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ShadowWolf: had the title as the first line and used {{title}} - removed the duplication

2009-02-14T19:04:48Z

had the title as the first line and used {{title}} - removed the duplication

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	~~Reverberations~~
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	{{my stories\|name=Eirik\|category=Eirik}}		{{my stories\|name=Eirik\|category=Eirik}}

ShadowWolf: add {{universe}}

2009-02-14T19:04:13Z

add {{universe}}

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	[[Category:Story]] [[Category:Eirik]] [[Category:Anthropomorphic]] [[Category:Paradise]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Reverberations}}		[[Category:Story]] [[Category:Eirik]] [[Category:Anthropomorphic]] [[Category:Paradise]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Reverberations}}

Eirik: Fixed two typos pointed out by Jetfire.

2008-04-07T19:04:57Z

Fixed two typos pointed out by Jetfire.

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	Tea' had accepted the apology, and even promised not to kill him in the middle of the night.		Tea' had accepted the apology, and even promised not to kill him in the middle of the night.

	For their part, Trinidad and Art became good friends. Since his own Change had happened at the beginning of his freshman year, Trinidad had kept himself ~~reletivlt~~ hidden and not made any close friends in school. It helped that they had the same fun loving attitude and live for the moment philosophy of life. They started roaming bars on the weekends together, trolling for dates with no success. Trinidad even took him on a swim at the beach, but Art had come back still looking blue, "That water was freezing!" he'd said. "I'm not going back out with him unless I can find an arctic wetsuit!"		For their part, Trinidad and Art became good friends. Since his own Change had happened at the beginning of his freshman year, Trinidad had kept himself relatively hidden and not made any close friends in school. It helped that they had the same fun loving attitude and live for the moment philosophy of life. They started roaming bars on the weekends together, trolling for dates with no success. Trinidad even took him on a swim at the beach, but Art had come back still looking blue, "That water was freezing!" he'd said. "I'm not going back out with him unless I can find an arctic wetsuit!"

	After two weeks sharing the same room, Dusty went to his brother who was still looking over room rental ads in the paper. "I can't find anything now," he said, "But a bunch of stuff is opening up at New Years."		After two weeks sharing the same room, Dusty went to his brother who was still looking over room rental ads in the paper. "I can't find anything now," he said, "But a bunch of stuff is opening up at New Years."
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	"That's for later," he said with a smile and hugged her. "We'll work it all out." He kissed her again, "You'll make a good mother."		"That's for later," he said with a smile and hugged her. "We'll work it all out." He kissed her again, "You'll make a good mother."

	She sniffed and looked at the floor, "Mother? I'm barely a woman." She sighed, "There's more," she said as she handed him her wallet. He opened it and looked at the drivers license. "Woah, what the hell?"		She sniffed and looked at the floor, "Mother? I'm barely a woman." She sighed, "There's more," she said as she handed him her wallet.

			He opened it and looked at the drivers license. "Woah, what the hell?"

	She shrugged. "I don't know. It's everything. Someone or something is changing all my ID to match. My school records, even old pictures of me."		She shrugged. "I don't know. It's everything. Someone or something is changing all my ID to match. My school records, even old pictures of me."

Eirik: Final edit (I think) and removed WiP tag. Took longer than I expected for what turned out to be minor edits.

2008-04-07T17:13:35Z

Final edit (I think) and removed WiP tag. Took longer than I expected for what turned out to be minor edits.

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Eirik: Final part. Still a WiP for the moment, may do some small editing. But no major additions/subtractions planned.

2008-03-25T20:59:37Z

Final part. Still a WiP for the moment, may do some small editing. But no major additions/subtractions planned.

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Eirik: small addition

2008-03-22T05:35:55Z

small addition

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Eirik: Big addition

2008-03-20T16:25:21Z

Big addition

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Eirik: Added another section

2008-03-13T20:22:20Z

Added another section

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	He turned out to be very lucky, given the circumstances.		He turned out to be very lucky, given the circumstances.

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			It was a while before things got back to semi-normal around the apartment.

			Tea' continued to dress as a woman when she got home, but stayed more to herself than before. She and Dusty could both feel it. He'd stepped way over a line at the party, getting so possessive of her that she wasn't comfortable.

			She was barely ready to be a woman, a girlfriend. She wasn't ready to be his property even for a short time.

			They parted company over Thanksgiving break having not resolved this between them. Tea' was reluctant to let go of him, but even though they left to visit their families on good terms, he could tell that he didn't have much time to make things right.

			Dusty had arrived back in Lake Tahoe for the break still in turmoil. He'd run things over in his head a million times, but the simple fact was that his hormones were raging this time of year.

			It hadn't hurt, of course, that he'd been drunk at the time.

			He pulled up to the house and sighed. It was going to be the second holiday that he couldn't be completely himself. The antlers made even sitting at a crowded holiday table a challenge. At least this year he heard that the gathering would be smaller than years past, just his parents, his brother and sister.

			He walked in the door and set down his suitcase, "I'm home!" he yelled.

