Issue 1 Downtime

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:03 am**

Theresa had left a folded note for Stephanie:

We should talk. Out near ground-zero. Best be flexible in how you dress. -Theresa

Theresa was waiting out by the site where they'd fought the Murphy mega-wolf, dressed in her shapeshifting uniform. She leaned her back against a tree as she waited for Steph.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:42 am**

Steph walked into the clearing in a training uniform. "Let's get this out of the way, right now: I'm not romantically interested in your girlfriend," she growled.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:46 am**

Theresa pushed off the tree, "It's cute how you think that's all there is to this." She raised her golden eyes to lock on Stephanie's.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:57 am**

"Oh? Well enlighten me," she spat, her eyes locked with Theresa's

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:59 am**

"Let's start with how, in your opinion, I handle things like a professional until you have the chance to score points with the Headmistress. Then, suddenly, I can't be expected to handle things." She takes one step closer and then shifts to the side, holding Steph's gaze.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 12:06 pm**

Steph's eyes narrowed, following Theresa's moves "I didn't do that to score points! I did it because you let Brigid, the daughter of a foreign dignitary and a fucking minor fight with a giant werewolf! More importantly I didn't even mention the fact that there was choice in the matter. Just that "hey, these two might be werewolves now."

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 12:18 pm**

"You think I *let* her fight Murphy?! I told her to leave, but you ever tried to stop Brigid from doing something she's set on doing? Murphy would have eaten her had I not knocked her out of the way. So you can just shove it up your ass." She was gaining a little bit of mass and about that time she stepped out of the sandals she was wearing.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:23 pm**

Steph's own muscles bulged against her suit, her back popping as she growled back, "Still could have gotten her out of there entirely. Don't bitch and moan that it's hard, you're an X-Man, you can face impossible odds daily."

"But again--I didn't fucking say that to the headmistress--I just let her know the outcome, that you two thought on your feet and did well, but got injured."

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:33 pm**

Theresa bared her teeth, "But if we hadn't changed and Murphy had become an issue again, you were set to throw me out of the Danger Room along with Brigid. So apparently I wasn't much of an X-Man in your eyes to begin with."

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:43 pm**

"Oh fucking *excuse me* for suggesting you not intentionally get lycanthropy, and let the person used to shifting deal with it. Well you fucking have it now. So why do you still care?" she rumbled, her ears and fangs lengthening as they circled each other slowly.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:47 pm**

"Because it made me feel like shit for trusting you," she said, lunging forward to level a hard right hook at Steph's face.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:51 pm**

The blow connected solidly, and sent Steph stumbling back several steps. "You fucking bitch," she growled, spitting blood to the ground, fur sprouting up her arms and neck and her face contorting into a muzzle.

Steph was bigger and far more muscled than before Murphy's bite, easily over 7 feet tall. She charged forward to try and tackle Theresa.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:59 pm**

Theresa pushed her shifting into her hybrid form just in time to get tackled by Stephanie, going to the ground. She tried to punch Steph in the side as they wrestled, not defaulting to her claws for some reason.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 2:08 pm**

The blow connected, but didn't dislodge Steph. She growled and returned the favor, attempting to pummel Theresa with punches as well as they scrambled around on the ground.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 2:13 pm**

Theresa accepted the blows and then her eyes flared with green fire. She twisted her head, trying to clamp down on the side of Stephanie's neck while they were still locked together. It wasn't going for the kill, she was just trying to force submission.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 2:39 pm**

Steph managed to twist out of the way, but only enough to manage getting her shoulder shoved into Theresa's maw, forcing her fangs deep into the flesh. Coppery blood would fill Theresa's mouth.

"You fucking crazy bitch," she growled, trying to bring her knee up abruptly to slam it into her abdomen.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 2:45 pm**

Theresa grunts audibly when the knee connects. "You call me that like it's a bad thing," she gasps out. She brings an arm up to try and club the side of Steph's head, hoping to knock her off.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:04 pm**

Steph falls backwards, shoulder bleeding and head spinning from the punch. She dropped low into a defensive crouch.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:09 pm**

Theresa pulls herself to her feet, eyes still glowing. "Are we good?" She growled.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:10 pm**

"Don't want to fight you," she panted, her shoulder already starting to bleed less.

