Gifts from the Whirlwind Wolfman oif London.

[jonny_talbain]

[Jon's list was mercifully short, this year. Still, he had a little more cash due to his gainful employment so everyone's items were Brand New as opposed to the second hand stuff he usually got for people.]

Ziio - Enjoy a nice warm jacket with a fleecy inner lining. For those days when you would rather be warm.

Midna - A book on Duan Quan style Kung Fu.

Megaman - Oh Rock. He gave the previous You several Kung Fu books to assimilate and now he has to start all over again. Learn you a Thing, Rock, with this book on Hung Fut.

Jock - You get the gift that keeps on giving... a dead deer.

Hilda - Here's a book on Longquan Kung Fu. It's also known as Southern Dragon Fist style. You have Dragons on your team so... you know. It's. Um. Kind of a joke. Sort of. Yyyyeah... It's a shame there's no 'Giant pig on fire style Kung Fu' because that would have been more obvious probably.

Blaze - He gave you a Kung Fu book last year. This year, you get Jewelry. A small pendant made out of a used Fire Stone. Perfectly safe to wear around Eevee and Vulpix and Growlithe without inducing unwanted life changes, but still pretty and with a fiery shine to it.

[And should you feel the need of Holiday Type Action, Jon can be found around campus, town or woods. Wherever you want a Wolf, we can arrange for you to find a Wolf.]

Comments

[royaltwili]

[Why is this Max Powers a name she thinks she's heard before?] Well if this item of his can combat the effects of dark magic born hundreds of years ago, sure! But then again, it's not so bad like this.

[Being small and able to float around and appear in and out of the light as she pleases is convenient. That handy trick of hers with the hair is another plus that isn't afforded in her original form.]

I guess we'll see~ time will tell, right? Maybe I'll get bored being like this or something.

Besides... if I go back, I can't learn anything involving this 'extra help' of mine I'm apparently gifted with. You know how easy it is to open up drawers and things way up high with this?

[And not to mention send any flying object in her vicinity at will far enough into oblivion with a hit, which is worth it every time.]

[whirlwind_wolfman]

I've seen stranger things, believe me. [Magic was one thing, but most Humanization seemed to center around technology. It might work, it might not. Jon wasn't able to say.] Most items allow you to switch at will, so, you'd not lose anything by way of experience.

And, I can imagine it has some definite uses - putting the star at the top of the Christmas tree must be an absolute breeze for you, chum.

[royaltwili]

[Though he was right, still--] Chum, huh? Haven't heard that one in a while. Sounds like something my ancestors would say.

[Hopefully he can tell that's just how she plays, even if it means the teasing may poke a little too close to tender spots... among other things.]

And yes, that is one of the things I have found use in it. Also landing a fist full of comeback into the cheek of any big mouthed talkers. There's fewer things that are more enjoyable to experience. [Hee hee.. that is a good one, she'll attest.

She may not get a scenario just like that, hopefully, if she's good, here at the Academy but maybe something will come along requiring a moveset which includes that very action. Actually, this forest seems like a perfect spot for something just like that to happen.]

How many other people wander out into these woods like this?

[whirlwind_wolfman]

Your ancestors, eh? I'll have you know I am a very wise twenty five. Certainly not old enough to be your ancestor.

[...the fact that he was born in 1940 notwithstanding.]

Aye, the feel of ploughing one's fist into the face of someone who's mouth is writing checks their body can't cash is indeed one of life's simple pleasures. Not many folk come back here on a regular basis - there's Ziio, the Sex Ed teacher and guidance counselor. An elf who's name escapes me, though he teaches poisons. A large dog creature by the name of Jock comes here to hunt sometimes. He's a nice lad, so, I let him...

[Just in case there was any doubt over who was the Alpha dog in these woods.]

Why do you ask?

[royaltwili]

Haha.. sorry, my ancestors weren't just old but they lived in an entirely different realm and spoke like that. [Until they were BANISHED, but that's what happens when a group of people plays with dark magic and upsets the powers that be.]

Just wondering! Thought it was just you, but if there's others what's the harm of adding another? This place is nice and quiet.. and reminds me a lot of a time before.

[It's no Faron Woods, but may as well enjoy it for the similarities.]

I won't burn it down or anything~ what, are you the forest commissioner too?

[whirlwind_wolfman]

I've a few affectations left over from my homeland. I'll call folk chum, mate, lad, lass, fellow, old bean... the list goes on.

[He never actually ever called anyone old bean. Maybe he should start.]

Me? Oh, no. Nothing quite so authoritarian as that. Anyone is welcome to pass time here, so far as I'm concerned. The wood is meant to be enjoyed, after all.

[royaltwili]

[Old bean? There's something she's never even imagined hearing before. Would that even be a positive term to refer to someone as?]

Enjoy it I may... especially at night. Even with the creatures that only come out then, looking for food or whatever it is, the forest can be so pretty when bathed in moonlight and nothing else.

[She looks around a bit more, stuffing her field of vision into a mental picture, trying to find the best angle to capture.]

You like this place too? Does it rank among the top ten, even?

