All the little cues that people give away before they attack, all the ways they tense, animals do all that differently. And she's not even sure what this animal is. It's got paws like a wolf-bat, but it's not screeching or flying.

It's whoofing.

Toph gathers her feet under her, tense just in case it leaps. Did it come out of the forest? She extends a hand in a half-ready bending posture, but also in a kind of greeting.

If this thing's some kind of spirit animal like a badger-mole or something, then it could just want to say hello. And if not, she'll whoop it's butt.]

What do you want?

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[sociopathicwolf]

[He can sense her tension, and it makes him eye that extended hand, but he refuses to allow himself to tense in response. If he didn't know her, he likely would, just to be safe, but he does. He trusts Toph enough to not actually attack him unless he shows himself to be aggressive.

So he plops down close to her, the picture of ease as he sits there, wagging his tail.

Derek tilts his head at her, because, yeah, he can't answer that, though he does give another soft whoof. Hi, Toph.]

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[agentknockknock]

[Claudia had decided it was about time to investigating the ground out side the keep. She'd explored pretty much everywhere inside, and if she spent anymore time playing video games her eyes might implode or something.

In her wandering she stumbles upon a massive wolf. Like MASSIVE massive wolf Crap. She freezes, hoping it won't notice her. At least she wasn't wearing a red hood.]

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[sociopathicwolf]

[Derek does indeed notice her. He'd caught her scent a bit before she saw him, actually. But he doesn't recognize it, so he doesn't worry about her seeing him in wolf form.

When he catches her looking at him, he tilts his head at her and wags his tail.

See. Look how friendly he is. Zero need for freaking out here.]

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[agentknockknock]

[She looks at the wolf curiously as it's tail starts wagging. Her fear subsides. If it wanted to eat her it wouldn't look so cute, at least she figured it wouldn't. It'd be snarling or something, or at least be bearing it's fangs.]

Nice doggie, good doggie

[Her tones is hesitant]

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[sociopathicwolf]

[He's going to take the talking to him as a good sign, though saying 'nice doggie' to a werewolf is probably not the best idea under normal circumstances. Or at least, not with the few werewolves Derek has met.

But Derek's actively trying to look harmless, so it's the result he's going for.

He pads closer to her, sitting down next to her and giving his tail another wag. It's a lot friendlier than he'd ever be in human form - he pretty much has to, if he doesn't want to scare people or have them thinking he's aggressive. That, and it's easier to be friendly as a wolf. Even stupid people understand a wagging tail.]

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[icnfly]

*Jacob hasn't yet worked up the courage to explore the forest. He doesn't expect any trouble in it, he just expected to get lost. So he was lingering around the edges and examining the trees. If the canopy wasn't too thick maybe he could just fly out if he got lost.
He's still not sure if he wants to go in when he spots the wolf, at first mistaking it for a similarly coloured wolf he met earlier. He smiles.*

Hey there, I bet you spend a lot of time in there.

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[sociopathicwolf]

[He's still wary about being in the forest for too long - especially by himself - so when he picks up the scent of someone as he heads towards the edge of the forest, he doesn't let that stop him from heading out. Derek doesn't recognize the scent, anyway.

So he's somewhat surprised when the guy smiles and talks to him. He tilts his head, blinking at him, then goes with it and nods.

He is usually in there when he changes, anyway.]

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[icnfly]

*Jacob looks back to the forest.*

It looks like a big place, well, probably not as big as a lot forests, but bigger than I expected to see here. Well, I didn't expect to see any here, but...you know what I mean. Its bigger than most by human habitation, though I guess I'm not sure how much this place actually counts as that.

*He shrugs and scratches his head, then turns back to the wolf.*

Is it nice in there? Easy to get lost? I'm not sure if I want to check it out yet or not.

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[sociopathicwolf]

[Derek glances back at the forest as the guy talks, considering. Yeah, it is pretty big, though he's got a lot more experience with being in big forests. Even ones by human habitation. Comes from being a werewolf.

Of course, he's got no way of communicating that. But then it doesn't matter, since the guy starts talking about actually going into the forest, and that's much more important.

Derek looks back at him, giving a soft whine and shaking his head. Not a good idea, heading in there. Not alone, anyway.]

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[thenotmagician]

[That fluffy puppy looks familiar. Kind of. He'd run into one similar not too long ago.

And this time Zeke isn't afraid of getting eaten!]

There must be a whole pack of ya around here somewhere, huh?

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[sociopathicwolf]

[Not being afraid is good! Derek definitely has no intention of eating anyone.

His tail wags slightly when he spots Zeke, because he likes Zeke well enough, his confusion about how to treat this Zeke aside.

He blinks at the question, though, and shifts one shoulder in the equivalent of a shrug. Not that he knows about, anyway. He's only caught the scent of one other wolf here, though now he's slightly worried he's missed some.]

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[thenotmagician]

[Zeke squats down and holds out his hand.]

I'm pretty sure th'other one was female.

[Why is he even talking to the dog.

And why hasn't he realized the shifter thing yet?]

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[sociopathicwolf]

[Derek steps forward to sniff at his hand, then pushes his nose into it. Hi, Zeke.

He gives a bit of a wolfy grin at that comment, amused. Yeah, he's definitely not female.

Also, he has no idea why you're talking to the dog either, man. Derek assumes he's figured out the shifter thing.]

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[wolvesxeyes]

[Rea's been wandering around in the forest as a wolf herself, not wanting to do any actual hunting but curious about a number of the scents she'd caught when she and Kevas had been in earlier.

So when she spots the other wolf she stops dead in her tracks, nostrils flared. She's never seen another wolf here, certainly not one BIGGER then her. So, then, this must be another shifter, since normal wolves, even males, are smaller then her.

Wolf remains where she is, but sits, not wanting to appear threatening but not quite sure how to react at this point.]

hee

[sociopathicwolf]

[His response to the sight of the other wolf is pretty much exactly the same, although he responds with a little more suspicion, considering the last wolf he saw here was Duran, in the tunnels.

But a quick scenting of the air proves that this isn't Duran - the fact that she even has a scent is proof enough, really - and he relaxes slightly. He's still obviously uncomfortable, though. He's caught her scent around before, the rare times he'd actually left his room since that whole zombie disaster, but he doesn't know what to do with another wolf shifter.

The only wolves he's met before were pretty intent on killing him.

He continues towards her anyway, though, because he can't help being curious, body language wary but obviously not aggressive.]

:3

[wolvesxeyes]

[Rea doesn't move at first, wanting to wait till she's sure of what his intentions are. He's not acting aggressive, though, so she wags her tail to show she's friendly, tilting her head a little.

It's weird to see another lycanthrope shifter, here, especially one bigger then herself, but she doesn't plan on showing that.

When he gets closer Wolf stands in order to approach as well, scenting him and the air around him, tail still wagging somewhat.]

[sociopathicwolf]

[He relaxes even more at the tail wagging, and he lets his own tail give a few slow wags as she approaches.

Derek stands still, though, letting her close the distance as he watches her curiously.]