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[ Wyatt had tried typing on Hunterd's weird light-based keyboard for all of about eight seconds, before he got tired of that and turned the camera on instead. It's late, there's a hole in his side, and he has things he needs to do. He's wearing a hospital gown, and he's clean. He also looks strangely healthy for a patient, a result of his real powers coming back in full force. ]

What is up, my people. I'm Wyatt, and this guy – [ Gesturing at his daemon, and therefore directly at the camera. ] – is Hunterd. Well, I guess you can't see him. Uh…oh, check this out.

[ He snags a handheld mirror from a bedstand nearby, and holds it up in front of Hunterd. It shows a daemon shaped like an enormous black wolf, easily twice the size of a regular wolf. Those of you who knew Wyatt's adoptive dad, Hunter, might think he looks familiar. After a few seconds, Wyatt lifts the mirror away and grins at the camera. ]

He's badass, right?! He's like a robowolf. I mean I guess you all have one of these but damn. Hunterd is a beast.

Anyways, we are brand new to Space Apocalypseland! Welcome to our first vlog. I'm calling this episode: What the fuck was up with New York, man?!

[ He holds up his hands. ]

Now, I know what you're thinking. 'Wyatt, don't be stupid, that was just some crazy dream', right? That's what I thought too, except!

[ He holds up one finger, then steps back, and pulls the gown off over his head. There's a square dressing over his ribs, which Wyatt peels back to reveal an ugly, jagged wound held together with stitches. He points at it. Exhibit A, ladies and gentlemen. ]

Check this out. Do you see the size of this thing? I think it's gonna scar!

[ Which he says like that's great news. He pats the dressing back over it and leans down towards the camera. If he's in pain, he's not showing it. ]

I ain't ever had a dream that did that. But for real, that shit was fucking crazy. How many of you had your powers switched? Cause, check that box for me, but also, they turned me human, and I'm a goddamn werewolf, guys. That's not cool. The hot guy who rescued me, though? He's cool. Man, if you're listening to this, I owe you one. I think you said your name was Jaden? Hold your hand up or something, I would literally be dead if it wasn't for you.

[ That's the most sincere Wyatt has sounded in this whole video, though he's actually been serious about everything. He doesn't put the gown back on, implying that he really does intend to film the rest of this in his underwear. He does move to sit on his hospital bed, though. He might look more energetic than he should, but that wound is still healing. ]

Next on my list: calling home. Does anyone know how we do that, cause Hunterd says he can't, and there's a bunch of people I know who need to get their asses here. It's important, I'm kind of a big deal.

[ Pause. ] I'm just kidding, but I do need to talk to them, so if you got tips, help, advice. Carrier pidgeon? I'll take it. I guess that's all. Come say hi, this place is fucking boring. I'm out!

[ He salutes the camera while it signs out. ]

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[ Wyatt nods. The truth is, he prefers drugs that relax, not drugs that keep him wired. He's wired enough, and it's not worth taking the amount that's needed to beat his metabolism just to get more so. He'd rather get dreamy and vague.

That's not for everyone. ]

Nah. Human me thought it was the shit cause it'd keep me awake. You can have it.

You think you'll resist it, though? Why?

[ It's not. Rose doesn't like her senses dulled. It comes from years of being a 'gladiator,' an instinct she can't quite quit to make sure her guard is up at all times. She'd rather be hyper-aware than under. ]

Not human either, [ she admits, with relative ease. Funny to think a little over a year she'd never give information like that out so casually. ] but there's really only one way to find out. Some stuff doesn't work on me, some does. It's kind of hit or miss.

Mmm, interesting. Cause you were Enhanced in the other world, right?

[ He's fairly sure that he used to know that. Not only that, but he knew her powers, too. He's aware of that knowledge, but it's hazy to him now. ]

I'm here to help you experiment. Can I ask what you are, or is that like...impolite?

I was! Had kickass voice powers. It was pretty sweet, actually.

[ She misses those powers, actually... Not enough to hope she'd have kept them though. It might make singing a bit difficult. ]

It's not impolite. At least, not to me. And I'm a wolf. Not a werewolf, but. Similar.

