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38 - Power Palette Swap

Who: Everyone!
What: Power Palette Swap Event!
When: April 15th - April 18th 2017 (March 1st - March 8th 2019)
Where: Throughout the Far Shore and Near Shore
Summary: A couple of intrepid magical investigators unknowingly trigger some mishaps among the New Gods and Shinki.

For two weeks, the Ama investigators have been combing the compound where Cultists were dealt a heavy blow by the New Gods and Shinki. Among them, two in particular had been looking to move the Crystal that the cultists had in their basement, the stand that it sat on, and the dolls nearby. Combined with Waver's analysis, Judar succeeds in using his magic to transport the Crystal out of the basement.

As they manage that, a ripple effect washes over the New Gods and Shinki. There is a slight sense of Vertigo for some, a stronger wave for others, and then things start to change...

As It Happens: April 15

Everyone was minding their own business. Perhaps they were on the Near Shore helping complete a prayer, or they were in the Far Shore attending to various godly duties. Regardless of where everyone was, it's around noon when some things start to change. A mild sense of vertigo happens to those who start to experience physical body changes, while a stronger wave seems to wash over the God or Shinki's skin if their powers are changing, or perhaps even a sudden stop-in-your-tracks deadening of feeling if being depowered entirely.

April 16

Later in the afternoon, through no extra effort of the Crystal-movers, a loud noise like a subwoofer kicking into effect issues from within the Crystal, knocking anyone away who was near it by several feet. The one-shot noise reverberates in the ears of all New Gods and Shinki, triggering another change for some. At the Crystal, the black color that appeared when the former Goddess entered the Crystal fills more of it.

April 17

Closer to 7pm, once more, the noise issues forth from the Crystal, louder and knocking people back several yards this time. The Crystal fills with black and grey. Some might swear they can see a face of the white-grey against all of the black, resembling an Inkblot / Rorschach test style picture.

Aftermath: April 18

Around 10am, the black coils from within the Crystal settle down into more of whispy smoke, much harder to see in it. There's a slight tug in the direction of the Crystal regardless of where New Gods and Shinki stand, and with that pull, the change effects go away and all are returned to as they were.

In Summary:

Swap powers with another character!
Gain or lose powers!
Swap physical appearances with another character!
Use or abuse the changes while you can!
Investigate who and what is responsible!
Have fun~

Questions? Leave us a question on the OOC Plotting Post and we'll do our best to answer ASAP.

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A - April 15th, Everywhere

When the ripple hits throughout the Central District, one of the more notable places is within Temple Ebisu. As befitting of a temple run by the most popular God of Fortune, it's constantly busy, and, even as a reincarnated child, the god does as much as he can. He's right in the middle of speaking with some of his shinki about a recent prayer when suddenly-

Everything seems to tilt, swaying, and Ebisu steps away with one hand automatically rising to his chest. There's something- throbbing? Pulsing? It's right in his chest, and his eyes widen when he feels something warm and smooth to his fingertips. So caught off-guard, he doesn't notice how the schlera in his eyes are turning black, irises a vivid pink.... or even how parts of him start to flicker, glow, seeming to glitch and break apart as if he's some sort of hologram. Around him, almost every single one of his shinki jolt up to their feet amongst the clatter of chairs-

But they're too late.

Overwhelmed from- the change in power? the new instability of his body? simple surprise, all of the above?- Ebisu accidentally opens up a portal directly beneath his body. With nothing more than a faintly startled "Oh!", he falls right through.

So there's that happening.

All throughout both Shores, people are liable to experience one of two things:

The first is that they'll be approached by any number of Ebisu's shinki, possibly more than once. Ebisu has a rather large variety of shinki under his lead, from young businessmen to wisened miko, but people are most likely to recognize any one of his shinki who normally accompany him when he mingles with the newer gods. Every single one of them, no matter which, will frantically approach other gods and shinki with a single question: "Have you seen Ebisu!?"

Of course... Alternatively, no matter if people are going through difficulties of their own, they'll at least be joined by someone experiencing the same. Whether in their temples, out in the Near Shore, or anywhere, really, a portal will suddenly warp into existence, and a mildly familiar figure will stumble out. Familiar because it's very clearly Ebisu, with the structure of his face and that neatly styled hair that's now a little messier... But now, along with the gem in his chest and the change to his eyes, he seems to be, well.

