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[tomodachi]

[action; locked to house 48]

[So, after the first week of mostly normalcy for him, save for the occasional random teleporting (much to Crow's enjoyment for spooking some people, but being annoying whenever he tried to talk to some of his friends), the second week starts with a very, very different change. It's immediately noticeable the moment he wakes up, and not in the way he normally does. It doesn't feel like a computer booting up, it feels like how a normal person would wake up. Not only that, for some reason, he feels weird, as if someone flipped a switch. Now he can actually feel things, like the texture of the bed or how squishy his cheek is, but why would that--

--And then he notices from looking in a mirror that has Seto's reflection instead of his own, so yeah, enjoy what sounds like "Seto" loudly swearing and waking you up early in the morning, everyone in House 48.]

What the hell is this!?

[action; open to all on any day of the second week!]

[Later, once the chaos at House 48 dies down, you'll likely find "Seto" wandering around being...well, definitely weirder than usual. At first there's a lot of scowling going on or being rather rude. Crow is still not entirely sure what the hell is going on here and why he's stuck in his best friend's body, but eventually he'll start to get over it and can probably be found bothering people like how he normally does, or trying to play around like usual...trying being the key word there, because Crow might be severely underestimating Seto's body being able to do stuff like cartwheels and shit like he can.

Of course, there's also the real Seto, who is now in Crow's body and is probably very un-Crow like as well. Like Crow, who is trying to get used to what its like being in a human body, now Seto is in Crow's body and having to contend with everything that comes with being in a robot body, so...yep. Definitely nothing awkward happening here right now. Have fun running into either of them, or both at the same time.

ooc: Replies from Crow will come from presumablyalive, and possible replies from Seto will come from solesoul! Just let us know whether you want both in the same thread or separate threads with either of them.]

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[presumablyalive]

Yeah, I'll stay out here for now.

[..."For now" will probably translate to "he'll be there in about five minutes", because that's when Crow will have wandered back inside, having grown bored. ^^;;]

[foundafamily]

Whatever suits you.

[Smiling, Firo steps back inside--Let's just say he quickly checks on Seto to put his mind at ease--and starts cooking. He'll still be getting everything ready when Crow decides to come in.]

[presumablyalive]

[Hey, you know what else is kind of new with being a human now? A sense of smell that's very different from when he was a robot. So when he wanders back inside, at first, he leaves Firo be as he pokes at some stuff inside the dining room and in the kitchen behind him. But after a while he can't help but look around a little, talking to himself.]

Where is that coming from...? [But it's not a bad smell, it's the smell of food and stuff in the kitchen, isn't it? But then he seems to ignore it for now as he turns his attention to Firo again.]

Hey, are you close to being done yet? [Crow come on he only just started like five minutes ago, have some patience for goodness sakes...]

[foundafamily]

[Ordinarily, Firo wouldn't have the patience to take Crow's question gracefully, but he's in a good mood right now. He just chuckles and leans back against the counter.]

Calm down. It takes time to make anything.

[He stirs the pot on the stove, thinking back to what Crow said just a moment ago.]

What's what comin' from?

[presumablyalive]

[Crow doesn't respond right away, instead he drifts towards where Firo's cooking, trying to take a look.]

...It's coming from here, I think. [Can you guess what he's talking about yet?]

[foundafamily]

What is?

[His eyes follow Crow as he moves around the kitchen and, finally, realization dawns.]

You smell the food?

[The tomato sauce does have a pretty strong smell.]

[presumablyalive]

Is that what it is? [...huh.] I never noticed stuff like that before now.

[Which probably explains why he normally dresses like a guy who hasn't seen a laundromat in years otherwise he'd notice that he needs to wash his clothes more often to prevent smelly clothes and not when Seto suggests that they should. ^^;;]

[foundafamily]

[Yeah, he's noticed your complete disregard for you smell, bro. He nods slowly.]

Yeah, I guess that'd make sense...