[ A wolf but not a werewolf? Okay. Wyatt smiles, but his head lifts with a curious tilt. ]

Uh. Okay, but you got a human form, right? I'm lookin' at it. You're all cute and human woman-shaped.

[ His grin widens. ]

How does the wolf part work if you ain't a were?

Oh, pft. [ She can't help the way her own smile grows at that 'cute' comment. Flattery will get him everywhere with Rose. ]

This is a glamour to be human passing. I actually look more like a cross between woman and wolf. My kind, yokai, aren't... Humans don't exactly take kindly to us so it was always better to blend in. It's different here, but I'm just more comfortable this way these days.

It's a little complicated, honestly, but- The gist is we're called 'apparitions' because we're creatures born and made out of an energy called ki. But ki manifests in a lot of different ways. Some of us are animals like wolves, foxes, crows. Others are elementals like fire and ice. There's all kinds.

Oh. So you're like, a wolf spirit?

[ His nose wrinkles a little, though not out of distaste. He's just confused; he's never met anything like her before. He's kind of imagining her as a human-shaped woman with wolf ears, which is kind of weird. Kind of cool, too, though. ]

Can you take the glamour off? I mean, not like you have to, I just. I've never met a wolf ghost before, it sounds cool. Humans never know what's good for them.

Yeah? More or less.

[ That's definitely one way to put it. She sometimes described is as being wolf in soul, but humanoid in body. ]

Well, my kind don't have the best reputation to begin with, [ she starts. It'll happen in a blink, maybe seeming like a blip in his video feed. She's the Rose everyone knows one minute and a yokai the next.

Wolf ears stand tall atop her head, hair snow white instead of gold. Her eyes are more of an amber color than the deep brown from before. He can't see her tail but it's there. He will, however, be able to see a mouth full of more wolf-like teeth as she smiles. Ghost wolf was an apt description as she does look fairly ethereal. ]

This is me.

[ Wyatt blinks, and she's a totally different person.

God, it's...really weird, actually. She still looks kind of human, but her eyes have changed, her hair has changed, and she has wolf ears and...

Holy shit. He leans closer to the camera. ]

That's so cool. [ And weird. But weird is cool in Wyatt's book, anyway. ] You don't like, miss looking like that? Cause like, if that's how you're supposed to look, is it not like. Weird? Pretending to be human all the time?

[ That she is! It's a very instantaneous change. She has to give a little laugh at him peering into the camera like that; he really does have some beautiful blue eyes, she mentally notes. ]

Uhm. Not... really? Like I said, most people are afraid of me like this. It also, uh. It's kind of tied to some bad memories, so.

[ A blink and she's blond-haired and brown-eyed again. Smile sweet as can be and definitely a lot less fangy. ]

I actually always got on better with people than my kind, too, so! I feel more comfortable like this.

[ Wyatt shrugs his shoulders. Personally, he doesn't think she should have to hide. If she's happier hiding, though, then he's no one to tell her she's wrong. ]

Hey, whatever makes you happy. I can't say that form doesn't look good.

[ She knows it does. She made it, after all. ]

[ It's not necessarily that she's happier, but... comfortable. And Rose has always been about the 'easy' way out. ]

Oh, you think so? Thanks, dude. I mean, if you're saying it looks good then I call it a success.

[ Just a little flirtation. What's the harm, right? ]

[ What's the harm, indeed? For now, none at all. ]

Yeah, I'd go out on a limb and say that looks good to pretty much anyone. Good glamouring.

[ Although, now that he thinks about it... ]

Hey, can you do other shit with that power? Like if you wanted to look like someone else, could you?

I... don't think so? I've never tried, honestly, but I just kind of left it at the 'default' glamour I was taught.

[ Rose: the woman who doesn't know how the magic keeping her human-looking works. Eh. It's fine, probably. ]

And it's just a cover, doesn't change too much besides making me look more human. Like, if I were an elf it'd just... round out my ears, maybe. That kind of thing. Could probably, like, change my hair color and stuff if I messed with it. Not sure how much ki that'd take though.

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