Lorelai Whitetail's Questionnaire

I was granted an apartment in New York as part of my job for the company; I'm often required to move residences in accordance with where I am assigned, so the company facilitates that for me, and I'm grateful for it. It's a small, one bedroom affair, but I find it elegant-- it is located at the end of the hallway, and the door faces the kitchen counter, which is sturdy enough to provide some cover; in other words, defensible enough, plus, the balcony overlooking the pool provides an escape route in a pinch, even though it's a little risky. I've also placed a painting of a cat in a bowtie above the sofa. I'm rather fond of it.

My job as security for the company pays me well enough to keep me stable, and I do not want for much of anything. A roof over my head and food to keep me from hunger is already far more than I had before Silverwolf took me in... I suppose, now that I mention it, food might be one of my major expenses. Now that I am cultivating my lycan side rather than repressing, I've found my appetite has increased significantly, especially when it comes to meats and other proteins. Our in-house nutritionist has advised me to keep a varied diet, and I have been striving to oblige... despite my current lack of pratical culinary skills.

Back when I was a child, my Lycanthropy was nothing but a curse. I was shunned. Feared. Pushed to the wayside. I had every reason to become exactly the kind of monster they believed me to be. But when Mr. Blackburn found me, that's not what he saw. He believed my condition to be a blessing, not a curse. Taught me to control it. Use it to my advantage. And more importantly, to never be ashamed of it. Because you see, that's the kind of world Silverwolf is trying to create. One where we're not hunted down as mere beasts. One where we have mastery over our own fates. That future, that vision, it's worth protecting. The people who would see it through are worth protecting. And you bet your tail I am willing to lay down my life to see that future through as well.

There are many kinds of Lycantropy, but for me, it runs in the family. Not that my father ever let us know... I guess he was hoping, however naively, that this condition would die with him, and not be passed down to his children-- or at least, that when it did, he'd be able to help us control it. Whatever his reasons were, none of it happened how he planned. When my brother turned, it was all at once, and he quickly lost control of himself-- he wounded me, and would have killed me if my father hadn't intervened, entering his hybrid form himself. They brought the struggle outside, into the woods... And come next morning, my brother was found dead in the forest by local hunters. As for my father, I would never see him again.

My mother and I skipped town soon after that. She was trying to escape the tragedy, I suppose, as well as the stigma it had placed upon me. But even when she tried to protect me from it, she still kept me at arm's lenght, fearful that I would turn out like my brother; when I started showing signs of turning, she just... left, one day. Left and never came back.

But today, I wouldn't say that was the event that defines me. No, my life truly started when Mr. Blackburn and his cohorts found me, scared and nearly feral in the wilds, and took me in. Silverwolf saved me from a life as a mindless monster. And this new life they gave me, I chose to dedicate to protecting them.

Nikolai Blackburn: Silverwolf's CEO. I understand him to be a private man, and I've had scant few interactions with him since the fateful initial encounter. Nonetheless, he is an outstanding individual, and the embodiment of Silverwolf's mission and values. It is no exaggeration to say I owe him my life.

Instructor Dane Morgan: Chief Instructor for SILVERHOUND's training program. Her hybrid Doberman form cuts an intimidating visage, and her nickname, "Instructor Hellhound", is well-earned, though woe be to the poor fool who is caught saying that in her presence. Despite her hard-line persona, however, she does genuinely care for the team she trains-- and I would have never made it this far without her guidance.

Charlie Valentine: She's a fellow rookie who was in my group when we were both training to become SILVERHOUNDS. When that werebat first greeted me, all smiles and sunshine, I'm ashamed to say I shut her out-- I was too used to people treating me with mistrust and hatred, so I didn't quite know how to handle someone so overtly friendly. And yet, she didn't let that deter her; she continued to be warm towards me until, before I could realize it, she had melted through my icy walls and became my closest friend in the force. Even today, I look foward to whenever we're assigned to a detail together, though I don't think I'll ever quite match her energy; instead, I like to think we cancel each other out.

My parents both worked office jobs, though my mother quit hers for a time to better look after me and my brother. All in all, my childhood was exceedingly normal-- up to the point where it wasn't. My mother took me out of school after we left town (my brother turned when he was thirteen, so I must have been ten at the time) and tried to homeschool me from then on; as much as she didn't truly want me near her, she didn't trust me near other people either. I think, in her own broken way, she did try to shelter me from the world, in spite of her fear... In any case, I wouldn't receive any formal education until I was 15, when Silverwolf found me. It was all tutors and private classes from then on, so I suppose I didn't really have social relations with peers my age until boot camp. That... explains a few things, come to think of it.

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((It would be funny if I could just leave it at that, but I do need to meet the word count to get my rewards, now don't I? Lorelai is Ace, but not Aro, though her lack of social interaction prior to joining SILVERHOUND left her a little emotionally stilted, and she hasn't really had the time to explore many friendships, let alone romantic relationships. Although... There may or may not be something going on with Charlie. Not that Lorelai has the self-awareness to pick up on any of that; all she knows is she really enjoys spending time with her bestie ^^))