Welcome back! TW: Extreme sadness, slight @bus3, all caps Next: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1387737386 Previous: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1367074450 First: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1367074450 Chapter 2: "I- it- it-" I stutter "Is that a TAIL?!" my mom shouts, horrified. "M- mom, it's-" "I can't BELIEVE that MY DAUGHTER is a FURRY!" "N-no! Please, I'm no-" "GET OUT! GET OUT RIGHT NOW AND DON'T COME BACK OR ELSE!" She screams. So I run. I run as far as I possibly can, and I don't look back. **TIMESKIP** I've been running for an hour. It's night now, and I'm in a forest in the middle of nowhere. I stop and look around. There seems to be nothing around me. Wait. There's something off in the distance. It seems to be moving. Towards me! I want to run, but I'm too tired, so I let it come to me. The closer it gets, the more scared I become. Closer, closer, closer until eventually, it's right in front of me. Wait a minute, that's a person! There stands someone- I think it's a girl, but I won't just assume- with red hair, brown eyes, and they're wearing a wolf mask and tail. "Who are you?" The person says. I rub my eyes, thinking I'm hallucinating. It seems I've been crying, as my eyes are wet. "M- my name is Milo. A-and who are you?" I say, yet again stuttering. "I am Spider, leader of Willowflare Pack. And from the looks of your tail, I'm assuming you're a Therian as well?" The person- Spider- responds. "Y-yes, I am." As Spider is about to respond, two others run up to us. "Spider! Spider! There's- wait. Who are you?" the one on the right asks. "Never mind them! What were you going to say?" Spider yells. The person on the right says, "Ant saw a weird animal near the border! He says it was huge!" Spider groans. "Alright, Badger, Skink, bring-" they gag, as though they're disgusted by my name- "Milo back to camp. I'll go check out his creature thing!" Spider shouts as they run back to the 'camp'. One of them says, "Heya! I'm Skink, Paw/Leaf pronouns, and that's Badger, She/faer. Who are you?" "Oh, um, I'm Milo. They/Them," I respond timidly. Badger looks at me, somewhat confused. "Milo? A human name? If you're gonna live with this pack, you should probably use a Therian name. You are a Therian, right?" "Yeah, I am. And I don't have a Therian name." I say. "Well, you should probably think of one. Spider hates humans." Skink says. "Well, ok, I guess? So is this a pack of Therians?" I ask. Skink says, "Yep! Sure is! We're a pack of wolf- or at least partially wolf- Therians." I freeze. "Wolf Therians? Every one of you?" "Uh, yeah? Why?" Badger says. "Um, well, I..." I sigh. "I'm actually a mouse and squirrel Therian." Skink and Badger look at each other. "Spider's not gonna like that," Badger responds. Skink notices the worried look on my face and says, "Oh, I'm sure it will be fine." Lies. "All right, um, let's get you back to camp and show you around," Badger says. Well. I'm doomed. End of Chapter 2 New Characters: Spider Wolf Therian Demigirl She/They Skink Wolf/Coyote Therian Non-Binary Paw/Leaf Badger Wolf/Shark Therian Paragirl She/Faer
