Alpha Among Humans

[Lupe Silvestre]

The damned not-wolf took a step towards Lupe when she distanced herself, and the feral girl had a feeling she was toying with her. It was obvious from the expression on her face. She was enjoying this. Damned humans. And damn this not-wolf creature! Lupe thought fiercely, settling for glaring as the not-wolf answered her rhetorical question. Although Lupe would've been happy snapping at the girl, the answer did give her pause. Although she wouldn't admit it, the not-wolf was... Correct in a sense. And the wording was both a compliment and an insult.

"I don't want to learn the ways of the humans at all." Lupe decided to say instead of arguing that point. However, a scent soon distracted her and she stared at the item in the not-wolf's hands. It was meat, with some of those strange things that the humans used on most of their food. Seasoning. Lupe remembered as one piece of the strange meat was thrust in her direction. Lupe decided not to answer the girl, instead focusing on the piece of meat.

Untrusting but curious, Lupe glanced at Devyn with narrowed blue eyes before quickly taking the offered food out of her hands. Up closer, the scent was incredibly strong, Enough to make Lupe's nose scrunch up. What is with humans and making things smell so badly? Lupe wondered. However her curiosity still remained, so with a final quick and wary glance at the not-wolf, Lupe took a hesitant bite.

Almost immediately there was a small whining noise like a dog coming from the feral girl as she shut her eyes and honestly smiled, devouring the piece of meat.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn was indeed enjoying this, she would not have done, said, even smile like she was if she was not. Okay, that was a lie. There were a lot of times when she acted like everything was fine when it was not but in this situation she honestly was enjoying herself. Meeting a girl with a power like Lupe's and just how the girl acted. It was totally different from how Andrew was, but the girl was still a pup all the same. Devyn could not help but to want to tease her little and likely would try ruffling her hair at some point. Right now it was first to get herself a snack and work on winning the girl over with the best way to win over anyone who was animal like. Food.

Hey, Dev was very animal like after all so she was pretty sure she knew what would work on the girl if she actually took the time. Plus she was right on the whole girl being a pup in human ways and the girl could not even argue that matter, which just proved Dev all the more right. She chuckled a little at the girls comment about not wanting to learn the ways of humans. "Unfortunately it is something you don't really have a choice on. You have to in order to survive now and eventually you will desire to be like them. Especially once your human nature starts to kick in." Devyn responded as she leaned back against the doors to the building.

The way she saw it now, the girl was still very much like an animal. Yet she would literally have to become a human or she would not make it. Simple as that. Who knew how long the girl would fight it, but Dev felt that she would soon be a little more human and a little less animal. Or if anything, like Devyn who knew how to mostly balance the animal and human nature. Then there was the offered jerky, which Devyn knew the girl would go for. It was a different kind of meat the raw the girl probably was used to, but it was still meat. Meat that while it did have a lot of scent to it, would smell and taste good.

Dev just smirked as Lupe devoured it. "Good right?" Devyn asked as she pulled out another piece, eating it for herself. She waited for a moment to get the girl's reaction before she pulled out another piece and waved it around a little. She would not hand it over just yet. Instead she opened the door and gestured with her head for Lupe to go inside.

[Lupe Silvestre]

That comment made Lupe snarl anew. Desire to be like one of them? Lupe couldn't argue much on the fact of needing to sort of he like the humans to survive. But desiring to be like one? It made her chuckle, a bitter, angry chuckle. "I will never desire to be human." She snapped firmly, disgusted by the thought. Why would she actively want that? She only knew the human language and wore their furs because she had no choice-- that much was true. But she would much rather be home with her pack than here. Than anywhere else.

Still, it seemed like the humans had gotten at least one thing right. Lupe didn't respond to the not-wolf's question on the meat being good. Lupe's reaction alone was testimony to the fact that it was good. Why did humans always need verbal confirmation? Wasn't body enough? But as the girl took out another piece to offer her, Lupe's eyes caught on it. However, she realized the girl was taunting her and snarled, but nonetheless she snatched it from the girl and headed inside with a grumble as she ate

[Devyn Solway]

There was another snarl, which of course Devyn translated to something along the lines of 'you are crazy' or an 'as if'. It might have seemed that way to the other girl, but Devyn knew from personal experience on how it worked. Sure she had never really been raised by wolves and grew up like any other human would who did a lot of hunting and spent time in the woods with their father. It was just when she came into her powers, another side of her came to life as well, and it was that side that she was able to relate the most with the feral girl before her. "Never say never. Things often have a way of winning the more you fight it or if you just give in." Devyn responded.

