[VIDEO, set around the start of Iris] un: producer

[axemeaquestion]

Hey, so, uh--

[Rochelle adjusts the video and her position until the auto-focus finally kicks in. She smiles awkwardly at the camera. Instead of her usual locs, her hair is now made up of literal jellyfish tentacles, glowing soft pink and floating around her face as if permanently underwater.

She gestures to it, looking less than amused despite the smile.]

This's been a thing for... a few months now? Since whatever powers-that-be decided I wasn't Cordis anymore. It's kind of cool. But it's also like a mood ring, if mood rings could zap people around me when I'm in a mood.

And with work some days, that's... half the time, I guess.

[Her smile quirks wryly.]

Anyway. I usually have to wear it up just to get it out of the goddamn way. If I'm in a bad mood on top of it, too, I've got rubber gloves. Point being... does anyone else get weird hair problems with your moonblessing too? How do you deal with that?

[She reaches off camera for a hair tie, then starts pushing her hair back behind her - as much as she can as it floats around.]

I guess this is one of those long-lead-ups-to-a-random-poll type things, but... screw it. I'm bored and procrastinating.

Comments

[goodweather]

[Phil laughs a bit too loudly.]

Werefox, actually, I think. Specifically the grey fox, uh, native to Pennsylvania and a natural predator of the groundhog.

Even with all the fur, I still get to keep this guy on top. [He pats his hair.] So that's something. Wet fur makes for a pretty shitty shower, though. Takes hours to blow-dry.

[axemeaquestion]

Wow. Didn't know Pennsylvania had a werefox problem.

[She snorts at that.]

Oh, trust me. I feel you. Back when I was a Cordis, owl wings were no fun either. Same reasons.

[goodweather]

[He rolls his eyes good-humoredly. He loves his kind of banter.]

Ugh. It's terrible. It's like the universe expects me to go out in public without this stunning physique of mine perfectly groomed. I have to show up on public television, you know. [Or, well. He was.

Dropping the air of faux vanity, he grumbles,] Think you got the shorter end of the stick than I did--at least I already know how to take care of hair. Do you prefer it to the stingers?

[axemeaquestion]

Poor thing.

[She fake-coos, which - honestly, sounds too stupid to NOT laugh at herself over. Finally, she rolls her eyes back, and shakes her head.]

Mmh - stingers are easier, I guess. Annoying as it is, wearing my hair up kind of helps. Couldn't do nearly that much with the wings - besides wear backless stuff.

[goodweather]

I hope that you were at least able to fly with them, if you had to go through all that effort? [He makes little flapping motions with his hands.] I've always wondered what that's like.

[axemeaquestion]

Honestly, I didn't get the chance or nerve to try. Think I'm okay with that, though.

[goodweather]

Fair.

Oh, by the way--I did end up getting a tail. And new pants. Really makes chairs a whole new ordeal, but it's not the worst thing in the world, aside from getting stuff in my fur.

[axemeaquestion]

Oh, shit. Did we predict the future?

[goodweather]

Ha! Yeah, I guess so.

[He sighs deeply, then leans back in his chair.] Uh, just before, you said "back when I was a Cordis." I'm guessing that's another fun surprise-- [he waggles his hands for some sarcastic flair,] --in the magic in this planet? That people can just switch moon alignments. How's that working out for ya?

[axemeaquestion]

Oh, yeah. Whim of whatever powers-that-be decided to change that up. [Ro shrugs as she wraps her hair in a loose bun.] No idea why. But... it's not terrible? I still don't like... changing.

["Mutating," mainly. Reminds her too much of the infection back home.]

But if I HAD to pick, with no option C, I'd still take tentacle hair over wings. I can at least make this shit behave.

sorry for the pause!

[goodweather]

Wish I was as lucky. Don't get me wrong--I don't mean to complain, it still sounds extremely annoying, but it looks like you only get partial transformations. I have to put up with a whole body treatment. The only step further the moon could take is turning me into an actual fox.

[He leans to the side, crossing his arms.]

I've spent hours getting fur out of everything, and it's still showing up on my clothes.

you're fine!

[axemeaquestion]

Technically, everyone's got something annoying here. But you're right. At least I'm not a werefox.

[goodweather]

Could be worse for both of us, I guess. Being a werefox is... annoying in ways I didn't expect, but also not as bad as I thought.

Mostly I dread waking up one day and being trapped in my apartment with no hands. Especially because my metabolism skyrockets during Cordis--spaghetti leftovers aren't gonna cut it, even if I somehow manage to turn on the stove.