And then when he woke up, it was like he was entering a dream instead of leaving it. He had to dig his fingernails in into his palms, feel the faint pain to remind himself that in fact this was the real world now, and there was no going back. His mother's stories only existed in his memories.

Adjusting was a hard process, but once he got past this morning routine, Killian could find ways to enjoy himself, and forget about what troubled him. Often times he did that by preoccupying himself with the people here, all of those he'd met so far had been exceedingly kind to him. When he didn't feel like being social, he found exploring the fields and forests to be very comforting. That was what he planned to do today, and so he slipped out of his temporary room in the clinic and made his way down a worn path to the outskirts.

Ianto

So assuming this was an unassuming and normal animal, Killian decided to do what any sane person would do upon seeing a small fluffy critter, and wanted to touch it. He moved forward slowly watching the fox curiously. And he kept going, and it kept sitting, and then he crouched down near to it, hands on his knees and smiled. [say]”Whattup,”[/say] he said, sort of surprised it’d let him get this close. The moment of truth, Kiki reached out towards its tail, fully prepared for the consequences but also not caring.

The HELL was that? A voice in his head, loud and clear, introducing itself and everything. Kiki stopped the scratching and looked around, extremely bewildered. There didn’t seem to be anyone around, so he looked back to the fox. After giving it a once over, he mumbled to it, hands on his knees and still squatting, [say]”Did you just... say somethin?”[/say] He’d forgotten the bit about attuned being able to speak to each other telepathically, and for some reason he still didn’t realize that this was no normal fox.

The fox stood to walk down the road, Killian looked around one more time, just to check, then with a shrug started after it. Boy he was dense. [say]"So uhh, where are we going?"[/say] he asked, walking a few steps behind his all knowing "spirit guide".

The two detoured into the grass, and for a moment Kiki had lost his guide, he thought for a moment, oh well guess I'll go back, but then decided that he was rather curious as to what this was. So he picked up the pace, and soon found the red fox waiting by a fenced in coop. cHIckENs, the fox said. Chickens?! His destiny was chickens? Killian gave the fox a look that was half amusement and half ???

[say]"Thefuck? Chickens. You want me to, what with chickens?"[/say] he said, crossing his arms as he looked at the fox. Yeah, a spirit guide was probably too good to be true. [say]"Ok I know you aren't a spirit guide or whatever. Are you another shifter?"[/say] he asked, in a very 'the jig is up' tone.

When told that the offer still stood to hunt some chickens, Killian quirked his lips to the side as though considering it. He hadn’t done anything particularly mischievous since arriving here, and the feline part of him could certainly stand for a hunt. In response to the question, Killian grinned, then shifted into the dappled sunbeam cat and rolled onto his side similarly to the way Ianto did. [say]I’m Kiki by the way,[/say] he said, his plush tail flicking behind him.

Ianto, that’s right, the fox had introduced himself earlier. Though then Kiki had been more preoccupied in figuring out whether or not the fox was actually what he said he was, or another attuned. [say]You too,[/say] he said, rolling to crouch on his chest, downy fur grazing the ground. To the next question, Kiki gave a slight shrug, his salmon pink tongue glossing over his teeth. [say]I’d love to,[/say] was his response, he stretched out his long lithe frame then padded over to stand by Ianto. The fence was given a quick prod, it was flexible enough to pass under with a bit of digging. It’d be much easier for the fox, Killian was in for a squeeze. Whatever, he started pulling at the ground with outstretched claws.