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[When he feels no hop on his back, Beat tilts his head over his shoulder questioningly, tail wagging like a question mark. When Ryou comments on his weight, Beat snorts softly, mouth dropping open in a grin, his tongue lolling out a little on the side.]

Yo! Ima MONSTER! Wid monster strength! You ain't big at all! ... Heh, but if you worried.

[A little bit of concentration is all it takes, and Beat... begins to grow. It's not like a trolls growth, though it looks similar. Thankfully for Ryou, his clothes will shift with him this time, where as last time he sort of hulk ripped them. His muscles ripple and bulk out, as he gains an extra foot in height, his strength increasing along with his change.

He doesn't push himself, stopping long before he hears the siren call of ferality, then gives Ryou another big opened mouth smile, panting happily.]

Better??

[Ryou might have argued the point, but...he's kind of left staring as Beat gets even beefier than he'd already been. It's a little bit jaw dropping okay.

~~he's not gay panicking you're gay panicking. this is awakening nothing in him.~~

When Beat asks if it's better, Ryou can't help but look flustered, his ear fins working up and down a little.]

Yes, I..think that's sufficient...

[Fine, fine. When offered, Ryou will actually hop onto Beat's back, arms wrapping securely around his shoulders. This is absolutely ridiculous and he feels silly, even if it is Beat! Maybe even especially because it's Beat, since Beat's always the hyper-extrovert whereas Ryou would be perfectly happy inside. It's always an adjustment...but Beat's his friend. And he likes hanging out with friends!]

Heh, good! We got ten minutes before I shrinkydink again, so let's haul some ass.

[Tail wagging, he curls his arms around Ryou's thighs as he hops up, standing and bouncing the other to shift him into a more comfortable position cause they're going to be running.

With an happy WOO! that's more howl than actual noise of woohoo'ing, he takes off. He will only slow to let them out of the apartment building properly, but then the dog is running like he's trying for a new world record, mouth open and tongue out and everything. Can't stick head out of car cause you didn't bring the car? No problem! Create your own wind!]

You okay wid jumpin'??

[Beat eye some building tops as he runs... He will mow down Mrs Ripleys little dog again sorry about that...]

[Ryou snorts at "shrinkydink" because honestly, he can't help it. Then, he's faced with a little more awkward embarrassment as he's positioned better. If he wasn't already in a very important, loving relationship, as was Beat, then this would be way, waaaaay worse. As it stands, Ryou still can't help being embarrassed!

Then they're off, and he's glad that during their adjustment period he'd thought to wrap his arms around Beat's shoulders, because it's quite a different thing to be carried about by a werewolf than to be the werewolf running around.

Thankfully, Ryou isn't feeling particularly afraid, just a little surprised.]

I'm...yes, that's alright, just be careful--Beat, please be careful!

[NO MOWING DOWN DOGS, BIG GUY.]

[Don't worry, Ryou, Beat's absolutely oblivious. Unless something is outright said, Beat wont notice a thing. Also instructions unclear. Totally mowed the dog down. It's fine, it happens often. The dog has gotten used to it.]

Pft, I'm ALWAYS careful!

[He says, as he proceeds to jump onto someones car, his arms tightening around Ryou to secure him, then onto a bus, so he can make a larger leap onto the nearest small store roof. From there he wags his tail with alarming velocity, tells Ryou to 'hang on tight', and lets go of Ryous thighs so he can use his hands. As he runs to a taller building, jumps and grabs to climb their way up.

At least the view is lovely when he reaches the top, panting happily as he makes sure Ryou is still with him.]

City runnin's the best, yo!

[Ryou will remember Beat said that and perhaps berate him later about it, because none of this was careful...

Most especially, Ryou could have used just a little more warning before Beat went bipedal. He feels as if he had about a handful of seconds to tighten his thighs around Beat's waist and cling on for dear life.

...It is exciting, but it's also a little scary, too. Enough that while Beat's making his way up the taller building, Ryou buries his face into Beat's neck fur so he doesn't have to look. He thought he'd be better with this since he'd done lots of running and jumping as other monsters before, but now he thinks...maybe he's a little motion sick. It's like being on a very bumpy rollercoaster.

So...he doesn't immediately respond to Beat, while he tries to regain his balance. Sorry buddy he said it was ok and actually, apparently it's a little bit less than ok.]

[When Beat realizes Ryou hasn't responded, Beat tilts his head back beside the mers to rub their heads together, freeing one arm again to reach around behind him and gently scratch Ryou behind the head as well.]

Hey, my man, you still wid me? Kick once for yes. Here, le's take a moment...

[He will crouch to let Ryou off as well, so he can sit his butt down on the roof top and let any possible swimmies go away. He'll turn towards Ryou to put a hand on his upper back as well, on his shoulders, in that 'do you need to barf' pose question.]

You aight...? Too much?

[Ryou awkwardly tries to follow Beat's instructions, his heel grazing against the other monster's side in a halfhearted kick. He's still disoriented, so when he's allowed to slide off, he takes the opportunity to do so, keeping his eyes closed as he settles into a cross-legged position.]

Sorry, I'm...not usually affected like that, I liked running as a werewolf.

[Then, he kind of goes quiet. Because no, he does not want to barf actually, and talking is exacerbating that.

It takes him a minute or so, but he'll eventually open his eyes and breathe out a soft sigh. Okay. Alright. He's good. Beat's hand on his back was actually appreciated. Sometimes it's the little things, like friendly contact.]

...Maybe it's because I'm not in control of it? Or...maybe it's a mer thing. I'm not sure.

[He rubs his palm soothingly over Ryous shoulder blades, back and forth in gentle motions. There there, brotha. He sits quietly with him, simply rubbing and letting him gain control of himself, before offering him a little lopsided muzzle grin.]

Maybe, yo. Uh. Could be too cuz it's me?

[He knows Ryou trusts him, but maybe he doesn't trust him fully enough to be completely comfortable being jumped and carried around, and anxiety could have upset his stomach.]

We can jus' walk the rest of the way, huh?

[The back rub helps, and Ryou's ear fins flick a little in some show of comfort.]

N-no, I...

[...It isn't because it's Beat, right? Ryou has to take a moment to think about that, to consider whether that's really the case or not. Thing is, if he held it against Beat, wouldn't that make him a hypocrite? After what he'd done...and how he'd lashed out at people Beat cared about...?

It's confusing, but after a moment or two, he simply shakes his head, enforcing his response.]

I'm just a little disoriented, that's all. If you trust me, then I can trust you.

[They'd both hurt each other in one way or another. Perpetuating that cycle won't help.

He wants to trust Beat again. Just as long as he doesn't do anything to fuck with Ryou's head.

...Again.]

[His ears perk forward a little as Ryou goes silent, and he gives him time to think about whether it is because he doesn't fully trust Beat still. And Beat won't mind if it is, it just means he'll have to pull back like with Atem, and begin building it again.

Then his ears lay back a little in confusion.]

Why wouldn't I trustchu, yo?

[The question is very sincere. Ryou did what he did for his reasons that Beat understands, and he knows now that Ryou has what he needs to feel safe, he won't be doing anything like it again.

His question he follows up with dropping his hand on Ryou's head, and lightly rubbing to mess everything up, his muzzle parting into a grin.]

I understand why you did what you did, yo. This place, an' summa the people in it [AM... AM and the memory of Fire, of cooking alive, of-] really hurtchu an' you wanted to make sure you couldn't be hurt no more.

[And he follows it with a headbonk, tail wagging so briskly it makes quiet wsh wsh noises.]

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