I13DT: Headlights

by **Graham Jaeger** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 2:39 pm

A young man dressed in browns and greens, and rather like a member of some anti-government militia, stood on the school grounds. He was just standing there, holding a large duffle bag, and staring at the mansion like it was going to lunge at him.

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by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Tue Jul 08, 2014 12:33 am

Stephanie, out for a walk on campus smiled warmly at the new arrival. "Everything okay?"

by **Graham Jaeger** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 11:10 am

Graham jumped ever so slightly as he looked to her.

"Y-yeah," he said, quickly collecting himself, "I just... haven't seen a mansion in person before."

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:07 pm

Stephanie smiled, "it's only stuffy looking. I can promise you that all of the inhabitants are pretty laid back. I think I saw a memo about a new student...Graham?"

She approached and held out her hand, "I'm Stephanie. I'm a university student and one of the power control instructors."

by **Graham Jaeger** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 1:57 pm

He returned the handshake.

"That would be me. So they let college students teach here?"

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 2:21 pm

"More mentor/coach than teacher, but yes," she smiled. "They figure it wasn't that long ago that we were all in the kids' shoes."

by **Graham Jaeger** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 2:34 pm

"I had to figure my mutation out more or less on my own, so I might still be."

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 2:44 pm

"You're a feral shifter too?" she asked. He might get the slightest sense that she was almost...a predator.

by **Graham Jaeger** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 2:49 pm

Likewise she might sense prey.

"You can tell?" he asked, instinctual nervousness bleeding into his tone. He sniffed. "Because... you are?"

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 3:03 pm

She smiled cheerfully, telling her wilder side to pipe down. "I am. Wolf shifter. Don't be nervous, I don't actually bite."

by **Graham Jaeger** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 3:11 pm

"No wonder my animal side is screaming at me."

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 4:15 pm

She smiled, her eyes a still-unnerving feral yellow for a moment. "Sorry. Wilder sides can't be helped sometimes..."

by **Graham Jaeger** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 6:51 pm

"At least you got a cool animal. I got... Elk."

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:17 pm

"Better than a rabbit," she smirked. And try as her human half might, it was still downright unnerving to Graham.

Both tasty... her other half growled in the back of her mind.

by **Graham Jaeger** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:23 pm

"Y-yeah... I guess."

"So... umm... you one of those X-Men?"

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:26 pm

"I am," she said noticing his nerves. "...are...you sure you're okay? I promise, I'm perfectly safe."

by **Graham Jaeger** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:36 pm

"I'm..." he said, tensing his muscles and exhaling slowly as he relaxed again, "There. Better."

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:48 pm

"I'm sorry. I don't normally have that effect on people...I guess I've never really had an encounter with a someone who shifts into...prey." she smiled nervously.

by **Graham Jaeger** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:56 pm

"I'm told non-predatory feral shifters are relatively rare, for some unknown reason," he said.

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:59 pm

he would be good rare, with a nice red--NO

Stephanie kept smiling nervously. "So...where are you from?"

by **Graham Jaeger** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 9:44 am

A cabin in the woods.

"Michigan. Not Detroit thank God."

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 1:19 pm

"Across the lake from me. Chicago suburbs," she smiled.

by **Graham Jaeger** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 2:02 pm

"Practically a city girl then," he teased.

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 5:44 pm

"Prior to turning into a scene from The Howling, yes. Since then, I make regular trips into the woods to appease my other half."

by **Graham Jaeger** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 7:50 pm

"God. Mine is still bitching about leaving home and all the woods there."

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 11:11 pm

"There's plenty of countryside around here, and woods aren't too far away. And that doesn't count the Danger Room."

by **Graham Jaeger** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:42 am

"They told me about that at the X-Corp facility I stayed at before coming here. So that really is an actual thing?"

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 1:31 pm

"From the depths of Atlantis to the surface of the moon and beyond, and anywhere in between--any when, too, if you will--it can take you there. It's...eerily realistic."

by **Graham Jaeger** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 1:51 pm

"I can't wait to see it. I'm going to need it I think."

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 4:18 pm

"It will help you indulge your wild side with less risk of getting shot by a hunter. Speaking from experience here...spent a few months in the Canadian backwoods and wandered a bit too close to a farm while with a wolf pack..." she smirked.

by **Graham Jaeger** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:51 pm

"Yeeaahh... been there. I got shot after getting a little too indulged too. At least that's what X-Corp said happened. I don't actually remember wandering off or getting shot or anything in the three days between."

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:17 pm

"Well, thank heaven for superhuman healing at least. Do you need help getting your belongings to your room? Finding your room period?"

by **Graham Jaeger** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:30 pm

"I can carry the weight just fine. Lucky for me Elk are strong animals. That said, not so sure on the finding my way part."

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:32 pm

"Well follow me then. We'll get you checked in, get your keys and ID and all that jazz, and then we'll get you to your room," she smiled as she started him along the path to the administration building.

by **Graham Jaeger** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:48 pm

"Thanks," he smiled, repositioning his duffel bag as he began walking.