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Blaine Moore

Day 1, late afternoon to early evening

On her way home; running in the forest near her home

Blaine was driving home, the zing from the encounter in the Indo and the day's weird anxiety were waring in her gut, causing the most uneasy sensation. The bike ride no longer able to settle her nerves like it usually did. Still she kept to the speed limit and attentive driving even as Salem's traffic was spars, especially at this time of the day. By the time she reached her home she was a jumble of nerves. She stashed her bike in the tool shed and went inside her home in record time. She was out of her clothes and in pelt even faster, bounding for the nearing forest park.

Blaine felt so free running in pelt, the fire of the new encounter under her paws, the anxiety of the day still heavy in her belly. Her claws shot out and her speed increased making her a streak of snow white zooming between the brown of the tree trunks, chunks of dirt and fallen foliage flying in arks behind her. She had no set destination. She just needed to feel one with nature, allow herself to fall in her warm embrace and let the All Mother heal her. But still the feeling of unease persisted. Spurring her on and on faster and faster. She wasn't overly huge in her wolf form. Still she was bigger than some of the large dog breeds, but with the distinct wolf physiology. Perhaps the most striking of her wolf features were her eyes. The eyes of the Weres held a supernatural glow. And Blaine's shone even brighter against her snow white pelt. At moments she was almost surreal to look at. As if she'd stepped out of some fairytale. But she was real enough.

Her heart pounded in her wolven chest. Her nose wet with the plethora of scents. Her ears twitching and twisting to catch errant noises. Her snow beam form glided effortlessly between obstacles, trees and low shrubs. And still the anxiety haunted her. She stopped in a clearing and barely contained the urge to howl in frustration. It was not the time for howls. Still she allowed herself a soft snarl and puffed out a breath of air.

Suddenly her ears started twitching and twisting and turning like radio dishes. The scent hit her even before she heard anything. Vaguely familiar, but she couldn't place it. Which was strange since Blaine prided herself in her vast arsenal of known smells and scents. But this one eluded her. She knew it, yes, but from where or when she couldn't tell. There was also something else. There was a distinct foulness to it. And it was getting closer. Her ears started picking up the sounds of paw falls on the forest bed. Her danger sense kicked in, flooding her system with adrenalin. Something was coming for her or someone... Or multiple someones according to what her ears were telling her. She stood her ground. She was Were Alpha of Salem and she would not run from a fight.

As soon as she saw them, she knew something was not right with them. She also recognized the scent. It was that of the frenzied werewolf that had killed her family and turned her!

They charged!

Blaine roar-growled and threw herself into the fight.

The clearing and the surrounding forest filled with the sounds of primal battle. Angry growls. Frustrated yelps of pain. Heavy breathing. Bodies impacting against bodies. Angry snarls.

{Casual - High Casual} Welcome to Salem, Massachusetts

@Alfhedil We could totally go the other way around with the scars I don't mind And like I said in the beginning of all this... Considering who Blaine and Genevieve are and what they've been through... theirs could prove to be an interesting relationship. Maybe not conventional, but still solid.

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@Alfhedil Yeah... the bit with the t-shirt was me, not Blaine But I don't think Blaine would hold a grudge if/when she finds out Genevieve's reasons.

I do think Blaine would be a bit cheeky with people she is more close with. So Genevieve has that to look forward to

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@Alfhedil We are of the same mind, then I was imagining a similar conversation with Blaine lifting her shirt to indicate the scar

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@Alfhedil She wouldn't out herself intentionally, no, but battered and hurt and woozy from blood loss... who knows. Although now I think it would be more interesting if Genevieve happenes on the scrap between Blaine and the other weres and attacks all of them with extreme prejudice Maybe she even manages to give Blaine a memento in the form of a battle wound

It would also serve to scatter the weres and set off a follow up plot line. Who were they? Why did they come to Salem? Why did they attack the Salem Alpha? Did they know they were attacking the Salem Alpha...? Stuff like that.

Also I imagine Blaine would use her full shift when she fights as it is her more streamelined predator form. Her partial shift I'm conisdering for other situations... that I'll thinkg up along the way

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@Alfhedil I'm okay with that How much time after Blaine left the Indo would Genevieve have left? I'm considering having Blaine stumble part shifted, all bloodied and battered in front of Genevieve and maybe giving her quite a scare and not at all a pleasant surprise, being partially shifted. Would that work? Or would you want a piece of the action in the woods?

If our GMs are okay with me sturring sh** up that is...

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@Alfhedil I actually took a look at Salem in Google Maps to choose Blaine's residence. It's an actual address. Not sure if it's a suburb. I chose it for its easy access to the woods. And I totally don't mind if they are neighbors. But I would think people from the hood would know of Blaine at least as a carpenter. Small comunities and all

If you want, check the address in my first post and decide something for Genevieve

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@Alfhedil She is shifting into pelt and bolting for the woods as soon as she gets home. She needs to run off some of the weird anxiety of this day. Is Genevieve walking in the direction of Blaine's home however? I know Salem is not a big town, but stil...

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First off... Sorry for the double post.

I think it's time for Blaine's run. Also... How do we feel about kicking off some frenzy with some hinky weres arriving in Salem, attacking Blaine and whatever comes out from that?