Perculiar Interest {Open}

[Sasque]

Tea watched the girl for few moments, unable to say anything. Then, she shook her head, and her eyes lost their focus, as if she was thinking some very deep thoughts. And she was. Teodora was calculating.

"So, basically..." she finally spoke after long pause. Her eyes made the contact with Alice's. "Your body won't appear 20 in another hundred years," Teodora finished, whistling on the end. And she thought 20 years is long...

Teodora brought her hands into the fur around her neck. Damn, this girl lived through the times when Serbia was under occupation of Turks, while her dear Vojvodina was under occupation of Hapsburg monarchy...

"Fascinating," Tea breathed out, both about Lolender's age and the time period she lived through. "You must have laughed at Bram Stoker's Dracula," the girl added, with a chuckle. Yeah, she needed time to accept that there is a 200-year old girl in the school. Who cares about her being a vampire? That was the easier thing to accept for Teodora.

[Alice Tudor]

Alice let out a soft laugh, closing her eyes. After all she said, a question about her age was all Teodora could muster. She had slowly nodded, having a more... calming air about her than before. An almost more welcoming aura about her. "Right, my body most likelly won't appear 20 for... quite a long time. "

At the mention of the Dracula movie, however, the girl only scoffed. She crossed her arms over her chest, closing her eyes and lifting her head a bit with a snobby nature about her now. "Those movies are ridiculous! Being turned to dust by sunlight, hurt by garlic or a cross! Please! Sure, I sunburn earier than others but... really the only true thing those movies have is that we need blood. That's about it. "

[Sasque]

"I guessed those things are bullshit," Teodora laughed now. "Especially the holly water and the cross. As I said, church destroyed perfectly nice lege... truth."

Really, those priests should stop trying to bend everything so it could accommodate their stupid 'faith'. Well, she could say something more about herself... Although, everything that was important - she had already said... Well, except about her gift.

"Well, I'm a shape-shifter. Or, as my grandfather says, partial animal. This fur..." Teodora started, pulling the fur around her neck with her fingers, "...Is same as the one I have in my animal form, which is domestic canine. A shepherd, honestly." Her hand moved to the brown hair on her head, as the girl made a grimace. I even think I'm bigger in my animal form than as a human," she added.

[Alice Tudor]

"I kind of guessed..with the fur around your neck and all. I don't mean to be rude, either but.. I smelled it."
Alice had quickly shook her head, pointing to her nose. She was not trying to offend Teodora, it was just that she had an incredibly sensitive nose and could smell that she was a shape shifter. "I just have a sensitive nose is all. Much like that of a dog but... kind of stronger."

A soft smile came to her lips, placing her hands back at her sides. Why did speaking with Teodora seem so.. natural? At the same time, she felt as if... something was wrong. That she had nothing to say, her mind was blank. Which, at the moment... it was. She wasn't sure what else to say...

[Sasque]

"Well, since coming to the school, I've learned to control it somewhat. Still, if I'm not in control of my emotions and states of mind, shifting gets uncontrollable," Tea said with a sigh. "For example, just this morning I turned into d...omestic canine because I was too relaxed," the girl said with a desperate laugh.

She really didn't know how her grandpa managed not to turn into a goat in the morning. Teodora was sure that granny Mirna wouldn't appreciate waking up next to a goat. And thought, as many times before, made Teodora start laughing as she imagined the picture.

[Alice Tudor]

Alice's smile faded slightly at the mention of emotions and not being able to control them. Yes, she knew that very well. That is why she tried not to have as many as she used to... unless it was completely unavoidable. The emotion she had so strongly after her parents were killed was hatred. Not being able to control her emotions on the time she went on a killing spree ... and started her legend.

Her smile had came back a bit though, as Teodora mentioned she had shifted because she was too relaxed. "Even when you're too relaxed ... ? Do you.. mind if I ask what you were laughing about?"

She was curious. She wasn't sure why Teodora was laughing, but there had to be a reason, right? She might not get the joke though... she hardly got any jokes...

[Sasque]

"I just imagined what would it be like for my granny Mirna to wake up in bed when my grandpa is in his animal form... He's a goat, by the way," the girl managed to say before the full image hit her again and she burst into another wave of laughter.

