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[ Mason has spent a very, very, very long time debating whether or not he really wants to do this (short answer: he doesn't). He's spent pretty much every day since the attack beating himself up for it and trying to talk himself into actually doing this because it's pretty much the exact opposite of how he's lived his life up until now. He also wants to make all of this right, even if it's been a month or so since the attack. Unfortunately, he's pretty sure there's no way to do that, and not speaking up only to be found out later will do him more harm than good.

If it were just him, Mason probably wouldn't speak up. He'd find more chains, find an even emptier place to tie himself up, drink more of his supply of Wolfsbane until he felt like his stomach was literally tearing in two instead of just trying to tear itself in two. But Tyler's here now and, on top of that, Mason's actually somewhat worried that people will blame Remus. Eventually, anyways, if they haven't started yet.

So when the feed comes on, Mason's sitting in his room, looking more pensive than anything. He's not entirely sure how to say this, not without it starting some kind of commotion, but he's hoping everyone will be focused enough on other things that they won't think too much of this. Or, at the very least, that they won't freak out as much considering Remus confessed to being a werewolf and Jenna confessed to being a vampire. He's not holding his breath, though. ]

I should've said this a hell of a lot sooner, I know, but I figured it'd be better now than never. [ He runs a hand over his mouth before continuing. Just say it. ] I'm a werewolf. [ Can you all see how weird it is for him to actually be saying this? The only person he's ever confessed to is Tyler (Katherine doesn't count since she was there when he triggered the curse, nor does his pack from back home since they knew it without even asking him) so actually saying it out loud when so many people can hear him... ] Usually, when I change, I'm able to chain myself up somewhere. I've been doing it for years now to make sure that no one gets hurt, which whatever brought us here seems to know because they decided to give me my supplies from back home when I first got here.

The reason I do it is because I have no control over what I do or who I do it to when I'm changed. Hell, I can barely even understand English. [ Also not entirely true: if it comes down to it, Mason will do whatever he possibly can to stay alive. Generally, though, he fights vampires, not humans. ] If I had any sort of control, things would be a lot different. [ Read: he never would've attacked Tommy. ] Sometimes, though, I don't have enough time and I end up getting loose, which is what happened last month. [ He's not going to explain why he didn't have enough time up here because admitting to not knowing his cycles well enough makes him too vulnerable. ] None of what happened was intentional and whether you want to believe me or not, I never wanted to hurt anyone and I still don't. I'd even say I wish I could take it back but since that's impossible, wishing for it seems pretty pointless. [ The wolf did but he - Mason Lockwood, the human - didn't want to. Not without a reason. ]

[ He pauses for a moment, eyes drifting away from the comm. If he's being honest, Mason feels like he's dreaming all of this, like it's not really happening. Then he lets out a breath he didn't realized he'd been holding and glances towards the comm again. ] From here on out, I'll be doing anything and everything else I can think of to keep any possible attacks from happening again, I just figured I'd let everyone know that the monster on board - at least this one - is only a monster one night a month. [ That part is supposed to be humorous, though he doesn't really expect it to be. So he ends the feed pretty quickly after he says that. ]

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[ Revelations. Dean's really starting to hate them. He's not actually going to say anything (especially nothing quite as bad as he said to Jenna), but make no mistake; Mason just made it on to Dean's watchlist. ]

You didn't have to do this.

[ Mason considers making this a private feed, even spends a few moments staring at the button on his comm, but then he decides against it. There's no sense hiding this conversation; anyone with a brain could make the connection between Tommy's broadcast from medbay to this confession here. ]

Yeah, actually, I did. [ But god does he wish he didn't have to. ] Besides, everyone else was doing it; what's the point in being the only one keeping it a secret here? [ Also a lie. He knows plenty of people that haven't confessed to being more. ]

[ king in the north, scrunching atchu mason. ]

You're a skinchanger as well? And you were the beast responsible for those injuries?

Should have been trying that anything and everything before you hurt anyone.

Skinchanger? [ He's pretty sure he said werewolf, buddy. The almost amused look fades at that second question and even though he desperately wants to deny it, he nods. ] Not exactly my proudest moment.

Your safety, perhaps?

[He huffs. No, he isn't happy about this. Not when Mason's gone and made his job ten times more difficult now. But at the same time, he's actually a little impressed that he's willing to risk his own safety with there only being a slight possibility of protecting others by doing it.]

If you needed to be restrained, it could have been organized. Instead you've painted yourself a target to those who consider your kind a threat.

I was. Now I'm looking to figure out what more I can add to the list.

If you'd told people before then you could have had help with the chaining up.

[ He considered that before he decided to make this post, but there's a part of him that's hoping admitting to what he is - what he did - will weigh heavier in his favor than if he had kept it a secret. No one's gone after Jenna or Remus yet, after all, so there's hope.

Never mind the fact that neither of them attacked anyone. ]

So let them come at me. [ He pauses for a moment to rethink what his response is going to be. Egging people on, even if it's not necessarily what he means to do, isn't a wise decision here. ] It was better for me to admit it now and take the blame for what happened than to worry about the fallout if I kept it to myself and it got out anyways. This way at least I'm owning it instead of letting other people confess for me.

