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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[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Rumbles, rubbing her face against his leg.] Stupid human noses...

[demnify.livejournal.com]

[petting time, hurrah]

Yes, their olfactory system is quite pathetic.

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Rears up and tries to put her paws on his shoulders.] I'm tall!

[demnify.livejournal.com]

[mmm, lucky him, he has a lot of strength, so it just takes a bit of shifting for him to hold the weight, along with gripping Cy's front legs partially] That you are.

[he grins widely] I wasn't aware you could change like this. A common feature in your reality?

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Looks down at him thoughtfully.] Don't do it all the time. Some don't at all. It's if you want the Roads, if you run the Roads, that's when the old touch drags you back to the first souls.

[demnify.livejournal.com]

[he purrs for a moment] Almost prehistoric... ...running the 'Roads' does this, then. Turns you into something ancient?

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Tries to lick his face.] Must be old to run the Old Way!

[demnify.livejournal.com]

This is something different, then?

[he flinches a bit, but otherwise does nothing to stop Cy]

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[She falls back to the ground and rolls onto her back.] It goes away. It should've. Doesn't stay when you leave the Way.

[demnify.livejournal.com]

Time stops here. Did you come from there directly here?

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

Had to, see? Fell straight out th' Road and into th' city.