It was another morning, it had been like the past several weeks now. It started with a long nearly desperate attempt to sleep followed by a brutal nightmare. Terrence thrashed about in his sleep frantically kicking his feet. Speaking in his sleep, sounds that are between deep murmurs and snarling like a dog with rabies. He jolted upright, opening his eyes. Putting his hand on his heart to check his BPM as he felt his heart palpitating. Terrence took some deep breathes. Spending time inhaling and exhaling, to slow down his heart rate and calm himself down.

He looked at the mirror in his room, which was on the opposite side of his bed. Seeing his reflection staring back at him. He knew it was just another nightmare. They had been only getting worse and more realistic, it was like he was being tortured by his own subconscious. As the nightmares only felt longer each time he slept. Terrence could already tell he needed to fully remake his bed, as the sheets were all bundled up underneath him. Terrence's feet touched the floor as he stood himself up from his bed. Terrence let out a long yawn and stretched out his arms, he was a little groggy but he was used to not getting a very good sleep.

Terrence looked at his alarm clock to check the time. He was relieved he still had time to shower and get dressed before his very special patient came in, he had left a message on his personal pager of all things. He had almost forgotten he had that still. He had promised to see him early and he wasn't one to break his promises, especially when it came to his duties as a doctor. Terrence went over to his table by his bed, which had a small stack of books and several dozen papers all stacked up. It was all the research he had been doing this week. He felt like he was finally getting somewhere. He also had all the clothes he needed to wear already set up for this morning there as usual. Terrence slept with nothing on these days, as he no longer wanted to wake up to his clothes being torn to shreds since he has changed in his sleep before and he didn't exactly have many more outfits to wear. Terrence headed to take a hot shower to relax, as he could feel that his bones and muscles were sore. As he traversed through his still quite dark apartment, as the windows all remained covered in thick black curtains. He didn't have any issues navigating through however, it was a rather large apartment but his eyes were like a cat's, he didn't need the light to see anymore.

When he reached his bathroom, he didn't waste anytime. Not even bothering to turn on the lights. Immediately, pulling back his shower curtain and stepping inside his shower and proceeded turning the hot water knob fully on its own and turned away from the shower head and leaned against his shower wall as the hot water start to pour over him, for most it would feel like sticking ones hand in a pot of boiling water but he preferred it to be that hot. As he just stood there for a moment taking a moment to just let the hot water do its thing, starting to relief his tension. He couldn't help but recalled some of the patients he had just a few days ago, as he mind wandered off...

[b][u]Just a few days ago...[/u][/b]
Terrence was in his apartment's lab, dressed in his normal attire, getting prepared for his 2 o'clock appointment. He made it specifically for his job of being a doctor, mostly for the west side residents. But that wouldn't stop other cities residents from coming by, as he was just that popular. A lot of monsters, or humans when he still treated them on a regular basis, called him the best. But that wasn't something he particularly fond of people saying, not that he thought it was a hyperbole or misleading. He just was more humble towards his intelligence. This is where most of his time was spent taking and treating his patients, while also creating an abundance of various medicines and experimental elixirs all in carefully assorted group. Drugs found nowhere else in the world, plus many other things he needed for his wide variety of patients, including things like jars of different body parts stored, in bags or jars contained in a storage freezer and even wielding and repair tools. Everything to ameliorate any given negative situation.

Terrence finished mopping his labs floor as it was almost painted in blood, as the mop bucket was filled with red water, as Terrence poured it down the sink he heard a firm knock upon his door but this patient was frequent one, he knew he wouldn't wait for Terrence to open his door and it was already unlocked as it often was, so patients could come inside. Terrence immediately started to walk to the halls to greet his patient as he could already hear his door swing open and shut as he could hear them walking toward the lab. As he couldn't quite reach his doorway before being face to face with an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, wearing some light armor with several weapons in his possession but Terrence wasn't concerned as it was rather inconsequential to him, not nervous in the slightest. Terrence saw his stomach glowing a dim blue, as Terrence walked to his table to get what he needed.

[color=007236]“Come lay down, please lay your possessions down over there.”[/color] Terrence remarked pointing to a spot on the floor as he briefly opened his drawers quickly fingering through and pulling out a folder and looking into folder containing his information as he kept everything down about his patients here, at least the ones that allowed him to keep records that is. Privacy cost extra, which is why his apartment looked as opulent as it was. The wolf creature did as instructed, as it he threw all his armor and weapons and laid on the large red medical bed similar to what you'd see in a doctor's office but clearly made out of a much stronger material. The creature watched him look through the file for a moment as his back was turned to him.

