[private] change is terrifying

[Risa]

Fear and confusion are still thundering so loudly through her heart that when she turns to see who approaches she has to swallow another scream and it comes out as a strange groan instead. She scrambles to turn around, splashing into the pond in an effort to put a little more space between herself and… whatever this was. She doesn't necessarily feel better now that she is facing him head-on, but her brain reminds her that he had spoken. Asked if she was hurt. So maybe he wasn't a threat? The shock of his appearance doesn't wear off quickly and for a moment all she can do is stare and take in everything alien about him. She knew that Beqanna had gotten stranger, but this — this was a completely different level. Every single inch of his body screamed dangerous in large, galaxy-coloured letters. Even with her changes, she feels exposed in front of him. She is just flesh and bone and those things are so easily sliced apart. Right, there had been a question. Risa blinks her bright red eyes a few times to focus herself. "I'm… I'm…" What was she? A nightmare. Not herself. Horrified. Confused. Scared. A thousand shades of the same core emotions all at once. But hurt? She doesn't know how to explain to this stranger that she screamed because her reflection isn't her own. So Risa's quiet, earnest voice admits "I cut myself on my teeth." as she visibly wilts, confusion outweighing her embarrassment, as this truth renews itself when her words attempt to fit themselves through a mouth that is a new shape. Fresh blood seeps out, joining the red stain on her jaw. Though she does not understand why, the pain reminds her of her hunger and she quickly clings to the idea that if she is not handling things well, it because she is hungry.

@Fret