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[ferriswheelsandfootball]

Who: John Sheppard
Username: un:Pegasus
Warnings: body horror, PTSD


[Once it's clear that everyone else's transformations have fully reversed and that some things weren't going away, John makes this message. ]

So. That sucked.

Did anyone else get a souvenir that wasn't a t-shirt or keychain? [He's not bothering to hide his crab arm, there's no way he could and he's pretty sure everyone that's seen him knows already, he's been having to cut the left sleeve off his shirts because the spiky carapace is too big and tears through the fabric every time he moves.]

There's got to be a reason for this, a pattern, something. Maybe if we figure out what this is we can fix it. [Because there has to be a way to fix this.]

Look, I can't figure out how to do this anonymously or make a poll, so if you don't wanna say what you got, it's no problem. But if you don't mind, maybe we can put our heads together and figure this out.

Comments

[abrightboy]

Do you mean your snappy claw?

[ferriswheelsandfootball]

[Please have the world's longest sigh, Malcolm.]

Yes.

Yes, I mean my snappy claw.

[abrightboy]

…Do you still have it?

[ferriswheelsandfootball]

Yup.

[He makes a face but brings the claw up to the screen. It's big, proportioned in size to his size like it was when he was a crabweasel.]

Hasn't changed back to normal at all.

[abrightboy]

Weird.

[ferriswheelsandfootball]

I know, right? Wreaks havoc on all my jackets.

[abrightboy]

How do you, like… wash. Or… type.

[ferriswheelsandfootball]

[M a L c o L m]

...very carefully?

My other hand is fine, I just type with one hand or use voice.

video; un: johnrobie

[conning]

[Suddenly: he is a lot more okay with what HE got.]

Heightened sensitivity to smells. A few too many sharp teeth. [A pause, and he almost leaves it at that because of his bruised ego, but that doesn't seem fair and it's not like it'll hold up to being seen anyway:] Also lost about seven inches.

video, un: hickey

[friendsfordinner]

[ Annoyingly, Hickey looks perfectly normal. There's something a bit more pointy in his mustache and beard, but that's about it. ]

Hey, crush something with that snappy claw of yours.

[abrightboy]

Well I would advise against making a deal with an Entity to fix it, no matter how hard it is to wipe your bottom.

[ferriswheelsandfootball]

[Buddy]

I know! That'll only make things worse and--

[Buddy]

Your concern is noted.

[ferriswheelsandfootball]

Those aren't too bad, I guess. Sharp teeth would take getting used to but--

[Oh.]

Seriously? I'm sorry, that's gotta be...tough.

[abrightboy]

Does Rodney have animal parts still? Because you might need a not courting Entity favours buddy on hard days.

[ferriswheelsandfootball]

[...hmm. John can't quite figure out if the pointiness had been there before so he shrugs and moves on.]

What?

[...well, okay. John takes an empty beer can and puts it in the claw, and crushes it easily, the pointier ends cutting through the aluminum in parts.]

I should charge money for the show.

[conning]

[He tries to shrug it off with a slight smile.] Hoped it would wear off but—

[Could be worse is not the appropriate response here.]

I’m most irritated by none of my clothes fitting honestly.

NOT private:

[conning]

Malcolm, you can’t just ask someone if a person has animal parts.

Re: NOT private:

[abrightboy]

This whole post is John asking people if they have animal parts.

[conning]

[Neal considers explaining he was making an only slightly sarcastic reference to a movie he enjoyed far more than he should have and decides against it.]

If they want to say. Maybe Rodney doesn’t want everyone to know he has tiny weasel hands still.

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[edalyn]

Yeah, I got an ironic mug.

[She pauses for a beat.]

And a tail, if you must know. [It's not like people won't notice, so she angles the camera to show it curled over her lap. It's grey and covered in fluffy feathers. It might be regular fur when she's not a harpy, but she hasn't checked.]

I can work with it. [It means having to customize some of her clothes… again, but it’s fine. Tails aren’t unusual where she’s from.]

[friendsfordinner]

[ Hickey lets out a sharp laugh before, ]

That's what I'm talking about! If this place is to stick you with something, best they give you a small dose of power.

[ferriswheelsandfootball]

[John thinks about the decisions he's made in his life to come to this exact moment in time where this is happening. Where somehow he's ended up here.

He wonders where he went wrong.

Was it making a left turn at Albuquerque? Was it disturbing the path of a butterfly?

He will never know.]

Change the subject. Now.

[ferriswheelsandfootball]

Same here. I keep expecting to wake up and things to be...y'know.

Normal.

That sucks. I guess this could be an excuse for a shopping spree...

[ferriswheelsandfootball]

[John gently adds Hickey to his mental list of suspicious people. Of course, he too is a suspicious people.]

See, that's what I'm saying? Not that I want a crab arm but y'know, with other things--I'm tired of not having an advantage in a place like this.

[ferriswheelsandfootball]

Those make good emergency birthday gifts for office acquaintances, too.

Tail, got it. It looks pretty cool, to be honest.

[He's actively keeping a list of what people got at this point.]