Bodyswap at the House on the Hill: Session 2

[hot_mess_express]

You awaken slowly, laying in the middle of a cold, hard stone floor … and realise that you have absolutely no idea where you are, or what in all the hells is wrong with your body.

Maybe you're suddenly bigger than you remember, or smaller. Maybe you've got more limbs! Less limbs! Sharper teeth? Weird, unfamiliar powers and magic to tap into, or perhaps no powers at all? Without a mirror, it's very difficult to tell exactly what — or perhaps, who? — you look like … but maybe whoever else is around you could help you figure that out.

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[magicalgirladjacent]

The blue one looks weird. And the last time I ran into a mirror during a trial was....

Terrible.

So should be careful of that.

But we'll probably need to look in the crates.

[gingerdiligence]

Terrible in what way? [She's looking at the mirror and blinking, but keeping her distance.]

I believe this one has some illusion magic around it.

[magicalgirladjacent]

Dark thoughts head trip sort of terrible.

Don't touch the surface. What did you see?

[gingerdiligence]

Myself, eating some sort of colorful cake. It vanished after an instant and I have not seen it again.

[magicalgirladjacent]

Rainbow cake, neapolitan cake, or funfetti cake?

[gingerdiligence]

It was spotted.

[magicalgirladjacent]

Funfetti cake then.

[Sagely nods.]

....do you have a weird relationship with fun, where it consumes your dark thoughts?

[gingerdiligence]

I have been told that my sense of fun brings out my dark thoughts and I find that difficult to deny. But where the variety of cake is concerned, I have never heard of funfetti, nor of neapolitan.

[magicalgirladjacent]

Neapolitan is a mix of strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate in divisible rows. Funfetti mixes in sprinkles with white cake for a festive look and add a little extra fun to a basic looking cake. One is for indulgences or prepared for indecisive people, the other is for a little extra pizzazz.

.....I spend way too much time with Pinkie Pie, I think.

[gingerdiligence]

She reads into people based on what cakes they consume?

Well. I would say that I like more than merely a little extra pizzazz. But knowing that is unlikely to matter as long as I avoid getting sucked into the mirror, yes?

[magicalgirladjacent]

Her name is Pinkie Pie.

It depends if it's a puzzle or not. I wonder why only you saw something. It looked like just a mirror when I came in.

[felixiamnot]

Ah-- I remember the mirror's he's talking about. It was... unpleasant, to be sure.

It trapped several people inside...

[felixiamnot]

It's definitely moving...

[But he's right, they should probably check the crates.]

I can move the plants so we can start looking through them.

[magicalgirladjacent]

...I do want to try one thing first before we touch it. You know, just in case.

[Will stand some distance away from blue plant, but.]

Hello? Do you understand speech?

[hot_mess_express]

The plant, being a plant, does not respond.

[magicalgirladjacent]

[Listen, sometimes plants talk, you don't know my life.]

Yeah, okay. Maybe just throw it across the room and I can set it on fire if it goes bad. Keep minimal contact.

[felixiamnot]

Understood!

[He will take very careful hold of the pot, avoiding any contact with the actual plant itself and quickly toss it to an empty corner.

Sorry plant.]

[hot_mess_express]

Except, oh, holy shit, the moment Felix is within touching distance of the weird blue stalk it immediately shoots a wad of thick, tar-like gunk right at his eyes!

Flip a coin. If heads, it hits; you'll find yourself blinded for five minutes, or until somebody finds some liquid or another to help you clear it off. If tails, it misses.

[felixiamnot]

[Today is Felix's lucky day.

My nickel says tails and that means it misses. But boy is Felix going to reflexively aim to kick it off the box, keeping his head far away from that thing.

Whether he gets it or not, he's backing the hell up.]

Well, it's definitely not friendly.

[magicalgirladjacent]

Rude.

[Tap, tap, tapping her wand.]

[Looking at it.]

You think I could change the shape of a weapon I just pulled out of thin air?

[gingerdiligence]

I would suggest taking similar caution with the other plants as well. They might not be as harmless as they appear.

[felixiamnot]

I'd assume the others will be just as nasty, just to be on the safe side. Whatever that plant just spit out looks like it really could have been an issue.

[Blind is an absolutely terrible JRPG status effect to be hit with in a dungeon.]

Why not give it a try? At least as long as you don't get too close to them I don't think they'll strike you first.

[hot_mess_express]

He shoots! He scores!

The stalk wiggles feebly on the floor, the now cracked pot rolling.

[felixiamnot]

[Victory! Now lie there and think about what you did.]

[felixiamnot]

Okay, I'll leave it to you then.

[If it talks... well, it wouldn't be the strangest thing he's heard.]