[A quick nod and half smile, hands resting lightly in the pockets of his loose pants.]
The wolves do, yeah .. They'd treat me like any predator encountering another predator, though .. and with a pack of eight to twelve I know my chances would be kind of grim. No, I tend to make my way out into the mountains near home, away from everyone, and see where I wake up in the morning. [A slight grin at this.]
It's .. pretty awesome. I'm sorry you haven't had the experience of sharing a pack run. I'd .. Well, I know I'm not a wolf, but I'd be more than happy to run the forest with you. I'm open to it pretty much anytime that's not the full moon. [He gives a half shrug, but his posture and tone indicate nothing more than genuine interest in doing so.] I hav- [Did you catch that slip, Derek?] .. had a buddy here that changed into a panther .. We hung out quite a bit and I was showing him the ropes. I don't know where he went, but he's not here anymore ..
[Ouch .. hurt to admit that one out loud. Alex's smile has slipped and his thoughts look like they've pulled inward before he makes himself focus on Derek's words again. He actually snorts softly in bemusement.]
Supes get along fairly well back home .. I mean there's a few here and there making things harder on everyone, but for the most part it's recognized that we're the minority and we should try not to make things harder on ourselves than need be, you know?
[Except the vamps .. the vamps were big old attention whores. :\]
/creeps in as life allows a brief respite
The wolves do, yeah .. They'd treat me like any predator encountering another predator, though .. and with a pack of eight to twelve I know my chances would be kind of grim. No, I tend to make my way out into the mountains near home, away from everyone, and see where I wake up in the morning. [A slight grin at this.]
It's .. pretty awesome. I'm sorry you haven't had the experience of sharing a pack run. I'd .. Well, I know I'm not a wolf, but I'd be more than happy to run the forest with you. I'm open to it pretty much anytime that's not the full moon. [He gives a half shrug, but his posture and tone indicate nothing more than genuine interest in doing so.] I hav- [Did you catch that slip, Derek?] .. had a buddy here that changed into a panther .. We hung out quite a bit and I was showing him the ropes. I don't know where he went, but he's not here anymore ..
[Ouch .. hurt to admit that one out loud. Alex's smile has slipped and his thoughts look like they've pulled inward before he makes himself focus on Derek's words again. He actually snorts softly in bemusement.]
Supes get along fairly well back home .. I mean there's a few here and there making things harder on everyone, but for the most part it's recognized that we're the minority and we should try not to make things harder on ourselves than need be, you know?
[Except the vamps .. the vamps were big old attention whores. :\]