Video | un: zobrien | Backdated to 12/1

[flying_fish]

[For those of you who know the fishman behind the username...this person is certainly not a fishman showing up on screen. He may as well be a male model doing a photoshoot on the beach with the way he slicks back his dark, wet hair while going shirtless underneath that open jacket. (No, there's no real sparkles, you're just imagining things.) Some things are the same such as his hard-earned muscles and the weird black lines that run down his chest.

The human is undoubtedly Zed when he finally opens his mouth:]

If any of you were curious, the Potion of Pining can indeed transform you into a different species. Not unlike the moonblessings, but it's a more complete transformation.

[He pauses to rub a hand against his neck while taking a deep breath, almost as if he hasn't had fresh air in a long time.]

I would say that switching primary organs for respiration was the most difficult part, but adjusting comes fairly quick. [What a blessing to not immediately suffocate. And after a blink--]

Eyelashes are...weird. [He clears his throat, feeling a bit silly, and turns off the feed.]

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[sweetsleuth]

Out of everything that makes humans weird, eyelashes are the thing you're going to mention?

[Also, excuse?? Where did the attractive fish man go?? He wants a refund.]

[flying_fish]

Yes. [Those are Questionable tastes, Ranpo. At least he's still got abs for days.]

Blinking in general too. It comes more frequently, and the fact that you lose complete sight is disturbing.

[THAT SHIT IS WEIRD when you can't normally close your eyes all the way. Zed even tries to purposely keep his eyes open, ending up with him squinting awkwardly and then blinking anyways.]

[sweetsleuth]

How slow are you blinking...? [He doesn't get ur weird wish anatomy okay.]

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[zunge]

Who the hell came up with a name like 'Potion of Pining'? It sounds dumb.

What all can it do?

[flying_fish]

What I assume would be average when I'm not trying to stop it. [Just from the looks of it when he's not practically having a staring contest, it's fine.]

Given how many times a human blinks in a minute, those milliseconds add up! [Huff puff. He hopes he'll eventually get used to it...Zed sighs.]

Well, for better or worse, this will only last for eight hours.

[flying_fish]

That would be a question for Lumi at the Ware Wolf Shop.

Its intended purpose is to give you confidence to charm someone, supposedly. The transformation is a side effect.

[sweetsleuth]

Ah, well at least there's that! You look better normally, anyway!

[...well, that and it's making it way too obvious that he's basically the fish version of Kunikida and he doesn't know how to feel about that.]

So, any plans for what you want to do while you're human until then?

[flying_fish]

...You have strange tastes. [IT HAD TO BE SAID. Zed's also not quite sure if he's being teased or not. He'd take the Kunikida comparison as a compliment though. As for the question--]

I was skeptical it would work, so I don't actually have plans. [If he were to think on it though--] I assume eating would be an interesting experience since olfactory processing is different now.

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[sweetsleuth]

I have great taste. You just have poor self-esteem.

[Ranpo you can't just call a guy out like that???]

[sweetsleuth]

But say, there's an idea! Need someone to come along for a lunch date? I'm free today!

[Right after insulting him smh]

[zunge]

Ah. That guy.

The side effect sounds way more interesting and useful than the 'confidence' effect.

[flying_fish]

[WOW THAT'S NOT ENDEARING AT ALL. Calling him out on his bullshit, how dare. And thanks to having a human face, it's incredibly obvious that Zed looks and feels annoyed by that statement. He at least has plenty of self-esteem in his abilities and knowledge instead...!

But whatever, it's not worth it. He sighs again, his expression going back to something neutral.]

Alright, that sounds like a plan. I'm not hungry for anything in particular, but what about you?

[flying_fish]

Are you nonhuman as well?

[zunge]

No.

[sweetsleuth]

[Slowly but surely, Zed will learn that Ranpo's true form is an annoying jackass.]

Hmmm... well, if you wanted to try a bunch of different things, I know a good buffet place in Higher Lunatia? They have all-you-can-eat, too!

[flying_fish]

I see. Most Moonblessed seem to be humans or passing for humans.

Do you think you'd use the potion if you had it?

[zunge]

I'd noticed. The only one I've seen before that wasn't still could take on human form if he wanted.

Yes. It'd be worth experimenting with to see how much one could influence the transformation.

[He's fine with his appearance as it is. There's just a particular aspect that has nothing to do with appearance that he'd change if he could. If this potion can change someone's species to one that uses a whole different respiratory system, it could probably make the changes that interest him.]

[flying_fish]

[Noooooo, he likes his view of him as a cute catboy. Zed perks up a bit--]

As long as the buffet's not mainly fish and it won't empty my wallet...All-you-can-eat sounds nice. [A pause.] Let me head back to my apartment and change first.

[sweetsleuth]

[He's not taking the fishman to a seafood buffet okay there's just something Wrong about that.]

Don't worry, they have all kinds of things! I'll send you the address, and we can just meet there!

[It's definitely located in one of the nicer areas of Lunatia, but it's not so fancy that it'll be out of their price range.]

[But hm. When Zed arrives, he'll see Ranpo waiting for him outside. And despite it still being a good week away from Cordis, he has a pair of cat hears on top of his head.]

[flying_fish]

[Zed's not usually one to pry, but he has to ask:]

What kind of transformation would you be aiming for?

[zunge]

Why do you ask?

[flying_fish]

Curiosity. You don't need to give me an answer. But usually when someone experiments with control in mind, they're aiming for something.

[zunge]

The only specific change in mind is private.

In general, I guess the limits of one's control over it. Whether it stays the same the whole eight hours of effect.

[flying_fish]

[Congratulations, Ranpo, you are a better person than his partner back in HL.

To be honest, Zed's wardrobe is practically bare since he's almost permanently stuck with his special top and gear, so he ends up arriving in a button-up underneath the jacket from earlier and slacks. This is as fancy as he can get, and it's mainly because it is a nicer place that they're going to. Because lunch date is just a friendly gathering. Heads have been turning his way during his travel, but he's at least glad it's not because he's nonhuman.]

I see you've also been to the Ware Wolf Shop. [Zed smiles at Ranpo when he arrives, and he goes the extra step to touch one of those ears before petting his hair in a teasing way. Payback!]

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[handydandynotebook]

[OH NO HE’S HOT...!! Not that Zed isn’t hot as a fishman too, but Kunikida totally wasn’t expecting this, and he certainly approves of both forms.]

I had no idea such a thing existed. How are you adjusting to...everything else?

[Having weird human skin and dangly bits and all that.]