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  1. #1
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    Matthew
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    Tiny parks near the Amtrak train station, and begins the short hike to the rail-yards. His suit and tie are clean, but not pressed. The tie is loosened around his neck with a button undone as an allowance for the summer heat. He passes several homeless along the way, some dozing in the twilight hour, the rest looking miserable. Tiny bypasses them with a nod to the more coherent looking ones, and ignores the rest as he slides through the cut fence into the rail-yards proper.
    The parallel lines of rusted steel bend and twist through the decayed area, rotted out planks of wood grow a fecundity of browncap mushrooms in the shadows of defunct and destroyed railcars.
    Purlasane weeds spread over a stretch of desolate earth, with the occasional caw of crows failing to echo.

    Bleeds Well had agreed to a meeting to discuss the oath of the moon. The rest of the pack was of course invited, and Tiny looks forward to hearing from them.
    He finds the pack locus without any difficulty, and settles in on an earthen mound, pulling out a pastrami sub and beginning to satisfy the hunger of the wolf.
    Elodoth | Storm Lord | Primal Urge 1
    Grapes [/] [] [] [] [] [] [] WP (6/6)

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    "Gah? Whut?"

    Hector emerges pops up from the tall grasses nearby Tiny's mound. His hair is matted with broken grass stalks and he is rubbing sleep from his eyes. When he focuses on Tiny, his face bursts into a crazy moonbeam of a grin.

    "Ooooh. Its you. Welcome. To the heart of the protectorate we hold for Necessary Guile."

    The Cahalith rose and capered about, arms outstretched. He was still waring the thread bare coat but had swapped the pyjama pants for long khaki shorts. He was barefoot - hands and feet stained with dust and dirt. He had not shaved either and his stubble was well and truly a beard by this point. Yet still his awful mouth with its jagged teeth held pride of place on his face.

    "Well i have had a pleasant afternoon. You look like you been working."

    He plopped on the ground close by the Elodoth - close enough by the standards of the People but quite distant by the customs and prejudices of the Herd. The herd cleaved together. Wolves did not; even a wolf was runtish and small as Tiny was given a respectful space in which to sit.
    Iron Master <<Farsil Luhal>> Cahalith

    Primal Urge: ●●●

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    Matthew
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    Tiny is a little startled when Hector erupts from the grass. "I had wondered where you nested. Thank you for welcoming me to our home."

    "Its just more comfortable to be in a suit for me." He nods as the Alpha sits. Appreciating the distance not just for the comfort, but also for the decreased smell. A small part of Tiny was despairing that he was slowly getting used to the smell of unwashed man.

    He tosses the Alpha a sub. "Here boss, a Make-Me-One-With-Everything." The sandwich lady had been a little confused, but a step by step process of saying yes to every single thing had her eventually get the picture.

    "So any more thoughts on what I mentioned last time? What does it mean, Urum Da Takus, The Wolf Must Hunt?"
    Elodoth | Storm Lord | Primal Urge 1
    Grapes [/] [] [] [] [] [] [] WP (6/6)

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    Hector cackled as he snatched at the offering. And given by the slow manner in which he chewed, the Alpha certainly looked like he was enjoying the sandwich.

    "Urum Da Takus. The Wolf Must Hunt."

    Hector repeated the words around mouthfuls making it sound like he was giving much thought to the subject.

    "I still think its an instruction that we are wolves. And so must hunt as a pack. But I'll give you that the words strictly don't say that, and that we just... go with it. You know? Like, analogy, or metaphor. Eh... I guess in a strict sense that part of the Oath recognises that we must hunt something - that the Hunt is what defines us and is something we have to do. I'd wager even a solitary Lone Wolf has to hunt something. Its in our blood. We can't sit still. We have to do... shit. Fix things. Protect stuff."

    He shrugged and dug into the sandwich.

    All the while he kept an eye on the Elodoth.
    Iron Master <<Farsil Luhal>> Cahalith

    Primal Urge: ●●●

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    Emily Makerith's Avatar
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    - a collection of stars on her left wrist, tapering up her arm
    - flowers on her right foot around her ankle
    - A crescent moon on her left shoulderblade

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    Quietly, a slivery wolf moved throught the rail-yard.

    It was pleasent to be on four legs again. Emily spent so long working as a human, she tried to balance that with a lot of roaming as a wolf. Well, as much as one could, in the city. She had some thoughts on that, but it would need more reseach.

    Hearing voices, she moved under an abandoned wagon and crept forward. As the tones became more familiar, the bushy tail began to wag and the Ithaeur edged out from under the wheels and lay calmly a few feet upwind of Hector, bobbing her head respectfully to Clarion Call's Alpha. Pale eyes turned to watch Tiny, and listen in on the discussion.
    Ithaeur Iron Master, Primal Urge 2

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    A member of the herd might call Bleeds Well late, but what is time to a predator?

    His den, dug out under an abandon rail car is where he crosses back from the shadow. The Tur had been patrolled, motes and small rust spirits chased off to protect the steel that remained.

    A midnight black wolf emerges from a dusty pit, obfuscated by shadow. As he approaches the pack gathering two legs become four, and perked wolf ears become human ears that must strain to hear Hector finish his statement.

