"Well, I guess that takes us back around to the start of this conversation, when we talked about being here and what that means. We've all been abducted by a group of aliens that are, yeah, super advanced. They dump us on different worlds for periods of time, to see how we adjust I guess. Sometimes they're really terrible places, sometimes they're fine. Sometimes we stay a while, others it's just a night or two."
Evan shrugged, like it was no big deal. Or like he'd gotten used to it. Or both.
"We've also spent time on their ship. We've all got our own rooms, and all of our stuff is there. Which is nice to know, since we don't always get belongings. Or clothes."
He didn't know if Aaron would take any of this as serious, it was a toss up. With what the kid knew about the Tower, and about the world, and what he was, acceptance would be an easy route. Then again, aliens. Aliens were not so easy to swallow.
Except maybe for a wolf. Maybe a wolf could swallow them easy. Evan's mouth twitched, and then he focused again.
"So they've decided to drop us Underhill this time. And pulled you along for the ride. Maybe your partner, too. But there was a period of time where I wasn't with the group, and when I got back, I was changed. I didn't have any clue for a while what was going on. I'm better now. I can control it, and I remember what I've done while furry. Considering that I ate a petting zoo on my first night out, this is a big improvement."
He shook his head, looking down. "I had no idea that we even had this in us. It made sense that the aliens would do something to fuck with me, so I accepted it as that."