Riiiiip

"Dođavola!" Teodora hissed as she suddenly felt her balance changing. Tail. And that ripping sound was probably the shirt. On shoulders, since her arms got thicker as they turned into dog's front legs. Her head, too felt heavier. Damn, this all would be easier to stand if there was some pain involved. This way, she was aware of changes taking place at one moment. Rip. Her pants are gone. She has too large bottom for it at the moment.

Finally, Teodora found herself standing on all four paws, her tail bended down, between her back legs. Fur has grown all over her body and the only thing that was still belonging to the human was her sight and mind. Although, that, too, will change soon, as she'll start seeing things in shades of gray. Only the conscious part of her brain will stay human. Soon, she won't be able to hide emotions.

DAMN THIS!!! Teodora thought, lying down and placing her head onto her enormous paws.

[Alice Tudor]

Alice blinked as she saw Teodora begin to change in front of her. What an interesting site! It all happened rather quickly, and it seemed as if Teodora didn't really see the transformation coming or that she was in pain. This transformation was completely different than others she had seen... especially werewolves. Oh dear, now those transformations were painful...

Teodora was lucky to not be in pain as her entire body changed its bone, muscle and DNA structure. She knelt down slightly, placing her hand lightly on Teodora's head and scratching her head. She smiled, tilting her head to the side. "I don't think I've seen a dog this big before. I think you look cute. It must be a hassle though... suddenly changing without knowing it. Oh~ If you want you can try to talk with me. I can understand it, as long as you talk through your mind. "

[Sasque]

This is shepherd dog from mountain Shara. And it could have been a bit smaller. I feel stretched out. Yeah, dimensions of her body changed, while weight stayed the same. Teodora hated that.

And, pleeease, don't call me cute. At least wait till my vision gets black and white and instincts kick in completely.

[Alice Tudor]

Alice tilted her head to the side slightly, taking her hand from Teodora's head. So her vision became black and white like that of a dog too? She felt kind of bad now, since before she had called Teodora a mutt when really she seemed like a pure bred shepherd dog. Then again, she did not necessarily know dog breeds that well.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Want me to call you handsome then?" She let out a small laugh, closing her eyes and placing her hands within her lap. Maybe handsome was better than cute? She wasn't entirely sure what Teodora meant by wait until her instincts kick in. She wasn't exactly sure what her instincts would have to do with ... her calling Teodora cute.

[Sasque]

Don't call me anything until the transformation is over. Before that moment I get irritated by compliments on how I look. I hate being a dog, Teodora growled as she looked into the vampire.

And, unless you have some spare clothing with you, make me feel flattered until I get something to wear, the dog added, calmer now. Yeah... the world started losing its colors.

I'm soon going to start acting as typical Sharplaninac. So, no surprise if I suddenly start pushing you away from places I believe aren't safe, Teodora finally finished, starting to go back to the dorms. She needed clothes... quickly. Else she'll have to get back into her dog form and then she won't be able to turn back until she makes that 'hoomn' sound again... Damn, why she wasn't able to turn to human form that way when she changes into dog unintentionally? It would make her life whole lot easier...

[Alice Tudor]

Places she doesn't believe are safe? Then maybe Teodora shouldn't have been around her, any area near her wasn't safe. Was it? She was planning on drinking the blood of the next thing she saw, and that was Teodora. However, she didn't...

So she smiled slightly sadly, starting to walk after Teodora. "I've been in horrible situations, so don't you worry about me. Would you like me to follow you or.. would you like to part ways for now?"

Alice was not one for conversation, as much as she hated to admit it, she was horrible when deciding when to end a conversation and when to start it. Hopefully she was doing alright.

[Sasque]

Tag along. I like your company.

Teodora stated the simple fact She did enjoy this conversation and she didn't want it to end. Much rather, she'll walk with Lolender to the dorms to take the clothes.

And that moving others out of danger's way is an instinct I got with this body. As I don't have sheep to herd, I start herding human...oids. Gosh, I always forget that not everyone in this school can really be called human. I'm first on that list, she finished that while her body produced some sort of mumbling noise.