He's still somewhat falling apart, with entire glowing spaces inbetween his limbs and the light flaking off of him almost in the pattern of vivid pink-purple. Somehow, he's changed from his usual neat vest and slacks outfit, instead with what looks somewhat like a kimono, the obi trailing off behind him in even more fragments that make it almost look like the flaring tail of a betta fish.. floating and all. "I apologize," he says, mouth opening to reveal rows upon rows of tiny sharp teeth. "But, would you happen to know where Add-sama is?"

[ooc: Let me know if you have a particular one of Ebisu's shinki to interact with, or if you want Ebisu to still have one of his legs. Since. He might break one off. He's also lost all of his baby teeth in exchange for shark teeth, so let me know if you and/or your character would be Not Cool with him asking if people just. want those now. Thanks for this weird nonsense, Add.]

B - April 16

Against all odd, Ebisu has somehow been found by all the people who needed to find him, and is doing... considerably better, now, although he can still be found wandering throughout the Far Shore. He's helped by the fact that he's now surrounded by Add's Dynamos, six fairly large drones which hover around and trail behind him. He seems to be doing his best to just... keep steady, combining it with flat out walking and, at other times, hovering just a little bit off of the ground.

It's highly possible that people could have seen him the other day without a chance to speak with him, as Ebisu might have popped through a portal and then stumbled through another one in the blink of an eye. In that case, they'll notice he's doing much better... Both on the portal front and the fact that he no longer seems to be falling apart as badly. Even his kimono seems more intact, although it still seems to float to some degree and the insides shimmer with that pink-purple.

Anyone who comes across the sight will get a smile directed their way, although it might not be as reassuring as usual with all the... teeth. "I apologize, am I getting in your way for any reason?" He's a little more focused on his walking than where exactly he's going; it's highly possible that he's wandered a little too near to someone's temple without paying attention.

Needless to say, he has his shinki near him at all times while he explores, often in pairs.

C - April 17

It's been for the last couple of days that Ebisu has been taking care to avoid his temple, just in case whatever has happened somehow spreads from him, or in case his lack of mastery over himself somehow causes his shinki harm. However, finding somewhere alternative to stay, while also experimenting with his powers, it's been... Well...

So. Uh. Sorry if you were trying to find some privacy, whether in a secluded place or just in the sanctuary of your own home, because there's suddenly a large purple eye suddenly just. opening out of nowhere along the nearest vertical surface.

What is definitely a man's voice seems to speak out from it (or perhaps just a nearby but hidden portal). "I apologize. I was looking for a private area."

[ooc: For this prompt, I'll be using the alt account

fullofchange]

Edited 2019-03-02 19:43 (UTC)

[April 15]

... it looks like we finally have some peace to study the damned thing in depth.

[Says Waver, who has been probably here before at the behest of Amaterasu's investigators to the people accompanying him. Is he pleased about the old gods having their paws over something containing souls... including potentially pieces of themselves? No sir, he is not.

He frowns at the ground, at the sigils engraved in rusted red.]

Bounded Field is still holding, but someone's tried to fuck with it.

[ Judar definitely had an easier time getting through the investigators for things, just because they were used to him sticking his nose in things and knowing quite a bit about their security details. It's what happens when you let him apprentice with the people managing the wards and everything for major temples.

He's still formulating things and weighing ideas. It's definitely tricky, but he could do that thing... ]

Let 'em keep fucking with it.

[ He'd have, maybe, just one chance to pull this off. He's an amazing magician, though, so it could be just one he needs. ]

We'll just take everything somewhere else.

[Iskandar is looking at the crystal with suspicion. If it was his call he would have the damned thing burned to ash. Or destroyed in any manner sufficiently permanent enough. Still, he’s absolutely sure that if they’ll to leave it to Amaterasu’s investgators in the end they won’t hear a single word of explanation.
Considering that the amount of questions he has about the cult quadrupled after the compound raid? He would really like some explanation.
At least for the fact the damned thing ate a goddess!!
That one thing alone means it needs to be studied because what guarantee they have this is singular event? If cult is able to pull off stunts like that? They’re certainly more dangerous than he thought them to be.
Luckily he’s in company of two people uniquely qualified for such line of inquiry.
It’s just... he would prefer a safer place for that. ]

What exactly are you planning to do?

Are you thinking of your teleportation spell? That might bypass the warding against a god's teleportation.

[Waver asks Judar, since he's seen it twice by now. His attention swings to Iskandar, grave. They discussed what he was able to get out of the cultists.]

We need to take this thing out of here, before the cult comes to reclaim it or it disappears into other hands. We know there are other compounds and likely other crystals. However, we need some place safe, and not on a Temple's grounds. There could be some very serious consequences from Amaterasu if so.

