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Toboe ([personal profile] onewiththewild) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2014-09-09 12:01 am

03. Video

[ Toboe has been thinking about this for a while now. To hide or not to hide. In his world, to expose himself is incredibly dangerous. when he did it once, Leara screamed and she was so scared, and so many people chased him and his pack... To keep hidden is self-defense, so he won't scare others and others won't scare him back. So he can be with humans without being shoo-ed, without being sent away. But here, he is a "hero" and the ones he has spoken to always so nice. They might be scared at first, but they eventually say it's alright. Some even pet him after or get so excited.

So a wolf comes to video. Some would think it's a dog, but in all honesty, it's way too big to be one and there is no species of dog that looks like that. Except a wolf. ]


Hello. [ that's a good way to start ] I was brought here two full moons ago, they gave me a tattoo and they said I was a hero. I don't know much about that, but they say the things I can do are "powers" [ though he was always able to do them, back home ] A lot of you have tried talking to me and I don't usually talk back because I don't want to scare anyone. But... I do want to talk to you. [ without being pushed away or screamed at ] I think that's why I'm doing this image thing. [ it's called video, Toboe doesn't remember ]

I can also do something else. All wolves can [ in Toboe's world, but he assumes every wolf can ] and that's probably a bit more scary than talking. Wolves can create an illusion, so we can look human. It helps us to mingle among you, so you won't be scared of us, and so we can protect ourselves- [ he is talking a bit fast, but at least Toboe realizes it - so he stops. He also figures it's better to show than to explain it with words.

In a blink of an eye, a boy takes the place of the wolf. You don't see a transformation; a second there is a wolf, the next second there is a boy there. Anyone used to the supernatural or to really weird stuff might be able to see the human illusion flicker, and for a couple of seconds instead of the boy, they'd see the wolf again. The boy has posted to the network before, so it's not like he is a new face. He smiles, a bit awkwardly ]
We can do this, too.

I'm Toboe.
ohmydarlinme: (I'm watching you)

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[personal profile] ohmydarlinme 2014-09-08 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[ To her credit, she doesn't look scared, but she does look a little skeptical. (And trying not to show that she thought the idea of talking wolves that can look human is really cool.) ]

... All wolves?

[ She's ... never actually SEEN a wolf. The closest thing was Sam and... uh... she... yeah moving on. ]
proteus: (pic#7595036)

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[personal profile] proteus 2014-09-08 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Kid, you're going to give me a migraine.

[ What part of DON'T TRUST HUMANS was not obvious ]
bioshift: (069)

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[personal profile] bioshift 2014-09-08 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The ID reads; Miss Martian ]

That ... [ Staring, M'gann, you're staring. ] ... Is so .. Cool!

So you're- You're a wolf then? And not actually a human. You're just a wolf that can make itself look like a human?
proteus: (pic#7595044)

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[personal profile] proteus 2014-09-08 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Because advertising this shit might fly with other imPorts, but you're hardly equipped to go out into the wild blue yonder!

[ Bader was concerned as any Gangrel would for its assumed pack member just by virtue of Toboe being a wolf. ]

How do you think wolves went all endangered in the first place?
bioshift: (061)

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[personal profile] bioshift 2014-09-08 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Feel human? To others or to yourself? Is it like shapeshifting? Or more ... a projection or illusion? How does it work?
proteus: (pic#7595063)

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[personal profile] proteus 2014-09-08 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
That's here, Toboe. [ Bader put on her Adult voice and was finding it almost cathartic to be the voice of reason. However paranoid. ] Want I should show you some wolf traps here in De Chima, or maybe aerial shooting up in Alaska?

You'll be a goddamn wall trophy if you're not careful. Humans are shit. Do you hear me?
bioshift: (063)

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[personal profile] bioshift 2014-09-09 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! So it's like perception change. That's kind of neat, actually. I- I'm a shifter, myself. So I know a bit about what it's like having everyone see you a little differently.

[ Or be scared of what you actually look like. You know, the usual. ]
proteus: (pic#7830205)

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[personal profile] proteus 2014-09-09 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
They'll get you killed, kid.

[ Shut up and let her project her issues >:C ]
heartstings: (☠ Send all those villains after me)

[permavoice]

[personal profile] heartstings 2014-09-09 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Has anyone ever mentioned that Kenzi has a weakness for wolves? Because she does.]

have a friend back home that's a wolf but he's usually human. Looking. Human looking. [Because he's not human, he's Fae.]

Okay. He's not actually a wolf, he just turns into one. But still that's really neat.
proteus: (pic#7830192)

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[personal profile] proteus 2014-09-09 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ Bader goes quiet and then she sighs something drawn out and long suffering. ]

Ace. [ She says it like a curse. ]

There's a talking dog here named Ace. Maybe...maybe he'd be the one to ask about how to find a home. Something like whatever it is you're looking for.
ohmydarlinme: (Attentive)

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[personal profile] ohmydarlinme 2014-09-09 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
Oh... that's... kind of cool. [ I mean come on, it's a -wolf-. A talking one! A talking one that looks like a boy, but still. ]

.. I'm Clementine. [ Because manners. ]
bioshift: (118)

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[personal profile] bioshift 2014-09-09 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
Er, well. Yes! But it's more like ...

[ And with a brief amount of concentration, her form seems to melt and shift into that of Toboe himself, offering a bright smile and-- okay it may actually seem slightly more feminine than Toboe due to the er, female figure, but. Not that it's hard, Toboe you pretty little thing. But a moment later, and she's returned to her green-skinned self. ]

See?
heartstings: (☠ You're alone)

[personal profile] heartstings 2014-09-09 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
Not quite. I mean, some people would call him that but it's incorrect. He's a shifter, type of Fae that can turn into an animal.

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