"You...Brigid...Murphy....even Jenn....my sisters."

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:11 pm**

"Even sisters fight," Theresa said, reaching down to offer the bigger wolf a hand.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:36 pm**

Steph accepted the hand up, still out of breath as she shifted back to human. "Guess you're right."

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:40 pm**

Theresa grunted as she felt at her side, "You're stronger than you look. That's going to hurt." She hadn't bothered shifting back and her eyes were still glowing. She walked over to a log and reached behind it, "Maybe this will make it feel better." She pulled a bottle of wine out from behind the log.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:47 pm**

"And I guess I'll have matching scars on either shoulder, she said, her outfit still wet with blood. She winced as she moved. "Got a hell of a right hook. You fight well in a body you're not used to."

Steph noticed the wine. "And yes. That helps *many* things.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:57 pm**

She tossed the bottle to Steph. "Thanks. Been fantasizing about kicking your ass for a day or so now. Was mostly instinct." She settled down with her back to the log, patting the ground next to her.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 4:17 pm**

Steph caught the bottle easily and winced as she sat next to Theresa, unscrewing the top. "Decent screw-top wine is a girl's best friend. Assuming we are keeping things classy here and pulling straight from the bottle," she said, taking a long drink before passing it to Theresa.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 4:28 pm**

"Well, we are classy girls," Theresa said, taking a pull herself.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 5:07 pm**

Steph smirked, then stared off into the distance for a while in silence.

"I'm sorry. I never meant to suggest with my words or actions that I didn't think you could handle things. I'm...not perfect. I try to act like I have my shit together but...Jesus do you know how many times I sat in my office crying at night about being awful in power control? Or wondering if I'll ever get my shit together with a guy?"

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 5:11 pm**

"No, but I could probably hazard a guess or two," she said. "Apology accepted. For what it's worth, I'm sorry you got put in the middle of my shit. I suppose the point is kind of moot now, since I can't risk wolfing out while on a mission, so I'm gonna have to give up the X-Man thing for a while."

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 5:17 pm**

"I can help you get it under control. I'm sure Murphy can too," she offered, giving Theresa's shoulder a squeeze.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 5:20 pm**

"Yeah, but that takes time and like you said, impossible odds any day." She smiled at Steph, "I'll just say I'm feeling a little stressed academically and have Will take me off the active roster. No big deal." Her tone said it was a big deal.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 5:34 pm**

"Bullshit. It'll take time, but we'll do it. By end of the semester or sooner, I'll bet we can get this under control. I love you girls. You already feel like family to me, something I haven't had in years, and I'll be damned if I see something get one of you down."

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 5:46 pm**

"I can't take the risk of outing the rest of you. Trust me, I know what a shit thing that can be. I appreciate the faith, but it's a 'good of the pack' thing really."

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 5:56 pm**

"You're dating a werewolf. Even if we somehow failed to get things under control, and people found out about you I'm not sure people would bat an eye overly much about the rest of us."

Steph turned to face her, "we can do this, and reevaluate come next semester. Don't just assume your superhero days are over just yet."

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 6:13 pm**

"Yeah, but I'd be kind of screwed for keeping it a secret," she said. "I'm not saying things are over, just... delayed I guess."

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:38 pm**

"I suppose...though Murphy's gone with us on missions, so I'm not sure it would be that big of a deal. Maybe it would...."

Steph sighed. "This dull headache just means we need to keep drinking this bottle." she said holding out her hand.

Posted: **Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:51 pm**

"So much shit to figure out." She handed the bottle back to Steph. "One step at a time."

Posted: **Thu Dec 25, 2014 12:29 am**

She took a long drink. "We'll figure it out together. We're a pack."

Posted: **Thu Dec 25, 2014 12:39 am**

Theresa held out her hand for the bottle, "Yeah, we are. It's a strange bunch, but we are what we are."

Posted: **Thu Dec 25, 2014 8:37 am**

Steph passed it back. "How is your control? I was trying to help Brigid yesterday but we wound up just drinking wine when it seemed more likely she'd be spending the night in my room completely wolfed out otherwise," she smirked.

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