Looking for Mr. Wolfman

It was a rather average day at the library for Selkiris. For most of the day he normally just sat at the front desk of the building, reading away on his tome. Occasionally someone would come up to check out a book or to ask for help however those instances were rare enough that Selkiris didn’t look up from his book all that often.

When Vladimir first approached Selkiris it took a moment for him to actually close his tome. Once he did close the tome, Selkiris was quiet for a moment, thinking about the book Vlad asked about. Anatomical Changes of the Medieval Wolfman...ah yes I know that one. Selkiris thought quietly. “One moment please.” is all Selkiris said before suddenly vanishing, only to occasionally reappear elsewhere in the library. After a few seconds of his absence, Selkiris reappeared in the chair with the requested book in his hands. “Here we are....you know you are an odd one Mr. Vladimir.” Selkiris told the man calmly as he handed the book the him.

Selkiris huffed a little, lightly shaking his head. “I do not believe you realize what I actually mean by that Mr. Vladimir.” Selkiris grabbed his book, tracing a symbol onto the cover as he did so many times before. Selkiris then opened the book, flipping towards Lycanthropes or Vampires, which either one of them appeared first. “You are a man who is, as far as I can tell, completely human. Yet somehow you still have traces of Lycanthropy and Vampirism in you. That isn’t something just happens, it’s an oddity.” Selkiris started bluntly, not once looking up from his book.

It appeared Lycanthropes were the first of the two subjects to appear in the book, which Selkiris began to read immediately. While Selkiris listened to every word Vladimir had said, not once did he move his head up from the book he was reading. Selkiris was making mental notes to add notes on both the Vampirism and Lycanthropy pages to write about Vlad’s odd condition.

“I see. Well if you are truly interested my...condition...allows me to see one’s species and their abilities. So while your species is human I could see traces of the abilities of Lycanthropes and Vampires in you.”

Selkiris chuckled a little at Vladimir’s request. He should have known the man would have wanted something now that he was aware of Selkiris’s abilities, they always were it felt like. “Well right now no I can not. I can only see generalities for species. However this is an interesting case which I am fine with researching into. I certainly have sources I can consult on such things.”

Selkiris waved his hand dismissively at Vladimir. “Nonsense, my source has nothing better to do, and I promise you that. They would greatly enjoy looking into this topic if you truly desired.” Selkiris thought about this source a little and debated if it was actually a good idea to contact them. However Selkiris already promised to help so if they did wish for it he had no choice but to contact them. “There is also no reason to apologize for having hopes. Hope is something that keeps the world spinning so if anything, keep hoping. That’s the reason I’m still here after all.”