Oooh, neat! You're right that the house seems a bit too disorganized -- I mean, yeah, it's something they threw together at fairly short notice, but this is still a military operation and that implies a certain level of basic organization (even if it might not be the most relevant organization). I also like Tarek; she would definitely make an interesting background character if you keep her in future versions of the story.
The description of Sullivan as a black hole of wrongness (to paraphrase a bit) is very interesting. It's like he isn't human, but he isn't wholly wolf either -- wolves aren't that irrational. Maybe rabid would be a better comparison? If you can't find a balance, you just spiral down into raw id and nightmares or something. Which would definitely be something for the discharged therianthropes to worry about.
I also like the background hints about the Gwel and the setup of the world -- the prejudice against red hair and so on.
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The description of Sullivan as a black hole of wrongness (to paraphrase a bit) is very interesting. It's like he isn't human, but he isn't wholly wolf either -- wolves aren't that irrational. Maybe rabid would be a better comparison? If you can't find a balance, you just spiral down into raw id and nightmares or something. Which would definitely be something for the discharged therianthropes to worry about.
I also like the background hints about the Gwel and the setup of the world -- the prejudice against red hair and so on.