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Posted: **Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:35 pm**

Leo took a long breath and knocked on Ainsley's door. He hoped he wouldn't shove him away too. The idea of friendship still terrified him, but he had to live with this one.

Posted: **Wed Jan 15, 2020 4:09 pm**

Ainsley opened the door with an inquisitive look on his face.

When he saw who it was, he smiled a bit.

"Oh, hey mate." He greeted telepathetically in feline, then added. "Wait, does this still work? Testing mic 1, test.

Su-su-sudio, mic test."

Posted: **Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:55 pm**

"Yeah, I hear you," Leo answered with a nod.

"I'm your new roomie. Guess they figured we'd be a good fit 'cause we know each other and you can actually talk to me."

Posted: **Wed Jan 15, 2020 9:04 pm**

"Maybe!" He agreed, moving to pick up his stuff off the other bed in the room which he'd been using as an extra catch all for school work. "Glad you got released mate, I was concerned when they took ya to Muir. That's always a bad go ad I hear."

Posted: **Wed Jan 15, 2020 9:26 pm**

"The poking and prodding and head shrinking was damn annoying, but they just wanted to make sure my condition was stable before they released me into the... wild," he answered as he eased his bulk inside.

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:39 am**

"This's gonna be aces! Never thought I'd be forming with a Lambeth Lug. It's surreal."

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:44 am**

"Being here at all is surreal after living on the street," he pointed out.

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:25 am**

"Right though? After I found Shari here I told myself 'Lee' I said- 'Lee, what's out there to go back to? Sleep prevention spikes and half eaten take-aways from the skip? No thanks."

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:39 am**

"Yeah, living there was pretty bad. I wish I had known I could just have gone here. Then... well, y'know..."

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 3:02 am**

"I wish that didn't happen to you. I wish we could bring everyone from Lambeth here... " He lamented.

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 3:17 pm**

"No one deserves to live like that, especially just because of their genes," he agreed solemnly. "At least the ones who ended up like me were given opportunities for a better place to be."

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:15 pm**

Ainsley seemed distracted by some thought it another, then let it go.

"So What do you want to study when you get past the pre-requisites?"

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:44 pm**

"Not a clue. I really never thought college was in my future. My asshole uncle certainly wasn't going to pay for it."

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:01 pm**

"Well.... what do you like doing?"

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:37 pm**

"I'm good with metal. Trade skill shit y'know. But I... uhh... like to make sculptures and stuff," he said.

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:22 pm**

"You should check out the shop. I bet you could teach some of the science kids a few things about the labour bit of the crap they do.

Or you could hang out with the biker chick in the garage."

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:33 pm**

"I've had more than my fill of science at the moment, but I might check that out later. But for now, tell me more about this biker chick. I was actually saving up for a bike before everything went to hell."

He sighed regretfully, "Not much chance of riding one now."

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 1:17 am**

"She's Russian and she turns into a werewolf. She listens to metal music. She tends the Union Bar.

But I think she also has two girlfriend's so I think you're shite out of luck." He joked.

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 1:25 am**

"Wait, a Russian werewolf? You mean Tereza? Sam's girlfriend?"

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 4:08 am**

"Yea! That one!

Don't know much about bikes myself, but her's seems pretty nice."

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:23 pm**

"Cool. I was going to look her up anyway. For advice on handling my animal instincts."

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 4:14 pm**

"So....

Was this part of your mutation before... ooorr?"

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 4:26 pm**

"No. It came with what the doctor did. He brought the animal out in my head too."

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 4:42 pm**

"Did he make you a mutant too?"

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 5:05 pm**

"I wouldn't have been in Lambeth or even on his radar if I wasn't one. It's why my uncle kicked me out and why my so-called friends turned their backs on me."

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 5:23 pm**

"What'd ya do before?"

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:36 pm**

"This."

He put an arm out, pulled back his sleeve, and grew quills from a spot not covered by chitinous plating.

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:51 pm**

"OooOoOooOOo!" Ainsley bounded over to look, instinctively going to touch before he pulled away.

"They're not poisonous or something, are they?"

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:57 pm**

He shook his head. "Nah. But for some strange reason, they were acidic when the doctor had me all roid-ragey."

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:32 pm**

"... If you did it once, I bet you could again!" Ainsley said, sounding exciting.

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:35 pm**

"Maybe... I'm not gonna hold my breath though."

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:37 pm**

"Maybe you got't'be angry mate?" Ainsley theorizes, then adds.

"Your mum's a bint." With very little conviction at all.

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:42 pm**

That earned Ainsley a warning glare. "She died."

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:47 pm**

Ainsley winced. "Sorry mate... probably should have seen that coming with the uncle thing.

We'll find a way to get you comfortable again, I'm sure. "

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:54 pm**

"I'd rather just be human again," he said sadly.

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 9:01 pm**

"I'd like to say it's over-rated, but I wouldn't really know." Ainsley replies casually, with neither a smile nor a frown on his face.

"But I never thought i'd talk to intelligent beings like I do now either. The school can surprise you."

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 9:23 pm**

"I'm already in culture shock at how open people here are. Lambeth folks don't share."

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 9:42 pm**

"You're not wrong there mate. But Lambeth was always like that, even before 'Mutant Town'.

I suspect it's because there's not as many resources to fight over here. People don't have to squabble and fight and keep secrets to protect themselves.

I can just stroll into the cafeteria and find vegan food whenever I feel like it. In Lambeth I had to fight for salad that was only marginally nommed on. "

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:49 pm**

"Vegan huh? Afraid I was a hopeless carnivore even before my change. Now I couldn't even go veggie if I wanted to."

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:54 pm**

Ainsley shrugged.

"It's partially ethical, but also practical.

The thing other creatures fear most about humans is that we are an apex predator. Not smelling like the death of one's comrades helps keep me diplomatic.

You can look at the bright side: Now you can eat all the bacon you want. "

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