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John Reese ([personal profile] primary_asset) wrote2018-01-11 06:57 pm
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It's been a strange week.

A tough one, really, if John's honest, and at least half of that is due to the amount of paperwork he's had to do. There's been an increase in activity since New Year's Eve, since people have had their power swapped, for lack of a better explanation, and it's not that everyone who has found themselves with new powers is bad, it's just that many of them are confused. And most of them don't seem to know what to do with themselves.

Even if they're not purposely committing crimes, it makes for a few more reports than there might have otherwise been, which means more paperwork for John and that's hardly his favourite thing to do in the first place. He's already had to fill out two separate incident reports for people who had accidentally smashed windows in stores without understand their newfound strength. No charges have been laid and both times the person had offered to pay for the shattered window, but it still needs to be written up among many other things.

It's a far cry from where he's come from, that's for certain.

When John leaves the precinct that night, he's weary, more tired than he'd like to admit, but he still takes the long way home, patrolling darkened alleys and the seedier parts of Darrow. It's probably a bad idea, probably one Karen would give him hell for, but he can't just leave it all alone, no matter how tired he is.

It's when he's heading back toward home, passing by a secluded bit of trees that he hears rustling and growling. It gives him pause and he stands there, not far away, his hand on the butt of his service weapon. Then out of the trees pads the largest wolf John has ever seen and he's so stunned, so taken aback by the sheer size of the thing that he doesn't even think to draw his gun.

Which is a good thing, it seems, because within moments the wolf begins to shift into a decidedly human shape.
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[personal profile] gayest_crew 2018-01-12 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
Jake hadn't expected anyone to be nearby. He'd come out there to practice, see what he could do with transforming at will and then changing back when he was ready. Luke had given him some tips and he was trying to use them though it was a lot harder to think straight when he was a wolf.

One thing he had remembered to do was keep a change of clothes nearby so he wouldn't have to walk around naked when he was back in Jake shaped form. What he didn't plan for was changing back and standing in front of John.

He'd smelled the other man, of course, but he wasn't good enough to discern who's smell belonged to who. He just knew it was human and he was curious.

So, he'd moved closer, changed and now he was standing there in front of John, naked and wide eyed.

"Uh." What the hell was he supposed to say here? "There's a logical explanation for this, mate. I swear."
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[personal profile] gayest_crew 2018-01-12 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not usually!" Jake said, holding his hands over himself and feeling his cheeks heat up. It took a hell of a lot to make him blush but ending up naked in front of John was evidently enough.

"And, uh, yeah, just for a second," Jake asked meekly. "I've got some clothes around here to change into but I have to find them and then I can -- "

Jake gestured with his hand, shook his head and sighed. "Explain what's happening. I promise, I haven't been a werewolf all this time that you've known me."
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[personal profile] gayest_crew 2018-01-13 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
"No no, waiting here's just -- " Jake pursed his lips and nodded. "Waiting here's good. I'll be right back."

And he meant that. He wasn't going to run off in an attempt to hide from this especially since it would be worthless. It's not like he could hide long since John knew where he worked and he couldn't leave the city to try and let things cool down.

So, he used John's jacket to cover up his modesty and eventually found his clothes sitting on a stump. He pulled the jeans and shirt and, still barefoot, made his way back over to John.

He passed the jacket back silently. "So, sorry you had to see that."
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[personal profile] gayest_crew 2018-01-13 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm fine, actually," Jake said, shaking his head. Maybe he ran warmer because of the werewolf thing but though he felt the chill, it was tolerable and manageable. He wiggled his toes, dug them into the cold earth and sighed.

"So, were you around on New Years Eve?" Jake asked him, frowning. "I thought everyone in the city was there but maybe not. That's when all this happened."

It hadn't been just him he'd discovered the day after. Lois had been affected along with many others and no power seemed to be the same. It meant lots of people were walking around trying to control powers that were not easily controlled.

"City's still standing, right?" Jake checked when he realized he'd been out in the forest for awhile.
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[personal profile] gayest_crew 2018-01-14 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
"No, no bites," Jake said, shaking his head and sighing. "At first, I thought maybe it had happened and I just hadn't realized it but then a guy who's usually like this told me he thought it was the city taking the piss out of a lot of people."

Jake had been around for awhile, seen a lot of pretty bloody bad shit but this whole thing seemed very, very invasive and scary. To know that you could be manipulated and changed so radically so quickly put him on edge.

"Midnight struck and I was changing in front of everyone," Jake said, shrugging. "Spent the night killing deer in the woods, I think, and wandered out dazed and confused the next morning. Still kind of trying to understand but it's a little better now."
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"I understand what's happening but I don't really know how to control it very well," Jake said, wincing. "It's something I guess I've gotta work on unless I just ask him to lock me up for the duration."

