[OTA] Your Gamer Has Evolved!

[waitingforplayer2]

Who: Chiaki & YOU
What: A change of pace
Where: Carnival grounds
When: D34
Warnings: N/A

A: Closed to Yuugi

With all her friends back at home, Chiaki didn't figure that there would be much reason for her to go back into the Matrix. They'd already spent a week there, anyway; surely they would be moving on by now.

She didn't expect the Matrix to have another surprise in store for her, and so soon. So it was with some alarm that, after waking disorientedly from the couch where she'd accidentally spent the night and blearily slipping off it, she flumped immediately over onto the ground, her new legs not quite supporting her the way she expected them to.

B: OTA

Chiaki's moving slower than usual around the Carnival Grounds today. Turns out that rabbit legs aren't the easiest for walking, so on her way to breakfast she can be found slowly placing one huge furry foot in front of the other, waving her arms madly to keep her balance.

Find her at any other time in the day and she's moving... differently. Running - about three steps, and then falling flat on her face. Leaping - and stumbling when she reaches the end. Hopping - and this seems to go quite a bit better, even if it looks a bit sillier. By the end of the day, Chiaki's bouncy walk has fully adapted into a more natural two-legged hop.

C: Closed to Mitsuki & Tamaki

A little thing like transformation isn't going to stop Chiaki from a promised engagement, so as night falls she's hopping over to the idols' trailer and knocking on their door, a few scribbled-on pieces of paper under one arm and a pair of scissors in her other hand. If the Carnival has no board games, she'll just have to make her own.

Comments

B

[insidescoop]

...Ah?

[Something seems...Different today. She can't quite put her foot on it however. Literally-she does prefer hovering around after all, and now her movements seem to leave a sort of pixel trail, which is kind of cool. All that aside however...

Three steps, flop, three steps, flop...] ...Are you okay?

[n o]

[waitingforplayer2]

[ Oof. Chiaki lands on her face again, and it's from this position that she flops around onto her back to look at the hovering tailor. ]

Oh, hey Carly-san. [ She lifts her huge furry feet and wiggles them for Carly to see; they're obviously attached to two powerful but small rabbit legs. ] I changed again.

[insidescoop]

H-Hi..! [The most awkward of greetings. Carly frowns quite worriedly as the other gets back up, staring at the legs.] Mnnh...those are...

...Rabbit legs? [There is a pause.] Can rabbits even do anything but hop really fast though?!

[waitingforplayer2]

Uh... [ She looks down at her legs. They're big and furry and definitely rabbit legs. ]

I'm... kind of trying to find that out.

C; just starting things off

[puddingemote]

The probably with being six feet tall was that Tamaki barely fit in his bunk. Now that he's seven feet tall, he definitely doesn't.

He's curled up as much as he can be on the bunk, with one leg draped over the side, when Chiaki knocks on the door. It takes him a minute to uncurl and get off the bunk, landing on the floor with a thump that shakes the trailer a little.

He goes to the door, opening it just a little first to see who's outside (he's still nervous, after what happened). But when he sees Chiaki, he opens the door all the way, smiling.

"Chia-chan's here!" he says over his shoulder at Mitsuki, before looking back at his friend. "Chia-chan, you... uh..." He blinks, suddenly distracted. "You have bunny feet."

once more in the right place orz

[otokogi]

If you want something to do with all that extra height, Tamaki, Mitsuki's recently started to notice he's losing some. He's in denial, though; he can't possibly be getting shorter. No world, not their home one, not the world of the carnival, not the ones they visit, no world can be that cruel. Can it?

He's relieved that Tamaki's willing to get the door, though. Mitsuki's just taking cookies out of the oven. Shortbread, shaped like king pudding, pure unadulterated Tamaki comfort food. If he knew how to make the pudding itself, Mitsuki would have, but hopefully these will be a good alternative.

He sets the tray on top of the oven then turns around because sorry, what? Mitsuki leans over, looking darkly up at Tamaki. "Tamaki, don't just say that." His tone is gentle because he's still handling his friend with kid gloves after what happened, but you can't just declare that about someone's feet.

[waitingforplayer2]

"Hey, well... it's true, isn't it?" Trying to defuse any tension, that's really the best that Chiaki can come up with. "I don't mind. We have to get used to it sometime."

She hesitates on the step, not stepping in because honestly her big feet are incredibly awkward now. She could step up, but she might fall over again and that'd be even more embarrassing than the alternative - which is continuing as she's been moving for the latter part of the day.

Well... she has to get used to it sometime, right?

She gives a little hop up with both her feet into the trailer, making sure to lean back so that she doesn't keep going by mistake and run into both Mitsuki and the hot stove. Then she gives another hop into the middle of the trailer.

"I brought games. I still have to cut them out, though... but something smells really good!"

[puddingemote]

Tamaki huffs at Mitsuki as he closes (and locks) the door behind Chiaki. He thought the nice thing about being away from home is that he wouldn't get constantly scolded.

He nods when Chiaki notes that it's true (see!?), but quickly gets distracted by the new line of conversation.

"Yeah! Mikki's been cooking! He's the best!"

B

[amusicaladventure]

"....Hey. You okay?"

