Dead and disappeared, a presence that cannot be seen...

[Sighs] This city goes from one extreme to the next... It is hardly surprising anymore.

After the changes took place in my own body, I was beginning to think that the scientists were the ones responsible. I was careless... Water is such an essential ingredient in my cooking these days. But I can see now that they are not the ones to blame this time. If they were, then I'd be very interested in what they were hoping to accomplish with this experiment. The effects of animal characteristics on the human body? I wonder where they would be able to obtain the animal DNA to start with in the middle of this wasteland.

I guess there is no point in thinking about that now. The culprit has already made himself known, and I am interested to know how he was able to contaminate the water supply for all of the areas affected. However, I think the greater priority is trying to isolate the ingredient that is causing all these changes and try to develop a cure.

...and if a few of you are curious as to why I am being so calm about this, it is only because I had a feeling that something like this would happen. Just an idea that lacks evidence. I hope that the rest of you are able to put your minds to work for you, because I will not make a fool of myself in the event that I'm wrong. That, and I'm actually quite annoyed, I cannot read or examine the data I have collected this way. Paper is scarce, and I don't wish to puncture it with my claws.

Still... [Retracts the claws of her paws out.] I can see how this could be useful.

[[ooc Ai has been transformed for the event. Now she has black panther eyes that make her look a lot more intimidating than she used to be, and her forearms and hands have been replaced with a pair of large paws.]]