[color=fff79a]“Well you know I love coming to visit, Doc. That human skin of yours looks less revolting every time I see you.”[/color] The wolf states in a sardonic tone. Terrence took a shot filling it with a light green liquid and made his way over to the wolf who was laying down, with crossed arms. [color=007236]“Well I can appreciate you not being disingenuous and blunt as usual. I hide this appearance from most of my patients, since if they believe I'm human, they won't come anywhere near me. Let alone trust me. You should feel honored that I show this to you.”[/color] Terrence replies back equally as sarcastically. To play along as his statement didn't upset him, as Terrence wasn't easily offended. Terrence's words made the wolf scoff but show a bit of a smirk but remaining silent for the moment. Terrence looked at him.

[color=007236]“Not you're usual loquacious self I see? Stomach hurt that bad?”[/color] Terrence asked as the wolf rolled his eyes not even surprised that he knew exactly what was in pain before the wolf even mentioned it. Terrence got the shot ready, as the wolf looked at his table filled with medicine or what he assumed it all to be. [color=007236]“Just hold still, this shot needs to be in a precise area.”[/color] Terrence warns him as the wolf stayed still feeling a pinch as Terrence injected the needle and administered the shot. [color=fff79a]“You've been making a lot more I see, its almost doubled in size since the last time I came here...are you really a doctor? Or are you a mad scientist now?”[/color] The wolf jests. Terrence let out a small chuckle hiding his true feelings as the wolf had no idea how accurate that statement had become, as Terrence quietly counted down from five, and before the wolf could even ask what the hell he was counting for, the near crippling pain in his stomach had faded.

[color=fff79a]“What the hell...the pain is already gone? You really are a god damned miracle worker aren't you?”[/color] The wolf spoke out in astonishment. Terrence cleared his throat, as he looked at him rather seriously.[color=007236] “So who tried to kill you?”[/color] Terrence questioned as the wolf let out a long sigh  not immediately reticent. [color=007236]“That kind of poison, would of left you dropping dead in another 48 hours.”[/color] Terrence added. [color=fff79a]“I'm probably not even suppose to speak about this information”[/color] The wolf mumbled in response. As Terrence put the shot in the sink. [color=007236]“Hasn't stopped you before now has it? Just tell me. You know I can keep a secret, and keep my promises.” [/color]Terrence continued not letting up.

[color=fff79a]“Alright, I'll tell you! Damn. I was sent on a private mission to eliminate possible members of the human rebellion, things got a little hectic, and I think I might have been hit with a dart or something in the back of my neck...was it really that bad? Didn't know humans even had access to anything that potent.”[/color] The wolf admitted. As Terrence looked away for a moment, to hide his expression as his thoughts on the human resistance were rather quite clear, despite how absolutely hopeless as the cause seemed. He despite how he had only gotten used to what he had become and his life was now in many aspects. He would love nothing more for everything to go back the way it was before the day that cursed him into this existence that he uncontrollably despised. Terrence had to squeeze his dominate arm with his hand some to relief some tension he felt was building up, snapping out of it when the wolf sat himself up on the bed. [color=fff79a]“Everything okay, Doc?” [/color]

He quickly turned to face his patient with a convincing though still hollow smile as he nodded his head and corrected his glasses as they had half fallen off of his face. [color=007236]“You should be fine now, just drink plenty of fluids to get any lingering negative effects cause by the poison to be flushed out of your body. You'll all set, hopefully I won't need to see you again soon.”[/color]Terrence stated meaning that in a multitude of ways speaking in such a way it was hard to tell exactly what he meant. As the wolf got up and started to go for his gear. Terrence put away his patients chart knowing he didn't have another patient today being what he considered, 'his day off'. But he stopped to think for moment, he should ask him. What was stopping him? It would be beneficial to get someone other than himself to test his recent drugs that he made. Terrence walked toward the wolf to stop him from leaving just yet. As the wolf started to strap all of his gear back on, as he does so however one of his daggers, somehow, fell out of his gear.

Terrence was just close enough before he could say anything he saw the dagger just barely cut into his arm, the wolf turns to see this and looks as if he was about to have a heart attack. His horrified expression, very quickly changed to confusion as Terrence expression didn't change much at all. Letting out a brief sigh as he casually went washed it in the sink and put a little bit of his homemade gel on his cut, as Terrence watched it instantly recover as if nothing happened. Terrence looked at the wolf's still rather shocked expression holding its head with its paws in bewilderment. [color=fff79a]“T-that dagger, I didn't mean to...but that should of killed you. Its dipped in a toxin that should kill most instantly...”[/color] The wolf spoke out in apprehension. 