[whirlwind_wolfman]

You'll hear no argument from me. I'm definitely more a creature of the night than the day. I feel far more invigorated during the later evening hours - responsibility, however, tends to keep me on a more diurnal schedule.

[He couldn't hold class at night.]

I've been a lot of places, so, perhaps I'm not the best one to ask. But it certainly ranks amongst my favorite places in this world. And considering I am entirely certain I'll be staying here for the rest of my days? It might as well be in my top three.

[royaltwili]

[Typically classes of any sort are offered during the day, maybe even the afternoon, but hardly ever night. Kind of kills it for the individual not being a morning person, but it is the schedule they know they're getting into.]

Maybe they'd make an exception~ not likely, but you never know, if you have enough support. It's not like you make your students get up at the first sight of dawn to do training -- or do you? [That might be.. evil. But it is the best time to work out? For most? Some?]

Hm.. that's good to know. Well, I don't know about you but I'm about ready to return. Unless you want to play hide and seek or something, but I feel I'd have an unfair advantage on you there.

[She has a lot to get to - like finding out who this Max Powers is and seeing if it's possible she can switch back to how she was. Not that the form she's currently stuck in isn't the most fun but it would be nice to get back to normal. If it's possible.]

[whirlwind_wolfman]

I would absolutely make them get up that early if school rules allowed for it... Frankly, it would do some of them a great deal of good.

[Early to bed, early to rise, makes you healthy wealthy etc etc]

Aye. we can head back, if you'd like. Want to ride, again? Or are you content to make your own way?

[royaltwili]

[Hee hee.. well, that's true, but then as instructors they'd have to abide as well. It's appropriate to set a good example and all, but sometimes too early is too early.

Spending barely a second thinking on it she's up and on his back again.] Are you kidding? [She is NOT passing up an opportunity to travel in that fashion.]

Let's go! Maybe we'll come across more resistance on the way back. [Not something the average individual would hope for.]

[whirlwind_wolfman]

We shall see!

[Unfortunately for Midna, they'd apparently used up their encounter quota for this afternoon. Spiteful crows and eyeball bats and all other manner of nasty having retreated at the sound of them running through the trees. On the upside though, the afternoon had worn on a bit and the shadows were longer, making their passage that much easier without exposing her to the sun.]

Not as exciting of a trip, but somewhat more expedient.

[royaltwili]

Can't be mad about that.

[The thirst for battle wasn't that bad this time around.]

I know the sun might be setting soon, but are you going to go back to reading under the tree now?

[jonny_talbain]

[Jon transformed back into his Human form, shaking out his hair and slapping the bark dust and dirt from his hands.]

Aye. I've very good night vision. I can read by moonlight.

[Benefits of being a werewolf!]

[royaltwili]

[Look at him showing off with those transforming abilities. It doesn't have Midna too jealous... but it's there.]

That is a rather handy skill, isn't it? [She can speak from experience; living in the world of Twilight means a natural-born adjustment to all things dark. Pitch black might be pushing it, however anything but isn't too much a problem.]

Well enjoy your read, Jon. And thank you. I did appreciate the demonstration.. and book, of course. [And the ride through the forest!]

[jonny_talbain]

I shall. You enjoy your evening, Midna. I'm glad we got to spend a little time with one another this afternoon.

[Hey, he was man enough to admit it. She was fun to hang out with. A good conversationalist and not afraid of a little action. Qualities he could admire.]

If you've a wish to go, I'll be up bright and early to run. I may see you then.

[royaltwili]

Maybe you will..

[With a little giggle she's de-materializing and sinking back into the earth beneath them, absorbing into the shadows created by the tree above that provided the space for Jon to sit against and enjoy his read.

And though he does plan on getting an early start to his day on the next, between that time Midna is going to go back to her studio, the work space provided to her by the Academy, and put what she's just seen and focused on remembering to action. Since it's winter break there isn't a chance of anyone else coming in to interrupt or question her piece, so well within a few hours she's able to produce a semi decent replica of what she can recall of that area in the forest - which is surprisingly detailed, though she did spend a few taking it all in - and finish it off enough to deem it suitable for framing and then giving.

Hopefully Jon isn't allergic to charcoal.. but who is?? Sometime in the middle of the night Midna places a landscape rendition of that clearing in the forest done in black and white, the spots where moonlight escaped through branches and leaves highlighted by the bright white of the canvas whereas the rest met with varying shades of gray and black in charcoal. It isn't something that had days put into it, but having the memory fresh in her mind keeps the scene as accurate as she can recall.

And with it is a note, smudged on the corner by tiny fingers blackened with the medium, reading 'Happy Christmas!! ..or whatever they say.']

[jonny_talbain]

[Of course, he found it just the next day, much to his surprise.

His room was known for being quite Spartan. There was not a lot in there as he didn't tend to keep a great deal of material possessions. However...

Should anyone ever happen to stop in for a visit, they would note the otherwise entirely blank walls of his Teacher's standard issue room now had but one picture hung on them. A beautiful landscape, gifted by a friend.]