TURNING RED 2 : White Code

Chapter 4 - Shīru

Several months have passed since my arrival, my integration is complete, within the members of the residence, the others kept their word, they helped me get used to and get used to this life and I must admit that I changed quite a bit... not physically but in my personality. Besides, speaking of physics, I adopted 3 three stages of final appearances on which I am shooting and we will immediately name them simply to be able to find our way later. The first is the camouflage mode, it that is to say that I have none of the attributes of the visible tiger, the second the one that I have most often and which I spoke to you about a few moments ago as being my real appearance, the real me, that therefore implies ears, tail and visible stripes, and finally the last one, the tiger, quite simply, as its name suggests it's when I let the 2m50 white tiger out completely... ...I should get 1 dollar for each every time I pronounce the name of this animal... besides it's strange I talk about it as if it were a separate entity... when in reality we are one, I think ?... in short, what have I become now? The residents taught me that I had to start with the fact that I had to forget all the traditional ways of doing things, find a job normally, you forget, it doesn't work... well I'm not crazy I still try to be discreet when I'm out in public I wear camouflage. To make a living, well... yeah, I steal. I pick people's pockets on transport in public places. At the beginning I didn't feel good at all and I hated myself for doing that but hey I had no choice and... you get the taste for it quite quickly in the end, there's always a little challenge and the adrenaline the moment we take action the satisfaction once we have recovered the loot. In addition I can do as much discreetly as by diverting attention, I am lucky to have a physique which allows me to charm people and to whom one would give the good Lord without confession. I can get the number and date of any girl or boy, and without them knowing I rob them and I always arrange for the person to go on a false trail at the moment they will report on it. From time to time for the credibility of my scenario I review some of them. Yeah, I have become an expert in the field, So be careful I mainly aim for money, stealing objects or food bothers me, yes I still have a bit of moral sense and I make a point of buying my meals. That's mainly for the daytime part, my activities at night are more physical. Already I don't hesitate to show the real me unlike during the day. In my nocturnal activities I participate in fights whether for money or to settle scores, this appearance always destabilizes my opponents from the start, it's fun, and it even happens that I let the tiger out when The fight becomes very intense, giving me a sure victory. And what's great about these activities is that no one dares to do or say anything to denounce me, knowing that what they themselves are doing is illegal. For example when I'm accused of cheating they quickly change their tone when I suddenly go from the real me to the tiger in front of them, and the most reckless who send their underlings to "teach me a lesson" well... they end up by apologizing when they see what I do with their henchmen. Don't worry, I've never killed anyone, bloodshed isn't my thing...well even if from time to time there are claw marks that get lost and many ended up with half of the missing teeth and several broken limbs. What's quite funny, in these fights is that I'm often not taken seriously given my height of 1m70 and my normal build, I don't want to become a bodybuilder, the tiger does the job well enough. and I love playing with the contrast between the two. Before I was the type to crush myself to avoid conflicts, now I have a fairly strong character, I don't give up, and if we continue to insist and it annoys me too much it's all over again the tiger who solves the problem...yes I know what you are thinking, I have this easy option but since I have this gift as much as it is taken as such, I accepted it as a gift Since he showed up, I can do and have anything I want. In fact my parents were right on one point, he saved me from the marshmallow that I was.

Well let's start again.

I'm Shīru, and ever since I turned 17, i've been doing my own thing. Making my own moves, 24/7,365. I wear what i want, say what i want and there is no one who will stop me from doing it. I can already hear what you're going to say, I've become a bad boy, well you know what? I take full responsibility, and maybe that's what I was supposed to be in the end and not Mom and Dad's little son, but hey in itself I should thank them for kicking me out, right now I'm living my life. better life, day by day and the way I like it. I'm not saying it's easy every day, but I think it's a small price to pay compared to everything else. Did I say I was 17? That's right, I celebrated my birthday recently, and for the first time I had the right to a real party hosted by the "residence". Before it consisted of a solemn meal in the family and without atmosphere, the gifts were investments for the future...something I would never see the color of. While... good music (Except for the part with 4*TOWN... ... You're never not on my mind oh yuck, oh yuck...I hate this group) lots of things that I love to eat (I leave alcohol to others, it doesn't suit me... especially with the tiger it's... no I don't even want to talk about it...) and I I even offered an MP3 player, second-hand of course, but an MP3 player!! Yes, it's changed a little here too, the atmosphere is a little more... supportive, we help each other more, I don't really know the reason for this change but it's more pleasant, and then me being very sociable (well, with whom I want) that suits me. Besides, when Chad brings a new guy, the latter is forbidden to speak to me before the end of his first week, I don't really understand why but hey, it's Chad who manages the smooth running of the house, and often the first Things that new people say to me when they can talk to me is asking me questions about what I am, I adapt my response style according to their personality. Oh and I have a real bed now too, and I share Chad's room. I feel like I'm getting preferential treatment, but hey, I'm not going to complain about it.

What else can I tell you, mmmmmh is that I haven't told you much about my tastes, hobbies and all that stuff. So let's go, I'll try to be quick, I'm a skateboarding addict, I do it in my free time, either I walk around the city or I go to the skate park to improve. Besides, the skateboard and the tiger are not compatible eh... there's nothing to do, when I take its shape, it's impossible to stand on it, I have no balance I must be too big and too heavy. I really like fighting, it's been a revelation, it's really a very good daily outlet, and it gives me something to defend myself with, so I'm starting to study boxing techniques a little. Let's talk food! No, I'm not a fan of raw meat and no, I don't drink maple syrup from the bottle, my own thing and even better, it's cheap, it's instant noodles, I can eat up to 3 cups at once, that said I don't say no to a real ramen too... it must be due to my Japanese origins but that's it, fish and especially raw fish don't talk to me about it and Nori seaweed makes me want to vomit. What I like is to accompany my ramen with a cob of grilled corn, it must be my guilty pleasure and it's even better with a piece of butter melting on top, yum! And finally in 3rd position, when I have none of that by default I let myself be tempted by a burger. And then everything that is sweet without exception. Here is a parenthesis on my tastes closed, I am not particularly artistic at heart, I have no musical sense, I have no real passion apart from martial arts, I I have no real ambitions, I don't have time to think about all that, I focus more on my survival and what I need in the short term.