    "A wolf that doesn't hunt, starves and dies. It is the simplest passage of the oath, so it is the one that is often overthought and wrestled with. Mother demands we balance our halves. Uratha grow up eating as man, we must learn to eat as wolf. To fall out of balance is to fall from grace. The WOLF must hunt. It doesn't require anything else of THE WOLF anywhere else in the oath. It is easier to get food as a man, we use tools. But the wolf uses only fang and claw. Mother requires we use them lest we forget. " He looks to Hector, to Alpha, inclining his head.

    PU: 4

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    Tiny watches the alpha, mangled teeth mangling the sandwich. The predator's gaze rests firmly on the lawyer, and while he stares back without fear, it is not without effect. The shear presence of the alpha is not to be understated. Tiny dips his head.

    He listens as Hector explains, the metaphorical approach makes sense to him as well. He nods to the wolf, and rolls a wrapped sandwich towards her, and takes a bite of his own.

    He nods to Bleeds well. He pulls out a sandwich for him, but listens first.

    Bleeds well explanation rings true to Tiny.
    "So that fits. The wolf aspect has to hunt for food. And it is the wolf aspect itself, not the whole of us. If we go to the words of the oath: Urum Da Takus. Urum. Not Uratha, not Imru, Urum. It is not a commandment on our whole selves, but a guide on our wolf aspects, just like Bleeds Well says. The wolf is urhan and urshul, and as you say, we must use the fang and claw. But by that logic, then she can't eat that." He points to the sandwich roll in front of the wolf. "She didn't hunt it. She didn't seek it, and she certainly didn't hunt it down and kill it. It literally has rolled, dead, into her paws. But then if she would grow hands and stand on two legs, then she would be able to do so, for she would have no fangs or claws to use."

    "Or should we treat the whole person is the wolf? That by becoming uratha, we also become urum? Then the whole wolf must hunt, we must hunt our food and strike it down. The wolf must hunt. Which means Hector and I are both violating the oath."
    He takes a bite of the sandwich, chewing, and swallowing before continuing.

    "That makes no fucking sense. The oath must make sense, and must be clear. Understanding the oath is critical, but equally important is knowing what is a violation.

    Roast beef and swiss, extra meat, horseradish mayo?"
    He offers to Bleeds Well the sandwich.

    "So how do you violate the oath? I would argue thus: we can all agree that the wolf hunts. It is a metaphor, in that we hunt not just for food, but for spiritual satisfaction. we can all agree that we feel within us the need to hunt. To chase and harry and bring down prey, and howl success to the world to hear. So if an uratha does nothing but accept whats given, exerts no effort to get more, that would violate the oath. But one who refused a hunt? who hunted in a different way? That would be within the bounds of the oath."

    speed wolf
    Elodoth | Storm Lord | Primal Urge 1
    Grapes [/] [] [] [] [] [] [] WP (6/6)

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    Emily Makerith's Avatar
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    Emily has several tattoos:
    - a sleeve of vines and flowers starting on her right shoulder and ending at her wrist
    - a collection of stars on her left wrist, tapering up her arm
    - flowers on her right foot around her ankle
    - A crescent moon on her left shoulderblade

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    There is a small huff from Emily-Urhan.

    <<Is memory>> she says simply. <<Must hunt. Reminder of Duty, to Hisil, to Father Wolf. But Hunt has changed. Need not hunt for food, but much prey in the world>>

    Her head is rested on her paws in front of her.

    <<Is also reminder of nature. To Hunt is a part of wolf. Not regret, not apologise>>
    Ithaeur Iron Master, Primal Urge 2

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    Hector dipped his head briefly to acknowledge Emily-wolf and Bleeds Well.
    Bleeds Well received something more once he added to the debate: a head bob in lieu of a salute, given the Alpha was still devouring a sandwich.

    "Now that is an answer, heh!"

    He lapsed into silence so the Ithaeur could growl speak. Then back to Tiny.

    "I am always up for a hunt. Type of prey don't matter. Heck - I'd be happy to hunt without prey! Simply running through the motions - getting practice - is always good. I find that hunting without a preconceived prey can be best: the Mother provides and the hunt will reveal our prey once we have begun."

    He tilted his head.

    "Interesting view, Elodoth. I thought it was only us Iron Masters who'd think surveilling a potential threat's allies or digging through a big paper trail would qualify as a hunt. Do you see researching a particular spirit through the lore like a hunt, then?"

    I don't mind loosening the marble rule for one scene if people are amenable.
    Iron Master <<Farsil Luhal>> Cahalith

    Primal Urge: ●●●

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    Bleeds Well bites into the sandwich, chewing thoughtfully as the conversation flies around the circle of People.

    "Too much thought. Spirits don't think like us. Again it's simple. Wolf Must Hunt. In order to hunt as wolf, you must be a wolf. How often does a wolf require sustenance? Every few days you should wear the skin and hunt as wolf. This reminds you of what you are, keeps your instincts sharp. Too long without changing, don't you get that feeling of distance from from your instinct. Feel a little depressed, get the urge to shake off the man skin and run with the freedom and exuberance of Urhan? Hishu is how we are born, but it is not who we are. Stop thinking so much Elodoth. Father blessed you with his instincts, mother blessed you with her wisdom. That is all you need."

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