She then gave a small shrug. She was not going to force the girl to behave like a human right now and right away. That would have been too much work and having too high of expectations of the girl's ability to adapt. However; dev was not going to doubt for a second that the girl would come to adapt and that some part of her would want to. It might not be a large part of her, but there would be a part in her that desired it eventually. It just would take time and how long it took really depended on the interactions the girl had and some other factors that Dev didn't really know because she was not really into the science of understanding people like that. Dev was best at understanding the body and what it liked done to it.

Devyn could not help but to chuckle at how Lupe behaved, it was so very cute. How she still gave in but was holding that defiant attitude of hers. Meat always won, it was meat! "That was very adorable, just so you know." Devyn responded as she followed in after Lupe and made sure the door closed behind them. She then moved to take the lead, planning on leading the girl back to Lupe's room; she had been told where it was. "So Lupe, tell me about yourself. Like more then just the whole growing up with wolves thing. Don't remember the time you were with humans?" Devyn asked as she munched on another piece of jerky and offered the girl another piece to persuade her more into talking.

[Lupe Silvestre]

Lupe ignored that first remark, only scowling more in response. She would not become human like these fools expected her to be. The only way she'd ever act human was to fool the pathetic creatures into letting her leave. Fortunately though, the not-wolf didn't seem interested in pushing the issue, for which Lupe was glad. She had heard enough of the humans go on forever trying to convince her how 'good' it was to be human. It only made her angrier enough time she had to hear it.

But then there was the meat and Lupe hardly cared about anything else, even the not-wolf in front of her as she started leading. The first comment had Lupe frowning, staring at the girl. "A-door-a-bell?" She repeated, trying out the word. She did not know the meaning, but figured she wouldn't care anyhow. She was just starving now, and even followed Devyn just to get more food, snatching away the pieces she offered.

Then came the question, and Lupe frowned from the smile she had from eating out piece of the jerky. "With humans? I was never with humans until they stole me from my pack." She replied bitterly, stuffing the jerky into her mouth.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn just kept a smirk on her face the whole time she talked to the girl and enjoyed the scowl that she was getting in return. It always amused her when someone acted all tough when around her, especially because in her mind in pretty much all situations she was the alpha. She was the strong one in the situation and with that mind set there were very few people who she ever felt intimidated or bothered by. Her form of being bothered tended to be more along the lines of wanting to beat someone up for making her feel like they were challenging her in some way. At any rate, Dev was sure Lupe would want to become more human like later on her life and that it was just a matter of time.

Then there was a laugh escaping Dev's lips at Lupe repeating back the word that she thought she heard. "Adorable. It means like you are delightful or charming in a kind of way that someone finds cute in an entertaining way." Devyn responded. She was probably a little off on the definition but she was no human dictionary. She was confident she had hit it mostly spot on and that was all that mattered. They were moving then, heading back to Lupe's room at first, but then Devyn turning to take them back to her room first. Now that she was eating jerky and seeing how the girl was eating jerkey she figured that Lupe was probably a little hungry. Even if she did come across the girl having probably finished a meal not too long ago, it didn't hurt to get a heartier snack.

Lupe then responded to her question, seeming to think that she was with wolves all of her life. Dev raised a brow at that but then figured that meant the girl had to be practically young then if she did not remember her human parents, unless she was choosing to forget them. "Well you were with humans for a time. You would of had to been in order to survive to a decent enough age to be able to live and survive among wolves." Dev responded, now curious at what age Lupe was abounded or misplaced. Hell she just wanted to know if her parents were now serving time for child abandonment. "But if you don't remember, that is fine. We can talk about your time with the wolves or something. Wait....nah, never mind. Of course you would not." Devyn said, something coming to mind but she ended up answering it herself.

"So how did the whole rehabilitation thing go? I heard you were being trained for like a year before they brought you here." Devyn asked, going for that angle of conversation while they walked.

[Lupe Silvestre]

Lupe's face scrunched up in confusion. Cute? She understood the entertaining part, but cute? Lupe stared at Devyn as if she had grown a second head and started eating the furniture. What is with this human? And what the hell does 'cute' mean? These damned humans and their infernally complex language. Lupe thought as she shook her head and simply snatched away another piece of meat to eat.

The not-wolf's insistence that Lupe had been with humans for a time had her frowning deeply. why did she think she had lived with humans before her pack? The only humans she had encountered were those foolish enough to step foot in her pack's territory and the ones that stole her from her kin. And then all the ones she had to deal with now-- a thought which made her expression darken with anger and bitterness. "I was not with humans, not-wolf. Not until now." Was all she said.