[He pauses, checking the pots on the stove again as he considers the question he wants to ask. It might be stepping on a mine field, but he's curious.]

So you really couldn't smell or feel anything? Ever?

[presumablyalive]

Not really. I mean, I could always sort of tell if someone was touching me or grabbing my arm or something like that, but otherwise it didn't really feel...well, like this.

[He spreads his hands out a little from where they are currently situated on the counter, indicating that now he can feel textures of stuff, like how soft or smooth something is, or how sharp or unpleasant it might be, when normally he would just touch something without a care in the world otherwise.]

[foundafamily]

The people who, uh... They didn't make you so you could feel that?

[He winces, realizing that's an invasive question.]

You don't hafta answer if you don't wanna.

[presumablyalive]

[Yeah, that gets a slight glare from Crow--which, with Seto's face, might be a little unnatural, but it's there nonetheless.]

Good, 'cause I wasn't planning on answering such a stupid question anyway. [Even he still doesn't know that much about how that body of his was supposedly intended to work--all the people who would know are dead, and his own memories were wiped, so he doesn't remember much of anything from before everyone died.]

[foundafamily]

It wasn't--!

[He's immediately defensive, but realizes that, yeah, he is in the wrong here. Trying to suppress a frown, he turns back to the stove and pretends to be busy.]

Sorry.

It's almost ready.

[presumablyalive]

...It is? [Peering around Firo to try to get a better look--his annoyance appears to be temporarily pushed away to the side.]

How much longer do we gotta wait?

[foundafamily]

[He moves to the side to let Crow get a better look.]

Careful, it's hot.

Just another minute. We need to let the noodles get soft all the way through.

[presumablyalive]

Why? Do they...uh, "taste" better that way or something?

['Cause it's not like Crow would know otherwise...]

[foundafamily]

Yeah. Easier to eat, too--if they're still hard they won't bend around a fork.

[He gives the sauce one last stir and turns off the burner. He holds up a spoonful to Crow.]

Wanna taste?

[presumablyalive]

[Crow eyes the spoon a little dubiously--only natural really, since he's never tried actually eating anything before.]

And you're sure that it's not gonna be bad, right?

[foundafamily]

[He runs a hand through his hair.]

I told you, that depends on you! But most people don't have a problem with this, so you should be fine.

[He moves the spoon a little closer.]

Go on.

[presumablyalive]

[Crow is still skeptical, but--]

Fine, I will! [And thus, he chomps down on the spoon.

And then just...stands there for a moment, chewing the noodles a little and for the first time actually getting an idea of what Firo meant about "tasting" something. He's not really sure what to think of it--it's different though, that's for sure...]

[foundafamily]

[Firo watches expectantly, waiting for Crow to give an opinion.

...But he's never had much patience, so he only waits for a few seconds before he decides to just ask.]

So? Whaddaya think?

[presumablyalive]

[Crow says...something.

It's hard to tell what it was because he mumbled it through a mouth of food. Evidently, it hasn't occurred to him to swallow said food that he's eating yet. ^^;;]

[foundafamily]

Uh... Crow?

[Firo's about to ask him to repeat what he just said, but he realizes he might need to provide a little instruction first.]

Chew and swallow, pal.

[presumablyalive]

[Crow gives him a slightly annoyed look, but otherwise he complies, thankfully not choking or something in doing so. After a small pause, he nods to himself.]

...It's weird, but...it's another good kind of weird, I think. [Is he gonna be able to eat more of it when it's ready.]

[foundafamily]

Really? Great!

[It means a lot to hear that from Crow.

With everything done cooking, he hands Crow a plate.]

Take however much you want, okay?

[presumablyalive]

[Well, it's probably a good thing that your food is the first thing he's tried--he has nothing to try to compare it to yet, otherwise he might have been rude and said that something else was better or whatever. But instead, he takes the plate offered to him to sit and eat with.

...Of course, he lacks grace, eating like a starving man, and his knowledge of table manners is likely debateable, but otherwise it must be pretty good since he's eating it without complaint.]