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So he was right. It was hard to say that he was surprised. A journalist with cat features having interest in NEK0s most likely had other interests than just finding a good story. And just like Sprinkles hoped, they managed to find something in common with their lives as cats.

"Looks like today's my lucky day then," he joked back. "It's been complicated, but fine. There's a lot of human and cat biology studying involved. Best I can do right now is give myself some more cat features." To demonstrate, he turned his hands into large paws with a human-like shape to them.
 

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“Well well well, that’s pretty impressive.” She said with a smile. “Magic can be quite complicated to learn. It looks like you’ve taken to it much faster than most might. I’m afraid I can’t do anything quite like that, though. Either I’m shaped like a human or like a cat, no halfway points for me. I do have a few other quirks, however.”

To demonstrate, the nails on her left hand extended, growing into a sharp pair of claws. She tapped them against the table, flashing another sharp-toothed grin.

“My ability to shift is a bit less scientific than yours, from the sound of it. It was very instinctual for me. But I could provide a demonstration if you think it would help?”
 

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"I was made to be a fast learner. Add that with the power of studying, and it makes things easier than pure will or whatever."

Part of him would love to brag about how fast he was learning, but when it came down to the core of his powers, it was nothing special. Some of what he was learning was in his normal classes. There wasn't much to be impressed by when things were explained.

That didn't stop him from feeling prideful about Natalie's compliment. Though her shape-shifting didn't work the same as his, he still thought he could learn a lot from her. Just her offering to help was a chance he refused to pass up.

"Yes! I'd like a demonstration. Might help me to see the transformation in action or get into the right mindset to shift fully."
 

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His enthusiasm made Nat smile some more. “If you think it’ll help, then sure. Think of it as me returning the favour for the interview.”

After a small chuckle, she drank down her remaining coffee, before standing leaving some money to pay for her drink. She curled one of her tails towards herself, gesturing for Sprinkles to follow.

“Come on, we’ll do this outside.”
 

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Right, they were in public. Sprinkles found himself so immersed in the interview and the topic of cat-shifting that he forgot they were sitting at a table in a café. Not a lot of room to show off the power of shape-shifting here.

Sprinkles had already finished his ham, so all he had left to do was to finish his glass of water and clean up after himself. Afterward, he followed Natalie with a bouncy gait, the excitement barely contained within him.
 

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Once outside, Nat casually tucked her hands into her pocket, strolling away from the cafe, leading Sprinkles along down the footpath. With the weather still cold, there weren't too many other people outside with them for the moment.

"It took me a bit of time to get used to my different forms." She explained as they walked. "Obviously, two legs is pretty different from four. You'll be going in reverse, but I'm guessing it might be similar for you at first, until you get used to how your body has changed. I bet all that studying you've been doing should help speed that up."

Once she was finished talking, she figured it'd be easier to show him. Without breaking her stride, Nat's body began to change. Her clothes began to disappear, replaced as a black coat of fur grew out and over it. Her limbs bent and extended, shifting from its human features into a far more feline one as she stepped down onto all fours.

Nat had shifted into her larger cat form, her build and features appearing more in line with a panther than a regular house cat. Aside from its obviously larger size, the only other unusual feature her big cat form had was her distinctive tail, splitting into two from the middle.

"I figured it'd be easier for you to take in all the details if I went with this size." She added. "Just so you can get a feel for what shifting can look like."

Well, that was the main reason. As childish as it might seem, a small part of Nat still liked showing off.

After giving Sprinkles a moment to take it in. She began to shrink down, still not breaking her stride, before eventually settling into her regular cat form.
 

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Sprinkles watched his temporary mentor eagerly. He paid close attention to every change in her body as she shifted fluidly from a humanoid woman to a very large feline on all fours. The change went too quickly for him to take notes on everything, but this was good enough. Really, what he would have preferred to see was the inside of her body as it changed.

Then she changed again! This time becoming a regular-sized cat. All of this was amazing. Sprinkles' smiled widely as his brain scrambled to jot down notes on every part of her shifting process.

"That was amazing!" He looked down at his furry hands, thinking about how much he had to consider to change them. "Learning how to grow fur, change my bones, and change my muscles... A larger cat form might be easier. I'm not sure where the rest of me goes if I make myself very small." Not that he had to consider that much before.

He looked back to Natalie, his expression growing more confident by the second. "This helped me a lot. I haven't been able to get a proper showing of shifting from human to cat until now."
 

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Nat wiggled her little cat butt briefly before sitting down on all fours, facing Sprinkles with a satisfied look on her feline face.

"I'm glad to hear it." She said, her twin tails up behind her. "Again, with all the work that goes into your process, it might work a little different, but in the end of the day, we're both using magic to change. I'm sure if you keep at it you'll quickly find it easy, like muscle memory."

With that, Nat started to shift back, her body stretching and growing tall, fur receding back into herself as her clothes reappeared. Back in her human body, she reached into her pocket and pulled out a card between her fingers, offering it out to Sprinkles.

"Though, if you need someone else to check over your progress, I'd be willing to help out again, assuming I'm not too busy."

She flashed another casual smile. Sprinkles was pleasant company, and it always paid for a journalist to maintain her network of contacts.
 

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Once again, Sprinkles was amazed when Natasha shifted back to her human form. It made him want to run off and start working on his own training as soon as possible.

After taking and pocketing the card, Sprinkles gave his mentor an excited nod. "I would love that! Aaah, thank you so much for the demonstration. I'm just so excited to get on your level!"

It took him a couple of seconds to regain his composure. Or as much composure as he could when his new identity was built off of the idea of being constantly excitable and peppy.

"I should probably get going now. I want to put what I saw to work while it's fresh in my mind. I'll make sure to hit you up on any progress I make."
 

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"Please do," Nat said with a good-natured chuckle at his enthusiasm. "With all the work you seem to be putting in, I bet you'll be doing plenty of impressive things."

Nat checked the time on her phone briefly, before addressing him again.

"I suppose I should get going as well. I have a few stories I need to write up, including yours."

She winked, before tipping the brim of her hat to him.

"Stay in touch, Sprinkles. I'm looking forward to hearing from you again."

After exchanging farewells, Nat tucked her hands into her pockets and headed home.
 
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