When Devyn asked about her pack, Lupe snarled. However, the not-wolf seemed to know better and moved on, instead asking about her time with the humans before these ones. It made Lupe scowl at the memory as she took another piece of meat to eat. "Terrible. I was assigned a handler and forced to learn the ways of you humans." She replied bitterly. Just thinking about Him made her angry. but she did have one nice thing to think on. "I should've bitten off more than just one of his fingers." She muttered under her breath, but was nonetheless smiling a little

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn could see that Lupe didn't seem to fully understand the words that she was using, even when she used a smaller word. Oh well, it was not that big of a deal and she was sure if the girl really wanted to know what it meant she would ask about it or look it up. Plus Lupe was in school so she would learn more words by the day. Thinking about school had Devyn wondering just how far behind this girl was; maybe they had put her in elementary school. Dev could see that being the case; even if it would suck because who wanted to be like in the fourth grade but be basically in their upper teens?

Dev didn't, but she didn't like school and could only see being in elementary school at her age as a good thing if there were naps involved. Lupe didn't say anything, just snatching another piece of meat as the two of them walked. It was around when they got to Devyn's room that Lupe was speaking up about how she was not with humans until now. Well that answered the question on if Lupe forgot or not. Dev refused and didn't see it as possible for her to not have been with humans at some point in her life; it was literally impossible. "You probs just don't remember it, but forget it. Don't want to argue about it." Devyn spoke up.

She could tell when someone mind was not going to be changed on something so easily and she didn't want to get into it. Instead she focused on unlocking her door and going in, expecting Lupe to follow behind as she headed to the fridge. She had to have something in here that was quick and should fill the girl up enough. Dev listened as Lupe talked about her handler; whole she pulled out leftover bacon, eggs, cheese, and hash-brown sandwich. She made several of them and there was only two left. "Yuck, don't do that. You could get sick or go crazy in the head for cannibalizing." Devyn responded with a slight chuckle as she put the sandwich in the microwave to heat it up.

If Lupe didn't like it, well she would eat it. She was already gesturing for the girl to take a seat at the table in the common area of the dorm. “I’m sure the guy was just trying to help you out, but if he was a jerk the school should give you a new one. I don’t know, never really had to talk to or knew anyone who needed a handler.” Devyn said as she shrugged her shoulders. This was most certainly a first for everything and it honestly just sounded kinky to her with the way her mind worked. She wondered for a moment if Lupe had ever been on a leash before she wondered if Vera would walk her around on a leash.

[Lupe Silvestre]

Lupe scowled a bit when the not-wolf started to continue, but luckily she dropped it. It seemed the human could at least understand when Lupe did not care particularly for a subject. For that, she was a little grateful. Besides, she was more focused on eating another strip of meat as the not-wolf went to the device humans called a 'fridge' to store their food. She began making something while also commenting on what she did. Lupe only grinned a bit wickedly at the memory and shook her head. "I spit it out. I have no desire for humans." With all the shit humans devoured, Lupe wouldn't want to try them. And the brief taste she had had was enough to turn her from humans for good if she even thought of it.

the not-wolf motioned for her to sit, and Lupe hesitated before coming to the table and standing by it. She still didn't trust the not-wolf to not keep herself able to move, and her next remark only furthered her anger. "I don't want any handler. I'm not some human pet." She said sharply, although this time the anger wasn't so much directed at Devyn as it was the very idea of another handler

[Devyn Solway]

There was some scowling, but the subject was dropped so no further words were made on the subject. That was all perfectly fine since Dev had quickly caught on the two of them were not going to get anywhere with the topic. She was just going to have to ass some staff member about if she remembers what is was she wanted to ask. She was curious but not super curious that she had to not right this moment and that she would keep thinking on it until she had her answer. She was honestly a bit more curious about the girl's power but had already seen enough to pretty much understand how it worked.

Dev chuckled at hearing how Lupe spit the finger out and had no desire to basically eat humans. Well that was a good thing, but still thinking about how she bit someone’s fingers off could not fully get the thought out of Devyn's mind. Too bad to was too big of a fan of meat and the meal she had just heated up to care. It was not going to get in the way of her appetite. Lupe did not end up sitting down, which was fine by Devyn. She was not going to force her to sit and often stood up while eating, plus free choice to sit down or stand; it was not hurting her either way. Once the food was heated up she cut it in half as place one half on a plate on the table in front of Lupe as she held her onto her own plate and proceed to sit up on top of the table.

