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[wicka]

Dreams about what?

[ He can guess, but... ]

[ripher]

Most of them seem to involve running through a forest or fields. Hunting something, I believe. Or chasing something.

[ He pauses, not sure if Dom needs to be given this particular burden, or if it's even truly anything worth worrying about. After all, he had been hunted, had been chased -- perhaps it's just his mind adjusting to the idea.

But there's a part of him that knows better. ]

I wake up feeling hungry. And [ Trying not to stop himself typing this, face burning. ] aroused.

They seem to be getting stronger. More detailed.

The dreams, that is.

[wicka]

[ Oh.

Oh no. ]

Hunting like

Like a wolf?

[ripher]

Yes, that's what I've been assuming.

[wicka]

[ He's never felt more like I have no idea what to do in his life. #panik ]

I guess it's not really a secret that I'm
U know
I'm an actual werewolf
It wasn't just the game

I don't know if maybe I might have
Passed it to u

[ Fuck fuck fuck. ]

If I did then u need to be contained
On the full moon I mean
It's going to be on the 24th

[ripher]

[ Oh.

Oh.

Oh, bloody hell. ]

Yes.
I suppose I should have put that together sooner.

I've dealt with werewolves before. Quite closely. I knew a young man who was around your age when he was bitten. And clearly you bit me when you

When it happened so I should have

[ Get it together Rupert! ]

How do you usually
Contain yourself?

[wicka]

[ His instinct is screaming at him to go tell Ren immediately, but he's also thinking she's going to tell him off and he'll just panic even more so—

(Wait, Giles knows another werewolf?) ]

With wards
There's like a room where
Where my boyfriend and I set some up so I don't escape

I don't remember anything that happens when I turn but I always try to like
Kill everything in sight
So it's really important that u don't get out

U have to be careful not to touch anything silver either
It's really going to hurt u even when ur human

[ripher]

[ Wards. Ok. Time to find a discreet wizard. And get as much information as possible. Research will save him!! ]

Is it just the one night of the full moon, or all three nights?

[wicka]

Just one night
But
A lot can happen if ur not held somewhere

[ How does he emphasize how much he'll want to go on a rampage? ]

I don't really know what to say
I've never like
Done this to someone before

[ There's probably some protocols somewhere, or maybe lessons... that he never got to learn because he'd never met a werewolf before coming here. He's really going to have to talk to Ren, isn't he? Oh god. he's too young to be a dad ]

I'm sorry I did this to u

[ripher]

[ Quickly, because he wants to make this clear: ]

It wasn't your fault, Dom. You no more wanted to do this than I wanted to die.

We don't yet know for sure that anything will happen, or that it was because you were involved. I've heard that returning from the dead here comes with side effects of some kind. This may simply be a manifestation of the house's magic.

[ Which.. isn't particularly reassuring. But Giles doesn't like the idea of Dom blaming himself. ]

[wicka]

Do u think so?

It's too much of a coincidence though right?

If I

If I'm the one who turned u then it's my responsibility and stuff

[ripher]

It is?

Is that part of your culture?

[wicka]

Yea

I kinda become ur dad
Or guardian

That's the only way I can really explain it...

[ripher]

You become my guardian.

[ Just to be sure he read that right. ]

[wicka]

Yea
I make sure u don't get hurt
And that u don't hurt people either...

[ripher]

That's a rather weighty responsibility.

[ Pause to think about it. ]

Would I be required to
Submit to you?

[wicka]

I guess what I did was pretty [ horrible ] heavy

I mean I guess
There's this whole thing with ranks and stuff

[ He's got zero authority in his genes and he knows it. ]

And I can't just abandon u

[ripher]

Dom, if you felt you couldn't face me, I wouldn't feel as though you abandoned me, but that you needed to take some space from the dark act you were forced to participate in. I wouldn't blame you, at all.

But I would appreciate any advice you want to give.

[wicka]

It's cool

[ it's not cool, but giles is being a lot kinder than dom deserves. ]

I can show u the wards we make
U only have to make them once and then make sure they stay intact
They don't hurt they just keep u inside the circle until the full moon is gone

Avoid silver and that wolfsbane thing
Chocolate's fine as long as it's the artificial stuff


If u transform there's like this whole thing when u turn back human
The wolf skin is gonna sorta melt off u?
IDK how to describe it
But ur probably gonna want to get rid of it

[ripher]

[ Silver and wolfsbane makes sense, but chocolate..? And the.. wolf skin. Good lord. ]

It melts off? It doesn't become part of you again?

[ Regretting not spending more time thinking about how this worked for Oz. Should he have asked about this sort of thing? ]

[wicka]

No not really
Guess it would be weird to just go back into u

The rest is weird too but u know...