The Bodyswap Post

[magicademymods]

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! This is the wildcard option. We just wanted to put that in a heading. Bodies? Bodyswap? Get it? Eh? Eh? Never mind...

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[king_of_egypt]

Bodyswap: As Lady's snake familiar

[Everything about this situation was peculiar, from the dorm room to his vantage point. Plus Atem was fairly certain that he could no longer feel his arms and legs. The absence of cloth against his skin was alarming too. He tried to make sense of things as his forked tongue flicked out....

Since when did he even have a forked tongue?

That's about the point when he realized what must have happened. For some reason he was now a snake, but.. whose snake? and why? Slipping out of his coiled position, he looked for an easy way off the bed debating whether to find a hiding place until this was all over, or hanging around for some of the answers to his questions]

Wildcard

[Got an idea, run with it]

HALLO NOODLE

[couldabeenturbo]

Dewey is used to seeing snakes around, but it's another thing entirely to see one unsupervised. He crouches down and holds out a hand, smiling.

"Hey, there, noodle. You lost?"

[king_of_egypt]

The reaction he received could have been worse- at least this feathered fowl wasn't nearly as leery as maybe he should have been. Given the size of this snake, it wouldn't have been difficult to have made a meal of the other, Dewey was just fortunate that Atem had no plans on doing such a thing. So when the hand was offered, he still wasn't sure what to do with it, slithering albeit awkwardly forward.

So it was unusual to see an unattended snake and one that hadn't quite gotten the hang of how to move.

Once Atem came to a halt, he tilted his head to one side. He wasn't exactly lost, but he also wasn't where he should be but the answer was too complex to convey.

[couldabeenturbo]

"You look like someone put you in a dryer on the spin cycle and you just rolled out, or something." Dewey wobbled that still outstretched hand in the air to indicate that he meant the poor snake was a little uncoordinated. "Did your owner's spell backfire?"

Noodle is so confused rn

[king_of_egypt]

The analogy though not accurate was the best way to describe it. Despite his best efforts to improve, Atem wasn't having the best of luck. Slithering was too dissimilar to walking for the transition to be smooth. For an answer he shook his head in the negative.

Then he scanned the room for another means of communication. They wouldn't get too far without some effort. There was nothing readily available so...... charades would have to do.

He then proceeded to gesture with his tail tip to one of his eyes.

[couldabeenturbo]

"Ooh! Charades! YES, Webby and I kicked tail at this on game night." He pumped a fist, then nodded exuberantly. "You....?"

[king_of_egypt]

That admission gave Atem hope, but he hadn't really thought it through what he intended to 'say'. First he nodded to the answer then for the next word he shook his head in the negative and lashed his tail for emphasis.

[couldabeenturbo]

"You're nooooot.... happy. No wait. Snakes move their tails when they're angry. So, not sad? I don't speak snake all that great but I bet Webby does. I can go get her?

Wildcard

[healingincantation]

[So, it's not bad enough that she switched places with someone so soon after her hair regained its magic... It's someone Rapunzel hasn't met yet, so she's a little nervous. She's trying not to focus on her hair, but it's hard when that's got to be such a big adjustment for the man who she's switched with. Granted, he - Atem, had he said? - had hair that was unique in its own way... But not 70 feet long.]

You have to be really careful! Having all my hair can really throw off your balance.

[king_of_egypt]

[This was a fine way to be introduced to a person.... not awkward in the slightest. Cough. Atem was trying to be as respectful to her form as possible while he was in possession of it which meant, not touching anything, or looking at anything that shouldn't be touched or looked at normally. So- he probably looked like an imbecile with arms bent and held outward from the body, as he looked toward her- well himself? Oh- this was confusing and disorienting. While Rapunzel was concerned about her lengthy locks, he was worried about the Millennium Puzzle she was now wearing. It's powers hadn't manifested here yet, but should they..... well.... he'd rather she not be accidentally drawn into a shadow game.]

I'm... sure it can..... but you know... [It was going to take some adjusting to get used to hearing this voice whenever he was trying to speak] ... that puzzle is awfully heavy, why don't you place it aside for now...? [Once that was diffused he'd go back to worrying about this hair and what the pair of them should do from this point]

[healingincantation]

[Rapunzel didn't think too much of the request - whether it was made out of genuine concern or if Atem had his own secrets to keep, she was happy to oblige, and did so by carefully removing the puzzle's chain over her head.
]

Of course. [She held it out to Atem, and as she did so, smiled despite everything that was going on.] You can relax your arms. It's okay.

[king_of_egypt]

[It was a healthy mix of both, but he breathed more easily when she complied. Accepting the chain of the puzzle he let it dangle there in midair.

[There was still some hesitation on his part to follow her directions. Atem tried and failed not to look nervous. Sure maybe he was being overly cautious but.... slowly he lowered his arms to his sides. It would be fine if they stayed there. Still.. looking a bit rigid in his stance.] So..... uh.... This is .. a new one. [trying to think of anything to say]

[healingincantation]

[Rapunzel laughs awkwardly, nodding.]

Is it? I'm pretty new here, so it's good to know this doesn't happen a lot, at least.