Needless to say, Ash was particularly concerned at this desperate flailing -- and when it didn't STOP after a little while of watching, she figured she needed to come over and see what was up.

[waitingforplayer2]

The wobbling ceases when Ash calls out to her, thanks to the catgirl distracting Chiaki enough to glance over. Of course, the wobbling was also the only thing keeping her up after landing, and the four-foot-tall gamer flops over onto her face.

"'m okay." She mumbles it into the dirt, slowly getting back to her feet and dusting herself off. These legs are going to take some getting used to.

[amusicaladventure]

"That... sure didn't look okay." Ash strode over -- not reaching out to brace the girl, because she was sensitive about physical contact without explicit permission, but halfway to doing so. "You sure you shouldn't be seeing the doctor?"

b

[atouts]

About to fall flat on her face, this time, but only about. Lucky her, she was turning a corner that Childermass himself was about to round and he's automatic reaction is to catch her by an arm before she stumbles face first into the dirt — or himself, for that matter.

Yeah, guess who isn't resting when he should be resting, but let's not pay attention to that. Instead, let's pay attention to...

"Well. I suppose rabbit legs will be useful for any future car dodging."

That.

[waitingforplayer2]

Once she's gotten over the surprise, she leans backwards to balance back onto her feet, waving her free arm for balance until she's righted herself again.

"Or double-jumping... if we have to go back in, anyway." The phones were still hanging just outside the Matrix.

"But they'll be really useful for reaching high places again, I hope!"

[atouts]

Again with the gaming terms, though this one, at least, only draws a curious look and no question.

"I should hope we do not have to," Childermass replies quietly. He's still very disinclined to go back there, thanks. Another look is given to the rabbit legs and this time he does quirk an eyebrow at her. Them being useful, that's an awfully positive outlook. "You aren't bothered by the change?"

B

[pipers_son]

It's right as she's about to go falling right onto her face that there's the sound of wing beats swooping in and a hand suddenly and sharply grabbing the back of her shirt. "Ho there!"

Just your resident friendly stage manager, flying around as is his wont. Well, that, and it's easier to get to places when you're in the air as opposed to on the ground. He's had a year to learn that, and been quick to take advantage of it... Especially when he's been running around like he has been lately.

[waitingforplayer2]

"Ahh! Thank you very much!" She lands firmly on her feet, which are large enough to help her balance relatively well as long as she's standing. "I guess I overshot!"

[pipers_son]

Once he’s sure she won’t lose her balance again, Joker backs up a bit, wings beating as hard as they can before they fold sharply against his back and he lands onto the ground himself. Chuckling, he nods to her. “I can see that. Always trick when ya get a change, huh?”

B

[dorkypantsuit]

Wait a minute. Wait just a minute. Someone else on his team had more feet changes? What the hell was going on here!?

"Chiaki!" Psi calls loudly as she falls on her face, jogging over to make sure she's okay. "Are you alright?"

[waitingforplayer2]

"Mm.... 'm okay..."

She struggles to right herself, legs pinwheeling in the air before one finds purchase in the ground and she braces herself against a nearby tent. "Walking's harder now."

Bees

[destiny_key]

While Sora's only met Chiaki the once, he's pretty sure he doesn't remember her having rabbit legs. He also doesn't remember her falling on her face quite so much.

Either way, it definitely looks like she could use a hand.

"Hey, Chiaki!," he calls, seeing her across the path. "What's up?"

[waitingforplayer2]

She's righting herself as he approaches, dusting her skirt off. There's still a bit of mud on her face from her many falls.

"Oh...! Hey, Sora-kun. I guess I changed again..."

[destiny_key]

"Yeah, I noticed. It looks like you got a little taller."

Bad jokes. Sora's good at them.

"How're you holding up?"

rolls in late with starbucks

[toogoodtoopure]

[Yuugi had somehow managed to turn in the last night and not stay up late, draping a blanket over Chiaki when he got up in the middle of the night rather than disturbing her to go to bed. It felt kinda strange, a little empty, without that extra body there but he remedied that with one of the stuffed animals that he'd won the day he'd joined the Carnival.

His ear twitched on top of his head as the thump of her falling from the couch to the floor happened, rousing him from sleep with a rub of his eye to peer over the stuffed lion, draping himself over it.]

...Chiaki-san?

[waitingforplayer2]

Mm-- mmm?

[ From the floor, she flops onto her side, a bit confused. Her ears twitch, and unconsciously, one of her new furry legs twitches, too.

She's not really awake enough for this. ]

Ohayo, Yuugi-san... [ She blinks down at her legs, the source of her confusion, and flops one large rabbit's foot experimentally. ] Ahh... I changed again?

[toogoodtoopure]

[Rubbing sleep out of his eyes, his ears perk a bit when she says that, blinking blearily before scrambling out of bed once he realizes what's going on. He's a bit more used to his own legs now, having had them for a while, and he's able to cross the floor of the trailer to where she is, crouching down to help her.]

Ah? Looks like you have. They're similar to mine.

[Though it does look like they're curvier. His own paws wriggle as he reaches to touch a toe experimentally, then jerks his hand back and blushes, looking at her.]

Feel that?