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Sam


“What?”

A shrug rolled her shoulders upward as Sam continued to watch him with a rather serious quality to her dark eyes. She was still contemplating how to answer when he asked her name. A soft laugh spilled from her mouth, holding a bright, merry edge that was reminiscent of the adventurer she used to be.

“Samantha, but most people call me Sam. Laziness on their part, I think,” she said as she moved past James and towards the house's rear door. Instead of immediately opening the door, she turned to him and let a frown mar her brow as she considered the path her thoughts had taken, hand resting lightly on the sliding door's handle. Her foot tapped the ground several times while she picked what she wanted to say.

“You've been very... tame since we met. I'm simply wondering what you'd be like if you were in your element, James. We have plenty of tame werewolves around here – or well, around Odessa. Those who live in the pack house are a little more interesting. A little fire is nice sometimes – something a person can warm themselves against, no?” Her frown briefly deepened, casting her eyes into shadow as she wondered if she had spoken far too freely.

Forefinger and thumb pinched the bridge of her nose, a gesture that often followed anxiety in the woman. She peered past James to observe their surroundings before returning her attention to his face. Her body showed hesitation, unwilling as she was to simply walk inside and lose the present pace of the moment. Once inside, she would be Geri, and that would mean she'd let her self go to assume the position. It had been her choice given past experiences, but Sam still relished the brief moments of quiet.
Sam


As James walked past her, Sam took the fleeting liberty of allowing her charcoal gaze to drift along his form with blatant curiosity. The corner of her mouth twitched with amusement at her own behavior before she stepped away from the cabin and turned to latch the door. Although she'd definitely been one to flatten a wayward werewolf or two for becoming a little too rowdy amongst their nude pack members when the attention was unwanted, Sam was loath to ignore a nice view of someone she didn't know enough to scorn.

Catching up to James in time to watch his expression change in reaction to her question, Sam experienced a flicker of regret at having asked, but knew she'd have done so again if it meant protecting the pack. It was, perhaps, her most conflicting moment to demand information from others when she would fight to keep her own story hidden. When he had finished the telling, Sam reached out a hand to lightly press his shoulder and offered a slight smile.

“It's not so bad being a werewolf. And many people ignore who they are, I suppose. We just can't do so very well when the moon forces us to obey once a month.” Athough Sam felt a certain reluctance to reach the pack house and dive into the waiting fray, she kept them at a quick pace until they finally broke through the tree line and approached the house. Sam sprang up the stairs, heading for the cabinet of drawers. She inspected several, turning to speculatively eye James between each drawer, and finally found clothing she thought would fit well. Pointing to it, she stepped aside to pull out her own clothing.

“Those should fit. You can riffle around if you want something else.”
Sam tugged on jeans and a tank top, skipping the undergarments and shoes that were too likely to be destroyed. During her 8 months as a werewolf, Sam had ruined enough clothing. Once dressed, Sam turned, settled her shoulder and hip against the cabinet, and studiously watched James.
Quick note, everyone.

When reading the posts, and sometimes in the chat, it seems like people have either skimmed or not even bothered reading the first OOC post. To help keep things smooth and making sense for your fellow players, please familiarize yourself with the post and ask any questions when you're not sure or something hasn't been previously mentioned.

Thanks!
Sasha


Night before: once North had fallen asleep, Sasha gently lifted her and carried her to a nearby unoccupied bedroom that included a private bathroom. She wrote a quick note detailing that she would meet the girl in the kitchen some time after 9 the following morning. Before leaving North for the night, Sasha dropped off a tub of women's clothing that the pack had slowly collected from thrift stores for just such occasions. Once done, Sasha reverted to homid form and gave a languorous stretch.

She was heading towards her own quarters when a noise announced someone beyond the house's walls, though by the muffled quality, she didn't think they were too close. Weary enough that she couldn't bother being surprised, she changed her direction and slide out the front door, only to catch the scent of human not far off. Winter used to mean peace and quiet, she thought balefully as she jumped off the porch and approached the line of trees.

A young and rather delicate looking man was not terribly far away, though Sasha began to lose interest in her hunt just before she came upon him. He was rubbing his shoulder and covered in snow, looking decided disheveled. Without much preamble and once learning he was rather lost, Sasha offered him a place to stay for the night and led him to the coachman's house that was often empty unless it was the morning following a full moon, when the majority of the pack came to the house to shift.

After settling him in the furthest and most remote of the rooms, Sasha explained in brief detail how to find the main house and kitchen and told him to come by whenever he woke up the following morning. @TheHangedMan

Morning:
Sasha rolled out of bed early, sliding out of her mate's arms and quickly getting ready for the new day. She had to inform Marcus of the unarmed, seemingly oblivious human that she had stashed away in the coachman's house. Although not the kindest of people, Sasha couldn't just let the poor fellow stumble around until he met some unfortunate icy grave.

