So far as I know. I know that my eruptions were pretty... uh, not safe for life, when they happened, and Altair's was much the same. Very messy.
[Peace wrinkled her nose at the memory. The echoes of pain she felt then would sooner or later be repeated when the smoothed, rounded lumps of crystal erupted a second time from her skin.]
Hmm... as for seeing red, you can start to control it. Because you don't... you don't find yourself able to differentiate between friend and enemy. If you're not careful, you could definitely hurt your loved ones. Maybe kill them, though we know that isn't a permanent thing here. You might find the you scar differently. It's not easy to see, but there's a black line all around my hairline where they removed my hair and scalp in June. That's opal, too. So are the scars on my arms, leg, tail root and chest. They weren't super, uh, gentle... the poachers, I mean.
[A shudder ran through her.]
I think that a lot of our changes are also in response to who we are as people. Like, who wants to keep themselves closed off, or if we think of ourselves scarier than what we are. Oh! Oh!
[Peace clapped her hands, excitedly.]
And you might be able to do this!
[Peace sucked in a breath and in half a heart-beat, the mirage had settled over her body. She was human again. Small, rounded ears, not a single opal to be found, tailless.]
This is the best part. It doesn't last a super long time, but you can blend in better this way when you need to.
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[Peace wrinkled her nose at the memory. The echoes of pain she felt then would sooner or later be repeated when the smoothed, rounded lumps of crystal erupted a second time from her skin.]
Hmm... as for seeing red, you can start to control it. Because you don't... you don't find yourself able to differentiate between friend and enemy. If you're not careful, you could definitely hurt your loved ones. Maybe kill them, though we know that isn't a permanent thing here. You might find the you scar differently. It's not easy to see, but there's a black line all around my hairline where they removed my hair and scalp in June. That's opal, too. So are the scars on my arms, leg, tail root and chest. They weren't super, uh, gentle... the poachers, I mean.
[A shudder ran through her.]
I think that a lot of our changes are also in response to who we are as people. Like, who wants to keep themselves closed off, or if we think of ourselves scarier than what we are. Oh! Oh!
[Peace clapped her hands, excitedly.]
And you might be able to do this!
[Peace sucked in a breath and in half a heart-beat, the mirage had settled over her body. She was human again. Small, rounded ears, not a single opal to be found, tailless.]
This is the best part. It doesn't last a super long time, but you can blend in better this way when you need to.