004 [action]

[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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Action; house 48

[foundafamily]

[The yell jolts Firo out of sleep. Immediately assuming something must be horribly wrong, he jumps out of bed and hurries to the voice.

While he's glad to not see bloodshed or some droid dragging his little bro away, the fact that nothing looks amiss has his groggy brain confused. Seto would only talk like this if something big happened.]

...Seto? Are... are you okay?

[Oh god, he's so sorry, pal. He never meant for his cursing to rub off on you!]

I wish I could say I was sorry for any of this but I'm not

[presumablyalive]

["Seto" turns to face Firo, eyes wide and a hand in his hair--before Firo walked in, he had been playing with the now fluffy brown head of hair and watching as the reflection did the same, so yeah, he's kind of freaked out for a second.]

Do I look okay to you? [...] ...Wait, that was a stupid question, don't bother answering that.

[hey Crow how about calming down and explaining what the heck the problem is instead of just confusing the poor guy]

I laughed so hard at this; there is no reason to be sorry

[foundafamily]

[This attitude is not the sweet Seto Firo knew. He can't even process the harsh--okay, he's had a lot worse, but never from Seto--words for a moment. But then they sink in.

Clearly hurt, he blinks and just stares at "Seto" before he can speak. Something must be really wrong, right, for the kid to act like this?]

I... Well. You sounded like somethin' bad'd happened. What's wrong?

[presumablyalive]

What's wro--wow nevermind, that question was even dumber.

[CROW--err, "Seto". Yes, Seto, who is just...acting weird as hell right now and not realizing how much he's probably freaking out Firo as a result as he turns his attention back towards the mirror and moves a hand in front of his face, watching the reflection do the same. He pokes the mirror, watching the reflection do that too, now feeling the touch of the glass under his fingers.] What is this...?

[foundafamily]

[What the hell is he doing? Firo can't even tell what that question means to answer it.]

Come on, Seto, you're... you're not actin' like yourself.

[He can't bring himself to say he's worried--not yet--even as desperation enters his tone.]

Just tell me what happened, all right? Whatever it was, I won't be mad.

[As much as he tries not to let it slip in front of the kids, Firo's been told he has a bit of a temper. Maybe that's why Seto's clamming up?]

[presumablyalive]

[...Okay, maybe he is unfairly taking this frustration and confusion out on Firo, even though its not the guy's fault. (...Or so he hopes its not.) He sighs and scrubs a hand through his hair, still kind of amazed at the sensation of touch the action brings.]

Look, I don't know what's going on, alright? I just...woke up looking like Seto for some reason and I don't know why...

[foundafamily]

You... woke up lookin' like Seto?

[His mind slowly fits the pieces together--this isn't Seto. Instantly, he's on alert, his muscles tensing.]

Who the hell are you?

[presumablyalive]

[Ugh] You moron, it's me, Crow. Who else could I be?

...Well, other than Seto, obviously.

[...If it was someone else that had suddenly turned into Seto though, he would be admittedly irritated too because how dare someone pretend to be his best friend. As it is now though, he's just...really confused as to why he is now a human and looks like Seto...]

[Action]

[solesoul]

[Crow isn't the only one to notice the strange wake up. The moment Seto opens his eyes, he feels wide awake, as if he didn't even sleep. He doesn't even feel groggy or feel the need to yawn and just wake up like usual. And he can feel something winding up in him as he boots up from sleep mode. As he sits up, it only gets weirder when he notices he's wearing Crow's... everything.

Gloves, jacket, trinkets, scarf, bird head... and looking into one of the shiny objects lying around his room, he can see Crow's face staring back at him. Touch his much shorter hair and the reflection does the same. He's about to yell himself when Crow beats him to it and he freezes.

...That was his voice.

That was his voice.

He jumps out of bed as quick as he can and the moment he finds Crow, he comes to a stop and just stares for a long moment. He's staring at himself. But if he's in Crow's body then--] ...C...Crow is th-that you?!

[Action] 1/2

[presumablyalive]

[Crow freezes the moment he hears that voice. His own voice.

Slowly, he turns to look, and sees that he's now staring at himself.]

What...what the hell is going on here? [He's seen weird things in this place, but this is definitely somewhere at the height of it and its really freaking him out. He can't help but be very noticeably annoyed as he marches right up to this body snatcher and grabs him by the arm.] Alright, you better start talking right now, who are you and why do you look like me? And where's--

[Action]

[presumablyalive]

[And then he stops, as if now registering what it was that "Crow" had said a moment ago. If Crow is now "Seto", then that means...]

...Seto? Is that you?

[seriously what the heck is happening here]

[Action] i suck so hard

[solesoul]

[Seto flinches when Crow grabs his arm, a little surprised to see his best friend so angry (since he's never seen him like this before) but more surprised at the sudden grab. He's still on edge from his own wake up and all.

But he waves his hands a little to try and calm his best friend down and nods frantically when he finally realizes who he is.]

Y-Yes it's me! [He grabs Crow's--well--his own hand gently to try and reassure him, though what he notices is that it feels strange. Even the movement of curling his fingers around his hand feels different. He can't quite place his finger on how it does but he tries to not let himself get caught up in his thoughts. For now at least.] What... happened to us?

