[video; action]

[shifting]

[shaky video at first. Sam's voice seems in the background for a moment, but it's quickly choked off with dry-heaving. The video tilts down sharply from a plaid-covered chest to bare feet, and soon after a pile of clothes. A dog lies down on them a moment later, curled up and whining softly.

The feed runs out.]



((open to anyone who wants to drop in - Sam finally caught the oubreak))

Comments

[shifting]

Sure. Shapeshifter. More than one shape.

[symmachy]

What other shapes, then? More animals? People? Monsters?

[shifting]

[all of the above, given certain conditions.]

What are you so interested for?

[symmachy]

Just curious.

[only half a lie]

[shifting]

You picked a hell of a time for curiosity. [flopped over sick here, ok.

But whatever.] It's mostly animals. Some monsters.

[symmachy]

[he makes dogs look almost cute okay]

Like what?

[shifting]

Like some Darkness things.

[symmachy]

Must be useful.

[shifting]

[he rolls onto his back - and shifts into a beagle puppy.]

You'd think so.

[symmachy]

You disagree.

[shifting]

It's never done me much good.

[symmachy]

Maybe you haven't been using it right.

[teasing, of course, but there's a slight bit of sincerity to her words.]

[shifting]

What would you use it for?

[symmachy]

Don't know, I'm not a shapeshifter.

[just smiles
with dem vampire teeth
surprise they don't retract]

[shifting]

[he can't help it - his tail tucks, and for a very brief moment, he's showing teeth too.

But it's brief. They're on an NV, after all] Vampire.

[symmachy]

[she laughs a bit at the reaction, musical.]

Don't worry, I'm a vegetarian. And I've never been too much of a dog person anyway.

[shifting]

Vegetarian?

[symmachy]

Vegetarian.

[hippie vampire]

[shifting]

Bullshit.

[symmachy]

[she can't stop smiling a bit]

It just isn't the same coming from a beagle. Anyway, you can believe me or not, but that doesn't make it less true.

[shifting]

[welp, how about from a suddenly naked man?]

How?

[symmachy]

[oh
well that's just fine with her]

Evolution, magic, whichever you prefer to call it.

[shifting]

So what do you do with the fangs? Suck out tomato juice?

[symmachy]

No. They're useful for defense, as one might imagine.

[shifting]

So you don't need blood? Ever? [settling back into the pillows]