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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[blue_ice]

"I've seen them. When they have their minds set, nowhere is safe."

He deadpans, but doesn't seem too bothered by the danger. The response he gets is a strange noise and a rough pat to his cheek. He sputters.

"You see? Vicious monster."

It clucks at him again. He just glares.

[healingincantation]

Rapunzel stifles a giggle, because the boy seems serious, but it's hard to argue with the harmlessness she's witnessing.

So she does what any fairytale princess would do, and carefully crouches down a few feet from the penguin.

"Hello. I'm Rapunzel. Do you need something?"

[blue_ice]

The penguin bows respectfully to her, pats her hand, and then points an accusing flipper at Kaiba.

"What? I didn't cast this spell! I don't want to be in this body any more than you want me to be!"

He sighs. "They're upset because I'm not their owner, even though I look like him. Their owner is probably in my body. I should...go find him."

[healingincantation]

She only just manages to stifle her giggle at the penguin's accusation.

"If you're not their owner, can I ask who you are?" The question is clearly directed at Kaiba, but her attention stays on the penguin.

[blue_ice]

Kaiba sighs. This is so humiliating, but it's best to warn her, isn't it.

"I'm the owner's brother, Seto Kaiba. I...showed you the rules of Fantastic Foils once."

And now he was a cute kid. It couldn't be worse. After a moment, he adds: "Noa's most likely in my body, looking for his penguins."

[healingincantation]

Rapunzel raises her eyebrows in surprise. "Oh! Oh, that's pretty interesting, that you got switched with your brother, of all people. I wonder if that's part of how... Whatever this is works, switching us with people we're very close to?"

She hasn't become too close to anyone here yet, after all, as fond as she is of the friends she's made... So perhaps that's why she hasn't switched yet? Or maybe it's just dumb luck. Anyway.

"But of course I remember you, Seto! It's good to see you again... Sort of see you again."

[blue_ice]

"Sort of, right," he grumbled. An understatement. The penguins concur, giving him a sharp nudge in the back. As far as her guess...

"It's possible, but I've heard of strangers switching too. Someone even ended up as a stray bird. I should, I suppose, be thankful that wasn't me."

[healingincantation]

"Oh, I see! Wait... A bird?" Rapunzel can't help smiling at that. "I mean, yeah, that would probably get difficult pretty quickly, but imagine being able to really fly!"

[blue_ice]

"Better a dragon than a bird," Kaiba scoffed. "I'd love to know what that felt like. To be that strong and elegant..."

And not his 'kid' brother. He sighs, gently bopping one of the penguins who's become a little too insistent about dragging him along.

"I just need this mess to be over."

[healingincantation]

"Either one would be amazing, I think... And I hope it does get fixed soon. It must be stressful. In the meantime, though, I wonder what the best way to deal with the penguins is. You said they're probably looking for your brother, in your body, right?"