Riku shut his eyes tight a moment and gave his head a good shake. It felt like his hair was everywhere. Finally, hearing Mao's voice, he looked over towards a long-limbed spotted cat... With white hair.

Wait a sec...

But just as the cat began to shout, Riku finaly got a good look at his hands, or as he found, gray-furred paws. He turned his dominant paw over, scrutinizing claws and paw pads as it slowly became clear what was going on. He looked back over his body to see, yes, he was no longer human. His tail made that painfully obvious. Riku rubbed his head with a paw.

"Mao, relax, I think this is normal." He groaned and shook his head again. Hold on... That's mane? Riku looked down at himself, eyes a little wide as he continued to speak. "This is probably the Pridelands. Sora was here once and got turned into a lion cub."

Even then, it was clear Riku wasn't an adult lion, either. Though much of his mane had grown in, it hadn't quite reached his chest, yet, and had be seen his reflection, he would've noted his snout was still slightly on the cub-ish side. Riku would have found the whites of his eyes had turned yellow, and his nose was jet back. His mane and tail tip color was the same as his hair had been before. The teen's fur was a warm gray and a near-white.

Not bad. Riku tried to get to his feet, unsteadily.