[ And it's not like he killed anyone. ]

I thought I had it under control.

[ His last change went off without a hitch, too, so it's not like him getting free is a common thing. ]

And it's not like I can change what happened. All I can do is make sure it doesn't happen again from here on out, which is what I'm trying to do. I don't blame you or anyone else for being angry with me for this but you should keep that in mind before you start chewing me a new one.

[She is angry. Really angry. But she's also just been through her own thing of unintentionally hurting Tommy, and her own thoughts on how to make it better were very similar to what Mason's saying.

It's a good few minutes before she replies.]

You didn't change him. If you wanted to know.

[ So she's close to the guy he attacked. That explains the anger, at least. ]

It doesn't work like that where I'm from, but thanks for letting me know.

Would have been good to know that, too. Silver's hard to find.

[ He's confessing a lot today but he's not going to share certain things, like the fact that silver doesn't work on him, it's just a rumor they didn't bother correcting. ]

Like I said, I didn't really think what I am would've mattered to anyone except me, otherwise I would've come clean sooner.

And what sort of "blame" are you prepared for? Non-humans may be less prone to being attacked here, but given your accident last month, you may still be targeted.

[Reiterating the point may not make much of a difference, but he's frustrated by this message having ever been sent. Things keep getting increasingly more complicated the longer they're on this ship.]

You only change for a single night, correct?

Everyone's got way more important things to be focusing on than me, Cas, especially since I'm not going to let it happen again. But if they want to come at me, they'll come at me and I'll deal with that if it happens. At least this way whatever happens to me is going to be my fault, not the fault of someone who got a little too nosy and couldn't keep their trap shut.

[ Keeping it to himself ran the risk of endangering himself and his nephew, while coming clean just endangers him. It's bad enough that Damon killed him and left Tyler all on his own to deal with everything; if he can figure out some way to make his life here on the ship better, to somehow make up for abandoning him even though it wasn't his choice, he'll do it.

Mason may not care about anyone but himself most of the time, but Tyler's family. And even more importantly, he's pack, so he's going to do whatever he can to help protect him. ]

Right. One night every twenty-eight days here. [ He really hopes he's right about that. It's been since February, sure, but that doesn't mean things won't randomly change without warning in the future. ]

What reason should we have for trusting you to prevent such a thing from happening again?

The fact that I'm promising it, not to mention how that was the first time it's happened since I got here in February. [ And how his latest change went off without a hitch. ]

You're really brave to say this.

[It's courage Asato doesn't have. He's been hiding, and here Mason is, coming out and telling everyone what happened, why it happened, and what he intends to do about it. He doesn't even need to know what a "werewolf" is to understand the sentiment behind this message.]

When you say you never wanted to hurt people. I believe you, you know. Is that what the plants were for?

[ Mason actually doesn't feel very brave, but part of that might be because most of the people here don't know how to actually hurt him. Permanently, anyways. But he doesn't really comment either way on the compliment, he just lets it slide. ]

Nice to know someone's backing me on this. [ He knows there will be others - he's already got Jenna, Tyler and Remus behind him, after all - but he really is worried about all those people he doesn't know. And it's not so much that he's worried about making friends, he's just worried this is going to start some kind of witch hunt or something.

Part of him wants to avoid that question - admitting to Wolfsbane having an effect on him is showing a weakness - but he nods. ] Yeah. I don't really know how it works, but it helps keep me calmer. [ There. That's... a decent compromise. ]

Then I'm glad I could help you.

[Considering what happened when the fear gas struck, Asato would be mad not to back Mason on this. He knows what it feels like. It's awful and frightening to him, and he wonders if Mason feels the same way. Even so, it isn't something he wants to just strike up a discussion about, since it's not exactly a pleasant topic.]

If people want to--want to hurt you for that, or something, then I'll help you too. It's not something you can help, right? So that's why.

[ Mason's not exactly used to people offering to defend him, not unless they're part of his pack, so that kind of catches him off guard. He does his best not to let it show, though. ]

Thanks, Asato. [ He doesn't know if the guy's actually trustworthy (and even if he is, Mason doesn't trust anyone really) but the fact that he offered is good enough to acknowledge. ] I'm hoping it won't come to that, but it's hard to tell in this place.

No, it won't.

[Quite what he means by that, he doesn't explain. But while Mason is included within the circle of people he has a duty to watch over now, he refuses to simply step back and let whatever happens happen.]

How many days is it until your next change?

[It's the part he needs to focus on now. To make sure that things don't go wrong again and Mason doesn't become any more of a target than he already has.]

Mmn. [He gives Mason a small smile in an attempt to be reassuring. Putting himself out there for the people he cares about is just what he does, to the point that one might begin to wonder if he's concerned about his own well-being at all.]

I'm not sure. But there's got to be people who understand. If we're all on this ship together, then we can't just leave people behind.

[Then, a little more quietly,]

It must be difficult. I'm sorry.

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