I am not sure exactly how things went down, but Lord Ebisu had knowledge of the masks. It ended with him executed and his Temple massacred. So...

Oh, I already know it does. I've done it to teleport to one of the bathrooms here instead of walking over from the temple, or staying glued to one of the investigators.

[ Judar. They could've known that before, instead of now.

So in the information Waver shares, Judar looks over from him to the giant redhead. It's kind of a joke to call this a plan, but it's definitely going to be something. ]

Right, no temples. I need some kind of location, though. Then I can set the points and move the one that's over here through the crystal to get it moved and we join in. Those idiots mess with the field all they want, and see an empty space.

[A - Henir's Temple, closed to his shinki and/or home invaders]

[Add is working quietly in his room when he's suddenly struck by a nauseating sensation. Entwined as he is in his own strange powers, there's a terrifying moment of complete dissociation when he loses all sense of his body, his connection with his machines going completely silent, vision going black before his sight blurs and changes—

He's on the floor, gasping for breath when he finally returns to his senses. The act of breathing feels strange for reasons he can't quite understand, and he's a bit sore from falling out of his chair, but other than that he seems to be okay...

It takes a little longer for him to fully grasp the impact of the situation. He stumbles awkwardly out of his room, intending to check on his shinki when something else catches his eye. An unfamiliar face, staring back at him in the reflection of a window, eyes wide with shock.

He heads to the nearest bathroom instead, staring into a mirror. He looks... normal. Human. White schlera, the pinkish-red eyes of his mother. Normal, flat teeth—he even sticks a few fingers in his mouth to be sure. His hair is still an absolute mess and he looks as sickly-thin as ever, but there isnt any trace of fragmentation or crystals anywhere on his body.

It's like... like he'd succeeded, in what he'd long tried to accomplish. To become a version of himself that could live peacefully, in a world where none of the things in his life had gone so horribly wrong. An Add who somehow survived to adulthood without being turned into an experiment or messing with the void.

... Ah. But his scars are still there, so that can't be it. He can't stop staring at himself, so hopefully no one needs to use the bathroom, either. Add is already undressing himself to make sure he's not missing anything, completely absorbed in his bizarre new appearance.]

[B - Around the Far Shore, OTA]

[Eventually, Add has to leave the temple. He's almost a little bit excited, at first, because it's been a long time since he's really gone anywhere. Dropping through a portal from one temple to another doesn't count. He can even wear different clothes—it's a little small on him now, but he dug out one of his favourite hoodies just for the occasion. He's wearing the hood down to let his ankle-long hair trail behind him, a small spring in his step as he makes his way through the streets of Takamagahara.

... for about a block. It's at this point that he remembers how convenient it is to be able to fly and teleport everywhere, and also how much he detests even the tiniest amount of exercise. Add is bent over on the side of the road, resting against someone's fence or mailbox as he tries to catch his breath. You'd think he just ran a marathon from how out of breath he sounds.

If he's encountered on the 15th, he might be carrying something in his arms as well: a bundle of six diamond-shaped metal objects that others might recognize as Dynamo, though it's odd that he'd be carrying them instead of letting them hover behind him. They don't seem to be working right now.

There may also be a floating purple cube at his side, if it's not tucked away to recharge itself. There's no way anyone was going to let a de-powered Add roam around without a bodyguard, after all.]

((A quick summary of how Add looks now that he's lost his spooky tech and void powers:
- adult appearance with long hair
- white schlera
- eyes are pinkish-red, don't glow, and don't shoot weird sparks or light trails or anything like that
- normal, non-sharklike teeth
- no glowing pink diamond in the middle of his chest
- no weird fragmentation/pixellation effects on his body
- no sextuplet of drones following him everywhere like usual
- still a scrawny out-of-shape nerd who should probably eat more))

[Iskandar scratches his beard. He recently acquired a garage. Alright, maybe calling it a garage is being too gracious. It’s an old workshop. Rented to be precise. It belonged to a carpenter but then he retired and his children weren’t that interested in the carpentry being in the finance and all... eh.. long story.]

I might just have a place for you. It’s a bit off the beaten path. Near Shore. Not central Tokyo but close. What’s important in current circumstances I would be very impressed if anyone was able to track this place to me. Or anybody for that matter. It’s in a kind of legal limbo.

