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[ OH MY GOD drama queen. ]

Can't you tell when it's coming?

[Of all the things he doesn't want to discuss - ]

Of course I can. Only that's probably linked to the moon, isn't it, so if we suddenly sweep past a moon that the bloody curse considers full then it'll be spontaneous wolf. I've no real desire to cock it up, thanks, so a suggestion for a room with a great big bar across it would be appreciated.

Relax. It's not spontaneous, it still runs on a routine. Once you figure out when, you can track it yourself.

[ No period jokes allowed. But he can't actually judge, because guess who literally hid away until his first shift when he got here. ]

If you're really worried, you can stay on an abandoned floor until your first shift, but you need to be careful. They don't always stay abandoned.

People moving in, then?

Eventually. Probably.

[ UNSURE thanks floor 19. ]

We've had issues with infestations. [ The nicest way of saying creepy genetic hell creatures ever. ] It's a good idea to stay closer to the populated areas of the ship.

Right. Only...I'd sooner have it be me vs. infestations than me vs. people.

[ Okay so he's maybe starting to like you. ]

Preaching to the choir. If you're worried, go for storage. The doors are stronger and there's usually a few on each level. I'm sure Mitchell can help, but if you need anything, let me know.

[ Says the guy who sometimes gets stuck in wolf form, because he's obviously the expert. ]

How bad is it? Your wolf.

[He doesn't like talking about the wolf, especially not to someone who might possibly be taking bits of his life and appropriating them for himself. But that was a good piece of advice that Josh gave there, so George - no matter how he might want to - isn't exactly going to respond with a hearty piss off.]

How bad is it? It is the most evil creature to walk the earth, and it walks it each month. Are there any wolves that are "less bad"?

[ Nailed it. ]

Surprisingly? Yes. There are some Lon Chaney Jr types around here, as far as I can tell all they do is grow muttonchops and growl.

[ And, completely weirdly, he both agrees and disagrees with George on the evil creature commentary. He's seen enough things to know that wolves aren't quite that one-dimensional, very nearly even came to terms with his. That's all gotten confused, now, but he's definitely graduated from "kill it" to "it's complicated". ]

Oh, lovely. So all those werewolves, chatting about their genitals that Mitchell mentioned -- they haven't even the condition proper, is it?

Some of them do. There's a kid, and a guy who I'm pretty sure is from your neck of the woods. But there are a few who basically just have superpowers, and then there's the shapeshifters - they have it the easiest, I think.

Would it be extremely rude to ask about the details of the shift? It would probably be extremely rude. Have you ever studied it?

[ It is shockingly an advancement in his social skills that he is bothering to ask first. ]

How many of us ARE there? Bloody hell, sounds like a proper army.

[And yes, Josh, it's extremely rude, but the fact that he asked at all softens George's automatic offense.]

No, I've never studied it. I go out into the woods, I do my preparations, it happens, it's done. Not precisely going to stay around a great lot of scientists so that they can do proper observations. Ends up being rather more vicious than Michael J. Fox playing basketball.

[ Wait hold up. ]

Not other scientists, you. You've seriously never tried to observe it? Not even to figure out a cure?

[Not really an answer, but there's a little bubble of panic that wells up that he can't quite deal with.]

There is no cure.

[ Shit. He knows what that means, mostly because he said those exact words to Nora. Thank god it's easy to lie via text. ]

Not that I've found, but it didn't stop me from trying. Did you not study medicine?

[ It feels like a bigger betrayal than it should, cutting off that chance; but he doesn't know if it's the same for George, and the truth is that it wasn't a cure. Not really, not for the real curse. That's how he justifies the blatant lie, anyway. ]

[Christ. The panic passes, because...Because it is a miserable bloody thought to think that there might have been a cure, all this time, and...

Right. It's a weird question, no doubt about that.]

Is there a reason I ought to have done? It wasn't exactly part of the standard curriculum at university.

What did you study?

[ Feeling a bit Single White and Female again yet, George? ]

I was getting my teaching certificate. I thought you were already to have known that.

[Still - ]

Were you studying medicine, then?

[ This is weirdly refreshing. ]

MIT premed before... camping happened. I seriously thought I would be able to solve it by peeing in a cup after the shift for about 3 years.

[ Not peeing for three years, obviously. Just thought there was a medical cure to a curse for way longer than common sense should dictate. And yes, he's mocking himself - he's aware that's stupid. ]

[sssssorry josh but George might actually be even more pedantic than you and he's relieved enough by this lack of similarity - finally! - to make a joke.]

Well. I hope it was a large cup, then, if you were going for 3 years.

[ WOW thanks but whatever, he set himself up for that one. ]

You're hilarious, really.

Is it a quadruped?

[ BACK TO SCIENCE QUESTIONS. ]

I'll ask it next time, shall I?

[Buuuut...]

When I was attacked, it scratched me. So probably not a quadruped, no.

Not necessarily. Ours are mostly quadruped, but scratching is their MO of choice.

[ Okay but your lack of research actually pains him, how do you not even know this much. ]

You haven't even tried to film it?

[With rising temper:]

Right, yes, because that's a marvelous idea, isn't it. Perhaps after I could review it to watch how it tears everything apart. I could use that to reflect upon what would happen if someone ever came near enough for me to hurt. Brilliant.

That's not what I mean.

[ And separately, a few seconds later: ]

It's safer for others if you know exactly what you're capable of.

[ It doesn't help him sleep at night, but the point stands. ]

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