Things I like about changing into a wolf. #1, definitely, is running. I'm fast, I can run forever, I turn and stop quickly. And for balance and stability? Nothing like four legs.
#2. I'm not in an office with no windows. I don't have to worry about my boss staring down my blouse, or up my skirt, or at my breasts or crotch or ass. I don't have to worry about my anger showing or that I'm not kissing someone's ass enough. I don't have to drive to work in rush hour traffic, worried about how I look or if I'm going to be on time; I don't have to drive home in rush hour traffic, tired and frustrated. I'm outdoors, breathing fresh air, in the wild, and I'm beautifully, gloriously, free.
I ran into Michael a few hours ago. We've been running together. Number of leers: zero. Number of stares: zero. We're just being friends. He's a little bigger and faster and stronger than me -- there's no gender equality in the wolf world -- but we're having fun together.
I can send him thoughts, and read his. Number of dirty thoughts about me: zero. He just enjoys running and being outdoors, like me.
Chasing down a rabbit was the best! I loved our teamwork. And this is gross, and I mean really gross, and disgusting, most disgusting, but raw rabbit tastes really great, because I'm a wolf plus I've been burning calories all day. I try to reframe this rabbit as sushi -- raw, yet elegant. But there's blood on my paws, and I assume blood on my snout because there's blood on Michael's snout.
Is there blood on my face, Michael?
All over it, Heidi.
That's what I thought. I rip off the rabbit's leg and start gnawing on that, and I've already said how gross this is, but it still tastes better than any 5-star meal I've eaten. I try to make myself feel guilty by thinking about this dead rabbit's children -- but then I just want to chase them down and eat them too.
And now we've finished eating the rabbit, and I walk towards a nearby river, when . . .
Michael sniffs my butt.
Michael?
God you are sexy.
You're SNIFFING my butt, Michael. Grow up.
Vagina to be precise. It smells like heaven. I've never smelled anything remotely this good. Really. It's outstanding.
My vagina?
Apparently I'm more than a piece of meat, I'm filet mignon. I'm not thrilled about that.
And then I feel it -- excitement.