[The amount of paperwork he had to go through... you wouldn’t believe it’s humanly possible... and he did it all by himself. He didn’t want to bother Satya with something that’s basically his whim. He might get bored by it quickly and then all her hard work would be in vain. Also he’s only kind of renting it but to be totally honest there’s a lot of bureaucratic will to just forget the place even exists.]

That would work. We'll have to ward the place up afterwards, but it'll work.

[Is it the place where they took the van to do some repairs? He didn't know Iskandar had taken such a keen interest in it.

If that's so... Satya and him could absolutely make it legally disappear entirely if needed. Especially if there's bureaucratic will to forget the place exist... there's a way!]

[ The near shore works- it takes a lot less energy to teleport between places on the same 'shore,' and it sounds obscured enough to have people want to pretend it doesn't exist. That works. As Judar thinks it over, he nods a bit in self-assuring himself of this being possible. ]

It'll have to. I need to see the location on a map, at the least, to get an idea of where I'm linking the second point to send everything.

[ Never mind how hard it would be to set up a second point he hasn't actually been do. After realizing he could just think 'set distance in set direction' instead of actually visualizing the location and where it was in the world, it made these kinds of things easier.

Ah. Hopefully this place is just one big and empty room. ]

[ In contrast to Add being winded over the side of a fence, Ain still maintains his semblance of serenity quite well - enough to step out of a conveniently located shadow and put a hand thoughtfully to his chin. ]

I suppose you have an explanation for this?

[ Add wouldn't let himself be outside in such a vulnerable state. Usually. ]

[Well. Fortunately (?), for Ebisu, the sight of a void portal isn't an unfamiliar one within the walls of the Temple of Metis since certain scientists can't figure out how puzzle doors work. Ebisu will hear a somewhat irritated sigh just before he slips through the portal himself, but whatever Zelda was about to say evaporates right off her tongue when she's met with black hair instead of white, and a kimono instead of a black jacket or cat accessories.]

L-- Lord Ebisu...?!

[To say she's taken aback is an understatement. The state of his body - something Add generally takes measures to hide, at least around her - borders on the grotesque even without the ill memories she has of visiting the void that's so clearly influenced him. Her hands are clasped over her mouth in shock, but the question that follows should, to some extent, be expected.]

Oh, Goddesses, what did he do?

Add has only just stepped outside his temple when he's suddenly being accosted by a man in a suit. He takes a nervous step back, about to reconsider the pros and cons of venturing outside today—

"... Wait, Ebisu?" Now that he's paying attention, he recognizes this guy. One of Ebisu's shinki? Why does he look so panicked? Add frowns. "What's going on with Ebisu?"

Oh, I'm not entirely certain.

[Once he's entirely through the portal, Ebisu doesn't even try to stand up. Or perhaps it's more accurate to say that he can't, considering how he crumbles onto his knees. Now that he's somewhere with actual gravity, there seems to be something large and cumbersome tucked into the front of his kimono. Are there more scales of reality shimmering from it...?]

[Either way, he seems like he's going to stay there now, with the portal slowly closing behind him. His brows crinkle together.]

We had an agreement, so I'm fairly certain there's no reason he would purposefully put me into such a situation out of malicious intent. I also wanted to be kept aware of anything he was doing, and we did sign a contract....

[Because a contract means nothing bad would happen, right? He blinks up at her again.]

I wished to go find him, but I've been having some difficulties... My shinki must be very concerned.

In fairness, the shinki that's come to Add's door is one that always looks somewhat's panicked or worried. Just, today, it's even worse, with some shimmering anger jut beneath the surface. Takami's hands are curled into slight fists at his sides.

"He disappeared- and it was the same magic that you use, with those portals! So where is he?"

"What?!" It's bad enough that he's lost his powers, but now someone else is trying to frame him?? Ain can manipulate the void, too, but there's no way he'd do something like that, is there?

At least he has a solid alibi. Add sighs, rubbing the side of his face with a hand.

"I don't know where he is—there's been some kind of distortion in reality. I can't even glimpse into the void like this." He raises his arms, gesturing to... well, all of him. The differences are pretty obvious. It's a small miracle Takami could even recognize him, honestly. "Explain to me what happened. In detail. I doubt it's a coincidence that these two events happened around the same time."

Frankly, Takami had been willing to believe that it was some sort of trick, or illusion, or just makeup- he has no idea what Add's deal is, after all. For all he knows, his appearance is similar to what Daikokuten can do. Normal and loud man one minute, giant horrifying spider the next.

...Still... He can't lose any chance to find the master.

