so, working on the website wasn't the only thing we did in the past 7 days. we also did a couple of doodles - and then wrote a story to go with them; to try and make the experiences of the last month fit together in a way that made sense to our very sleep deprived brain... and for a justification for how some things might be moving forwards. part 2 will be posted sometime tomorrow
"so", said the āāāāāā
"i know you've been a lot of things", snapping the collar around the new yinglet's neck
"but we've both seen what being zhat zhinged has done for friends", setting the timer to unlock on the 31st
"and i think it'll be good for you", confirming that all overrides should be disabled
"a couple of things to remember since you're more used to transformations that go away at the end of the level", as spindly paws checked over the new body they were attached to
dawn of the first day
738 hours remain
silence.
...
...permeated by a phone alarm.
an arm longer than expected, far overreaching the target before adjusting; jabbing at the touch screen with a far less pronounced claw
checking self in the mirror, a sense of immense disappointment at the return of the original form - a nightshirt that was just a little oversized, rather than a blanket; running fingers over fangs that while still pointy, were no shelltooth.
even more surprise at finding out the loop was not the expected three-day cycle
āāāā appeared in the doorway and dropped their coffee, but managed to catch it before it hit the floor, making rare use of their cat-like reflexes 1
"i... wasn't expecting to see you like this again, so soon." they swooped in to took a closer look at the dragon's eyes.
"...your mind is a month older than your body, that would do it; the lock expiring by itself wouldn't change you back but once time shenanigans are involved... so, what was it this time?"
"the whole majora's mask zh--thing"
"...well, that'll be kind of interesting from the timelines merging, maybe you'll get paid again if your bank account carried over"
a slight smile.
"i'd offer to formlock you again, but being honest, seeing how bummed out you are by this, i don't think you need it. close your eyes."
dex did as they were instructed
"i was going to give you this once the month was done, but you may as well have it know - keep your eyes closed, give it a squeeze, use it as you need to"
a hard plastic object, with two distinct textures.
with a squeeze, it sprayed somezhing out in dex's general direction
...and then it was a lot larger in the hands than it was.
...and then, opening their eyes, the perspective was a lot closer to how it had been for the past month
Zhat Zhing (Replica) has been added to your š Key Items pocket.
| NEW Upgrades: 0/1 | Like the original, can be used to shift to Yinglet form. Unlike the original, can be used to change back as well. |
for their troubles, āāāā received the most affectionate bite
until the 31st, the month progressed mostly as it had previously done
a few less instances of embarrassing explanations when carded buying clam based beverages
(a few more clam based beverages as a result)
some things at work solved surprisingly quickly, and a little less having to explain "a really long cold" with every team meeting with camera off
(still some, though; bouncing off the walls during them was more entertaining)
on the 31st, a small fire in the vicinity of the town's famous Red Explosive Barrel factory was stopped by a random passerby; a heart shaped patch of singed grass was the only evidence there had ever been a problem.
and the yinglet who would have ended the world was not particularly prepared for part 1 of their plan failing
they were especially not prepared for another of their kind leaping down from the rafters directly on top of them and using them like a skateboard
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Editor's note - do they count as catlike reflexes if I'm a cat