[ooc; oh chinhands, i love that? i would definitely like the beast to get a bite out of viktor and him see some of that before they end up looped back, if you'd be cool with it. cursed energy sounds rad as hell]

[the fact he was someone born in the trench interest viktor even further- gods, what he wouldn't give to be able to sit down and talk about this instead of the situation at hand.] That is a focus of the research, in truth. For anyone other than sleepers beasthood is usually a death sentence, and if we were to find a way to make purification easier, more accessible it need not be.

[the wolf is a touch startling, but when informed who she is he watches curiously as he handles her.] She is quite impressive.

[before he can comment more, move more, the next howl rings. it sounds a street away, echoing across the buildings, the maze that is the district of gaze that usually keeps beasts scrambling against dead ends and easy to corner.

this one, unfortunately, seems to have some spider influence in its many clawed arms, climbing up the walls and cutting through to perch on the rooftop next to them and shriek with its many rows of teeth.]

Fushiguro-! [viktor warns before that howl when his eyes catch the movement. the beast clearly intends to leap down and strike.]