"The young master was in the offices with us," he begins slowly, fingers kneading into his palms. "He was going over a prayer that had been given to us. Yet, suddenly, he started to- sway. It's not unusual for the young master to lose his balance or trip-"

He's clumsy as hell, in other words.

"-but this was different. As we were watching, a... stone, or crystal of some sort, begin to form in his chest, and Kimi said that he could see his eyes starting to change. There was also a kind of light coming off parts of him. Before any of us could do anything... A portal, such as the ones you use, opened up beneath him, and he fell through. None of us could follow."

[I. April 15th - Far Shore, morning]
Ginia is working on the Near Shore when the wave hits her, a lurching sense of disorientation that hits suddenly. She leans against a wall, still regaining her balance as her phone explodes with notifications from her coworkers at Ebisu's temple. Between the text messages and panicked messages in the group chats, she determines Ebisu has disappeared (Dissolved? Fell through a portal? What.) and to find him immediately.

Ddressed in the unmistakable suit of one of Ebisu's shinki, Ginia can be found running around the Far Shore. She's quick to flag down any god or shinki with a message on her phone (or a signed message):

Have you see Ebisu?

[II. April 15th - Far Shore, afternoon]
Illusions made in her vessel form are one thing, illusions created from a God's stolen power are another. An off-hand wish - "I wish I had a better vantage point" - is accompanied by the vague sensation nothing is impossible. On a whim, Ginia brings a hawk into reality, feeling the low drain of energy needed for focus and sustaining it. It is, however, an illusion, and she can't see through its eyes any more than she can with hers. But the realization is startling and she wills the bird to take flight, watching it soar into the air, disappearing when she loses focus.

...Okay, she can work with this.

Sea green fish swim through the air as Ginia plants herself on the top of a wall, her energy and focus on sustaining them. Sometimes they're a school of fish swirling around, sometimes they're a more direct message written low in the sky: Looking for Ebisu, information appreciated. -Ginia

[III. April 16th - Far Shore, before the second change]
Whether this is a temporary or a permanent change remains to be seen, but with newfound illusion powers, it'd be remiss not to get some practice in. Also uncertain what her powers might have on the rest of her temple, Ginia puts some space between herself and her coworkers. Find her wandering around the districts of the Far shore, accompanied by a menagerie of exotic animals following her on the ground and in the air. Is that a school of colorful fish swimming through the air around her? Sure is.

[IV. April 16th - Library, after the second change]
Oh.

Ginia winces as the deep boom echoes through her ears. The illusions surrounding her vanish and she's suddenly aware of three problems.

First, several feet shorter, her clothes no longer fit. The top is workable, but the pant legs are laughably long. Even hiking them up and adjusting her belt, they're a tripping hazard. Second, it didn't seem that hot earlier, but now the sun feels painfully searing on her skin and there's the immediate need to get to shade. Third, those are some incredibly sharp fangs in her mouth.

(It's not hard to figure out what she is. It's not hard to figure out who she needs to check on, but how to do so without tipping him off?)

The library is close by, it's a good place as any to hide out at. To anyone there, don't mind the kid looking like she's playing dress up in her parent's suit, looking very serious as she texts furiously on her phone.

[V. April 16th and 17th, library]
The library is a good place to hide at. It's quiet, it's safe from the sun, and there aren't too many people. But every sound is too loud, everything seems a bit too sharp or focused. Ginia's nose twitches whenever she smells someone nearby, the urge for blood gnawing at her stomach. At least she has new clothes, having arranged for a change of kid-sized clothes.

She sits at a table with a piece of paper with a rectangle cut out. There's a book open nearby with some diagrams and faint writing, but her focus is on the paper. Fingers in the halberd position, she traces her finger around a cut-out rectangle, signing a borderline into place once she finishes drawing around the shape. A borderline fills the rectangle, but the paper tears. Ginia frowns, face scrunching in annoyance.

[Wildcard!]
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Edited 2019-03-03 02:44 (UTC)

Ebisu isn't the only one avoiding everyone else at the temple. Should a shinki know what they looked like in youth? Would it be dangerous for someone to see her and begin to wonder what they looked like when they were younger? Ginia is not willing to find out if her appearance could trigger a fall in someone. That, and her heightened senses and gnawing hunger for blood makes being around people a little hard to handle.

The library is nice. It's quiet and cozy. She can avoid windows and work from her laptop. It's a good chance to look more into the borderline theory she found a few days ago. It's fine. Everything is fine.

