[She twists her jaw again - it's not quite a human movement - and blinks, and her eyes shift back to the right shape but not the right color. It takes her another moment and when she speaks it's with a low, strange cadence to her voice, because her mouth isn't so well designed for human speech.]
This keeps happening-
[She licks her nose, and then her mouth shifts back to normal.]
This keeps happening and I need it to stop, or I'm going to end up eating someone on accident.
I'm sure we can clear out some space in storage for you. [ awful jokes. not like that would help with spontaneous shifting, anyway. it's said with a touch of hesitancy while he watches her get control over the shift, reluctant to let his guard down. ]
It's linked to your temper, right? So just sort that out. Take up meditation.
[ this is a serious suggestion, sadly. it almost worked for him that one time. ]
[The problem is she does meditate, but this rage is coming from fear and paranoia, and it's not helped by the way the ship keeps throwing strange stimulus at her or by the way that she refuses to acknowledge that she needs to address that.]
I need something to relieve the stress. Something that isn't just thinking about nothing. I just-
[ there's a heavy pause, then he actually smiles - a slightly nervous smile, sure, but it's genuine. ]
And you chose the dysfunctional werewolf.
[ just saying, probably not the best person to ask for advice on this. but he knows what she really means, and the humor's more affectionate than deflection. ]
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This keeps happening-
[She licks her nose, and then her mouth shifts back to normal.]
This keeps happening and I need it to stop, or I'm going to end up eating someone on accident.
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It's linked to your temper, right? So just sort that out. Take up meditation.
[ this is a serious suggestion, sadly. it almost worked for him that one time. ]
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You sound like my first teacher.
[The problem is she does meditate, but this rage is coming from fear and paranoia, and it's not helped by the way the ship keeps throwing strange stimulus at her or by the way that she refuses to acknowledge that she needs to address that.]
I need something to relieve the stress. Something that isn't just thinking about nothing. I just-
I needed to tell someone.
[Josh this is huge for her.]
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And you chose the dysfunctional werewolf.
[ just saying, probably not the best person to ask for advice on this. but he knows what she really means, and the humor's more affectionate than deflection. ]
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[She says it simply, like there's nothing more than that to it.]