[he's found a place to live, and although he's not entirely sure that he buys into this place being his new home, he's found himself doing what he has to do to get by: survive, acclimate, adapt. he's seen it all: sweaty subway rides, humans who turn into faunus and back into humans again, arcades- so much of this place is like home, only it's been shaken through a vividly transposing kaleidoscope. it hasn't quite sunk in that this might be it for him, Lunatia and everything that it encompasses may be the end of the line in his journey, but it doesn't mean he's not an upstanding citizen.
he's grateful for all the city has given him and for the people who have taken him in when he had no place to go. for the small things, for the big things, and all the misshapen things that happen to fall in between.
this place in the spring... it's kind of beautiful, and he can't even deny that.
so a little community service is on the docket; it's the least he can do. he's got seeds, a spade, and a lot of time and energy to make this work. currently digging a hole that's a little too deep for the type of flower that will grow here, he drops a cluster of three into the shallow he's bored out. Jaune closes his eyes and wonders if he can use his Aura to unlock the life inside them, but to anyone else on the outside, it looks like he's struggling, caught somewhere between a sneeze and a yawn.
which is, of course, a perfect time to yell at him for being weird.
alternatively, he's happy to just have company while he does the task at all. at some point, he'll look up from the work that you two have done, and he'll smile widely enough in his pride that it's hard not to believe he's a descendant of the sun- and then comment about how there's some dirt on your cheek and oh, he can fix that- just give him a second as he leans.]
2. [day 2-4] dancing in the moonlight
[this ironically is not the first time Jaune Arc has been in a dress and wound up dancing in front of a crowd of people. he had signed up to participate- listen, he actually enjoyed the movements behind it when he saw the shrine maidens practicing in a park- and the choice he was offered was between dressing up in a broken looking dragon suit or something that was a little more easy, breezy, beautiful cover boy.
he thinks about it for a second.
this dragon costume seriously looks like it had been through the ringer. probably has the stank of another person still inside it, and the mask is missing an eye. it's missing? an eye? looks like the dress will do. the shrine maidens giggle as they help him into it, and aside from his muscular form, it doesn't look terrible.
or, maybe it does look terrible and they're too nice to say anything about it. he has to stay in his combat boots since the shoes don't really fit right, but it's fine. it's no big deal. Jaune learns the dance pretty easily; it's rhythmic and simple, and one of those types that looks infinitely better when many people are doing it at the same time. he's mastered it.
over the next two days, he'll be in costume, preparing for the dance. during the parade, he takes the performance incredibly seriously, but when it's all over, he looks proud as ever. he'd look adorable in a flower crown right about now, but in the meantime? he's ducking out to grab something to drink. he's parched.
whether he runs into you- literally or figuratively- he'll scratch the back of his head and offer a sheepish sort of smile.]
Sorry, I-... [his flowing trail of cloth is picked up by a kid as they threateningly look to maypole him in place.] Hey, what are you doing?
3. [day 4, later] pumpkin pete (bunny transformation)
[you might be wondering how he ended up in this mess.
unfortunately, he had no idea what was going on with the silver bracelets and no one told him that he had to wear it. thinking that the abundance of them on pretty much everyone was just something that people got for living here for a while, and that he was a newbie, he didn't really think anything of it. and there he was, the parade finally coming to a close and the queen performing her mystical ceremony that he... didn't really understand. it felt like a pretty neat festival to celebrate the spring's arrival, and all in all, Jaune felt pretty good about the entire thing.
except as he walks home, still adorned in the costume he was given to work with, he catches sight of his own shadow up against the wall of a building- and something's incredibly off about the picture. Jaune looks, tilting his head, as he squints and runs his hands up the side of his head. and here comes the string of anxiety at not feeling ears where his ears should be. his hands glide up, and there they are: a set of rabbit's ears at the top of his head.
that ear piercing scream? that's Jaune, distressed.]
What's happening to me!?
[he looks behind him- is that a tail? that's definitely a tail. it'd hidden itself well under the layers of scarf that he was wearing, and as he continues freaking out, he's just discovered that he's been blessed by the pull of Iris.]
I DON'T WANNA BECOME PUMPKIN PEEEETE.
4. [day x] wildcard
[nothing here strike your fancy? i'm down for literally anything, throw something my way! you can reach me over at centerfold if you need input!]
[ It's completely by coincidence that Weiss, now a little different thanks to the Cordis moon, runs into Jaune. This wouldn't be the first time so it's not much of a shock, but what surprises her is the amount of panic in Jaune's voice when his own moonblessings take over.
Maybe Weiss has acclimated herself in this world far too easily. ]
Jaune, you— [ Have rabbit ears. Oh my god. She quickly remembers Eichi who liked it when she touched his ears. She's not going to do that to Jaune, though... Not right now, anyway. ]
You need to calm down.
[ Though if Jaune looks at who's speaking to him, he'll find one Ice Queen whose hair is mixed with white feather down. Her arms are littered in white feathers with blue, black, and brown dots, and it would be easy to mistake her arms for wings now if she wasn't reaching for Jaune's shoulder to put a hand on it in comfort. ]
[although the sensory input from getting his ears manhandled around a little bit would probably feel really good and all, it's probably for the best that Weiss hadn't gone and done that; she would've wound up with a big crybaby in her arms, rightfully freaked out that he's turning into the mascot of his dreams.
which, okay, cool, but it'll take some time for him to get used to the fact that he's going to go through a second, leporine twinged puberty of sorts.]
Calm? CALM DOWN?
