I've been bleeding from this old wound Who: Julian, Marisa + the twins (NPC-Jackie) & Jacob (NPC-Paige) When: Late morning Where: Scarlet Oak Community Park
Julian had barely parked his jeep when the twins decided to transform into little puppies and wiggle out of their kid seats. "They should really make some of these for werechildren," Julian sighed as he caught Chloe by the back of her neck. Tucking his little sister under his arm, he stepped out of his side of the car and went around to go search for Cleo. He found her tearing a newspaper apart on the floor of his car. "Come on, you two, little girls. I dressed you all nice for this...and you have to...play nice," Julian pinched the back of Cleo's wolf neck gently as he pulled her out. "Come on, in human form."
Twenty-two minutes, a paw to the eye and three shoes flying out of windows later, Julian finally convinced both girls to put on their play clothes (matching jackets and shorts). Chloe insisted on walking-slash-running ahead while Cleo allowed (demanded?) Julian to carry her. Keeping an eye on his hyperactive sister, Julian tucked a picnic blanket and a six-pack of soda under his arm and chased after Chloe at a slow jog on the grass. To this point, he hadn't really thought about Marisa. Or her son. Or what any of that implied. Love. Marriage. The end of his dreams and the gut-wrenching heartbreak. You know. That stuff.