She beamed a little more, hands itching to applaud; instead, she settled for a little bounce back on her heels. She had never been to see a circus before, though the students Charles had picked up were pretty close at times.

And then he was requesting she shift into him, and Raven nodded slowly, giving him an intent once-over before shutting her eyes briefly, letting it roll over her. It wasn't that hard to change her skin into his; the hard part was the tail, but with enough concentration, it was an almost effortless shift, so far as she could tell. "Am I close?"