Maxwell Erickson
Location: Umbra Rose Condos - Courtyard
Time of Day: Early Morning
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As Paw-ris scaled the massive wall with ease, perching herself like some kind of hairy gargoyle, Max couldn't stop himself from jumping to his feet with a scream caught in his throat. He had to remind himself that Thelia had been very thorough in explaining the illusionary wards that protected Umbra Rose, one of the condos many defensive measures, and that no one even a hundred yards away on the sidewalk would see anything but a non-descript buildings with some sign or another they wouldn't be able to remember in 5 minutes. Still, seeing the massive werewolf there in plain view (from his perspective) was nearly enough to give him a conniption before he busied himself by walking round and round in a tight circle while doing his breathing exercises.
His anxiety was not lessened when Wolf-ris leapt back down with the offer to 'change him' and had his mouth been full of any sort of beverage he would surely have performed the most magnificent of spit-takes.
"I-I-I- Well it's- We wouldn't want- That's not-" Max stuttered profusely, his forehead dappled in a cold sweat. The large man instinctively retreated as Howl-ris bound forward excitedly until the back of his knees colided with the bench and he sat down hard once again. She dropped down in front of him, her head still neary level with his.
"I... think it's a very kind offer." He swallowed, his voice shooting up a octive or four.
"But, I like how I am... right now... as a human." With a great amount of willpower he stirred up the most disarming smile he could muster.
"That doesn't mean I couldn't visit the tranquility room during the next full moon..." Max suddenly had to wonder if Ms. Thelia would allow him to install one of those plate-glass security cells in the tranquility room.
Maybe a really sturdy shark cage...Just then the muffled vocals of Chappell Roan's 'Good Luck, Babe!' filled the air between them and Max's hand flew to his pocket until he dug out his phone and silenced the alarm. His shift was officially going to start in 5 minutes.
My shift... "Ahh! My shift!" Max suddenly shot to his feet again, quickly scrolling down his contacts list until he found the one he wanted.
"O-one moment, Iris!" He pressed the phone to his ear and waited for a single ring before a light whimsical voice picked up on the other end.
"Max! How's my favorite little primate doing this morning?" Max heard the clatter of several metalic objects followed by a frantic cacophony of bird squawks, barks, and growls that had him pulling the phone a few inches from his ear.
"No, no! The forceps go in the third drawer from the left. Yes, I know they should be resterilized. Please set them beside the basin there. MARGO! Stop harrassing Dominic! This is a place of work! I don't CARE about 'the natural order of predator and prey' when it's in my clinic!""Uh... Doctor Duscenia?" Max said into the phone, wincing again at another series of rattled crashes.
"Oh yes, sorry dear. Now what was it you needed?"The images of Velvet's arm sprang back into his mind and he couldn't help but wince.
"Ms. Coventry needs to see you right away in 205 of building 1. There was an... incident with another resident." Max flashed Iris a supportive smile.
"Ms. Thelia asked that you give her an examination."Duscenia laughed, the sound like a chorus of bells.
"Our dear resident vampire? I suspect she'll be well on the mend by the time I arrive but I'll get my kit and pay her a visit. MARGO! WHAT DID I JUST SAY-!?"The phone call ended abruptly with another explosion of animal calls and a very annoying roar that Max suspected belonged to a rather ornery Bengel Tiger that typically worked the clinic's check-in
"Sorry." He said, pocketing the phone and turning back to Iris.
"I should probably get to the front desk..."
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