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Tweak says, "i hope i'm not to late"

Dale Smith (just_dale) wrote in breaking_point,
@ 2009-08-27 09:59:00

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*complete, 2024 08, dead character: dale smith

RP: A wolfy conversation
Who: Dale Smith & Tristan Moore
Where: Tris's house
When: August 27th, 2024
Rating/Warnings: None
Summary: Dale keeps his word and goes to meet Tristan.
Status: Complete | Private

Dale had left work on time, determined not to be late for his... Appointment? Meeting? with Tristan. He had thought about it a lot in the past couple of days and he had a million questions flitting around in his mind, not sure what he wanted to ask Tristan first.

He was glad he had told Ben about things. He was his best friend and it was something that he didn't want to keep from him, no matter how anti-werewolf the magical community was. He also knew in hindsight that he should have realised that Ben would be pro-him. His friend had always been there for him and this was just something else that they could and would deal with. He would just have to keep an eye on him; he had a feeling Ben would be more affected than he let on and Dale refused to let him feel bad on his part.

His conversation with Patrick from the night before had confused him too. He hadn't spoken to the man in years and he had told him about his condition without a moment's thought. Dale couldn't figure out why he had been so open about it and decided to blame stress and alcohol. It was easier.

He had decided to not charm his marks for this meeting and had let his hair go back to its normal length. The collar of his shirt covered them somewhat but they were still visible if one was inclined to look. Ringing the doorbell at Tristan's, Dale stepped back and waited for somebody to open the door.

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just_dale
2009-08-27 11:10 pm UTC (link)

"That doesn't make me feel any better knowing that they might do it again," Dale admitted. "Why isn't the potion free in all countries? I know that it's expensive but surely for the governments it's worth making sure all werewolves are kept safe and kept from hurting others?"

He knew he was being idealistic and foolish but he didn't see how they could justify making a potion that helped and then not giving it to those in need.

"So you used the grounds at Hogwarts from when you got there. Did you take the potion when you were younger?" he asked. "From a baby, I mean? God, it must be so different for you. I'd say I don't know how you did it but like you said, you've never known anything different."

He frowned, thinking. "What happened to your mother- Uh, if you don't mind me asking, that is. Did she get turned too?"

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not_an_orphan
2009-08-27 11:32 pm UTC (link)

"Not all wolves want the potion," Tris said. "I'm sure you've heard the ..."

He trailed off and frowned. "Well, maybe not, if you're Muggleborn. Fenrir Greyback ring any bells for you? He's ... parents tell stories about him to get their kids to behave. Like Muggles have a boogeyman? We have him. Or had. He might be dead now. But there are others, like this Drakkor bloke."

He grinned. "If I ever get rich enough to afford it, I'll hand out Wolfsbane on street corners."

Shaking his head, he thought for a moment. "Not since infancy, no. My first shift ... I was eight. So we started it then. And yes, my mum was turned, but fortunately my baby brother turned out clean. No fur for him."

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just_dale
2009-08-27 11:53 pm UTC (link)

"I've heard his name mentioned at school but not in anything more than vague terms. He was around when Voldemort was, wasn't he?" he asked. More than ten years had passed after his death before Dale had found out he was a wizard. "I take it he didn't want the potion?" Drakkor rang a bell and he remembered the newspapers. "He doesn't seem like the nicest bloke in the world."

Dale frowned, some of the things not making sense to him. He supposed it was because he knew so little about the disease and how it worked. He was still a baby in comparison to somebody like Tristan. "How come you didn't shift till you were eight? Were you too young?" he asked. "Well that's a relief for your brother... I didn't realise that werewolves could still have children. It's kind of reassuring- I mean I'm gay so it's not something I'm going to have to deal with but for others? Yeah, reassuring."

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not_an_orphan
2009-08-28 12:38 am UTC (link)

Tristan nodded. "Worked ... for Voldemort, so the stories go. Or tied his pack to him, something like that. But he ..." Tris shook his head. "Fenrir liked kids. Liked to make sure he was close to some when he shifted, so he could turn them. Was his goal to turn as many as he could, and turn them young."

Exhaling softly, Tristan shrugged. "Same reason magic doesn't manifest until wizards are that age, I suppose. Just ... one of those things triggered by time or some development or something. And usually they can't reproduce. The shifting usually causes miscarriages, and we're ... really not sure why my mum got as lucky as she did to have another kid. Sage was born prematurely, and he had some problems from that but ... he grew up into an okay kid. I'm just glad he ... was around to grow up at all. And that he wasn't tweaked like we were."

His eyes flicked toward the window, and he grinned and nodded before lifting his hand in a wave and swinging his attention back to Dale. "Lan's got patrol tonight," he shared. "He was letting me know he was leaving."

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just_dale
2009-08-28 08:20 am UTC (link)

"That's... That's really wrong," he said once he'd processed it. It seemed unimaginable that people would do such a thing, hurt people on purpose. Dale thought you'd have to be sick in the head and then some to justify it. "Is this Drakkor the same? Or does he just like practising his ABCs with human limbs?"

Dale thought it was kind of fascinating but then at the same time understandable. Transforming at too young an age would risk killing a child or so he assumed. "That's shitty- That women can't have children. Are you still close to your family?"

He looked up at the window when he saw movement, watching as Tristan responded. "Patrol? What does he do?" He assumed Auror or Hitwizard but he didn't want to be too presumptuous. "What do you do for a living? I never asked."

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not_an_orphan
2009-08-28 01:50 pm UTC (link)

Tris tried to recall what all had been actually published, and what had just been speculation. "Dunno about that. I ... there've been a couple articles about him. 'parently he likes to murder even when he's not shifted. The ... the name thing I think is recent."

He grinned, and nodded. "Still close to them, yeah, but my mum's a bit over protective so I had to get out of there 'fore she drove me batty. I don't see Sage as often as I'd like to, but ... he's busy. Going into his last year of school," Tris shared with a slight grin.

"Lan's in his second year of Auror training. And I am wasting my life away as an employee at Weasley's Wheezes." He laughed and shrugged. "I could've ... done other things I'm sure, but I'd just as soon not sign up for Auror training then have them tell me to sod off because I go furry once a month." A faint smirk edged his lips. "Our employment options sometimes get a bit ... limited," he pointed out. "You think they'd let us play to our strengths and just make sure we're off those two nights, but ... no. We're dirty and unclean and awful, awful creatures."

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just_dale
2009-08-28 05:43 pm UTC (link)

"That's really wrong," he said, shivering a little. It seemed so unfair and unjust that somebody was allowed to roam around and do those type of things. "So has he been causing trouble for quite a while or has it been a new thing? I have to admit that I haven't really paid much attention to articles about werewolves."

Dale laughed, imagining the family environment only too well. "Yeah, parents can do that. I couldn't wait to leave even though I'm very close to them."

He smiled and nodded. "I can understand that, I'm sure I should have tried to actually have a career or something," He brushed his hand through his hair. "So Weasley's Wheezes? That's not far from I work, really," He grinned. "Dirty and unclean and awful? I might be dirty but not in the way I think they mean."

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not_an_orphan
2009-08-28 06:07 pm UTC (link)

"Dunno how long," Tris admitted with a shrug. "Just know what I've read in the papers."

And of course, as far as the world knew, Drakkor and Sterling were two different people ... so he couldn't even cite Sterling's prior activities that had made the paper - though there'd been no surviving witnesses to those to describe him; they'd all learned through Mitch.

Tris grinned a little. "Think we're all a little dirty in that way," he pointed out.

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