Up until a giant opens up on a bookshelf. Were she capable of screaming, she would have. Instead, Ginia stumbles back as a voice speaks to her, nearly dropping all the books in her arms.

...It's weird, but there's something familiar about the voice. Ginia sets the books down and pulls out her phone, typing up and showing two short sentences.

"It's okay?

Do I know you?"

"I'm not sure." The iris follow her, not seeming to blink. Does it need to? It's hard to say. There are a lot of things he's learning about Add as he goes through the days adjusting to the changes in his body. After a moment, however, there's a small surprised breath. Oh, wait. There's only one person he knows of that uses a phone to communicate like this, isn't there?

"Jitsumi?"

In turn there's only person Ginia can think of that calls her Jitsumi and was also in a void-touched body horror state. She sighs as she nods; a pity the last change didn't right things. Did the last change worsen things? Her lips press together as she types again.

"You aren't only an eyeball now, are you, sir?"

"Oh, no. I'm experimenting with something. Please allow me a moment." Slowly, the eye slides shut, and out of existence. It only takes a moment before a portal spirals into existence out of thin air, and a much taller figure steps through than the child god Ginia is otherwise familiar with. A lot of it is familiar even past the changes of being void touched, they're simply... more mature now.

But perhaps they're more familiar than that to Ginia.

At least Ebisu doesn't seem to be falling apart worse than he was only a couple of days ago, almost seeming put together as he closes the portal behind him with the help of the Dynamos floating about him almost naturally. Without attending constantly to his temple, he's had some hours to spare in experimenting with himself. Frankly, his shinki have even encouraged it, worried as they've all been. He's still chosen to wear the same thing, however: that deep purple kimono with brilliantly glowing pink scales that culminate in the trailing tail of an obi that's behind him. It's all still unearthly and strange, but in a slightly different flavor than when he was accidentally falling through portals.

With his cell phone tucked on the inside of his obi from the front, his hands are free to be loosely tucked in his sleeves, and he looks over Ginia. "So, it's like this now, is it?"

That's a relief. Ginia takes a small step back as the eye closes and the portal opens, looking up. She's not used to being so short and despite the overall circumstances, the height reversal is amusing. Even beyond the void-touched parts, he's familiar. Not because she's seen pictures or video of him from her coworkers, but she swears she's seen and heard him like this before.

Well, not all of this. He's certainly more stable. That's a relief to see. The kimono is also just as impressive, an exotic look that still seems entirely him. She smiles and whistles lightly. Maybe after all this, Terumi and Natsumi can pull a similar look together.

"So it seems." She changes back to audio now that he's here, taking another step back to look up at him. Her nose twitches a little, but not because she can smell blood. She can't smell much of anything actually.

"I can't say I like being short, but I guess I was this short at some point." Ginia rocks nervously on her feet, knowing how dangerous it is for a shinki to talk about themselves, to assume anything. "I'll stay away from the others until I'm back to normal.

"I understand." They're both here for similar reasons, after all. Him, because of how unknown his own existence is... and her for what is honestly the same thing. What if they will hurt those closest to them?

But then, that sort of consideration and concern is why he finds Jitsumi to fit into his temple so well.

Instead of borrowing one of the chairs, Ebisu carefully perches himself on the edge of the table. For all that he's fairly certain his clothing is now a part of himself and so there's no real need to worry about it, he still doesn't want to wrinkle the obi unnecessarily. "Then, I shall stay along with you. I have learned enough to be more certain of my current condition." In other words, he won't go disappearing on her with no warning.

"...Ginia?!"

There's an unfamiliar man in his twenties closing in on the little girl. Because who else could it be? Joscelin had found himself suddenly grown up and feeling uncomfortably muted, and then he'd received a sudden, cryptic text from Ginia. Now he sees a little girl where an Amazon should have been and everything clicks into place.

Without the vampire curse, Joscelin looks, well, normal. He's fair skinned but doesn't carry the same deathly pallor as before, cheeks ruddy under their freckles. He's got stubble coming in. And while he isn't exactly tall, he's finally somewhat average height. The clothes he'd borrowed from Hakkai are still too big, however.

The whole sensation is utterly bizarre. Maybe even worse than yesterday, and he'd been a girl then.

He kneels beside the little girl, marveling at the reversal in their sizes, and chuckles wanly.

"Enjoying your second childhood?"

Edited 2019-03-03 04:41 (UTC)

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38 - Power Palette Swap

Ebisu - ota - also known as "add why are you so tldr"

Honey, we broke the Far Shore - Judar, Iskandar, Waver

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