"Riiight, I did not mean it as if you were a pet or anything. Just...well they told me that you would likely end up with someone that is basically looking out for you." Devyn responded as she took a bite of her 'meal'. "If it makes you feel any better, I sort of had one...twice. Once was back when I was dating someone who was put on watch and when I was with her they would be watching me too. Then when I got into some serious trouble I was watched for a little bit and had to deal with someone looking over my shoulder and telling me things. But! Once you prove you will be good they end up leaving you alone." Devyn responded, giving the plate a nudge towards Lupe to try and encourage her to try it.

[Lupe Silvestre]

Something was pushed her way before the not-wolf sat on the table. Lupe eyed it curiously as the not-wolf continued talking, hesitantly picking up whatever it was. She could smell meat on it, only altered. It must've been 'cooked' as the humans called it. "I don't need one." Lupe responded with a frown to the not-wolf's remark on the handler being one to 'help' her. But her main attention was still on the 'food' before her. She was hungry enough to try it, as her growling stomach proved. Huffing a little, Lupe tried a bite.

Once again Lupe made a slight whining noise as she tasted it. She had to admit that perhaps the humans weren't.... too bad with their food. Or at least the meat. She had no idea what the other flavors were, but she liked them as well. Flopping down onto the floor, Lupe sat and contently ate whatever it was that the not-wolf had given her. She had somewhat heard some of the things the not-wolf had said. Apparently she had gone through two handlers.

But what really caught Lupe's attention was the last bit. Lupe's head snapped up when she heard they would leave her alone. She said nothing, but her mind was turning. The pup had said something similar. "....Good?"

[Devyn Solway]

The food Devyn had given her was indeed meat; Dev was a big meat eater, and while the meat was ‘modified’ it was still meat. A part of the girl still would have desired to eat it, deep down she had to because of that animalistic side to her. “Well I mean I didn’t think I needed one, but it’s not really up to you. Just something you have to deal with until they think you are good. So just be good and then you don’t have to worry about it.” Devyn responded with a small shrug. It was funny that it sounded so simple, but Dev knew all too well that it was not.

If it had been she would not have had as many problems as she had in the past. She was getting better now, but it was still a challenge from time to time. Devyn could not help but smirk a little bit when she heard the whine from Lupe. She was going to take that as a compliment for a lot of reasons. Lupe ended up sitting on the floor instead of in the chair, but that was fine so Devyn so she was not going to say anything about it. Devyn then took the liberty to stretch out on the table then, making herself comfortable on her table then.

Lupe didn’t seem too sure about any of it, which was no problem. “Like, it sounds easy, but I get that it’s hard. Trust me when I say I have had to deal with being in trouble and having people watch me.” Devyn spoke up. She kept eating, mostly shoving a large chunk of her food into her mouth. Food was so good. “Anyways, just at least show that you are trying and it will work out.” Devyn added. As for anything else to say, well what could she say? “Oh, where do you live in the dorms so I can come bother you again and we can hang out?” Devyn asked.

[Lupe Silvestre]

The not-wolf stated how it was not her choice, which made Lupe bristle with annoyance. If it WERE my choice.... She thought bitterly, but listened as the not-wolf went on. If she behaved, the humans might let her go. Although Lupe truly didn't want to give the humans what they wanted, even if she were to pretend. She would much rather just escape on her own and run as far as her hands and feet could take her. As long as it got her away from these creatures.

The not-wolf stated the obvious, but apparently she had experienced it too, which made Lupe regard her curiously as she devoured her food. But then there was a question about where the humans had tried to put her. Lupe snorted and shrugged, finishing her food. "I can't remember."

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn could tell that Lupe was less then pleased about hearing the whole ‘not your choice’ thing, because clearly the younger girl was all about her own choice. Devyn enjoyed making her own choices as well but she did actually like to be told what to do. Depending. There were things that she did not want to be told what to do and the very few that she did, it did not always mean that she was going to actually do what she was told. It was a very complicated game, well not game but Devyn knew what she meant and that was all that mattered at the moment.

She told Lupe how to make things better and it was up to the girl to make the call on how she would choose to do things from that point. Dev was tempted to try and help the girl out a bit more but she had not yet formed an attachment to her. It was hard to attach to someone who didn’t behave like they needed her and was very set in their ways. Devyn was used to being able to deal with people that she cold ‘mold’ or work within in some kind of way. Still, the other girl was interesting and Devyn could not help but to feel a tad bit kin-ship because the girl’s power.

She also felt a little bit on edge because of that very thing since Dev didn’t tend to get along with actual animals. “Well…guess I’ll just have to look it up then so I can bother you again.” Devyn responded as she finished the last bit of her leftovers. It never really took her long to eat and now that she was done she was moving to clean up the small mess that she made while she waited for Lupe to finish.