			He could smell his mothers cooking from outside, and she emerged from the kitchen with a big smile on her face, "Dusty!" she said straight into his neck, "Welcome home!"

			He hugged her, "Anyone else here?"

			"Your brother is, but he went out with friends. Ellen is supposed to be in tonight."

			Dusty nodded and after some more small talk took his bag up to his room. The bed was just a twin, way too small for his new body, but he wasn't about to tell his parents that. The previous year he'd been able to give up the bed to a relative and sleep on the floor. This year he'd just have to hide his size.

			He unpacked and sat on the bed. All the way up to Tahoe, he'd debated telling Art. His older brother had always been a good sounding board for him, but this situation was beyond him. How could he explain that some of his problem came from being part animal?

			He heard Art come in through the front door, then run up the stairs. "I thought you'd be here by now," he said coming though the door.

			Dusty was unsurprised to see that he was still fully human. He'd hoped that his brother might have changed over the summer. "Yeah, got tired of eating my own cooking."

			"I thought you had a girlfriend," he asked with a big smile.

			Dusty was a bit taken aback. He'd taken care not to mention Tea' to anyone in the family. "How'd you know?"

			His smirk got bigger, "I didn't, but I figured you'd find someone in college."

			Dusty put his head in his hands, "Lord, don't tell anyone, please?"

			Art sat down and looked concerned, "What's wrong? This is a good thing, isn't it?"

			"It's complicated," he said quickly. "Very complicated."

			Art was unconvinced. "It's only complicated if she's ugly, pregnant or a guy."

			Dusty looked at him with narrowed eyes, "Thanks for the lesson in women," he said warily.

			His brother hadn't expected the reaction, "Wait, she's not pregnant, is she? Or a guy?"

			"Stop it, Art. I can't explain what's going on. There are things…" his voice trailed off.

			"What things?" Art asked a bit louder.

			Dusty felt a familiar rage building up. "Can you just drop it?" he said with his teeth clenched. "I'm not ready to talk about it."

			Art didn't respond, but playfully swung one of the pillows at his brother. Dusty hadn't expected it and didn't have time to duck before it hit him in the antler and slipped out of his brothers hand. "Jesus!" he screamed and leapt up from the bed.

			Dusty grabbed the pillow and threw it aside, but his brother was already backed against the far wall. "What the hell?" he screamed again. "Who are you? What are you?"

			Art was still looking at his neck, so he the field hadn't totally collapsed, but he'd clearly seen something. "What? I'm your brother," he said trying to play a little dumb.

			"The hell you are," he spat, "I saw… I saw some kind of animal for a second!"

			"Art, I'm still Dusty," he said quietly. He let out a long breath, "But I've been hiding this for a year and a half."

			It took a good two hours to convince his brother that not only was he still the same Dusty, but that he was also part animal, and a moose at that. Dusty in the end decided to ram his head into the drywall, leaving a deep antler mark on the wall. His brother had blinked a few times when he saw it, and even more at the dust that outlined his brothers antlers.

			Even once it was cleaned off, he seemed to have a headache. "I can sort of see you now," he said now looking into his brothers eyes. "It's like a ghost of hovering over you." He finally sat down heavily, "So I'm going to be a moose someday?"

			Dusty shrugged, "Maybe, but my sense of it is that it's random. So far, all I can say for sure is that you'll be a mammal. Like I said, there's a small chance you won't even stay male."

			Art leaned back on the bed and closed his eyes, then opened them again and looked, "I still see the ghost," he admitted.

			"We might have lowered the field for you a bit, you might see others now." He sighed, "Hold on, let me show you something." He reached over and pulled his wallet out and flipped to a picture of himself, Tea' and Dusty at the beach. "What do you see here?"

			"It's you and your roommates," he said, then blinked. "Crap, my head hurts. Wait, one of them is a seal, and the others a panther?"

			"Close, sea lion and a black jaguar."

			He blinked again then squinted at the tiny photo. Only belatedly did Dusty remember Tea' was topless in it, "Wait, this isn't right, this jaguar looks like…" He looked at his brother and rolled his eyes, "So, she's gorgeous, not pregnant, but she's a guy?"


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Eirik: Re-wrote the last posted bit to downplay events a bit. I'd gone a little further than I'd intended and left a character in a hole I didn't want.

2008-03-02T00:04:59Z

Re-wrote the last posted bit to downplay events a bit. I'd gone a little further than I'd intended and left a character in a hole I didn't want.

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	Bleary eyed, he started to imagine what the two were saying. He was trying to take her away from him. This man, this rival, wanted her. Wanted her as much as Dusty did. He felt an unfamiliar rage start to build up. His breathing became faster, deeper. Slowly, his vision began to tunnel, and all he could see was the man that was trying to take his mate.		Bleary eyed, he started to imagine what the two were saying. He was trying to take her away from him. This man, this rival, wanted her. Wanted her as much as Dusty did. He felt an unfamiliar rage start to build up. His breathing became faster, deeper. Slowly, his vision began to tunnel, and all he could see was the man that was trying to take his mate.

