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fandomhigh2013-03-27 10:54 am
bitten_notshy) wrote in fandomhigh2013-03-27 10:54 am
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Supernatural Studies, Wednesday, Period 1
Jack coughed a few times, trying to clear his throat before he started talking.
"Right," he said. "We're talking about werewolves. I've been doing everything under the sun to get out of this class because I am one and it embarrasses me, but apparently I have no control over what I'm blurting out today, so this is ... what's happening. Also I spent the last two nights barred up in a basement so I wouldn't maul anyone and I've been off what you'd call carbs since Monday, so I'm a tiny bit cross. If you want to leave, I wouldn't blame you."
With that out of the way, he glanced at his notes. "A werewolf or lycanthrope is a human who transforms into a wolf or wolf-like creature on or around the full moon. Generally you have to get bitten by another werewolf to get the condition, though in some worlds you can be born with it. In my case -- because I can't do anything the normal way -- I managed to get bitten by a ghost werewolf. Which is an absurdly long story, so I won't go into it.
"Once you have it, there's no cure I know of. You do get enhanced senses, speed and strength out of the condition, which are all quite nice. The drawbacks are that you turn into a bloodthirsty wolf monster every month, without fail, for the rest of your life. I also want to throw up every time I cross a river or stream, which happens more often than you'd think, and silver makes my hands sting when I touch it. I've taken to not eating much of anything but sandwiches in public because you get funny looks if you bring your own flatware to a restaurant. And the transformation hurts terribly. Imagine having your skin set on fire while someone grabbed your organs and yanked hard and you have some general concept."
He drew a breath. "But I've been lucky," he said. "My friends stood by me, and I've arranged my life so that I wouldn't hurt anyone. Not everyone has a place like Fandom, so not everyone can say that."
"My discussion question for you is about reacting to conditions along the lines of mine. It doesn't have to be being a werewolf, of course. You might get bitten by a vampire, or die and come back as a ghost, or have a mutation manifest, or any number of things. But if what you could do was to change, fundamentally and irrevocably, would that also change who you were? Would you expect the changes to be good or bad?
"Or you could quiz me about werewolf stuff. It's the only time you'll get a straight answer."
"Right," he said. "We're talking about werewolves. I've been doing everything under the sun to get out of this class because I am one and it embarrasses me, but apparently I have no control over what I'm blurting out today, so this is ... what's happening. Also I spent the last two nights barred up in a basement so I wouldn't maul anyone and I've been off what you'd call carbs since Monday, so I'm a tiny bit cross. If you want to leave, I wouldn't blame you."
With that out of the way, he glanced at his notes. "A werewolf or lycanthrope is a human who transforms into a wolf or wolf-like creature on or around the full moon. Generally you have to get bitten by another werewolf to get the condition, though in some worlds you can be born with it. In my case -- because I can't do anything the normal way -- I managed to get bitten by a ghost werewolf. Which is an absurdly long story, so I won't go into it.
"Once you have it, there's no cure I know of. You do get enhanced senses, speed and strength out of the condition, which are all quite nice. The drawbacks are that you turn into a bloodthirsty wolf monster every month, without fail, for the rest of your life. I also want to throw up every time I cross a river or stream, which happens more often than you'd think, and silver makes my hands sting when I touch it. I've taken to not eating much of anything but sandwiches in public because you get funny looks if you bring your own flatware to a restaurant. And the transformation hurts terribly. Imagine having your skin set on fire while someone grabbed your organs and yanked hard and you have some general concept."
He drew a breath. "But I've been lucky," he said. "My friends stood by me, and I've arranged my life so that I wouldn't hurt anyone. Not everyone has a place like Fandom, so not everyone can say that."
"My discussion question for you is about reacting to conditions along the lines of mine. It doesn't have to be being a werewolf, of course. You might get bitten by a vampire, or die and come back as a ghost, or have a mutation manifest, or any number of things. But if what you could do was to change, fundamentally and irrevocably, would that also change who you were? Would you expect the changes to be good or bad?
"Or you could quiz me about werewolf stuff. It's the only time you'll get a straight answer."
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