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Part four of the poll story; choice B! B) Cautiously mention that while there isn’t anything here, there’s something right next door. “Umm.. my neighbor has a cat…”
You glance around the apartment, then turn back to Ralyr. “I don’t have any pets, but my neighbor has a cat.” His little ears twitch at the word. “You’ll be safe from it here, though,” you add quickly. Ralyr cracks his knuckles, smiling smugly. “It’ll want to stay safe from me by the time I’m done with it.” A shocked laugh escapes your throat, and you shake your head admonishingly. He finishes the last pieces of food that you offered him — thanking you again for letting him have them — and steps around you, heading further into your home. “Do you want me to show you around?” you ask as he passes by, “Where are you going?” “To your neighbor’s,” Ralyr answers nonchalantly.
Your eyes widen, eyebrows shooting upward. “Don’t worry; I’ll be back soon and you can show me around then.” You can’t help but stare at him, incredulous. Wasn’t he joking? “I… thought you’d want to get away from a predator. You ran from me..”
Ralyr slows to a halt and turns to look back at you, studying you for a long moment. “Well, you’re bigger than a cat,” he tells you jokingly. “But I.. didn’t want to hurt you, or for you to be frightened of me afterwards.” He rubs a hand sheepishly over the back of his head, seeing a small smile drifting onto your face. You think that was an awfully sweet gesture, especially because he wasn’t the slightest bit frightening. In fact, he had first seemed much more frightened of you than you were of him.
“I’m paying the cat a visit to do something.. How do I explain? I think humans call it shapeshifting? I didn’t want you to freak out about it, but.. Nevermind. I’ll just show you. Are you willing to bring me to where this cat lives?”
Do you: A) Think for a moment, then ask “Are you going to hurt it?” You’re afraid whatever he plans to do will go badly for the cat, or him.
B) You nod, interested to see what’ll happen. C) “Well.. I-” You pause, recognizing something. “Wait, shapeshifter? You’re a shapeshifter?”
D) Worriedly reply: “I don’t want to be blamed for any pet injuries from the neighbors. Do you mind staying like that while you’re here?”