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[rustyhonesty]

[On the day of everyone's return, not right away but still with the day, Jean addresses the network. Well, it's him and Mikasa both there, actually. The convenience of mirrors and sensory livestreaming.

Jean also seems to have grown some facial hair that he hasn't gotten around to shave yet. It's a small change but it does make him look a bit older.]

So, uh. It looks like I can still turn into a wolf after everything. I didn't have the ability to do that before the jaunt, so it's definitely from there. I guess liminal's gonna liminal and break the rules of how it worked for Tijan... any tips of how to handle full moon while Traveling would be great.

However, there's... something we need to confirm. [Suddenly Mikasa looks more serious, for now, because this is actually really serious business. No one wants to see a mad Ackerman or rather a mad Ackerwolf in this case!] You see, I bit Mikasa's overlay and she was turning into a werewolf. But she can't turn into one, most likely because she didn't shift even once during the jaunt or then it didn't carry over for her... but it would be good to confirm considering the madness.

I mean, I tried to sniff her scent [Mikasa blushes], but she would smell like my mate [... that's just making the young woman there blush even more, there goes her serious face too!!] and someone who belongs close to me regardless, so I can't be completely certain if there's a new scent for that.

[Jean doesn't notice but Mikasa's face looks at least as red as her scarf right now. Or maybe more like a tomato being about to explode.... Right, so not used to the new word yet ... at all.]



(ooc: Replies can come from both Jean and Mikasa (callyourname)!)

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/throws an action thing there

[callyourname]

[ She'll just keep on sitting there silently, hiding her totally red face in her hands... Thanks, Jean! ]

[rustyhonesty]

[Jean finally notices something's not quite right.]

Were you hit with another change symptom? Do you need water or something?

[callyourname]

... No... Yes? Maybe... More like hit with sudden new word symptoms.

[rustyhonesty]

[... oh. Jean chuckles a little bit, clearly relieved.]

Might want to get used to it, soon. I have problems shaking of that particular term.

[professorwolf]

Oh dear. I should be able to tell if she kept the change as well, and just doesn't have the ability to shift in liminal space for some reason.

I'll be over shortly.

[rustyhonesty]

Thank you, Lyall. We're in our room, right now. It should be easy to find.

==> Action!

[professorwolf]

[Psychic detection is a lovely thing. Lyall homes in on them immediately and gets there promptly. He raps lightly on their door.]

[callyourname]

[Mikasa is quick to open the door. Just because she happens to be closer to it at the moment... Funny how this is like a reverse of a jaunt situation this time.]

Hello.

[Calm, not really the type to welcome with a big smile but there is a tiny smile at least. Stepping aside too so he can either walk in and/or Jean can greet too.]

[leftbehindagain]

[Okay, see, 'madness' is a concerning word in this context.]

How exactly does this work? I might be able to come up with something, but the more details I have about what happened, the more effective it'll be.

[rustyhonesty]

On the night of the full moon proper I'm forced to transform and lose control of myself. It's hard to explain, but it feels like a wolf takes over. A very, very angry wolf.

Basically I'll attack anyone I don't consider my 'pack'. Currently that's just Mikasa.

[leftbehindagain]

That's a slight problem. [Hello understatement.]

Give me some time to work on it, but I should be able to mitigate the worst of it for you.

[rustyhonesty]

At least it's just one night in a month.

[Well in most standard worlds.]

Thanks. There's no need to hurry either. Liminal space isn't going to do anything.

[finalizes]

I can teach her how to shift into a wolf! [ANOTHER GIRL WEREWOLF THIS IS SO EXCITING!!!!!!!!!!!!] I'm like a werewolf so I know how to change if you're a werewolf!

[Please please please be another girl werewolf strange woman *o*]

[rustyhonesty]

Like a werewolf?

[He'll let Mikasa do the talking otherwise, since it is about her and all.]

I heard you helped Sakura and Marco during the Jaunt. Thank you.

[finalizes]

I did my best! [She did.] And it was fun! They are nice! [She is very happy that she could help so many people during the jaunt. ...And that aside, it helped her, too, even though she doesn't really realize that. It made it much easier for her to ignore some things that weren't going well for her.]

I'm Ashina but my breed form isn't human, I got the human form from a jaunt! So I'm not really a werewolf.

