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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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Sohki's out and about entirely unhindered by the blackout. He's walking around with his eyes closed as if he can see perfect that way. Which is to say that he actually can. His movements stopped however as he caught a scent on the air, and with a chuckle, the kirin glanced back over his shoulder to the large canine behind him.

"Out for a stroll?" He asked. Funnily enough, if the wolf spoke back, he'd be able to understand the large canine.

There's a kind of apology in the way the wolf stops and watches. Whether he was following Sohki was apparently unintentional; they so just happened to be heading towards the same path, apparently, and Peter's steps were the same as his predecessor's.

Being out for a stroll could be a way to describe it, but his intention was to hunt as well. Not for humans - smaller things. Easier to catch, simpler to eat.

The fact that the wolf didn't respond caught him by surprise. He couldn't remember the last time he'd met a creature from earth that he couldn't understand, and he found the thought to be positively exciting! Was it simply that it couldn't speak, perhaps it was deaf, or was there something else to it? Well there was only one way to find out!

Crouching down, there wasn't a single ounce of fear shown in Sohki as he smiled cheerfully at the large wolf. 'Perhaps this is far easier a method to communicate?' He asked as he reached out with his mind to speak with the creature.

This time he was more alert, words spoken directly into his mind. He wasn't used to this - he could communicate with those of his kind in this shape, but never with humans, and certainly not with telepaths. This... would be the first he'd met, actually.

You can understand me?

The surprise had him chuckling lightly in amusement. What he could sense from the wolf's mind also was a great source of entertainment even if he kept such information to himself for now.

I can do far more than understand you, my boy, Sohki cheerfully said in return. Can you only communicate through your mind, or can you speak?

That seemed to make him slightly enthusiastic. This was certainly new. But was it good?

I can't speak.

Never mind adding that he could only speak as a human. That should remain a secret, for now.

Oh ho~ well there is definitely no shame in such things at all~ I am blind and deaf, and such things hardly disadvantage me teehee~ Sohki was ever the cheerful one with that, and nothing ever seemed to get him down. May I ask where you may have been going?

Blind and deaf? That was... certainly a trial, if he'd ever seen one. Impressive.

To the Outlands. I didn't mean to follow you.

How wonderful! I'll accompany you then, he suddenly announced. There was no option given for refusing Sohki's sudden decision, and soon enough the kirin was standing back up again as he gestured for the wolf to start walking with him. Let's go~

Surprise surprise. The wolf stared for a moment.

Are you sure?

Whether the wolf was surprised or not didn't bother the kirin at all. He was what he always was and had been.

I am always certain my dear boy, he said. Unless you don't think that you could keep up with me.

He call him a boy. Did he know-?

I am out to hunt.

He might as well be honest about it. Was his company still sought for it?

It's been quite some time since I've been out on a hunt, but it's just like riding a bicycle I'm sure, Sohki cheerfully said. Not that he actually ate meat at all, but with the kirin around, this little wolf would definitely find his luck unnaturally improving a great deal.

Another moment was spent staring at him, still wondering about who he was, about what that sentence fully meant. With a relaxed drop of his tail, the wolf turned his head towards his destination and padded onwards, tentatively at first. He couldn't really turn down his company without being rude, even if he had the shade of an animal to justify his actions. Surely it wouldn't hurt.

Sohki watched with amusement at the wolf's reaction. There were many who always got fooled by his outward appearance, especially when they discovered that he was blind, but that always went to strengthen his own position with those who didn't know him. Those that did knew well to be on their guard around the playful kirin. As things were, when the wolf began to head off, Sohki dropped his human illusion and stood proudly in his true form. Posing for only a moment, the old kirin trotted happily after the wolf.

Needless to say the wolf was startled when his flicked his ears and picked up a slightly different scent with the new sounds, turning back to find something very different than the human who'd spoken to him only moments ago.

Oh - I didn't realize - That he was a... unicorn? Shape-shifter sounded better. He had to slow down, tail swinging behind him, eyes locked on the new shape. You're a shape-shifter as well-!

He was always upbeat about everything. Did anything ever get the kirin down at all? Some things did, but it was so in-often that those who knew him could never see him with any expression other than his bright and cheerful smile. It was much the same here despite being in his true form. Aaa it was so good to stretch your legs!

Flicking his tail, Sohki wasn't shy about what he truly was, and reared back on his hind legs as he stretched before landing back on all fours. Of sorts, he said with an amused chuckle accompanied his words. I always am what I am, but I can take human appearance.

It wasn't quite as simple as that, but the kirin didn't feel the need to explain further. The only reason the people here saw him as human was because it was how he willed it. He never once actually changed from his original form, but instead projected a powerful illusion with his human form.

This was exciting, in a way. A secret was being revealed to him, just like that, like it was the most natural thing in the entire world. It made him think it was okay to just be who he was, not have to hide in the darkness.

Would others take his secret as well as he could take someone else's?

Are there others like you?

There are countless of them in my world, Sohki said with a chuckle. Even if most of those who were old enough to give off such an appearance were far too dangerous for the human world. That never stopped his beloved Count from 'selling' the foolish humans new pets to help fulfill most of their dreams, even if those dreams didn't always end the way they should have.

He chuckled to himself as if sharing a joke before shaking his head. As for here, I have seen a few others with such skills.

Peter lifted his head, oblivious to the true nature of those similar to the kirin. The air was cold, but not enough to tickle at his senses.

Who are they?

Was it wrong to be curious?

Why, quite a number of the dragons here are able to take human form of course, and I have heard of a few humans who can also, but I've yet to meet them, Sohki offered. He saw no reason to keep such information to himself. Why should he? None of those he had met had asked for his silence after all. With a nod of his head, he gestured for them to walk and talk at the same time.

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