Shady

Sadie smiled modestly. "Healing the inner poor child, one gifted book at a time I guess... but yeah the librarians are wonderful! They're miracle workers for no bigger than their ...

He didn't return for several hours, following his usual tradition of socializing in town until the diner closed. When he returned he had blueberry pancakes in a takeout container.

"Mm... okay." He shrugged and turned around, then strode down the path towards the town.

He nodded. "Sure thing... any preference?"

"...I mean... I could bring you something back... I always go to that same little diner."

"... You're not hungry?" His conscience wouldn't let him just walk off and leave her for some reason.

"Mm." He scratched at his neck again, setting the collar off to the side. "I'm hungry. I'm going into town." He stood up.

He snorted and rolled his eyes, pushing her hand away. "You're certainly stubborn enough for the both of us."

He self-consciously reached up to rub his own neck. "... I guess that is where it itches the most, yes..."

(oki) "How?" he scoffed, looking at her skeptically.

(Pretty sure the sun just set, no?) He weighed it in his hands. "Mm... I'll put it on later... maybe... I don't know. It feels... dehumanizing."

He turned it over, still looking at it skeptically. "I'm nowhere near the same size when I'm Changed as I am now."

"... Mm." He looked at it skeptically.

He sighed and walked over to her with the medical supplies. "You can't stop them. I'm three times your size when in beast form. If they can hurt me, they ...

"It's not just a scratch." He stood up and went for his first aid kit. "I hurt you."