The Road Not Wanted

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[A massive, primitive-looking creature appears on the Plane, vaguely resembling a snow leopard, but bigger. Stockier. With longer, shaggy fur. It's paws are huge; its teeth long enough that a half-inch of fang protrudes down from its upper lip. Its tail is a long gray plume.

A glint of metal peaks from the nest of hair on the crown of its head. A spark plug, embedded in its skull. Cy shakes herself, the smell of snow and thick musk rolling off of her. When she speaks, her voice is deep and rich and wild.]

I fell in. Fell in? The pool should be covered, the Road should be blocked. How could I just fall in?

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[harmonixerdemon.livejournal.com]

[Keeping a careful eye on her as she walks] Majicou? What the hell is that?

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[She sits down and watches him warily.] The Road-walker.

[harmonixerdemon.livejournal.com]

[Relaxes slightly when he realizes the big cat isn't try to attack him right now. He lowers his hands a bit, but doesn't take off the claws.] Road-walker?

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Lowers her head, giving him a nervous look.] Why you want to scratch me, Spirits-to-spare?

[harmonixerdemon.livejournal.com]

[Frowns] Hey, how did yo..[And his memory clicks. Now he's starting at her, very, very surprised] But you were tiny!
[That reminds him of another tiny, a dog. But that thing had looked like the demon it was when it grew. This cat didn't have the feel of a Malice monster about it, and wasn't acting as aggressive as they did.]

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Gives him a quizzical look.] It's what happens when you run.

[harmonixerdemon.livejournal.com]

Run? You change sizes by running?

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Stretches.] The roads, yeah, not just for a jog, you know.

[harmonixerdemon.livejournal.com]

[Relaxes and gets out his attack stance. Doesn't take off his claws quiet yet, but he's at least decided he doesn't have to worry about being attacked] That's....interesting. Are you going to change back? You're going to scare people in that form.

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Sits, managing to look perplexed.] Should've gone already.

[harmonixerdemon.livejournal.com]

Can't you control your size?

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Stretches again and lays down.] The Road calls the old ones in us. When you leave the road, you leave the old ones--but it's not going away.

[harmonixerdemon.livejournal.com]

Old ones? What, like spirits or something? [To Yuri, every transformation is related to spirits or demons in someway.]

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Rests her head on her paws.] They run with us, always moving, always following the gray wind.

[harmonixerdemon.livejournal.com]

Grey wind? What the heck is that? [Kitty is confusing Harmonixer]

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Kitty is being confused by her inability to explain. Well, in her mind, his inability to get it.] It's... the gray wind.

[harmonixerdemon.livejournal.com]

[Yay for confusing each other? Yuri is used to working around things he doesn't really understand though] Age, Whatever! Basically you should have changed back but you haven't, right?

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Rolls over, then over again.] Back to basics! Hasn't gone away.

[harmonixerdemon.livejournal.com]

[Crosses his arms] Do you even want to change back?

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Her expression turns serious.] The old touch shouldn't last this long. Not safe. It's the Majicou's strength, to stay one with the Old Way; the Majicou is the Majicou. Cy is just a cat.

[harmonixerdemon.livejournal.com]

[Thinks it's a needlessly complicated way to say yes] Have you tried concentrating and trying to turn back to normal or anything? [Is thinking about how he uses his powers]

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Frowny kitty face.] Doesn't work that way. Can't order the old ones.

[harmonixerdemon.livejournal.com]

[Frowning himself. Puts his weapons away and thinks for a second] Maybe you'll change back on your own and it's just taking longer than usual?

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Gets up and starts pacing.] Scared to go back, though. The Old Way curved through the city--it doesn't do that. Can't hide behind a dumpster this big.

[harmonixerdemon.livejournal.com]

You're in a city? Damn...[He knows what kind of panic Cy will cause in the middle of a populated area] You could try waiting here until you go back to normal.