	~~Without realizing it,~~ Dusty ~~was pushing though the crowd, ignoring the shouts as he pushed people over. Tea' saw him at the last moment, but she was bewildered by what he was doing.~~		Dusty dropped his cup and started across the crowded room with rage in his eyes.

	~~Before anyone realized it, Dusty grabbed the young man by~~ the ~~shoulder and slugged him~~ in ~~the face~~.

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	Hours later, Dusty was still sitting on the emergency room bed~~, a handcuff holding him in place~~. The doctor had managed to stop his bleeding, but he'd needed a few stitches on his arm and shoulder.		Hours later, Dusty was still sitting on the emergency room bed. The doctor had managed to stop his bleeding, but he'd needed a few stitches on his arm and shoulder.

	He heard the familiar sound of claws on tile coming down the hall slowly, deliberately. Finally, Tea' walked into the room and regarded him silently for a few seconds before getting a chair and sitting down near him. "What was that about?" she asked. Tea' glanced around and noted the ~~cop guarding Dusty~~ had stepped out. "~~You broke his nose and jaw, you know.~~ If I hadn't stopped you, you might have killed him."		He heard the familiar sound of claws on tile coming down the hall slowly, deliberately. Finally, Tea' walked into the room and regarded him silently for a few seconds before getting a chair and sitting down near him. "What was that about?" she asked. Tea' glanced around and noted the doctor had stepped out. "If I hadn't stopped you, you might have killed him."

	"I know," he said quietly.		"I know," he said quietly.
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	Dusty slowly nodded his lowered head, but said nothing.		Dusty slowly nodded his lowered head, but said nothing.

	Tea' sighed, "Dusty, I love you, but you scared me tonight. For just a moment, you were more moose than man. I'm surprised you didn't try and take him down with your antlers." She reached over and held his ~~uncuffed~~ hand, "I was afraid I was going to have to go feral to take you down."		Tea' sighed, "Dusty, I love you, but you scared me tonight. For just a moment, you were more moose than man. I'm surprised you didn't try and take him down with your antlers." She reached over and held his hand, "I was afraid I was going to have to go feral to take you down."

	"What's going to happen?" he asked still staring at the floor.		"What's going to happen?" he asked still staring at the floor.

	"~~The cops said they were going to charge you with assault~~. Everyone at the party ~~is just writing it off~~ to you ~~being drunk~~."		"Nothing, I imagine. Everyone at the party thought you were drunk." She sighed, "Good thing most of them were, too. No one seems have realized that your cuts had nothing to do with that glass coffee table I pushed you into." She paused a moment, "By the way, you're paying for the table."

	"I mean with us?" he asked, finally looking at her out of the corner of his eye. "Do you still love me?"		"I mean with us?" he asked, finally looking at her out of the corner of his eye. "Do you still love me?"

	She was shocked at the question, "I still love you, you big stupid lug. Whatever happens, I'll be there for you. I'~~ll call Ela in~~ the ~~morning~~ and ~~see if she has any thoughts~~. ~~If you~~'~~re lucky~~, ~~you~~'~~ll be home for Thanksgiving~~."		She was shocked at the question, "I still love you, you big stupid lug. Whatever happens, I'll be there for you."

			He closed his eyes and let his head hand low. He'd screwed up tonight, he knew that even through the haze of beer and hormones. He knew Tea' would stay by his side, at least for now. It was clear that he'd fallen pretty far in her eyes in just a few moments.

	He turned out to be very lucky, given the circumstances.		He turned out to be very lucky, given the circumstances.

	Ela hadn't been able to help, there wasn't anyone in the county government that could intervene. It ultimately wasn't needed. Dusty got released on bail the next day without having to spend any time in jail. He pled the case down to simple assault and got probation. He had to pay a small fortune in fines and restitution, though he was still on the hook for a civil suit later if the guy decided to sue.

	~~All in all, it had been lucky for him.~~



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JonBuck at 22:51, 29 February 2008

2008-02-29T22:51:51Z

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	She slipped into her regular clothes and fixed her fur. She really wasn't all that interested in going tonight, but at least she could try and have a good time.		She slipped into her regular clothes and fixed her fur. She really wasn't all that interested in going tonight, but at least she could try and have a good time.

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	The party was already in full swing when they got there. It was at a house a few miles from the university, and when they arrived it was already crowded. The music was pounding pretty loud, to the point where neither Dusty or Tea' could hear themselves thing.		The party was already in full swing when they got there. It was at a house a few miles from the university, and when they arrived it was already crowded. The music was pounding pretty loud, to the point where neither Dusty or Tea' could hear themselves thing.
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	Before anyone realized it, Dusty grabbed the young man by the shoulder and slugged him in the face.		Before anyone realized it, Dusty grabbed the young man by the shoulder and slugged him in the face.

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	Hours later, Dusty was still sitting on the emergency room bed, a handcuff holding him in place. The doctor had managed to stop his bleeding, but he'd needed a few stitches on his arm and shoulder.		Hours later, Dusty was still sitting on the emergency room bed, a handcuff holding him in place. The doctor had managed to stop his bleeding, but he'd needed a few stitches on his arm and shoulder.