"Have you ever considered how historic this search is? Not in the history of the world... has a hunting wolf pack of this size and this organized for a single purpose, existed! NEVER!"
"Ok. On to something else. Assuming that this downed aircraft is in our search area; WHEN, we find it, first, of all; STOP and think. Keep a cool head. When you are sure that you have found something important, especially if you know that there are survivors... make absolutely certain that the first thing that they see are your packs that have "SEARCH & RESCUE" printed on them. We do not want to scare them to death, but, more importantly, if they have a gun, I don't want them taking pot-shots at my pack members! Once that they know that you are not a pack of wolves that are about to attack them, then, get your saddle packs off, hide, (don't let them see you shift, the first time), then shift, ...and GET DRESSED! Put the VyTeck jumpsuit on or, at the very least put the Speedo on. These, as far as we know, are humans. A bunch of naked people running toward them from the woods might just scare them to death as fast as being surrounded by a pack of huge, hungry-looking wolves."
"Then, before you do anything else, call the controller on the radio. Tell them your team number, where you are, as well as you can, then, tell them what you have found, debris, the crash site, obvious survivors, apparent deceased crash victims, etcetera and anything else that might be important. If there are survivors, now, go talk to them. If they are conscious, explain to them that you are a team of "search and rescue" 'Werewloves', that you will not harm them, that you are there to help them and to arrange to get them to safety. Also, explain to them that when you shift from wolf to human, that you will be nude and that if you have to shift back to a wolf, that you must strip naked before shifting. Now, another very important issue: it will be very likely that some or all survivors will be injured. There is no way to know how serious their injuries might be. When you find them, do your best to assess their injuries and report it back to base camp. If we can't get a chopper in there immediately, maybe we can get a doctor to them. If we can't manage that, then we could send in wolves carrying first aid and medical supplies. At that point, we will try to find the nearest team members with medical or first aid training. Basically, we will have to play the cards that we are dealt. We will figure it out as we go."
" Ok, I want to give the press a few minutes to ask questions. If you feel comfortable answering those questions, then please do. If not, then I insist that you not be hounded. You are free to speak your mind on any subject you are asked, but you are not required to. Is that understood?"
"Alright, let's get this done. The sun is about to come up and I want to get the teams started toward their kickoff points."
"OK, Mari, you have the helm."
Mari: "Alright, ladies and gentlemen of the press, if you will come forward I will take questions, as will Jack and you may pose questions to the volunteers."
Mari: "I'm not sure how to organize this. Let's try this on two fronts. First, if there are some of you that would like to interview one of our volunteers, raise your hand and we'll see if we can get a volunteer to volunteer."
About half dozen hands go up...
Mari: "Now, who, in the search teams is willing to be interviewed?"
About seventy-five wolves raise their hands...
Mari: "Oh, my! Ok, well, why don't those of the press that want to interview them pick out one or two volunteers and move off to the side or a quiet corner and conduct your interviews."
People and cameras shuffle around the room...
Mari: "Now those of you that have questions for Jack, I, or someone in the remaining team members come forward and we'll start."
Mari: "I'll just start recognizing hands."
Mari: "Yes, over here."
George Grom, Syndicated Press: "For Jack; Sir we understand that you run a nudist colony. Can you explain what "The Full Moon Retreat" is, please?"
Jack: "Well, sir, it is far more complicated than that. However, when Weres shift from their animal form to their human form, you might say that they are re-born, and, just as you were born naked, so are they. Conversely, when they shift from their human form to their animal form, as a general rule, they are much more massive creatures, so, it is necessary for them to remove all of their clothing before they shift. In addition, we provide a safe patch of forested land where their animals can run and play. Add to that humans and most animals are social creatures and we provide a group environment where they can socialize. Thus, by definition, you have a nudist resort in the woods. By the way, we are members of the AARN, that is the American Association for Nude Recreation, and we welcome those of the totally human bent and we all get along, just fine. So, for Weres it is a practical way to live and recreate and for all nudist, there is an enjoyment that would take even more words to explain. I hope that answered your question."
Mari: "Yes, your question, please?"
Cynthia Chandler, CCN News; "For Jack: Sir, Aren't Werewolves dangerous?"
Jack: "Wolves are very high on the predator list. They are often called 'apex' predators. However, there aren't that many of them, anymore. The reason is, that there is a predator that is much higher on that list, and that is a human. A Werewolf is both, a wolf and a human, so, yes there is the potential to be dangerous. That is why Werewolf 'packs' exist. Like any family, they socialize and stabilize Werewolves and teach them to fit into the world we all live in. We police our own, because, you would not want to."
Reporter Rob Landen, NCN News: Interviews Nancy Warnock, Werewolf, of team 17.
Landen: "What is your name, ma'am and are you a Werewolf?"
Nancy Warnock: "My name is Nancy Warnock and yes, I am a Werewolf."
Landen: "Ms. Warnock, What is it like being Werewolf?"
