∞ 59: Crimson guise [voice]

[chikaidestroyer]

...Sheesh. I don't need all this yelling when I'm trying to catch a nap.

Look, it's obvious that there's an experiment going on. Just deal with it. It'll be over with in a week.

If it really matters, it's also obvious that people are turning into things that they despise.


[action]

[In house 42, there's a teenager lying on the couch. Bored. And probably trying to take a nap again.]

Comments

[Action]

[wise_maiden]

W-what? Why not?

[Action]

[chikaidestroyer]

Because it's a bathtub, Professor. [He gives her that look while still carrying her.]

[Action]

[wise_maiden]

[Nope, not seeing the problem here.]

[Action]

[chikaidestroyer]

In a bathroom you happen to share.

[Action]

[wise_maiden]

... oh.

W-well. Couldn't we work something out? It's... it's only a week...

[Action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[He doesn't really want to find out if the bathroom will have a fishy smell with Raine in it... He slowly heads towards the bathtub to deposit Raine for now--]

[Action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[--only to collapse under her weight as he abruptly loses more than half a foot in height.]

[Action]

[wise_maiden]

[... Well. That was startling. She can't help but be relieved that she didn't end up completely on the floor.]

-- Are you... all right?

[Action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[He groans a little, wings twitching underneath him as he attempts to sit up a little.]

...Yeah...

[Action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[He then collapses right back onto the floor, shutting his eyes.]

[Action]

[wise_maiden]

[Oh come on, she's not that heavy. Well. The tail might be. She twitches a bit.]

Ca -- Albert. Albert wake up.

[Action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[...

...

...

He's snoring.]

[Action]

[wise_maiden]

... [Reaches her arm up to smack at his face, he can't fall asleep on the job now.] Albert.

[Action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[But he never gets to fall asleep on the job ever. ):

He groggily bats at Raine's hand, opening his eyes.]

Huh? ...Oh. Hi, Professor.

[Action]

[wise_maiden]

Are you sure you're all right?

[Action]

[chikaidestroyer]

The experiment would have you believing different, wouldn't it?

[He makes a face, trying to struggle out from under Raine.]

[Action]

[wise_maiden]

That's not an answer.

[She blinks a little as he starts squirming underneath her. Maybe she should try to ... roll off. Or something.]

[Action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[Just don't try to flop, Raine, or you'll break his little spine into many bony parts.]

This is another reason why you can't stay in the bathtub.

[Action]

[wise_maiden]

What does this have to do with the bathtub?

[Action]

[chikaidestroyer]

You can't even drag yourself off of me. How bad is it going to be if you're walking around and transform back into this? I can't carry you back in here.

[Action]

[wise_maiden]

Then I just won't go very far. It's not like we can do anything about this now any--

[She gives a frustrated half-flop, though is taken off guard when her body returns to it's normal state]

--...way.

[Action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[...

...

...

...Well.]

That's something you don't see every day.

[Action]

[wise_maiden]

[Form switching is so... disorienting.]

... I suppose that solves that problem.

[Action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[He sighs, rubbing the back of his neck contemplatively.]

It's only going to happen again, you realize. So we need to come up with a solution. [But I'm lazy.]

[Action]

[wise_maiden]

There aren't that many options to work with.