[color=007236]“Its fine, though I'd suggest being a lot more careful with how you handle your gear. I've grown immune to about every single poison and disease known to this world.”[/color] Terrence replies. As the wolf blinks for a moment trying to process that in its head. [color=007236]“I've been injecting little bits of everything into me, to better understand how it effects the body and how to effectively treat it. Its all to make me better at my profession, to know exactly what I'm dealing with. In return, over a year or so. I'd say I've grown an immunity to every thing, so I can avoid sickness I can even further interact with my patients without worrying about any possible contagion.[/color]” Terrence explained further to help him understand though it only raised more questions.

[color=fff79a]“I don't even want to imagine, what you do to yourself then,”[/color] The wolf retorts,[color=fff79a]“Did you want something from me?”[/color] He asked as Terrence shook his head. [color=007236]“No, have a good day.”[/color] Terrence lied as he made a last minute decision that it be best to do it on his own, even if it was more dangerous and less productive, he just felt like he was used to doing it alone for quite a while now. With those parting words, the wolf seemingly at a loss for words just left as Terrence followed and locked the door behind him. Terrence went back to his lab, to continue his work not wanting to procrastinate any longer. Terrence took off his clothes and folded them all nice and neatly. Terrence pulled out a blade from his desk as he looked at his arm.

[color=007236]“I should of felt that cut, even a bit. But I didn't. Its clear that the longer I stay like this, the less vulnerable my human form becomes in turn it makes me more resistant to changing forms without wanting to but...I'm becoming less human...” [/color]Terrence states in a professional tone like he was speaking to a patient. Terrence opened the large jar of medical jelly he prepared weeks ago as he walked away from anything, wanting room. As his expression only changed slightly as he cut himself putting in blade through his arm, he felt nothing, no pain, just noticed his body glowing a dim blue where the wound was. Terrence watched himself bleed as he checked his BPM. [color=007236]“Rate...65 BPM...no change.”[/color] Terrence said as he pulled the knife further in his arm as he continued to watch himself bleed. [color=007236]“Rate...64 BPM...”[/color] Terrence was growing unsettled draws the blade even further across the arm all the way as he could feel his heart rate stay the same, something in Terrence relatively calm demeanor snapped. [b]STAB! STAB STAB![/b] Terrence furiously began to stab his arm deeply with the knife again and again without even being fully aware of how far he was going, as his heart rate did start to increase, beating at a rapid rate. 

Within a minute, his entire body began to twist as it sounds like bones cracking including many rather unpleasant sounds for most ears as he grew a much larger size, thankfully his apartment was incredibly tall as well. He quickly went to the healing jelly container, as his dipped his tail into the jar and started to cover the arm in the jelly. Terrence stopped to count as he looked at his 3 deep stabs and his long cut vanishing from his arm. [color=007236]“3.5 seconds.”[/color] Terrence stated aloud as he grabbed one red vial with his tail from his assortment and drank it down. Terrence looked at his arm. [color=007236]“And that should heal possible internal damage very shortly.”[/color] Terrence then just stood there and focused just sitting there to breath in and out as he counted every second passed, until he finally reverted back.[color=007236] “Able to change form after attack in 2 minutes 45 seconds...” [/color]Terrence commented making mental notes of everything he tested today so he could write them down later. Terrence stomach roared at him which interrupted his thoughts, he needed to make himself something to eat as he nonchalantly went the sink and cleaned himself up some with a wash rag as he gathered his clothes and left the bloody mess behind. He could clean it after he filled his stomach...

[b][u]Present day...[/u][/b]
[color=007236]“I wonder if one day, I won't have a human form to return too...”[/color] Terrence finally said aloud realizing he had been daydreaming and recalling his past week a lot recently. Which was during all the time he spent on heavily experimenting on himself. Terrence was wondering if he was going too far, but he still wanted to go even farther. No, in his mind. He had go farther. That what all the books were for he brought from the bookstore last afternoon. He needed more information. For some reason remember the resistance and what they wanted to do. Just maybe he should...

But the rumbling of his stomach brought him into the present, reminding him that he needed to eat still. He also needed to be ready for a visit from his patient and old friend who he hadn't seen in a long time. He got out of the shower and dried himself off and got himself dressed, putting his gloves on last. Terrence went to his kitchen, to make some eggs benedict. Figuring he'd be able to eat breakfast and be ready for his meeting with his friend and what he wanted to discuss that was so serious, that he'd go to the east side. So Terrence cooked, and ate and washed his dishes, trying to be not nervous as he waited for him to come by. He left the door unlocked, his lab was set up last night. So all he needed to do was wait for him, reading one of the larger books he took from the bookstore.

[color=007236]“Any minute now.”[/color] Terrence muttered to himself.