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...

Comments

[puzzlers]

[ yugi takes a step back to look at where it was climbing just a moment ago, but then kaiba is diving for something under a bench. how did it get over there that fast? he frowns and quickly hurries over, grabbing kaiba by the arm and lifting him up and tucking him under as he gives chase. it's fast. ]

I'm not sure. Magic didn't seem to do anything to it last time, though that was offensive spells. Maybe we can create a cage or a trap for it. You're the Modification wizard, so [ he skids to a stop. ] the bench, go for it, Kaiba.

[blue_ice]

[ This is humiliating. All right, all right, Yugi, you've made your point. Kaiba huffs, but he rubs his hands together regardless. ]

I'm on it. Stay down!

[ The bars come down fast and he holds his breath. He's really hoping it doesn't have some weird gelatinous magic to get out of this. Maybe if he hurriedly reinforces the bars, changing them to iron----ugh. There. ]

[puzzlers]

[ he's thankful that kaiba's quick, the bars closing around the creature and securing it in place. it looks like it's going to try to bolt, but he reinforces it to keep it in place. ]

Nice job, Kaiba! Now... what should we do with it...

[blue_ice]

[ He shifts under Yugi's arm to look up at him. ]

Aren't we going to take it to the professors?

...and you can put me down now.

[puzzlers]

[ oh, oops, he'd forgotten he'd been carrying kaiba. he sets him down and laughs a bit sheepishly. ] Sorry.

Yeah. Good idea.

[blue_ice]

That's better.

[ Kaiba smiles up at him, a little knowing look, and carefully molds the cage floor. He separates it with another spell and lifts it up, peering at the creature inside. ]

This had better be the last I hear from you. You've given him more than enough trouble.

[puzzlers]

It was a lot worse the first time it made its appearance. [ shortly after the students had performed that ritual with him and lena. ] If we have to deal with it at all I'll take it as is. [ although ideally... ] You got it, Kaiba?

[blue_ice]

You're going to make me lug this thing?

[ He makes a face up at Yugi, but he's joking. Mostly. He seems to carry it without too much trouble. ]

All right. We turn it in, it's researched, and we get our bodies back. In a just world it'd be that simple. But...this might be a while.

[ It could be worse, though, Yugi's right. He bumps against him as he walks, thinking on...well. A few things. How they could have fun later. ]

[puzzlers]

Huh, oh, no! I just meant that we have a plan now and we've both got it. [ don't mind him as he takes the cage from kaiba to carry it. ] You're infinitely stronger than I am, so it'd only make sense if I carried it using your body. I could probably carry both you and this thing if need me.

[ he spares kaiba's body a glance, though there's really not much to see with all of these robes in the way. a shame, really. ] What are you thinking about?