[Alex hears the soft growl as he speaks, but it didn't deter him at all from telling his story. Yeah, the psychos were the ones that made the whole thing all the more difficult, but they didn't come only in the form of raging lycans. No, where Alex if from, they come in the form of politicians as well; particularly those pushing to have a form of supernatural registration put in place. :\

He tilts his head slightly as Derek explains that he was born with his own and grimaces, nodding.]

All the things about shifting, and that'd be right up there as one of the things I'd love to change. The other would be control on the full moon ..

[Then his expression eases as a smile touches his lips.]

They're a pretty incredible group of guys and girls. I've never known anyone like Ed .. he's about my dad's age, and he's taken in this group of kids my age, older .. younger. He teaches everyone everything he knows about being a were, from shifting to safety. He's working with others, a few witches and some fae, I think, to try to find some way to control ourselves during the moon.

The government is trying to push for a proposal through that would require all supernaturals to register and declare themselves to the masses. He fights the hardest for all of us; and I mean all of us.

[A beat as he stops and looks at Derek.]

He's family; family a lot of us lost and family a lot of us never had.