[It's hard to use conventional science to explain shifting, Jetfire, but Alex would give you major kudos for attempting it. He listens with interest as Jetfire muses about how it all works and brain over brawn/etc, head tilted slightly to one side.]
It's not the most pleasant of experiences, but the more you shift, the less painful it becomes. I've been shifting for a few years, so it's not too terrible until the moon.
[He sits back and shakes his head at the last.]
I wish there was something I could do about it. I can actually shift at any time, but at the moon I'm forced to. I retain control and human sentience every time I shift except then. When Tsia was...
[His expression is drawn at the mention of Tsia's name. It sucked when people were here for a time and left.]
... she could converse with large cats... some ability she had that I couldn't quite explain. She kept me calm on the moon and stayed with me, but she's gone now... There are a few other shifters that run with me that remain more human minded, but they can't always be there.
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It's not the most pleasant of experiences, but the more you shift, the less painful it becomes. I've been shifting for a few years, so it's not too terrible until the moon.
[He sits back and shakes his head at the last.]
I wish there was something I could do about it. I can actually shift at any time, but at the moon I'm forced to. I retain control and human sentience every time I shift except then. When Tsia was...
[His expression is drawn at the mention of Tsia's name. It sucked when people were here for a time and left.]
... she could converse with large cats... some ability she had that I couldn't quite explain. She kept me calm on the moon and stayed with me, but she's gone now... There are a few other shifters that run with me that remain more human minded, but they can't always be there.