Warnock: "I imagine that it's a lot like not being a Werewolf, with some bonuses. As a young child, I enjoyed playing 'dolls' and 'dress-up', I imagine like other little girls, but, I also, enjoyed chasing my brothers around the yard so fast that it felt like I was flying... on four furry paws. I remember how nice it felt when we had worn ourselves out, to curl up, all warm fuzzy, in a puppy pile. I remember when I learned my A-B-Cs, and to spell and write my name. A little later, I remember that I was taught not to talk about Werewolves and such. I remember that I would have to hold back, so that, I didn't out run my friends on the playground. A few years later, I had to avoid some sports and in 'P.E.', I remember how hard it was to look like I was running as fast as I could when I could have easily lapped the other students on the track, without even breathing very hard. I hyperventilated several times trying to look as if I was 'winded'. I could have climbed up and down the rope, to the roof, easily, hand over hand, not using my legs, at all."
"And dating...oh, boy. I couldn't let it get too serious. What was I going to do? Take him home to the den to meet the family...woof! When I was an older teen, I dated other pack members. Wolves love to run, you know. We would fly through the forest on four legs, for hours. Sometimes we would find ourselves many miles from the den and would have to turn and hurry back home before daylight. Daylight was when Dad insisted that I had to be home from my dates. Well, We're wolves, you know. All in all, I wouldn't change most things about being Werewolf. I'm happy."
Landen: "Nancy, do you have a 'significant-other', are you engaged or married?"
Warnock: "No. It doesn't work that way for Weres. You see, in late puberty, I was seventeen, we develop a sense of what our mate will smell like. Every person, human or Were, or animal for that matter, has a unique fragrance, and, yes, for some it's more of an odor, but, we know our mate when and if we...'smell' them. When we are around humans, we don't use the 'sniff test', here in America. When alone, we will often greet Weres that we haven't met before by sniffing behind their ear or at the junction of their neck and shoulder. And, Before anyone asks, No! We don't sniff their butt! Yeah, I'm a Werewolf and I've heard them all! Have you ever noticed that, in Europe and the Middle East, the two-shouldered hug is the standard greeting? Ever wonder where that came from? Hmmm? Sniff, sniff. There will only be one mate for a wolf, Were or otherwise. If we find what is called our 'true mate' we mate for life. And, true mates will not be able to resist one another. The attraction is strong enough that, if they are kept apart, they might, well, both, go insane." "A Wolf that loses a mate can, literally, die of loneliness or they often commit suicide. It's usually accepted by others as unavoidable. But, all of that only happens if you find your 'true mate'. Tragically, only, maybe, twenty-five percent of us find our true mate."
Landen: "Well, what is the difference? Why does it have to be a 'true mate'? Why not someone that you, just fall in love with?"
Warnock: "Oh, there is a difference. For starters, only true mates can have children. That's right. She can't get pregnant and he can't get her pregnant. Shootn' blanks at an empty nest! Then, there is the 'mate bond'. There are other kinds of bonds, but the mate bond is usually the strongest. With a bond, mates can hear one another's thoughts. I don't mean you, just know her moods or you can guess what he's thinking. They can communicate without speaking. You had best not come home to wolf wifey and tell her you "were, just working late at the office," when you were up to something else. She will leave claw marks in your ass that won't heal for a while! Actually, that mostly can't happen, anyway. True mates find that, (how should I say it), there isn't enough starch there to get you into trouble. Basically, there is no attraction for any other than your mate, once they are actually mated. It works both ways, though. Another thing that happens is that both mates become very, very possessive and protective of one another. Getting between mates can be lethal. So, there is a difference."
Landen: "Ms. Warnock, Did you, and if so, why did you volunteer for this search and rescue mission."
Warnock: "Uhm, I thought that I had explained that, but, let me, sort of, put a ribbon on it. We Weres are born into a pack. You may have fifty or a hundred brothers and sisters, some older, some younger and maybe as many Moms and Dads. Very few of them are biologically related to you, but that doesn't matter. They are all family. Any one of those Moms and Dads is willing and expected to bust your butt for misbehaving. And, likewise, anyone of them will hold you while you cry over a skinned knee. It's, because, we are family. When the Alpha used the pack bond, think of it as a P.A. system in your head, anyway, he used the pack bond to announce that 'the pack has been asked to help in a search and rescue mission'; that was like, 'Yeah, and,'... Then he said that "we have a light plane down and missing." And that was like... 'I guess I should go offer to help'. And, then he said, 'there is a family of four onboard.' I heard shovels hit the ground, pots and pans being tossed into sinks, people all over the compound turned around in mid-stride and headed for the dining hall, that's our standard assembly area. So, we get 'family.' And, we get 'family in trouble and needing help.' Did you know that the betas had to ask for volunteers to stay behind when all of the buses, trucks, and cars were full up? There were some that offered to drive themselves up here."