Semantics. You say you don't have werewolves, but you're a man who turns into a wolf, so - call a spade a spade, right? Not all of the myths line up where I'm from, either.
We're just born this way? Uhm. Silver doesn't do anything to us. We're not ruled by the moon or anything. Stuff like that. And yeah, there are other kinds of shape-shifters. I think we're the most common, though. So to speak.
I think there are some that are born where I'm from, but - well, I actually have no idea how it works for them. They don't really hand out pamphlets, but we do have purebreds.
How I... ? [ it takes a second, but- ] How I became a wolf?
[ twice, and quite messily, actually. ] I was scratched. Where I'm from, it's a... curse. [ he'd rather say infection, or disease, but that line of thinking never got him anywhere back home in terms of a cure. ]
Which is why I'm not sure how the purebreds work. I don't think people who are cursed can have children.
[he's not sure which would be worse - being born with it or having it forced on you. Neither really offers a choice, but - at least you knew what to expect when you were born a wolf. Andy's heard stories of rebellious wolves who want to be fully human, but they might as well just be rumors.]
Oh - you're married? I didn't realize. [Or did he? Andy is trying to remember if Josh mentioned that before and it slipped his mind. That would be awkward. And rude.] Uhm - what's her name?
[ don't worry bro, he's been too distracted by wolf talk to notice or care. ] Nora. She's never been here, so that's... good. Can't say I'm not slightly jealous. Your wife is... ? [ he's pretty sure he didn't get a name either, now they're even. ]
Also a good name. [ said with a smile that's easy to hear. ]
Hopefully I'll get to meet her sometime - and maybe she can help towel you off at the jumps from now on. [ when you're a dog, that sounds weird otherwise. AND SHE CAN'T BECAUSE SHE'S GONE HAHAHA sorry ]
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Right. Pretty sure that's just semantics. Anyway, the point is that it's not my secret to tell, so I won't.
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I think there are some that are born where I'm from, but - well, I actually have no idea how it works for them. They don't really hand out pamphlets, but we do have purebreds.
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[ twice, and quite messily, actually. ] I was scratched. Where I'm from, it's a... curse. [ he'd rather say infection, or disease, but that line of thinking never got him anywhere back home in terms of a cure. ]
Which is why I'm not sure how the purebreds work. I don't think people who are cursed can have children.
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Sorry.
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[ he might've said that to be polite, at one point, but now it feels surprisingly honest. ]
It's - I met my wife. Because of it, and I probably never would have otherwise, so- it's not all terrible.
[ the wedding was fairly recent, space abduction aside. he's still in that phase. ]
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My wife is Carmo.
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Hopefully I'll get to meet her sometime - and maybe she can help towel you off at the jumps from now on. [ when you're a dog, that sounds weird otherwise. AND SHE CAN'T BECAUSE SHE'S GONE HAHAHA sorry ]