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Date & Time: Backdated to the blackout!
Location: Around the city, making his way to the Outlands. Random spots, most of them a little isolated.
Characters: Peter (aka random giant black wolf) and YOU!
Summary: Peter takes advantage of the black out to go around in his wolf form to get some energy and food he needs. This means hunting down critters and eating them raw. Blech. Feel free to run into him and possibly find a friend in a giant black wolf.
Warnings: tba!

He sniffs the ground carefully, head lifting to look up at the sky, try to find stars he can recognize. No such thing; be it the passage of time or the geography has changed their place or simply made constellations unrecognizable. There wasn't much point in using them to guide him anyway - the way to the Outlands and back shouldn't be too hard when he's got several senses to lead the way.

So he makes use of them, padding and occasionally running, always careful not to stir too much attention, good or bad. Wouldn't want anyone using his or her weapon against him just because he gave them an accidental fright, would we...

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Lost is a way Mahdi can define himself in more ways than one pretty much wherever he goes. Tonight it's lost in the dark too. He just wanted to see what the sky was like without light pollution, something he's never been able to observe in his brief time on Earth in the past.

He's trying to retrace his steps back home now, having made his way to the outskirts of the city. Fortunately, his Initiate-weapon is a flashlight and he powers it himself, so he's not tripping over debris, trash cans or other people. Yet.

He thinks he sees something in the shadows and is frankly, pretty freaked out.

"Wh-who's there?"

This is definitely not what he planned, practically wincing when his paw steps on the wrong thing and makes noise in the debris, stone crackling against some lost lot of metal. He tries to skitter past the mess, but the flashlight is much too fast and he's caught in its spotlight.

Peter couldn't really answer if he wanted to. All he can do is stare, frozen, uncertain of what the stranger will do in the presence of a giant wolf.

Mahdi's not exactly an expert on Earth animals. He knows about most of them from television, and he's seen Collette-as-a-wolf before. From those experiences, Mahdi has discerned that animals are smart and sometimes talk.

Well, his mother never said he was the brightest crayon in the box.

"Nice doggy... um... wolfy? Are you okay? I thought I heard you clattering over there, I hope you didn't hurt your paws."

It's not that he's not smart enough to be nervous. He is. It's not good to be a tiny person in the presence of a large predator. He swallows audibly, but smiles. "You're... really big." Oops that sounded kind of like an insult. "But your fur is quite pretty!"

It's clear that no offense was taken. If anything, the wolf just seems a bit... embarrassed - to have been caught. Though one supposes that his sheer size would make it difficult to remain unseen for too long, even in the darkness. Much less when there's light pointing straight at him.

He lifts one paw, slowly, head ducking with it. Should he leave? Can he leave?

The wolf isn't growling or anything. Mahdi wonders if it might be another transport, it seems strange that a wild animal would be so close to civilization otherwise. "Um, this is probably a stretch, but can you point me back to the city proper?"

Being from a culture somewhat alien to Earth, he's never understood the idea of not simply asking for help like directions when needed.

Ah. Well. That would require him to make it all the way back, wouldn't it. Not quite what he had in mind coming out here, but he doesn't quite have it in him to ignore or turn the request down just like that. The stranger seems harmless, at least...

Peter turns his head away, standing tall on his legs, returning his focus for a moment before he starts to make his way back, inviting Mahdi to follow him in the silence.

"Oh... thank you!" It takes Mahdi a moment to catch on to what the wolf is doing. He somehow thought the animal might just point the way somehow, but this is just as helpful. He uses his flashlight to light the way in front of him, but it doesn't keep him from tripping on a little bit of debris now and then.

The debris isn't as much of a challenge for Peter, though his weight does tend to push some of it down and around, leaping over and crouching under some of it with enough elegance and agility. He can see some creatures scurrying in the dark and regrets being unable to chase them around, but decides it's something that can wait. The blackout doesn't seem to be going anywhere soon, and the night is still rather young.

Mahdi does his best to follow, clumsy as he is. It seems a little rude to shine his flashlight directly one the wolf, for some reason, so he tries to keep it forging slightly ahead of them. After awhile, he begins to absentmindedly hum a song to himself, mostly to ward off his own worries in the dark.

His voice is actually rather pleasant, though the melody is unstructured it never seems out of tune.

When Peter stands tall in the debris he looks back to make sure he's still being followed. At one point he sniffs at the air and howls softly, as if calling out for someone - or something - out there. No response translates into a heavier silence, it seems, and he continues to make his way, enjoying the tunes being sung behind him.

Mahdi quiets when the wolf seems to calm, not wanting to interfere. But soon they're back on their way. Mahdi had never stopped to consider what the world might be without light. It reminds him of the Below, but he feels a little safer here, somehow, with his new friend.

Of course it never occurs to him he could be getting into a worse situation by trusting a stranger. That's the kind of person he is - always willing to trust whoever comes along has the best intentions. It seems to be working out, as he's almost sure he recognizes some of the landmarks looming in the dark.

"I sure hope you can tell where we are with your super-wolfy vision, because I'm still confused..." He shines the flashlight on one of the buildings and frowns when he doesn't find it as familiar as he hoped.

'Super wolfy vision'. The thought amuses him, even if there's a truth in it. Peter slows down to let Mahdi catch up - it might not be as easy for human legs to reach the same places his four paws crawl on.

He'd like to talk back, learn more about this person he's helping out. Not to ask for anything in return, but it would make a nice distraction for the seemingly endless path of darkness ahead of them.

"I wonder if you know my friend Collette. She can be wolfy too, sometimes." Mahdi chats quietly to fill up the dark space between. "I bet she can wag her tail or howl or whatever with the best of them. Me, on the other hand, well... I barely speak human so good." He continues to search out landmarks. If anything, this little adventure is teaching him all about how little he knows this city, in spite of his months here.

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