He was pretty positive this wouldn't last too long. It would freak him out, make him worry, and then run its course before reverting him back to his regular human self. The only thing was that he didn't know exactly when that would be. Temporary wasn't a set time so he had to work on this a little, at least.

"That's not to say I'm going to attack people at the drop of a hat but I also don't really do well with transforming one part of myself. I go all or nothing right now. Inconvenient if I'm in my flat."
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[personal profile] gayest_crew 2018-01-16 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah." Jake shrugged. That had taken some getting used to as well. Being able to hear things he hadn't heard before and see things that he wouldn't normally see had made him a bit dizzy and nauseous. It was too much detail when you were used to only seeing a few of the details.

"Pretty handy for some things but I almost got sick a few times because I was seeing a little too much," Jake said with a shake of his head. "Not like spying but bits of dew on flowers, dirt embedded in shoes, things like that. Sometimes, when you're not used to that much clarity, it kind of makes you dizzy."

And thus, you feel like you're gonna throw up. Jake had held off though, managed to tough it out. "But, I guess werewolves get over that faster too since I'm okay now."
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[personal profile] gayest_crew 2018-01-16 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"I could smell you but I also don't know enough to know who smells like what," Jake told him, shrugging. "So, I knew someone was coming but didn't know who it was."

Now that he could associate the smell with John, he'd know it for next time. If there was a next time and he had to sniff out John again.

"You don't smell bad, if you're curious," Jake told him, snickering. "Earthy but good. Kind of loamy but again, it's not a bad smell. Just like something rustic and old fashioned, if that makes sense."
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"Not...really," Jake said, shaking his heads even though they didn't hurt at all. "If it does, it's really quick because soon enough, I'm a werewolf and preoccupied with other things. First time it happened, it hurt like a bloody bitch."

He can remember how his hands had turned into claws, how he felt like bones were breaking and ligaments were tearing while his body adjusted to its new form. He hadn't cried but it had been the worst pain he'd ever felt.

"It's just -- " Jake frowned and chewed on his lower lip. "I know I shouldn't be turning into that so it feels more strange and wrong than anything. After that, I kind of have a one track mind."
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[personal profile] gayest_crew 2018-01-18 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ha ha," Jake said dryly, rolling his eyes. "Keep that up, I'll find my way to your apartment and leave a present for you in front of your door."

Werewolves still had to relieve themselves, didn't they? Jake hadn't really been paying attention but even if they didn't, he'd still find something to do to mess up what Jake expected would be a pristine apartment environment. John didn't strike him as the messy type.

"Hopefully there's no one in this city who's actually looking for something like that," Jake said, making a face. "There were some strange types in Brighton. Got off on things like that."
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[personal profile] gayest_crew 2018-01-18 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'd rather not transform in front of anyone but sometimes it can't be helped," Jake said, grimacing. "I don't have really good control on things. The guy, Luke, who's been dealing with this for awhile told me I could eventually control everything but it's not really happening right now."

If he tried to just turn his eyes, inevitably something else happened. Sometimes he could stop a full on transformation but other times, he just ended up as a werewolf in his bathroom, freaking out and trying to change back.

"I can just see myself getting pissed in the grocer's because they don't have the beer that I like and ending up a giant werewolf, crashing through the aisles. Kind of freaks me out to think about."
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Jake winced at the slip, hoping Luke would forgive him for essentially telling his secret to someone that only peripherally knew him. He trusted that John wasn't going to go screaming it from rooftops but it was still a risk because who knew what could happen here and what sort of things could happen to make John say something.

"You're asking the wrong bloke that," Jake said, deciding to just move past what he'd done. "I just know it's happened to me a few times. Nothing bad, nothing that might have risked anyone else but..."

He shrugged. "What's that old saying? You wouldn't like me when I'm angry? Guess that point really applies when I'm like this. Good thing it takes a lot to make me angry."
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"I know that I'm not typically a werewolf when I do change," Jake said, trying to parse it out as best he could. When he was a werewolf, Jake was far away but still there. He didn't have control but he was there and he could recognize people if he wasn't too far gone in his transformation.

"It's not easy to explain," Jake said, wincing. "It's like I'm there but I'm not the dominant personality. I'm aware and I have recognition but I'm pretty sure if this wolf wanted to do something, it would overpower whatever control I do have when I'm changed."

So, he could recognize John and since he wasn't hungry and John hadn't done anything to him, it was easy to change. If John had been someone else or had maybe tried to attack him, things would be different.

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