[She pauses there, waiting on if that was clear. She knows that sometimes things that seem perfectly normal for her are weird for others.]

[rustyhonesty]

You really did. I appreciate it a lot. If you ever need a helping hand [Or a paw...?] you can ask me.


Oh... Wait. You're the dragonet that came with Laughs, then?

[callyourname]

[Oh no, she is adorable!] ... Seems like I'm definitely on my way to being a werewolf too, just a matter of time when the first time for changing happens or something. So umm... Jean may have a way to help that happen but more isn't bad either?

[unless she'll be an insane wolf, then she will regret letting anyone help.]

[finalizes]

I can show you what it feels like for me to change.

...But are you sure that you are old enough? My dad says that his kind of werewolf has to be pretty old before they can change.

[callyourname]

Huh, sure, you could show me. [Jean can also show her, the more the merrier and so on and they have their bond.

Oh no, she's adorable but also what???]

I ... No? Maybe? I don't know but I don't think I'll have any choice in the matter and the bite came from Jean who is my age. [Even if it was his overlay but they were also the same age so... she doubts their case is anything about age but that's one more difference to the pile of differences then.]

[bite_the_hand]

[A sudden, intense feeling of alarm and concern through their Bonds - including the True Bond Eren shares with Mikasa, as he's not bothering to even try to filter it at the moment - is the only warning they get before Eren is literally yelling in everyone's heads.]

YOU'RE BOTH A WHAT!?

[After that initial outburst he (barely) manages to get better control of himself, switching from reflexively livestreaming audio to normal psychic communication.]

Shit! Shit, okay, first thing I need to know is how this madness works so I know how to help you both when it hits.

[rustyhonesty]

[Jean was expecting this, but it still hits him intensely. It's true that he could have told Eren personally to avoid the whole network from hearing his shout, but this was just easier.]

On the night of the full moon, the transformation is forced. I'm taken over by a very, very angry wolf that resides inside me anyway. I lose all control and the only ones I don't go and attack are the ones that I consider my pack. Which is only Mikasa right now.

[His mental voice sounds kind of... tired? There are feelings that's he's clearly forcibly keeping under covers, even from the Pogemon bond - just to hide from them himself. Of course Mikasa would know, but she knows everything.]

If we have any luck, Mikasa's genes might stop her from going mad, but we won't know until the transformation happens.

[bite_the_hand]

[Eren's still freaking out a bit internally, but he's now doing his best to hide that. It's still there, certainly, but Eren's instincts are telling him he needs to be a stable support for his friends right now. Perhaps the lack of emotions other than tiredness was a red flag. Regardless, the next step is figuring out what to do about it now.]

Alright, at least it sounds like Liminal Space should be safe. Even if it does create a full moon it probably won't count. But we need a plan for when you're still on a Jaunt during the full moon. [When, not if. If there's one thing he's learned about Traveling under the current, unpredictable rules, it's that something's going to go wrong eventually.] If Mikasa stays sane or if I'm myself one of us can probably restrain you, but there's no guaranty she will or that I'll be there to do it.

[rustyhonesty]

[He recalls the ways Tijan had been handled.]

Just throwing me into a cage works. I can't break out if it's sturdy enough. Knocking me unconcious also works.

Silver is my biggest weakness.

[callyourname]

[Totally a thing that she expects to happen, not even surprised when it happens. Hello, she is as calm as ever.]

Werewolves from a very nice world to become one [hello sarcasm], not that I have any idea how mine works yet.

[Will she also look different during full moon like Jean did? No one knows yet, she wouldn't be surprised if that is the case from that world.]

I doubt the madness will work at all in my case considering my heritage but ... ... it might come in two different forms if Jean's overlay there was any sign of that since he was... different during full moon, guess we can hope they both stay sane. [hahaha Mikasa and hoping, what's that?]

[bite_the_hand]

[It's easy to tell that Eren's still freaking out a bit on the inside, but he's at least pulled himself together enough to start figuring out what they need to do about this.]

We should still take every precaution we can until we know for sure. I should be able to restrain Jean if I need to, but if you go crazy too you'd kick my ass. [He's not even upset when he admits that. Figuring out how to stop a crazed, angry Ackerman werewolf if necessary is more important than his pride.]

What do you mean two different forms? Was he a different kind of wolf during the full moon?