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Who: Hyzenthlay Human!Loss

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What: Hyzenthlay finds herself in a confusing and awkward predicament
When: This evening
Where: The gardens
Rating: PG-13 for nudity

The weather was pleasant, the warm sun on the grass outside, and her burrow cool by comparison. She had eaten her fill - on her own time, something she still did not take for granted - and had nestled down to sleep.

Instead, she awoke to feel grass against her cheek. Her face twitched and crunched against the feeling, and eventually she gave up the pretense of sleep in order to rise and resituate herself. Pushing up from the ground, however, she immediately noticed something was up.

At first, she froze, her heart-rate spiking in confused terror, and a moment later she jolted back and tried to push away from the tangle of limbs and sensations that were decidedly strange.

When that didn't work, she sat and panted, looking in wonder at her changed hands, her fingers, then down at her legs and feet, wiggling her toes.

The cold, disheartening realization sunk in once she was calm enough to process it; she had gone to sleep a rabbit, and woken up man.

"Frith above ...

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It wasn't entirely infrequent, that 5 sought out the cool comfort of the gardens for some peace and quiet. The castle, with all of its residents, could be somewhat imposing at times-- and even when it wasn't, the outdoors always seemed to put him at ease. Tonight was one of those nights, and he wasn't exactly expecting to find anyone else walking around, given the hour. And even if chance had dictated that he run into somebody, he definitely wasn't betting on it being a total stranger.

The tiny doll blinked up at the woman with a level of concern, for she seemed to be in a state of distress. Perhaps her lack of clothing had something to do with that, and though such a thing bothered him considerably less than it might another human, he had no intention of inquiring about it... that wouldn't make for a good introduction at all.

"Hello...? Are you all right? Er, if you've just arrived here, I can show you inside... though I thought most people showed up in the lobby."

It was less the lack of clothing and more the appearance of fingers and toes. She snaps her head to his voice, and startled; she would have notoced his approach much sooner if she'd had her rabbity hearing.

She's relieved when she sees who it is, however, and crouches in the grass to fet closer to him and to the view of the world she's more familiar with.

"Hrair! It's me, Hyzenthlay! I don't knowbwhat happened, I was sleeping in my borrow one mokemt, and waking like this the next!"

Edited 2013-06-05 11:47 (UTC)

"H-Hyzenthlay?!"

He might not have believed it, had he not experienced such a transformation himself in recent weeks past. That the castle can inexplicably change somebody into something completely different, while very disturbed and upsetting, is nevertheless within the scope of 'believable' for him now, and he rushes to the girl's feet to peer up at her with one, wide eye.

"It really is you, isn't it? The castle did this to you, too... it doesn't look like it tends to enjoy giving people a heads' up about this sort of thing, heh..."

She peers down at him, marveling at how small he looks right now. Is that how she looked to men?

"It must. Do you have and suggestions? I feel very strange. I can't hear, I can't smell, like I used to ..."

It was a bit disorienting to 5 too, admittedly; with Hyzenthlay being one of the few at the castle that was roughly the same size as him, to see her towering over him in a completely different body was... strange, to say the least. He puzzles over her question momentarily. Since she's always been an organic creature, the transformation would definitely be different for her than it was for him.

"I'm not sure. You've always had to eat and drink and breathe, right? Those were things I had to learn-- when I was human, I mean-- but I don't think you need help with them. You just kind of have to get used to the changes, you can't really control them... I'm sorry, I know that's not helpful at all..."

He sighs, shaking his head, dejected that he can't offer better advice.

"Just... be careful?"

"I'll ... try. I don't know what elil I'll be up against." She settles back for a moment, hands on her knees. "On the plus side, I don't think I shall be so afraid of cats or dogs if I encounter them like this."

She says this now, but she would still find them as terrifying, regardless.

"I'll help, if there's anything I can do."

He smiles plaintively; he doesn't seem so certain that there's anything he can do for her, but the sentiment is definitely there. At his size, he usually isn't able to aid humans in too many ways, but at least he can be there for Hyzenthlay, as when it comes to being forcibly changed into a human body, he knows just how strange and uncomfortable it can be.

"You should probably come indoors soon, though; it's getting late. Ah, do you have anywhere you can stay? I'd offer, but, um... I don't think it would really work."

She smiles back. Sometimes, it helped just having someone near who understood the trials you were going through.

He does, whoever, offer some sound advice, and she nods. "Right. What sort of burrows do men like? I haven't been much inside." She looks over at the castle with trepidation. It was considerably daunting, even as a human.

"Well... 'burrow' probably isn't a word anyone else would ever use to describe it, since it's a completely different thing. Humans stay in 'rooms', which are open spaces with four walls, usually decorated with furniture and such. It's nice, but you... might not like it? It's nothing like what you're used to."

He hesitantly starts to walk towards the castle, hoping that she'll follow suit. He isn't entirely sure how to explain a lot of these things to Hyzenthlay, really-- but as her friend, he feels like he should at least make an effort.

"I can show you. The castle might actually have a room set out for you, even if you don't ever use it. If it doesn't, though, er... you'll need to ask a friend. One who isn't so small, eheh."

Bunny had been returning back to his own burrow, he paused when he noticed the naked human, sat on the grass looking pretty freaked out. His ears twitched for a moment, unsure, some humans enjoyed doing that sort of thing, they had beaches for it, he wasn't sure if he should interfere. But she looked worried, so he he moved a little closer.

"You okay there?"

"Oh, Bunny! It's awful, it's just awful. I feel like someone's stuffed down in my ears."

She huddles on the ground and looks up at him pathetically. The humans here were nice, she will admit, but that didn't mean she had ever wanted to be one.

It takes him a moment to place her voice, to realise who this is.

"...Hyz? Is that you?"

Goddamnit castle, this isn't funny. He's not a fan of wishing, but he does it when he needs to. So he'll be wishing up a sheet to at least give her some dignity, carefully draping it over her shoulders.

She startles slightly at the sudden appreance of the sheet. She wished on occasion, but always inuntentionally, and usually for food, and in those rare cases she never ate it because it was strange, finding food just as you'd wistfully asked for it, and she didn't trust it.

As he wraps the sheet around her, she takes a corner of it, sniffs it, and then bites it when the scent doesn't catch in the inferior human nose.

"What are you doing?"

Yes, biting is always the answer, he chuckles softly at her response.

"Trust me, humans are weird about their own wandering around starkers," he says. "This'll save you being stared or yelled at."

"Oh? What is there to yell about?" She thinks for a moment. "Is this because they don't have fur? Besides the bit on their heads?"

She experiments with the sheet, half pulling it closer and half tangling in it.

Bunny nods.

"Yeah, I've never really understood it myself. They're just really particular about it. Best not rock the boat with that sort of thing."

[Chell happens to be wandering around the grounds. She'd never noticed where Hyzenthlay's burrow was, but a human huddled on the groun? That she couldn't ignore, so she walked over.]

Hello? Are you all right?

[By now she's haphazardly wrapped in the sheet Bunny gave her, although she's still trying to figure out what to do with it.]

I'm not, really, no. I am better than I was, though.

[Chell recognizes that voice...]

Hyzenthlay?

Yes, it's me. I'm not sure what I'm doing.

[Chell flops down on the grass next to the rabbit turned human.]

Well, right now, it seems you're trapped as a human. If you want, I could try to help you adjust. I'm sorry the castle did this to you.

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oh my god I missed this

no worries, I forgot to replurk it o.o;;

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