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Post by RekKa on Apr 29, 2007 19:52:56 GMT -5
It is nearly dusk when you arrive at a small glen in the woods with a few rocks with scratches on them. Your father stops, and lets out a long, keening howl--best he can do in homid anyway.
You glean that he is asking for permission to enter, and that he has a guest.
There is an answer, and two rather burly men meet you at the rock. They look you up and down, examining you, sizing you up.
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Post by Brings the Fight on Apr 29, 2007 19:57:15 GMT -5
He'll do the same to them then, look each of them in the eye if he can, and then see what they each look like. He'll probably wait for them to speak first unless it starts looking like he's supposed to say something.
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Post by RekKa on Apr 29, 2007 20:17:08 GMT -5
They smirk and let you enter.
The one on the left is just over 6 feet tall, and built like a professional body builder. He has a ton of scars.
The other is built about like your father--toned, and not hulking. Of the two, he actually looks more intimidating, somehow, by the way he carries himself and his piercing stare.
They usher you both into the forest. You feel at ease here, and the colors seem more vibrant than usual. Finally, you enter another clearing, where there are at least fifteen Garou in various forms. The wolves come up and sniff you with curiousity.
You are greeted by the eldest--a woman who looks like she could almost be your grandmother. You feel her appearance betrays her true strength, and you are humbled by her presence. Your father bows his head to her once in greeting.
"I've brought my son, Ulric, for training. He has undergone his First Change, and I have taught him as much as I can."
She nods, then looks you up and down. "It will be good to have some fresh talent. You've bred well and true, Eclipses... let us hope this cub can follow your examples. You have one moon to prepare him, and then we shall see if he is a true Garou."
The sept erupts in a cheer, and then goes about its business.
Your father pulls you off to the side quickly. "Alright, son, we've got a month to get you ready for your Rite of Passage... think you can be ready by then?"
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Post by Brings the Fight on Apr 29, 2007 22:50:08 GMT -5
He looks around at all the new garou as his father talks, his eyes wide with amazement. He turns back to his dad and takes a deep breath, then swallows.
"If I'm supposed to become a strong garou like them... then I guess I'll have to. It'll be like football camp over the summer... but with more wolves... and people trying to actually kill me, not just run me into the ground." He shakes off the football thoughts.
"Yeah dad, I'll be strong for you so you can be proud of me."
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Post by RekKa on Apr 29, 2007 23:03:28 GMT -5
He smiles. "Good, good. Now, let's take care of your clothing problem and get you in some better spirits."
He takes you over to a silvery wolf that's currently napping on a rock. "Chain-Breaker, we need your help."
Chain-Breaker snorts and growls a bit (("Huh? Wha?"))
"I need you to help me with a Rite real quick."
(("Which one... wait, who's this? He yours?"))
"Yes, he's mine. We need to dedicate his clothes."
(("Simple 'nuff. Gimme a second.")) Chain-Breaker sits up and stretches, assuming Crinos. He gets up, grabs a handful of grass and motions for you to follow him.
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Post by Brings the Fight on Apr 29, 2007 23:18:34 GMT -5
He'll look to his father, but won't wait around for concent. He already knows he's supposed to follow this new garou... Chain Breaker. He'll hurry along behind him until the garou gives him more directions. Although he does start wondering what that handful of grass is for...
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Post by RekKa on Apr 30, 2007 10:40:13 GMT -5
He takes you off into a secluded part of the forest, slowly transforming to Homid and tells you, "Sit."
Once you've done so, he gives you half the grass he took and places it in either hand. "Now, when I tell you, just transform and imagine how your clothes should behave when you do it."
He takes a few minutes first to meditate, chanting words you don't recognize, then he rubs the remaining grass all over your body. He places his hands on your chest and commands you, "Alright, now."
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Post by Brings the Fight on Apr 30, 2007 11:27:23 GMT -5
If the other crinos around the caern were wearing clothes, he'll invision his clothes growing to fit him as he changes, if not, he'll just imagine them pulling in through his fur and kind of disappearing into his skin. And on a sidenote he's wondering how many grass stains he's going to have after this. He closes his eyes harder to concentrate like Chain-Breaker said and focuses on changing his form as he thinks about his clothes.
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Post by RekKa on Apr 30, 2007 11:35:32 GMT -5
Only a few of the crinos had clothing, and even then it was sparce at best. You feel the clothes almost become a part of you, and when you open your eyes once you're in Crinos, they're gone.
"All done. I'm goin' back to my nap."
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Post by Brings the Fight on Apr 30, 2007 11:41:07 GMT -5
"Thanks, Chain-Breaker," he says with a smile. Then he follows him back down to the rest of the group, staying in Crinos and marveling at his new form. This time there's a bit more excitement and intrigue rather than fear and confusion. He moves around in all sorts of different ways seeing what his new garou body feels like. He flexes his muscles to feel his increased strenght, and eventually, he finds his way back down to the others.
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Post by RekKa on Apr 30, 2007 11:50:13 GMT -5
Your father is down there, talking with two of the elders. He looks over at you and smiles, inviting you over.
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Post by Brings the Fight on Apr 30, 2007 15:47:19 GMT -5
He smiles, then joins them, either sitting or standing, depending on what they're doing currently. Again, he'll wait to speak till someone else addresses him or makes a comment he particularly wants to get in on.
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Post by RekKa on Apr 30, 2007 20:11:31 GMT -5
You catch only, "...at the moot tonight," before you sit down.
Your father looks you over, "Very nice. Care to go for a run before dinner?"
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Post by Brings the Fight on Apr 30, 2007 22:27:53 GMT -5
He smiles and nods. "Sure." He gets back up excitedly, but slightly awkwardly, still unused to the new form. He'll look briefly to the two garou he was sitting with, to see if they noticed.
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Post by RekKa on Apr 30, 2007 22:53:53 GMT -5
They don't appear to have noticed. Your father excuses himself, moving his way to the edge of the clearing. He transforms all the way to Lupus, and sets off at a full run into the forest without much notice.
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