The Bodyswap Post
One: Nothing Wrong With Me
In the blink of an eye, disaster strikes: disaster, in the form of a chaotic misassociation of minds and bodies. Everyone immediately blames Headmaster Birony. But for once, zaniness isn't her fault; a faulty spell has collapsed and sprawled across the campus like so much mayonnaise falling from an ice cream scoop, infused with powerful chaotic energies that make it so difficult to counteract.
And so here you are: trapped in a body that is not yours.
Something's Got To Give
At the same time, the multicolored, feathered, amorphous blob monster has emerged without warning, lurching from its attenuated connections with the two innocent students who were used for its summonings into the light of day once more. As they promised, the faculty immediately springs into action, capturing the beast in an immense and convoluted magical cage, which it promptly squirts out of because it is now the size of a cantaloupe.
In this form, the creature has no power beyond annoyance, and the staff are pretty distracted at the moment (Professor King, for example, is currently a frog), so catching it is low priority. Students are advised to be cautious around it, as it has a tendency to gnaw on things like homework, legs, buildings, and complicated spellwork. On the other hand, wouldn't catching it be worth some renown and recognition -- especially if you managed it in a body not your own?
Push Me Again, This Is The End
Perhaps shockingly, the Sundered aren't the only people affected by this mess of Modification. Students by the dozen find themselves in the wrong bodies, and that means the Magicademy is chaos. Cat familiars given human form raid the newly-reopened Great Hall, stealing every piece of food they can and knocking down every glass, book, or valuable item left on a horizontal surface above ground height. Unscrupulous souls take advantage of the anonymity in new forms to steal, bully, swipe, or even just catch a glimpse of attractive students of their desired gender at inopportune moments. Others are taking respect of their new bodies so far that they, well, kind of smell thanks to their unwillingness to bathe. Though classes continue as normal, attendance is a nightmare. In short, chaos rules the Magicademy, and spills over uncomfortably often into those doing their best to muddle through...
LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR! LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR! LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR!
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We just wanted to put that in a heading.
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[With the spell complete, there's a big puff of pink smoke, and a little bit of a quake underneath their feet. Webby steps back, then looks down at her hands... her human hands!]
Hey, it worked! Awesome! This was such a good idea, Yuugi, we've got to tell everyone we...
[She trails off as she notices two things.
One, this isn't her voice.
Two, why is she looking down at HERSELF?]
... Uh-oh.
BODYSWAP ENCOUNTER - JORRY
[Well. This is not good. Webby is now inside her snake familiar, Jorry! She's not sure how to communicate in this body and warn everyone what's happening! She does feels some measure of responsibility, after all. Eventually, she came up with a master plan - drawing with her tail! After dragging the crayons from her room, she's now in a hallway, trying to write out what happened and who to be mad at.
... At least that WAS the idea, but drawing with her tail actually got a lot of fun and she got completely distracted. Now she's just straight up doodling flowers and rainbows and bloody skulls.
ALTERNATIVELY - you can find Jorry!Webby, who is outside, sitting on the grass, and... eating bugs. Silently, but cheerfully. Ew.]
BODYSWAP ENCOUNTER - LENA
[Ahhh, so this is what it's like to be tall and beautiful! Webby must treasure this moment... wait, no, she's got a better idea. Lena could always use more friends and more confidence - let's use this opportunity to make Lena into a hero! She tracks down the blob beast, and zaps a few spells at it. It seems to be frozen solid!
(it will break out in a minute)
Thus, 'Lena' begins to proudly exclaim-]
Have no fear, fellow students! I, Lena, have taken down the wretched beast, using my cunning wit and brilliant mind! Let it be known I am accepting any and all offers of friendship!
[... wait, that didn't sound very Lena-like. She pauses, then crosses her arms and flips her hair.]
Or, like, y'know, whatever.
BODYSWAP ENCOUNTER - LOUIE
[See, she thought having the blood of the McDucks flowing through her veins would give her a real thrill. And, it did, in a way...
... as she's being hounded/chased by allllll the people Louie's managed to rip off/cheat/exploit/what have you. She suddenly ZOOMS into whatever room you were in, slamming the door behind her.]
WHY IS HE SUCH AN AWFUL PERSON?! ... I mean hi, everything's fine, and I'm so very Louie.
BODYSWAP ENCOUNTER - YOU???
[The above encounters are you running into Webby as others - this is straight up seeing your own body with Webby's mind. Make your own prompt! and yell at her 'cause she kinda deserves it.]
Jorry
As Louie - in Cash's body - is scampering around in a desperate attempt to find Professor King, who doesn't seem to be anywhere, he passes by Webby and has to stop and stare. She looks plenty happy about it, but she's eating bugs. That's... Weird, even for Webby.
He knows he can't understand her, but the impulse to talk and ask what she's doing - or if she's even Webby - is still there. So Webby, or in this case, Jorry, will see a rat run up to them and start squeaking with a puzzled expression.]
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She says nothing - as the vessel inside of her isn't used to words - but her tongue flickers in and out. Like a snake's would.
She then gets up on her legs, and makes a dive-bomb for him!
RUN, BITCH, RUUUUN!]
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Oh god, he's going to die today, isn't he?]
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Sssss!
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It appears that Webby Body was tripped by Jorry Body! Webby-in-Jorry shakes her tail, admonishing him.
Bad Jorry, bad!]
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He's not sure if she'll be able to understand him - they're both animals right now, but two very different kinds, after all. But there's only one way to find out...]
Webs?
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'Hi Louie! Sorry that Jorry gave you trouble. You okay?'
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I'm, um... sorry for a lot of things right now.
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[Oh, god, that's not the question he should be asking, is it?]
Webby, what did you do?
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Webby, what the heck happened?
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[And... it happened. Kinda.]
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You guys seriously didn't see how wrong that could go?
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[Clearly.]
We didn't think it'd affect everyone else! And we don't know how to make it stop.
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What.
It's surreal, and it takes him a moment to snap out of staring, but at least he's not the only one looking ruffled.
"Uhoh is right. I think we might have... messed this up..."
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She sees no reason to panic... yet.
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He didn't think he could get much shorter, but here we are! He lifts his feet up to get a better look and then, like her, is going to touch her hair. It's so normal! At least compared to his own. And despite his crazy hairstyle his hair is actually pretty soft! But it's obvious that it takes some extra effort to get it looking like that.
"But this is still pretty neat. I wonder if I'd be good at that obstacle course now." Chuckles.
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Without any further warning, she suddenly scoops up Yuugi into her arms, laughing. "Wow! I really am light!"
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"Or maybe I'm just really strong." Yugi laughs again, because he's half kidding. He's been working on getting stronger!
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"Boy, I love being a human and having skin, it's the best!"