(Scars do not appear to be cause of death –shock ... - Bad Request

Still fascinated by the transformation yourself, you watch as your fingers
wither away to nothing, hands swelling into meaty paws from which burst
fur and massive, black claws. The night seems to become brighter as your
eyes transform, become accustomed the darkness... a wide muzzle comes
into view, and you touch your wet, snuffling nose delicately, chuckling to
yourself. Next time, you think, you'll have to stare into a mirror or pond as
the Curse takes effect... watch your face warp and change, losing its familiar
shape to become a bear's.
Soon, it becomes difficult to concentrate upon anything but your more basic
urges... food would be good, right now. Yes, food - perhaps you'll get lucky
and find a nice, fat catfish in the creek. You rise off your massive haunches
with a *huff* and begin to amble through the trees on all fours, heading for
the water's edge...
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Something hummed at the edge of my mind as I passed by one particular
orb, and each time I went near it, something seemed to pluck at my being.
There was a certain casualness about it, something elegant yet simple,
overlooked by most of the other Sensates here.
The base of the aquatic blue stone had been sculpted so it appeared to have
melted into the pedestal it rested upon. A stream of perfect azure tears
dripped down the sides, framing the inscription beneath the pedestal:
"Longing."
I placed my hands upon the stone, and its surface rippled beneath my touch.
The sensation slid into my hands slowly in a rekindled languor, and a chill
washed over my arms, as if I had plunged then into a mountain stream.
Letting myself go, I closed my eyes, and when I reopened them...
The tears come, without breath, without end, merciless and cold like winter.
My sobs trickle back into my throat and flood my lungs, and my chest aches
with the terrible sensation of drowning. I tremble with the sobs. They roll
through me like the tide, break from my lips in an unsteady, staccato rhythm.
I wipe the tears away with soft, delicate hands and brush the stray droplets
from my cheeks. I cup them in my palms. Each of them are like jewels
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