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Alcide Herveaux (shreveport_wolf) wrote in mtgolfiersfolly,
@ 2010-12-21 00:36:00

Who: Alcide
When: night
Where: in and around the town
Open To: OTA
Thread: Multi

He'd meant to hide out all three nights of the full moon. He'd thought it wouldn't be too hard to just stay in the inn all night. It had worked for him last month, after all. But the moon was so...full. So bright. To start with, he just opened his curtains a little, got to a place where he could see the moon, but he wasn't in the moonlight.

It wasn't enough.

It wasn't enough to remind himself that it was dangerous to go running in a confined space where he didn't know if there was enough small game around to keep him satisfied either.

Eventually, he'd just had to go out. He stuck to the shadows as much as possible, sprinting through the small patches of moonlight he couldn't avoid until he was just outside the town proper. Once he's there, he finds a mostly secluded spot, strips out of his clothing and runs for the nearest patch of moonlight.

[ooc: Feel free to catch him either as he's trying to get out of town or once he's changed into wolf-form.]

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	thunder_mother 2011-01-15 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	Lucy smiled as the wolf nuzzled her hand, unable to resist petting the soft fur on top of his head once more as she straightened up. "Come on. Let's go exploring. If my ears aren't deceiving me, there's a stream out past those trees." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shreveport_wolf 2011-01-16 01:32 am UTC (link)
	Alcide yipped, almost like a bark, waiting for her to take the lead. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thunder_mother
2011-01-16 10:28 am UTC (link)

Lucy's ears translated the intent behind the yip as something along the lines of 'Okay then, what are we waiting for?'

Lucy set off in the direction of the water sound, looking down with a smile at the huge white wolf padding beside her. It wasn't long before they reached the screening trees and passed them, revealing an old wooden bridge and a stream trickling below it. A few meters upwater was a small waterfall that tumbled down into a deep pool, the basin surrounded by rocks except on the side where it became the stream.

There was a fluttering sound, and a small, birdlike shape backwinged into a landing at the side of the pool. It bent to drink, entirely unaware of the predator behind it.

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	shreveport_wolf 2011-01-17 01:39 am UTC (link)
	Alcide paused instinctively when he scented the bird, and his focus turned away from his human companion. Without hardly thinking about it, he placed himself downwind of the creature and paced silently forward. He worked his way gradually into pouncing distance and lowered himself in the grass around the pool, preparing to pounce. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thunder_mother 2011-01-20 07:30 pm UTC (link)
	Lucy watched, almost holding her breath as the wolf stalked the bird. Even with his white coat, she could barely see him among the grass and the rocks. She'd never seen a predator hunting at such close range before, and she found herself silently hoping that the bird wouldn't sense him until it was too late. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

shreveport_wolf
2011-01-21 12:41 am UTC (link)

There was a barely audible whisking sound as Alcide's tail brushed the grass, and the bird took flight just as he lept, making it a very close call as to who would win out in this foray. In the end, Alcide only managed to catch one of the bird's tailfeathers in his mouth. The bird gave a pained twitter as it flew somewhat lopsidedly off, and Alcide brought the feather over to Lucy, holding it in his mouth like a gift.

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thunder_mother
2011-01-21 03:58 pm UTC (link)

Lucy reached down to take the feather, smiling as she did so. "Thank you. That was . . ." She didn't quite know how to describe the thrill of watching the wolf hunting, so she just shook her head. She was impressed.

She tucked the feather into the second buttonhole of her coat, smoothing it absently. "I'll have to remember where this place is and come back in the daylight. This would be a gorgeous place to paint." She could see it now - the tiny waterfall, the stream, the lush plants and tumbled rocks around it, all frozen in time on her canvas.

Moving forward, Lucy carefully picked her way over to the pool and sat at its edge, her feet curled under her. Dipping a finger in the water made her shiver at the icy bite. She looked around for the wolf, wondering what he was thinking.

