There had certainly been times in the past when one of them slipped up in front of an outsider, mentioning some aspect of Malie life that wasn't quite normal. Frankie asking if he'd bitten Kairi was one such time. But most tourists wrote it off as some strange local custom or turn of phrase. No one made the leap to human/shark hybrids blessed by an ancient shark god.<br/><br/>The two of them DID share a look though. Jango had yet to tell Frankie that he suspected Kairi was one of them but he knew she would figure it out as soon as she got a whiff of Kairi's blood. And sure enough, as the woman bent to sterilize the needle with a lighter from her pocket, she paused, sharing another glance with Jango. But she didn't comment.<br/><br/>"Trust me, honey. You're not the first person I've stitched up on this bar. I'm a part time vet too. You're in good hands." She looked at Jango again. "What bit her?"<br/><br/>"Couldn't see it. Shark probably..." he said, not quite convincingly. It was on purpose though. Frankie would want to know about the thing. She was a pillar of the tribe, kept tabs on the goings on of the island and was related to the tribe's shamans.<br/><br/>"Well," Frankie said to Kairi, "you're not gonna need too many stitches. Looks like what bit you really got a good grip. Means your leg was deeper in its mouth meaning only about four points of its bite actually connected. Woulda been worse if it's front teeth caught you. Most of these cuts are shallow though. And you're already healing."<br/><br/>"How... uh..." Jango stuttered for a moment, standing beside Kairi and nervously watching as Frankie expertly sewed her up and applied antiseptic. "How should we tell her...?"<br/><br/>Frankie rolled her eyes. "Well you're not exactly being discreet by asking that. Lemme guess, she changed?"<br/><br/>"Yeah. Kinda had to. She'd have drowned otherwise."<br/><br/>"Well I've never had to do this... We should have elders present... but I don't think we should make you wait," she said, addressing Kairi directly. "You felt a call to this island right? Maybe you have family that came from here? You were compelled to visit? Am I right?"<br/><br/>As she spoke, Jango dipped into the medical kit, sterilizing his scraped shoulder and applying a bandage. He too looked as if he'd done this kind of thing before.