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[The camera flicks on to Ruby sitting in one of the diner booths, far to the back, almost tucket away. Those who know here will notice immediately that she has an unusually pensieve look about her. Sad almost, worried, maybe even a little resigned. Her shoulders are slumped, and she avoids looking right at the camera.

Considering how much she usually smiles, this is quite the change.

The thing is, she can feel the wolf rearing up within her, a separate entity from her entirely. She stands no chance of wrestling it under control through sheer force of will, not after 28 years and counting of not transforming, of being repressed by the curse.

Ruby shifts in her seat, nervous. Her hands clench, knuckles going white before she sighs and tries a weak smile for the camera. It's shaky, at best.]

Where I'm from, the three nights around the full moon are known as... wolf's time. That means Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night, this week.

[Ruby falters, licks her lips, looks at the camera, then slightly away again.]

Whatever happens, please, please don't leave the mansion on any of these nights. Between sunset and sunrise, just... just don't leave the building. Please. Bar the front door. Just... stay inside.

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[Private text to Daryl Dixon]

I need to talk to you, in person if possible. It's urgent. Please?

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[OOC: For details on what's to come and plotting shenanigans, please see here!]

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I'm afraid not. It's not... It's not that I hate beng a wolf. It's part of who I am, and I'm perfectly okay with it when I'm in control. I just worry about hurting people if I lose control, you know? Long as I don't hurt anyone... I'll be fine.

[ Aerith nods, not sure what to think. On one hand, she knows Ruby would never willingly hurt someone - well, unless they deserved it, which is the case with everyone - and imagining her as an out of control wolf? It's difficult. ]

I understand. [ And amazingly enough, she really does. ] It's hard to have something inside you that you might not be able to control. Scary, even. You have friends here that will do everything in their power to help you. I'm sure if we all stay vigilant nothing bad will happen.

[ Her own powers wouldn't turn her into a wolf, of course, but for the longest time they did scare her. ]

[Ruby nods, not quite yet able to believe everything will be fine. But still, hearing this? It's good, it soothes her own fears. And maybe if she hears this, if she can believe it, it will be easier to regain control of the wolf, to stay herself even when her body changes.]

Thanks, Aerith. I'll... try to stay a little more positive. As long as I don't hurt anyone... everything will be fine.

[ Aerith knows a positive attitude isn't enough to keep bad things from happening, and it can be really hard to hold on to optimism when things look like they're on the downturn.

She'll do her best to try to keep Ruby's spirits up, though. ]

I'd say don't worry, but I know that's impossible. [ She offers up a sympathetic smile. ] We'll keep an eye out, try to make sure everyone stays inside. You said it starts on Wednesday, right?

Wednesday, yes. Soon as the sun sets.

[Ruby nods a little, but her smile is tight-lipped and strained. She's trying to be strong here, but really, it's difficult when she feels the wolf raging beneath her skin.]

's long as nobody's outside...

I'm sure nobody will be, after your warning.

[ She sounds firm - of course they wouldn't, that's just asking for trouble. And she hates to see Ruby looking like this, so she decides a distraction is needed. ]

Come on. I still don't know how to make a pie as well as you do, and I need all the practice I can get.

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