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	shreveport_wolf 2011-01-22 07:26 am UTC (link)
	Alcide found a flat-ish rock, sitting to watch her as she took in her surroundings. His head tilted as he considered her, wondering much the same thing. What had brought her out tonight? What was she thinking as she sat there? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thunder_mother
2011-01-22 06:03 pm UTC (link)

Lucy saw the way the wolf's head tilted as he looked at her. She was sure there was an intelligence behind those eyes that was more than that of a simple wolf, but she didn't really know who it was. The anonymity felt freeing, somehow.

"It's too quiet, back at my house," Lucy said aloud, as if to herself. "I'm used to the boys rampaging up and down, needing feeding and bathing and playing with. Scott's computer games, John's radio, Virgil's music. Gordon pretending to be a fish. Little Alan watching his favorite movie. It feels strange, so much silence." She'd shed all the tears that she could for her lost family, so her eyes were dry. While she still missed them, she'd accepted their loss and was settling down to a life on the Folly. It was only occasionally, on the lonelier nights, when she felt the need to get away.

"They think I'm dead. They've moved on, and part of me is glad about that. Most of the people here, they have something to go back to. Me? I guess I'm stuck here now." She laughed, a short stutter of sound. "At least the Folly is a decent place to live the rest of my life. It's certainly never boring."

Lucy shook her head and looked apologetically at the wolf. "Sorry, I didn't mean to go all maudlin on you. Just needed to let it out, I guess."

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shreveport_wolf
2011-01-22 11:52 pm UTC (link)

Alcide couldn't really relate to the story of what he assumed was her family. It was only him and Janice growing up, and there'd always been just a bit of tension there since Janice wasn't a Were. Not that they didn't love each other, not that they weren't both fiercely protective of each other, but there'd always been that sense of something different.

When she finished, though, he got up and padded over to her, laying next to her and resting his chin in her lap, looking up almost sympathetically.

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thunder_mother
2011-01-23 12:31 am UTC (link)

The wolf's head in her lap was heavier than Lucy had expected it to be, but he was also radiating a welcome warmth. Lucy scratched his ears, appreciating again the softness of his fur. She couldn't tell what he was thinking, but at least he hadn't left after her unexpected detour into memory. "Thanks for listening."

It suddenly occurred to Lucy that she hadn't heard any other wolves around the Folly. "I'm guessing you got snatched away on your own. I wonder, do you miss your pack? Or are you more of a lone wolf?"

Lucy wasn't really expecting an answer to her questions. Right now, she was just thinking aloud.

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shreveport_wolf
2011-01-23 03:33 am UTC (link)

Alcide just nudged his head against her hand in response. He hadn't really thought about being away from his pack before. His family sure, and Debbie even, but his pack could get along just fine without him, he was sure. The Colonel was a fine packmaster, and he didn't really need Alcide.

His dad was another story. He'd spent several hours pretty much every day worrying what would happen to the business without him there to keep hisd ad's gambling in check.

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thunder_mother
2011-01-23 07:36 pm UTC (link)

Lucy smiled at the wolf as he butted his head against her palm, keeping up the scratches. A yawn caught her completely by surprise, and she realized that she was far more relaxed now than she'd been when she'd come out here. Maybe relaxed enough to sleep.

"I should go," Lucy told the wolf, part of her wishing that she could stay out here all night. But it was too cold to contemplate doing that now that the Folly's weather had turned towards winter. "I'm glad I met you out here, though. I hope I get to see you again."

Pulling her hand back reluctantly, she waited for the wolf to move.

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	shreveport_wolf 2011-01-23 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	Alcide lifted his head when she pulled away, nosing her hand once more before standing. He backed up a bit to give her room to get up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thunder_mother 2011-01-23 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	Lucy stood, moving carefully to avoid falling. "Good night, then. I hope your hunting goes well in the future." She smiled a little wistfully, then tugged her coat closer around her and set off back in the direction of her house. She'd have to come out here again at some point. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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