Tikki sheds her clothes and wills the change. Her body stretches out long. 
Her musculature swells immense. Fur the color of blood—striped with black—rushes
up her arms and body and over her face. Hands spread wide and swell into 
enormous paws. She drops to all fours. Claws emerge, ears arise twitching and 
flicking, her long tail slides out from the end of her spine. Her breathing 
deepens and resonates with the menacing timbre of a long, low animal growl.