[Corbin sighs, his eyes darting back and forth down the hall to check that no one was around. It wasn't like anyone seemed to care overmuch, but it was an old habit]
Yeah, well maybe I'm just good at climbin.
[But then he sighs, it's a weak excuse and he knows it.]
Where I'm from we call it Crowkin. I c'n turn into a crow, or somethin' between the two. Ain't some kinda curse, ain't got nothin to do with the moon, I always been like this.
[he gives her a look]
Is that all you wanted to know? Cuz that ain't much of a puzzle.
[Corbin doesn't want to admit he doesn't know what lycanthropic bipedal means, but he can... sort of guess? He shrugs.]
I get like, bout seven feet tall with wings and a beak and these big talons on my feet. I c'n show you some time just... not inside. I'd prob'ly slice holes in the carpet.
[Yup, that would be a lycanthropic bipedal form. It sounded metal as fuck, too.]
Sometime that'd be cool to see, but only if you want to. I don't really mean to make you more uncomfortable than necessary. And since you said there's no curse, I'm not gonna concern myself with Caleb catching the were-s. We've got lycanthropes in Exandria, though almost all of them can transmit it with a bite. There's a noble family near my hometown that are born werewolves, so it's not always a disease back home.
[She shrugged a bit; she'd need to actually look the Lorelei family up in the Archive to learn more than what anyone in the Truscan Vale knew.]
I'm trying to figure out why certain questions I ask aren't being answered. Don't worry yourself about it. It's like having a jigsaw puzzle in front of you with only a handful of the outside pieces. Kinda hard to put together.
I don't mind really, I don't get much use outta it, it's a lot handier bein able to turn into a crow. Just lemme know, you can look an poke an prod all you want.
[He shakes his head]
I ain't sure where that shit got started back home, all the kin I ever heard of are born like that. Prob'ly some old witch that got angry at someone. Or someone bein an idjit.
I will definitely take you up on that sometime. [Now that was an offer Corbin may come to regret. Beau was such a nerd underneath the gruff rough exterior.]
You know, I find most things can be traced back to someone being a fucking idiot.
[Beau patted Corbin on the back as they reached the dining hall.] Thanks, Corbin. I'll stop bothering you now since we're at the food, but I appreciate it. And I'm glad I don't got anything to worry about.
[Corbin nods, but he gets a sinking feeling, vaguely similar to the one he'd gotten when he had told Jester that sure, he'd be happy to model for her sometime.]
[He did follow Beau into the dining room a little ways]
Happy to help, tell Caleb I said hi, alright?
[He smiled at her, heading off to grab some of the fruit and sturdier pastries that he could tuck in a bag before heading out to do some gardening before it got too hot.]
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Yeah, well maybe I'm just good at climbin.
[But then he sighs, it's a weak excuse and he knows it.]
Where I'm from we call it Crowkin. I c'n turn into a crow, or somethin' between the two. Ain't some kinda curse, ain't got nothin to do with the moon, I always been like this.
[he gives her a look]
Is that all you wanted to know? Cuz that ain't much of a puzzle.
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And you aren't my puzzle; something else is. You were just a piece of that puzzle I decided to get a look at.
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I get like, bout seven feet tall with wings and a beak and these big talons on my feet. I c'n show you some time just... not inside. I'd prob'ly slice holes in the carpet.
What're you tryin to figure out?
[And what did he have to do with any of it?]
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Sometime that'd be cool to see, but only if you want to. I don't really mean to make you more uncomfortable than necessary. And since you said there's no curse, I'm not gonna concern myself with Caleb catching the were-s. We've got lycanthropes in Exandria, though almost all of them can transmit it with a bite. There's a noble family near my hometown that are born werewolves, so it's not always a disease back home.
[She shrugged a bit; she'd need to actually look the Lorelei family up in the Archive to learn more than what anyone in the Truscan Vale knew.]
I'm trying to figure out why certain questions I ask aren't being answered. Don't worry yourself about it. It's like having a jigsaw puzzle in front of you with only a handful of the outside pieces. Kinda hard to put together.
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[He shakes his head]
I ain't sure where that shit got started back home, all the kin I ever heard of are born like that. Prob'ly some old witch that got angry at someone. Or someone bein an idjit.
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You know, I find most things can be traced back to someone being a fucking idiot.
[Beau patted Corbin on the back as they reached the dining hall.] Thanks, Corbin. I'll stop bothering you now since we're at the food, but I appreciate it. And I'm glad I don't got anything to worry about.
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[He did follow Beau into the dining room a little ways]
Happy to help, tell Caleb I said hi, alright?
[He smiled at her, heading off to grab some of the fruit and sturdier pastries that he could tuck in a bag before heading out to do some gardening before it got too hot.]