Some Months
Oct. 8th, 2007 11:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
captainryan(Take the path of least resistance)
He’s never had to pretend to be human before. It’s one thing to remember human behaviour, but entirely another to remember to implement it. It’s oddly challenging to not stare at each stranger’s eyes, to not guard his plate of food, and, perhaps hardest of all, not growl when he’s annoyed. The odd looks he receives are enough to remind him, but every time the moon approaches, he grows tense and agitated with remembering to pretend.
(Into the great unknown)
Needless to say, he’s glad for the three day escape to the countryside.
(No directory assistance)
It doesn't take long before he doesn’t stick out any more than any other human, and quite a bit less than certain examples. It’s the SAS training. If you don’t fit in when you’re on recon, you’re going to get caught, so you learn very quickly how not to draw attention to yourself. Ryan adapts, to the point that even with the moon only a few days away, he can pass a butcher’s shop with salivating. It’s hard, but he can do it. It doesn’t hurt that he’s found a weak minty chewing gum to muffle the scents. Eventually the only tell-tale sign that there’s more to him than meets the eye is the faint prowl to his step, and even that would be gone if he knew it were there.
(Now you’re on your own)
In Milliways, he never really saw a point to trying to pass as human. There he was just another odd patron, one of at least three werewolves in a sea of humans, gods, and aliens. Here, there’s nothing but humans. Anything else stands out like, well, a ghost. It makes it easier to slip beneath the radar when he doesn’t bare his teeth at people who bump into him every five minutes.
(But if you’re looking for a new world)
And he notices it’s easier on his housemates as well, so even when he’s away from the public eye, he still keeps up the charade. Oh, he never shows teeth when he smiles, but he stops bristling when others do. He contents himself to blinking when he makes eye contact, not backing down, but not challenging either. He even manages to cease growling when busting ghosts.
(Just open up your eyes)
Mostly. Sometimes the slime is just too much.
(Because it’s not quite paradise)
The thing is, when you start relaxing about some things, you start relaxing about others. Ryan starts smiling more. He laughs. He even jokes on occasion, which isn’t to say that becomes his usual state of mind. He’s just as aloof and grumpy as ever, but in a relaxed way that’s normal for him.
(But it sure feels like home)
One of the hardest things to adjust to has been the amount of publicity the Ghostbusters get. Every time they go to deal with a bust there are camera crews and Ryan can’t help but bristle, especially since they want to know who the newest Ghostbuster is. He had to give them a name, but knew he couldn’t use his own. Suppose he existed here? The last thing his counterpart would need is this attention. So he told them, in an American accent, that his name was Ryan Darley.
(Not quite paradise)
Fortunately, Venkman handles most of the questions and Ryan’s able to follow Winston’s lead and fade to the background. Still, he hardly ever drops the accent, just in case someone’s listening when they’re not supposed to be.
(We can learn to grow)
He's not a completely new person, but he's certainly changed from when he first arrived.
(Oh, it’ll be alright)
(No, it’s not quite paradise)
He’s never had to pretend to be human before. It’s one thing to remember human behaviour, but entirely another to remember to implement it. It’s oddly challenging to not stare at each stranger’s eyes, to not guard his plate of food, and, perhaps hardest of all, not growl when he’s annoyed. The odd looks he receives are enough to remind him, but every time the moon approaches, he grows tense and agitated with remembering to pretend.
(Into the great unknown)
Needless to say, he’s glad for the three day escape to the countryside.
(No directory assistance)
It doesn't take long before he doesn’t stick out any more than any other human, and quite a bit less than certain examples. It’s the SAS training. If you don’t fit in when you’re on recon, you’re going to get caught, so you learn very quickly how not to draw attention to yourself. Ryan adapts, to the point that even with the moon only a few days away, he can pass a butcher’s shop with salivating. It’s hard, but he can do it. It doesn’t hurt that he’s found a weak minty chewing gum to muffle the scents. Eventually the only tell-tale sign that there’s more to him than meets the eye is the faint prowl to his step, and even that would be gone if he knew it were there.
(Now you’re on your own)
In Milliways, he never really saw a point to trying to pass as human. There he was just another odd patron, one of at least three werewolves in a sea of humans, gods, and aliens. Here, there’s nothing but humans. Anything else stands out like, well, a ghost. It makes it easier to slip beneath the radar when he doesn’t bare his teeth at people who bump into him every five minutes.
(But if you’re looking for a new world)
And he notices it’s easier on his housemates as well, so even when he’s away from the public eye, he still keeps up the charade. Oh, he never shows teeth when he smiles, but he stops bristling when others do. He contents himself to blinking when he makes eye contact, not backing down, but not challenging either. He even manages to cease growling when busting ghosts.
(Just open up your eyes)
Mostly. Sometimes the slime is just too much.
(Because it’s not quite paradise)
The thing is, when you start relaxing about some things, you start relaxing about others. Ryan starts smiling more. He laughs. He even jokes on occasion, which isn’t to say that becomes his usual state of mind. He’s just as aloof and grumpy as ever, but in a relaxed way that’s normal for him.
(But it sure feels like home)
One of the hardest things to adjust to has been the amount of publicity the Ghostbusters get. Every time they go to deal with a bust there are camera crews and Ryan can’t help but bristle, especially since they want to know who the newest Ghostbuster is. He had to give them a name, but knew he couldn’t use his own. Suppose he existed here? The last thing his counterpart would need is this attention. So he told them, in an American accent, that his name was Ryan Darley.
(Not quite paradise)
Fortunately, Venkman handles most of the questions and Ryan’s able to follow Winston’s lead and fade to the background. Still, he hardly ever drops the accent, just in case someone’s listening when they’re not supposed to be.
(We can learn to grow)
He's not a completely new person, but he's certainly changed from when he first arrived.
(Oh, it’ll be alright)
(No, it’s not quite paradise)
