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Henry McCoy (i_thebeast) wrote in we_coexist,
@ 2011-08-10 16:05:00

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baba yaga, bad moon, henry mccoy, jesse custer

Down by the Bay of the Hanky Panky (open!)
Hank was… getting used to his bear form. Starting to enjoy it, a little. As soon as he'd found he could shift back and forth the whole thing became much more tolerable. Well, that and rumors has spread that he was not the only one, so maybe it was just the City toying with them as Hannibal suggested it sometimes did.

At nights he went out to the park, strolling around in his bear form and exploring. He liked to sniff out things, then take them to a hiding spot and come back to investigate them when he was human. The comparison between the sets of senses were pleasing, if not a bit useless.

Tonight, though, Hank went to the docks in human form, slipping into and ally and changing out of his clothes, shifting quickly. It was getting easier, the more he did it, and soon a polar bear was sneaking guiltily down to the water.

When he got to the edge he blinked, staring at the water and sniffing it. He almost smiled, though he was a bit nervous. The bear wanted to go in, to see if there was food. The human part of him knew polar bears were great swimmers, he'd studied up on them when he'd first returned to human form, but he was still a bit apprehensive even after deciding to come here.

All it really took was a small frog jumping into the water to his side, and Hank's predatory instincts took over. He lurched forward into a semi-graceful dive into the water, plunging in and finding the water perfectly deep enough for a giant mammal to enter for a swim.

Hank human mind felt a flash of terror as he cannonballed and the water enveloped him; he'd never actually swam before and had never been in water deeper than the shallow baths his mother had given him as a child, but the bear kicked in and knew what to do, plunging down and down and looking around. The moonlight didn't allow for much light, but it was still very clear, and as Hank turned joyfully he felt the polar bear's full appreciation for the world under the surface where his weight and bulk didn't mean so much.

Hank surfaced, taking a deep breath of air before spotting his frog on a rope hanging down into the water, looking disinterested. He went still, then lunged for it, far too slow to catch the slimy creature as it hopped into the water and bolted away, but then again he wasn't really interested in catching it anyway. He couldn't imagine frogs tasted that good raw, whatever the French liked to do with them in the kitchen.

Yes, Hank was a happy polar bear, surfacing and diving and testing how long he could go underwater. As long as no boat ran over him he could see spending the night here.

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cowboy_god
2011-08-10 11:39 pm UTC (link)

After the great hunt of Jack Napier, Jesse had needed some serious downtime. Not because he was tired, not because he didn't want to see anybody he'd helped, but it was a lot more responsibility than he'd allowed himself to have since he'd become what he was now. He'd healed a good number of people. People who more than likely had talked and discussed what had happened. If they gave any credence to what Harry said, they all knew. And Jesse didn't see why they wouldn't believe the guy, he was powerful in his own right, and didn't seem the type to lie or exaggerate.

He thought Zoe needed some time, as well. To think about what they'd done in the aftermath. It certainly hadn't been a bad thing, but he wasn't sure if she was doing it as an affirmation of life, or because she really felt that way. When the sun came up, he'd go to see her again, take her flowers, inform her that he wasn't just messing around with her.

For now, though, he was in a part of town he'd not been in a good long time. The docks weren't really the sort of area one went to just spend some alone time. Though, he supposed they'd cleaned up a good bit in the last few years. They weren't anywhere near as rough as they'd been when he first showed up. There were a lot less criminals around, at the same time. That could change, he supposed.

He was smoking a cigarette and looking at the water when he heard a giant splash. He'd stood up, worried at first that somebody had fallen in, though when he went back over the sound in his mind, he realized that humans just didn't make that much noise when they hit the water.

Jesse scanned the area, calmer, looking for cargo or something else.

What he saw kind of threw him. A big fucking white bear. Of all the things that he'd seen in this place, a stray polar bear was not one of them. Jesse grinned.

"Well ain't that a hell of a thing."

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i_thebeast
2011-08-11 12:03 am UTC (link)

Hank was thoroughly enjoying letting the bear have its fun in the water, but the human part of him kind of wanted to dive again. It had been a thrill to leap in and then turn over.

He swam back to the side, lurching up and scrabbling at the dock side. At first he wasn't up far enough, and he scrabbled for a moment before falling back in. This time he dove, then lurched up, leaping out of the water and getting up enough so that his nails dug into the gravel and let him haul himself out completely, huffing slightly as he got to his feet, then shook, spending a huge shower of water in all directions. His fur stuck out in all directions when he was done, and he backed up to get a running leap at the water.... only to catch a strong scent. He knew that smell. Cigarette.

He turned and looked over, seeing a man standing there.

Whoops.

He hadn't meant to let anybody see him, but the man was smiling? Maybe he was used to it.

"Herrow," he called out, politely bobbing his head. Without the Doctor's ship to translate him he'd found English to be much more difficult, but he could say a few things. Sort of.

	cowboy_god 2011-08-11 01:17 am UTC (link)
	Jesse paused to listen, and took it all to heart. It made sense that something like this wouldn't feel too good. Or be the greatest thing for clothes. "Listen." He said, being a little more gentle and more serious. "Really don't worry about it, hear? Really. I ain't gonna be mad at ya any way it goes." He really really meant that. "I'll call. Give my word." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	i_thebeast 2011-08-12 12:11 pm UTC (link)
	Hank grunted when she yanked hard, impulsively yanking away. Hmm, this would take human intelligence, it would seem. "Whait," he said, then paddled away a bit before diving down, moving easily under the water and positioning himself under the shadow of her body, coming up at just the right angle so that she'd be able to grab his shoulders as he surfaced. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)