KORBIN
Leave my loneliness unbroken!
- quit the bust above my door!
- quit the bust above my door!
Korbin wasn't sure if he thought Loren was taking this too quickly, or not quick enough. The demonstrations might have been a bit excessive, but surprisingly, Chulane took them well. More than well, in truth. He kept waiting for the screaming, the fainting, the refusal to accept any of this... but all the guy did was look intrigued.
Then Loren changed into his badger form, and the raven gave him a grumpy look. "So much for not shifting," he snarked, making no attempt to exclude the newcomer this time. Perhaps Chuy was less of a mess than he'd thought. Or maybe he had descended into the numbness of shock by now.
Again the reaction was different from what Korbin had expected, and he regarded the man with speculative eyes. "I have the same gift," he told Chulane, his mental voice dry and matter-of-fact. "But I'm deaf. So if I shifted into myself, I won't be able to hear you. Loren is translating for me now."
He saw no reason to pretend that his deafness was anything but permanent. Had no way of knowing whether it would wear off... and there was a tone of resignation to how he said it. Frustration, annoyance... but also acceptance. Grudging or not.
Then Loren changed into his badger form, and the raven gave him a grumpy look. "So much for not shifting," he snarked, making no attempt to exclude the newcomer this time. Perhaps Chuy was less of a mess than he'd thought. Or maybe he had descended into the numbness of shock by now.
Again the reaction was different from what Korbin had expected, and he regarded the man with speculative eyes. "I have the same gift," he told Chulane, his mental voice dry and matter-of-fact. "But I'm deaf. So if I shifted into myself, I won't be able to hear you. Loren is translating for me now."
He saw no reason to pretend that his deafness was anything but permanent. Had no way of knowing whether it would wear off... and there was a tone of resignation to how he said it. Frustration, annoyance... but also acceptance. Grudging or not.
Quoth the Raven,
"Nevermore."
"Nevermore."
