[Alex can't know for sure if Derek will take him at his word or not, and there is a tense moment before the boy visibly relaxes before him. He exhales slowly and his own postures eases and he shifts his weight to his other hip. When Derek explains his reaction in limited words, Alex smiles ruefully, but nods.]
It's alright .. People tend to react .. poorly.. to any supernaturals where I'm from. Weres as a whole, though .. we don't really have a problem with the others, whether amdifferent species of lycanthrope or a different supe altogether. Few enough of us as it is for there to be infighting, you know?
[Even if Derek didn't know the specifics, he'd hope he understood at least where he was coming from. When Derek asks him about the pack, he takes it as a good sign and nods, an actual smile touching his lips.]
I was infected while on a modeling gig. Some psycho didn't like the idea of a guy cross dressing on stage, let alone being openly bisexual in his lifestyle. He jumped me as I was leaving a show in Milan and before the cops could get him off we'd both gotten bloody and he made a point of getting as much of his on me. The stab wound was the worst of what hd managed to give me, but I didn't know until after I'd started to heal up.
[His gaze is a bit distant as the memories flood back.]
I'd gone back to California to take some personal time to recover. Not everyday a bigot not only slanders you, but takes it to that next level, you know? He'd yelled at me as the cops were dragging him off .. Something about how things would never be the same and I'd know soon enough what he meant. I shrugged it off as some crazy talk ..
Didn't know anything about my infection until the next full moon. I'd never hurt that bad in my life .. It's nothing like that first pain anymore, but God I thought I was dying. If I hadn't been living out in the desert, there's no saying how many people I could have hurt or killed. We blank out completely on the full moon .. Dont remember anyone, friend or foe, and don't retain any memories of what happens the night of the change. I was lucky, but the people around me were luckier. I ended up out inthe middle of the desert and when I woke up, Ed and his pack had found me. They told me what had happened and what it meant .. Ed showed me how to shift without the moon and how to handle the moon when it came. God, they taught me everything they knew.
[He smiles a bit sadly.]
He's one of my closest friends. I wouldn't have made it out there without him and the gang. Three years of running together and just being there for each other .. and then I wound up here.
[He gestures seems to indicate the Keep at large as his gaze refocuses in Derek once more.]
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It's alright .. People tend to react .. poorly.. to any supernaturals where I'm from. Weres as a whole, though .. we don't really have a problem with the others, whether amdifferent species of lycanthrope or a different supe altogether. Few enough of us as it is for there to be infighting, you know?
[Even if Derek didn't know the specifics, he'd hope he understood at least where he was coming from. When Derek asks him about the pack, he takes it as a good sign and nods, an actual smile touching his lips.]
I was infected while on a modeling gig. Some psycho didn't like the idea of a guy cross dressing on stage, let alone being openly bisexual in his lifestyle. He jumped me as I was leaving a show in Milan and before the cops could get him off we'd both gotten bloody and he made a point of getting as much of his on me. The stab wound was the worst of what hd managed to give me, but I didn't know until after I'd started to heal up.
[His gaze is a bit distant as the memories flood back.]
I'd gone back to California to take some personal time to recover. Not everyday a bigot not only slanders you, but takes it to that next level, you know? He'd yelled at me as the cops were dragging him off .. Something about how things would never be the same and I'd know soon enough what he meant. I shrugged it off as some crazy talk ..
Didn't know anything about my infection until the next full moon. I'd never hurt that bad in my life .. It's nothing like that first pain anymore, but God I thought I was dying. If I hadn't been living out in the desert, there's no saying how many people I could have hurt or killed. We blank out completely on the full moon .. Dont remember anyone, friend or foe, and don't retain any memories of what happens the night of the change. I was lucky, but the people around me were luckier. I ended up out inthe middle of the desert and when I woke up, Ed and his pack had found me. They told me what had happened and what it meant .. Ed showed me how to shift without the moon and how to handle the moon when it came. God, they taught me everything they knew.
[He smiles a bit sadly.]
He's one of my closest friends. I wouldn't have made it out there without him and the gang. Three years of running together and just being there for each other .. and then I wound up here.
[He gestures seems to indicate the Keep at large as his gaze refocuses in Derek once more.]