Picking Up Chicks [COMPLETE]

Saoirse chewed on her lip. That was a question she was unsure how to answer. Being her fox came naturally to her, but she'd been born a fox and not bitten like Jungshin. How to explain what to do to someone who wasn't used to shifting?

"Just...imagine yourself becoming the wolf, I guess. Focus on your bones changing shape. Imagine the fur growing on your body. It might take you a little while longer than it does me but its your first intentional shifting and you're not being forced to change like I had to."

Saoirse wrapped her arms around herself, her body shivering from the cold. Hopefully he figured it out quickly so that she could warm up. Knowing Jungshin, he'd probably manage to do something off.

Saoirse was excited when Jungshin actually managed to shift the first time correctly, though she was admittedly more excited that she could now shift herself and stop freezing half to death. Though before she did so she squatted down to grab his face gently, scruffing it like one would a dog. Somehow, him being a wolf fit him perfectly, even if he weren't born that way and it was forced on him.

"You're adorable." She said, pressing a kiss to the top of his head before straightening. "I'm proud of you."

With that she rolled her shoulder before shifting into her fox, whimpering at the familiar pain that radiated through her body. She was jealous if she were perfectly honest, that he didn't feel the pain that always accompanied shifting forms. But she was more excited than anything, because this meant they could actually run around together. She padded over to him, licking his cheek before bounding off into the snow, looking back to see if he'd follow.

Saoirse let out a snort, content to watch Jungshin run around as a wolf for the first time since he'd been forcibly changed. It was amusing, he reminded her of a child discovering they could run. She was shocked when she could actually understand what he said, even though it still came out as a bark. She slowly walked towards him before breaking out into a run and pouncing at him, tackling him to the ground and licking his face. "I'm glad you're enjoying it." She yipped, her tail wagging behind her.

Saoirse padded over to him, plopping onto the ground and resting her head on his back. Her tail wagged lazily behind her as she closed her eyes. He would probably want to get up and run around again, and she could easily move if he did so, but she was content to lay here since she'd gotten her chance to run around the first time they came out here. "It is good stress relief. Being able to run around freely. We just have to make sure not to go near humans, obviously, since most of us aren't native to Antartica."

"I was trying to be generous." Saoirse huffed, though he was right. The humans would freak out of any of the were-students were to roam about outside. When he began talking to her again she stood, walking to face him. She plopped down in front of him, rubbing her nose to against his. "Yeah, I hear it's like that for those who were bitten. For me it's not that strange because I was born with the fox. I guess the more you do it the less strange it will seem for your human side."

Saoirse started to answer but paused, unsure of how to answer. Her memory of the time spent before her first shifting was hazy at best. "I...my first shifting was when I was very little. My parents...my adopted parents said my biological parents were killed in front of me. I don't remember much about the attack, just that the smoke from the house being set on fire finally forced me from wherever I'd been hiding, and I shifted. I don't know how I knew too, I was only three at the most. But I remember everything hurt, my body felt like I was on fire. And I was terrified of what was happening to me. I don't remember what happened afterwards. My parents said when they found me I was still a wolf, so I must have shifted and stayed like that in order to survive, but I don't remember much before I regained consciousness in my human form."

She let out a sigh. "They took me in, gave me the name Saoirse and raised me as their own daughter. I must have developed my claustrophobia from wherever I'd been hiding during the attack, that's what they say, that is." She grew quiet, it always bothered her that she couldn't remember what happened very well, though she supposed it was a good thing. It didn't seem like something she wanted to remember. When Jungshin perked his head up she looked in his direction, shaking her head lightly. "Do you want to go see what it was?" She asked, standing.