[Action] no you don't darling you're amazing

[presumablyalive]

How should I know? I just woke up looking like this--like you...

[And now Seto looks like him, but it's not just appearances that have changed here, now Crow is human and he's not sure how to make sense of it. It's like flipping several switches at once, because now he has a sense of taste and smell and touch, things that were numb or almost nonexistent to him previously.

But now, he loosens his grip slightly, not clinging quite as hard as he forces himself to...to breathe. Yeah, that's what humans are supposed to do, right?] Okay, so...you're me, and I'm you. What now? Got any ideas of how to fix this or do we just have to wait for something to happen like some of the other weird stuff from before.

[Like when you were a kid and we were...actually let's not talk about that incident, pretend we didn't mention it.]

[Action] i will try my damnedest to be for you my love

[solesoul]

[Seto looks over his friend's face--or his face, still holding onto his hand to comfort him and calm him down. Though in the back of his mind, he realizes something. That even though he has the glove on his hand, he can't feel the warmth of his skin seeping through. It's only been a brief moment since he's held his hand, but Seto's quicker to notice things like this. He focuses on it, he looks for it, even here when he's been here for so long.

And it unsettles him a little deep down somewhere--somewhere?--to not be able to feel that warmth that he's always craved and cherished. And if Crow is him now--doesn't this mean he's human? Shouldn't he be warm?

Though again, he pushes back his thoughts for now and tries to think of an answer.]

I'm not... really sure. I-I think it might be an experiment [At least that's the only answer that makes sense for a situation like this. And as far as Seto can remember, this has happened to other people before... ] so we might have to wait until it's over to get back to normal.

[He watches Crow try to breathe and frowns, asking worriedly] Are you okay?

[Action]

[presumablyalive]

I...I dunno man, it's really weird. [He holds up a hand in front of his face, wiggling the fingers a little. It doesn't feel like the movement of springs and other metallic parts right now, it's...huh. He's really not sure how to describe it.]

It doesn't feel like how it did before. Is...this what it's like being a human?

[Action]

[solesoul]

[He watches as Crow looks his hand over and has to let out a small smile.

That's right. Seto isn't the only one who must be noticing and feeling all of these changes. It's one thing just being in another person's body but being in a completely different body... All that's different is so obvious to the both of them. So he nods.]

Yeah, it is... it must feel pretty different. [At least now Seto can... have some form of an idea of how different it really is. Because even he can notice the strange way his fingers and body feels when he moves them.] Here, look. [He takes the hand Crow's holding up and holds it with both of his gloved ones. Since he's in Crow's body, his what would be skin can't create body heat, but with the cloth of the gloves and Crow's now real skin, it should create a stronger warmth.

Even though he can't feel it... he wants Crow to. It's important that he does. This is what it feels like to be alive, this warmth is a symbol of it.]

[Action]

[presumablyalive]

[Crow looks down at their hands, a little confused at first, but...the longer Seto holds onto Crow's hands, the more he can actually start to feel some warmth there. It's an unfamiliar sensation, and at first he's not sure what to make of it. But...to think that this is what Seto feels whenever Crow holds onto his hands...]

Yeah, it is different. [...But then Crow smiles.] But it actually feels pretty nice right now.

[Action] Both in the same thread, please!

[lostinmyway]

[Hey you two, have a pretty lady on her way to looking after the Memory Garden. Say hello?]

I apologize for how horrendously slow I was to getting to this tag ;A;

[presumablyalive]

[Crow's still very slowly getting used to being in Seto's body at the moment--though sometimes, he forgets for a second or two that he doesn't look like himself at the moment.

Like right now, when he notices Grune. Seto doesn't seem to have noticed yet, but he will probably soon since Crow is now leaving his side to run up to her, so enjoy having what appears to be Seto approaching you now.]

Hey, Grune! What'cha doing today?

No problem--I'm on slowatus myself, so this actually worked out really well. <3

[lostinmyway]

[My, how enthusiastic Seto is today! It's good to see him so lively and energetic.]

Hello, Seto! I'm going to help out the special garden. What are you going to do today?

[presumablyalive]

Huh? [...Oh, right. He looks like Seto right now.] It's Crow, actually, somehow me and Seto accidentally switched bodies or something. But now I'm, uh, out learning some new stuff about humans and...stuff.

[Wow, how very eloquent of you, Crow.]

/SLIDES IN MAY I INTRUDE

[solesoul]

[And here comes the actual Seto! It's possible he got a little left behind, being distracted and lost in his own thoughts about being in his bff's body and all. It's hard not to think about it when it's so different, every movement and touch is. But luckily he wasn't too far off to not notice his bff suddenly not at his side. So when he finds him with Grune, he runs to catch up]

There you are, Crow! I was wondering where you went. [Rood leaving your bff behind. Then he looks at Grune and smiles more brightly than a normal Crow would] Hey Grune!

ABSOLUTELY! <3 1/2

[lostinmyway]

[Grune smiles back, just as brightly.]

Hello, Crow!

2/2

[lostinmyway]

[...Wait.]

[presumablyalive]

No, see, he's Seto, I'm Crow. ["Seto" points at "Crow", indicating that who you see as Crow is actually Seto, before pointing to himself, indicating that he's actually Crow...confusing, yes.] For some reason I now look like Seto, and he now looks like me, got it?