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[bays]

[It’s his first time on the network, and Tom looks more than a little nervous about it. Is it like being on the telly? He feels like he’s on the telly.

Nervousness aside, the biggest problem with it being video instead of text is the lack of subtitles.]

Never had no trouble with frogs before. Quite liked ‘em when I was little. But now they’re being all rude, and something must’ve got ‘em riled. But it ain't right, using that language where a lady might hear them.

[But there's something else troubling him.]

So, I was wondering if anyone knew what made them scratches on some of the doors around here. They showed up a couple of nights after the full moon and-

[He shouldn’t say it. Tom’s used to the existence of certain kinds of monsters humans being kept secret at all costs. But he’s heard that things are different here. He finishes with the perfect puppy dog expression, even though he’s less puppy now than before.]

And it weren’t me what did it.

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[thoughtless]

[ wow nice accent. and grammar. ]

What does the full moon have to do with it?

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[bays]

[Yeah, well nice...scales.]

Eh. Because that's me time of the month.

[Tom, no.]

For changing.

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[thoughtless]

Your time of the month.

[ holy crap you're worse than mccall. ]

No, but seriously— good luck with that. Or did you not get the memo?

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[bays]

Nah. Who was I supposed to get a memo from?

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[thoughtless]

[ oh my god fine he'll switch this to private just to be nice. or something. ]

Whatever time of the month you used to have? You don't have it here.

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[bays]

Yeah, I didn't change. But there's doors all scarred up, like a wolf or something had been at 'em.

But you're telling me that it's the same for everyone who's got the wolf in them?

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[dyingisnotdead]

...

Frogs?

[What?]

You speak frog?

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[thoughtless]

[ the wolf in them? way to sound weird. ]

Yeah, it is. No more wolves. Do you even know what your power is?

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[shinybaldhead]

Couldn't say about the scratches, dude. People are sleepwalking - doing some pretty fucked up shit is what it looks like.

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[bays]

[Tom shrugs, thinking about it for a moment.]

I still feel different here. Stronger. But the wolf always made me strong.

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[bays]

Nah. Frog spoke to me, and he were dead vulgar.

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[bays]

Ya think there could be monsters around?

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[mccallmemaybe]

[ Scott sees the conversation between Tom and Jackson... well, until they switch to private. The mention of the full moon and it being the time of the month for Tom... If it turns out he isn't a werewolf, Scott will be very surprised.

Scott cuts to the chase: ] You're a werewolf?

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[msattentionspan]

Talking frogs and then the full moon... you definitely need to figure out how not to bury the lead.

[lookingfordragon]

Frogs?

I wasn't me either... At least I don't think it is, unless it has something to do with those headaches.

[It was something she could do now that she thought about it.]

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[shinybaldhead]

No idea. Could be? Probably, actually. Always seems like there's something lurkin'.

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[thoughtless]

[ there's a flash of jealous irritation. everyone got useful powers except him, apparently. even this guy. ]

How strong? Actually, never mind. Just give me a checklist: glowing eyes, claws, disgusting sideburns?

[mulletrock]

Please tell me you're not a werewolf. Y'know what just tell me you're not stupid enough to friggin' broadcast it if you are. I get that this place is a melting pot of shit like you but trust me when I say that not everyone can deal with the existence of furry four legged mooks as well as I am.

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[dyingisnotdead]

...there is a man named Frog, then?

[Forgive him. Loras isn't always the brightest.]

[bays]

[Tom's not sure how to respond at first, in part because he's not good with thinking of what to say all spur of the moment. But his dad never liked him lying either.

But...it wouldn't really be lying, would it?]

What sort of werewolf don't change on the full moon? That's ridiculous, mate.

[mulletrock]

The dead kind.

[Not that he'll actually follow through with that but until he knows what kind of damage this guy can do he's not gonna take any chances with playing it nice.]

But maybe you're right. You could just be nuts, which pretty much puts you in the same boat anyway.

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[bays]

Just the claws. And the sideburns, 'cept they grow all over.

How come ya know so much about this anyway? Are you a werewolf?

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[bays]

[Then they'll get along just fine. Tom actually grins at the idea of a man named Frog.]

The frog frogs. Ya want me to catch one to show ya or something?

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[bays]

Didn't say that. A werewolf is just something out of a storybook, now innit?

[He couldn't sound less convincing if he tried.]

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[bays]

Weren't trying to bury anything. I don't wanna kill the frogs, just make 'em stop using bad language and stuff.