Padding through the house, she cocked her head and listened for the sound of voices.

Marrec


Marrec poked his head out of the closet when he heard the two men start moving around downstairs. An exasperated sigh followed the second tumble of the pillow down from the shelf, which Marrec proceeded to grab and smash onto the shelf for the third time. Grumbling to himself, there werewolf exited the closet, closed the door behind him, and went to the locked door that stood between him and William.

He was about to begin unlocking the door to the basement when Markus came around the corner. Turning towards the Ulfric, Marrec listened attentively to the list of orders.

“Ah… Hello my friend I am.. Home. Up in the den there are two dead bodies. Go get the Bolverk send him to me. Clean up the bodies. Then go replace the hunter’s bullets with blanks. First give me my pistol though.”

“Of course, Markus. The kid has a wound on his head – I was going to get him a first aid kit or something. I'll bring one on the way back, assuming they're still alive.” Chuckling, Marrec fished the borrowed pistol out from his jeans and handed it to the Ulfric before leaving to complete his errands and in search of the Bolverk. On the way, he grabbed the bodies and brought them to a large room that had once been a bedroom before it had been turned into miniature clinic. Setting the bodies down, he backed out and shut the door. Satisfied that the werewolves wouldn't be startled by stumbling over corpses enroute to the kitchen, Marrec struck off in hopes of quickly locating the pack's Bolverk @Urukhai.

Sam


Sam woke slowly, mind unwilling to surface from hazy, pleasant dreams. She stretched beneath the thin cotton sheet, twisting her body and yawning loudly. Forcing her eyes open, she eyed the ceiling for a long moment before struggling into a sitting position. Given the drag of sleep that still clung to her, Sam wasn't initially sure why she was awake, only to notice James was awake as well.

Swinging her legs off the bed, Sam rose to her feet with a lithe grace and glanced at James. Dark eyes sought his as she moved towards the cabin's door.

“Let's walk to the pack house so we can get some clothes and food.” As she said it, her stomach grumbled, reminding Sam that she had skipped dinner due to the eventful evening. She pushed her way out of the cabin, propping the door open with her hip as she waited for James to walk past her.

“How'd you become a werewolf?” Sam asked the question in a light tone, though she knew the question could very well bring ugly memories to the surface.
Marrec


Night before: after seeing the two hunters to the basement, giving them a basic run down of the basic amenities, and telling them he'd be back in the morning, Marrec walked out. He locked the door and settled down for the night, waking only briefly to creep back in and remove the young man's weaponry. He could have disarmed the fellow earlier, but hadn't felt threatened and thought being sneaky might be less confrontational. He left the door unmanned only briefly to place the weapons and William's interesting shield in what amounted to a walk-in armory. After resealing the room, Marrec pulled out a spare cot, blanket, and pillow from a nearby closet and fell asleep with his body blocking the door.

Morning: Marrec slowly woke up, feeling the edge of soreness that assured him he was no longer a man who could happily sleep outside his own bed. A low groan announced him trying to sit up, followed by a yawn. He pulled out his cellphone, made note that the battery's life, and checked the time. There weren't noises from inside the holding room, but he supposed the fellows had been wandering around rather late into the night. As an afterthought, he wondered if he should have kept a closer eye on the young hunter, Ryan... sleeping with a head injury was pretty dangerous, he realized.

“Oops,” he mumbled as he began to clean up his sleeping arrangement.
@Guess Who

Seems alright. You could add a line about waking up or something, if you wanted.
TIME SKIP

April 14th, 2014

9 AM

Odessa, Colorado
Because I just edited myself like 10 times in my own little private countdown...

Everyone has 2 hours. That means anyone posting should try to wrap up their events rather than just continue forward.
@Guess Who

Hahah, it's fine. =P Things just got rather crazy with everyone doing the intro-stumble. Things will smooth out.
@NarcissisticPotato

I know people are still stumbling up - I was hoping that would be prevented with the request to not start new events. I simply didn't want to initiate the time skip when it might be hard to explain briefly how things wrapped up. Thanks for not jumping into the fray, though.

In, say, 4 hours from now? I will initiate the time skip. Anyone who can't simply move forward should utilize PM or chat to work out how they ended their night with others involved. Make it realistic, obviously.

Hopefully that helps smooth things out.

I'm working on a time skip now. Anyone who posts in the two hours can post, but if they don't make it under the line, they'll have to adjust for the time skip.
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