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"Alright, anyone who doesn't want to stay can go. You've got a point though, Marley; I guess it would be pretty bad for our image if I don't stick around for the chitchat."
Unsurprisingly, the Amish duet decide to leave. The boy isn't in the condition to do much other than rest and as for Ella, you can only imagine that she would eventually be harassed by one of the Get. That leaves the Metis and the Fury to back you up as you attempt to mingle with the other Garou. It doesn't take long for a wild-haired twenty-something wearing nothing but torn-up jeans to approach you, with a cocky grin spread across his face.
"<span class="mu-i">How did you earn a name like Too-Human? Harrower said that you were an Ahroun, so why don't you have a warrior's name? Are you some sort of coward?</span>" You were expecting an encounter like this. You're about to explain the nuance of your sobriquet when Alex forcefully shoves the guy, as best as she can in her weedy Homid form.
"<span class="mu-i">He needs no warrior's name,</span>" she growls back at the stranger. Even though she's had far longer than you to learn the High Tongue, her vocabulary is a little lacklustre and she stumbles a bit when it comes to pronunciation. "<span class="mu-i">He killed more than anyone else in the pack, using the tools of man! He needs no Crinos, for he is Too-Human!</span>"
That boast draws attention from a few other Garou and before too long, the puny brunette has drawn an audience. You and Marley end up on the sidelines, listening along with all of the others as Alex weaves her tales and exaggerates the pack's accomplishments. Your tailing of the Hampton & Holt track turns into a riveting chase scene and your departure from the institute becomes an intense game of cat and mouse with an elite sniper. The only time you and the Metis need to offer any input is when Alex struggles to find the right word, or when one of the crowd turns to ask you if she's telling the truth.
"<span class="mu-i">She's called Never-Lies for a reason,</span>" is all that you say to those who doubt her. Alex is mostly just embellishing the truth and glossing over the embarrassing details. On the rare occasion that she does utter a falsehood, you don't dare call her out.
Partway through the Fury's retelling of the Rite, Omar wanders over to offer the three of you some booze. To him, the legal drinking age is irrelevant; you're adults in the eyes of the Garou Nation and that's all that matters. While you and Alex seize the opportunity, Marley just wrinkles his nose at the smell and politely declines. "<span class="mu-i">I am Metis,</span>" he explains to you, "<span class="mu-i">I regenerate in every form. My body would purge the poison long before it could influence me. Even if I wanted to, I can never get drunk.</span>"
