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[adorkabledragon.livejournal.com]

I think that "dreams" are the metaphor we're using...

In my dreams last night, there was a creature who disguised itself as a dear friend, and who used his stolen face to brutally injure another friend of mine. Is this a common theme? How does one know if they are faced with friend or foe? Other than the teeth.

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[neverreallyfit.livejournal.com]

You are? How

It...sounds like one. There was a case I'm familiar with, where one mimicked people's shapes in order to get close to their friends or family to harm them. It seemed to enjoy it. I could be sure if I was able to get my hands on security tapes, or find wherever it's been hiding while not attacking people.

A flashlight would be worth trying. I can't promise it would work, but it should. I've only ever seen the effect on film; the ones I've run into gave themselves away before it got to that point.

Do you know if your friend's ever been here?

There are a few other things I've heard of that can appear to be something other than what they really are, but I don't know enough about the situation to know if any of those would be any more likely.

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[adorkabledragon.livejournal.com]

Thousands of years ago, my people were constantly being hunted. They evolved the ability to shift to survive. Even though we're no longer in any danger, we can still change shapes. It's pretty fun, actually.

Maybe it is, then. I'd be happy to talk to you about it in person, if you think it would help. I killed the one last night, but it looks like there are several roaming the halls.

I'll have to try that, thanks.

No, I don't. But...I'm new here. This is only my second day.

Ah, all right. Thank you again. This is really helpful.

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[neverreallyfit.livejournal.com]

If they are shapeshifters, getting an accurate number might be hard. Have any been seen since you killed the one?

Talking in person might help. If nothing else, the more we all know, the better off we'll be here.

It seems like there are a lot of us who've only been here for a day or two.

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[adorkabledragon.livejournal.com]

Not that I know of.

Yes, that seems like a good idea. Would you like to meet at lunch?

Apparently so.