[ He gathers the smaller bits of glass, plucking out tiny pieces she can't pick up as easily without cutting herself. Not much he can do about the stuff that's damaged, but maybe he can find her a new table or something. Or screw in a new hinge on that cabinet or closet. ]
Didn't make a sound. [ Wasn't all that tipped him off, but it played a hand. ] It smelled like you, though.
[ Smelled exactly like her. It was goddamn eerie. If it's been morphing that rapidly, though, how soon before it steals her voice, too? How soon before it's as much her as she is? Something about that unsettles him. It's not a shapeshifter. Not really. 'Cause even a shapeshifter's got an original form, personality, something that makes them them. When a shifter changes shape, they're only borrowing it. But thisā€”it's a sponge. A pure mimic. He's never encountered anything like it.
Crouched beside Karen, he retraces her words. A few days. Logan catches her gaze. His tone softens. ] You should've told me.
[ He'd have come back sooner. If he'd known, he'd have checked on her days ago. ]
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Didn't make a sound. [ Wasn't all that tipped him off, but it played a hand. ] It smelled like you, though.
[ Smelled exactly like her. It was goddamn eerie. If it's been morphing that rapidly, though, how soon before it steals her voice, too? How soon before it's as much her as she is? Something about that unsettles him. It's not a shapeshifter. Not really. 'Cause even a shapeshifter's got an original form, personality, something that makes them them. When a shifter changes shape, they're only borrowing it. But thisā€”it's a sponge. A pure mimic. He's never encountered anything like it.
Crouched beside Karen, he retraces her words. A few days. Logan catches her gaze. His tone softens. ] You should've told me.
[ He'd have come back sooner. If he'd known, he'd have checked on her days ago. ]