The Monster That You Made

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Sat Jan 25, 2020 1:43 am

"And I'll confess, I'm worried about what that dependency means if us stops being a thing."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sat Jan 25, 2020 3:13 am

"I'm not going to abandon you. Either of you."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Sat Jan 25, 2020 3:43 am

"I don't think you would, but I don't like that she's signing you up for the long haul."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sat Jan 25, 2020 4:10 am

"...haven't we been through a lot together already?"

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Sat Jan 25, 2020 4:19 am

"Yeah," she sighs, "Maybe that's just a me things. Seems like everything turns sour eventually."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sat Jan 25, 2020 5:21 pm

"We do six impossible things before breakfast most days."

"Let's break the trend."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Sat Jan 25, 2020 6:36 pm

"I'm willing to give it a try," she says, reaching out to touch Sam for the first time.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:16 pm

"And I mean... if you think it'll help, I'll talk to her. I just don't know where the line between that and telling her what to do is, especially if she seems to want to be told what to do."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:26 pm

Tereza shrugs, "Up to you. She's had her fun, so I'm not giving her control of the body for a while. But if you're not comfortable, then I'm not going to push you."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:42 pm

"I guess I'll just... reassure her a bit. Work on boundaries."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:53 pm

Tereza leans back against the car, "Okay, whenever you're ready."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:59 pm

Sam closes her eyes and starts the descent into Tereza's mind.

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:12 pm

The bonfire in Tereza's mind is burning with a cold, blue flame and snow dusts the trees around the clearing. The throne on the far side of the fire is piled with furs, but otherwise currently empty. Around the clearings are the marks of some raucous party with broken underbrush and some unidentifiable flotsam that disappears if you look at it too hard. There's almost the smell of wood smoke, but it's distant and not from the fire in front of her, which seems to not be consuming its fuel.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:17 pm

Samantha's avatar descends into the clearing. She bears more than a little resemblance to the vision of the Morrigan from the previous night, with wolfish features still present. She's wrapped in furs herself as she starts stalking around the clearing, looking for pawprints in the snow.

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:19 pm

Paw prints are all over the clearing. It's a massive mess of tracks, but eventually she finds a stumbling, dragging set of tracks that heads off away from the clearing and the smell of smoke.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:20 pm

Sam shakes her head at the condition of the tracks, and starts following them quickly.

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:24 pm

The trail eventually leads to a large overhang, almost a cave of sort, sheltered from the wind and the obvious elements that have overtaken the forest. Seeing a large werewolf sulk is probably not a sight she's used to, but that appears to be exactly what's going on. The wolf is curled up under the overhang, head on hands. At the sound of Sam's approach, her ears perk and she looks over, sulk fading into hope.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:26 pm

"You don't need to hide, love."

She makes her way into the den.

"I'm not here to be cross with you."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:30 pm

She's cross with me. She jerks her head in the direction Sam had come.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:30 pm

"Aye, but... we talked it over."

"Just wanted to make sure you're alright."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:33 pm

She won't let me into the clearing until she's cleaned it up. That's what she told me. I was just having fun with my amazing... She looks Sam over.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:34 pm

"Your girlfriend. I'm your girlfriend, too."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:39 pm

That, yes. But more than that.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:40 pm

"...aye. That was... a big part of the disagreement."

"So can we talk about that? I know talking's not much your thing."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:47 pm

We can try. I'm not sure what here is to say.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:50 pm

"Let's start with this, aye?"

"What does being the Morrigan's wolf mean, to you?"

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:24 pm

It means being your hunter, your enforcer, following your lead.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:43 pm

"And what if I need you to lead, sometimes?"

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:47 pm

Why would I need that? You're the Morrigan. I can look after the pack, certainly...

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:51 pm

"But certainly you could lead. You don't need to do everything I say, and you might see something I don't."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:58 pm

The wolf tilts her head at the Morrigan. Do you not want to lead?

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:01 am

"Should I be the one leading all the time? What if I'm wrong?"

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:03 am

She tells me you're wrong, but she thinks that about a lot of people.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:04 am

"I can be wrong, and it's good that I can be questioned."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:16 am

The wolf looks confused, trying to hold two contradictory things in her head as the Morrigan tells her that the Morrigan can be wrong.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:20 am

"I mean... I was wrong when I hurt her."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:23 am

She blames me for taking the opportunity to have fun. You offered, I accepted.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:25 am

"She's not sure you'd ever say 'no' to me, and that's got her scared."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:29 am

You want what's best for me. You help me stay civil. Why would I tell you no?

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:31 am

Sam is quiet for a few moments before she speaks again.

"...you know you won't lose me if you did that, right?"

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