[does it ever work to tell someone to calm down when they're having a breakdown? Jaune looks over to Weiss, now, and if the gods had blessed her with a little more height, he'd be looking up at her; par for the course in both a metaphorical and literal sort of way. his face is appropriately screwed up with the panic that's consuming his entire body until he recognizes that she's.
[ Well, Jaune sure isn't flipping out right now, is he? At least Weiss' "calm down" worked. Or maybe it's her appearance. Whatever. Little victories for the little Schnee. ]
I have the traits of an owl right now.
[ Physical traits like the feathers, of course. Other people she knows who are blessed by the Cordis moon have physical traits of cats and foxes, but here she is, with feathers instead. She wonders if this is the short end of the stick, seeing how unlucky she is normally, or if she's better off without a tail and a pair of pointy ears atop her head. ]
Do you... want to sit down so I can explain some things to you?
[letting her think that just telling someone to calm down is enough to get them to calm down isn't something that Jaune would actively promote, but the circumstance around it sort of presents itself to lead it to look that way. all in all, it's a Schnee win, for sure. Jaune isn't exactly ridden of his anxieties, not in the slightest, but then again, if there's anyone in the world he can comfortable freak out around and cull it back a bit, it would be someone from home.
and maybe more than just that. she has a way about her that makes him feel like he needs to have his shit together. it's not the no-nonsense attitude, but rather that he knows he can do better and be better when she's around. he has to.
and mistakenly or not, he affirms it through reinforcement. Pyrrha would tell him the same thing. calm down, remember to breathe. you can and always will do better.
so, right.
Weiss has feathers and is part owl. Jaune has bunny ears and is part rabbit. that's just how it is. he doesn't understand it- like, at all, but if he can accept this fact about her, then by extension, the same thing happening to him isn't all that weird. even though he knows it's weird.]
Okay. Okay! Just. Okay, I trust you- I mean, of course I trust you. And if you have owl traits and I have pumpkin pete traits, and you're okay, then I'm okay. Pshew. Man, I didn't think I'd ever end up becoming a Faunus in my lifetime.
[ Weiss isn't sure if reaching for Jaune right now is a good move, so she looks around instead for a bench that they could sit on. Or perhaps they should just go back to either of their apartments. It would be better there, should Jaune not want to show his face to anyone because of his ears. ]
This was just as weird and terrifying for me the first time.
Edited (i pressed post comment too soon... :() 2019-04-26 22:40 (UTC)
[ at some point during the day, ye xiu has finally escaped the masses of adoring fans. he never expected to garner this much attention from participating in the tournament display, but maybe he should have seen it coming at the same time - it's a common occurance back home since he was so popular, after all. over here, though, he's a nobody, an unknown to so many of them, and yet -
he has an armful of neutral-coloured flowers in his hands, and he has no idea what to do with any of them (beyond outright discarding them right away). the idea of disposing them is exactly what he had in mind when a boy in a wonderful dress literally runs into him. a classic way to meet someone, really, but the dress is new.
he's quick to smile at the apology because he recognizes this person right away. it's the same guy he won a few dolls for not too long ago. ]
Oh? They probably want to see what's underneath.
[ ye xiu, can you stop projecting your own shamelessness onto other people? no? okay, well. that's it, this is my starter for you, jay. ]
[he gives a short yank on the ribbon that's meant to act as a coattail for the dress and the kid comes careening forward. Jaune's had it up to here with people trying to touch his amazing outfit.]
I'm more than just an OBJECT, YOU KNOW?
[that goes over well with the little dweeb, who's just now realizing how staunchly beefy this blond idiot is, and he must have set a nerve with him, because he drops what he's doing. Jaune recognizes when he's being an asshole to a kid, though, and immediately feels really bad about it. he's prone to outbursts from time to time, and as he pulls back on the cloth, he relents.
there are so many regrets he has in his heart right now.]
Go on, kid- have fun.
[exasperatedly, he hands the piece of his dress back to him, and turns his attention to Ye Xiu. if this keeps up, he'll be a mummy in no time.]
Boxer briefs, by the way. In case you were wondering. Not that you should be wondering, but, yeah. And they're super soft, too!
[ ye xiu watches the exchange go down between the kid and jaune, snorting softly at how quick of a turnaround the latter had - mad one minute, then apologetic at the next. he does feel a little sorry though, for the kid anyway, because wow jaune, that was really mean. ]
You didn't have to yell so loud.
[ just to drive the point home, no big deal. and while the kid gets busy wrapping jaune's dress around his legs - ]
And boxer briefs are a good choice. Modest enough.
[ he's talking like this is a perfectly good conversation to have. ]
... By the way, you're not going to stop him at all?
[ at this point, maybe it's too late to stop the kid's warpath. ]
almost as rude as letting this go untouched for 5 days :(
[don't shame him like this, Ye Xiu. he knows he did something that goes against the grain of the person he wants to be, and he does feel guilty over it enough to let the little rascal go to town on his maiden getup. as... Ye Xiu goes to town on his dignity and sense of maidenhood.
wait.
...
anyway, now that that's over, he realizes he can't physically move his legs anymore. when he was a kid, he had 7 sisters to do things like this to him all the time. once, he fell asleep and woke up duct taped in a blanket burrito on the roof. how in the world he slept through that is still a mystery to him, but man- were his parents pissed. the sisters on the other hand? were thick as thieves. to this day, he never figured out who did it. or how, really.]
I like the flexibility it provides, along with the superior support. [he's keeping this PG-however old this kid is.]
It also doesn't really ride up as much as briefs do, which is a major bonus if you're going to be in combat often.
[he's effectively caught up to his waist, now.]
What? Nah, let him have some fun. It's a festival, after all. I would've killed to have gone to something this cool when I was a kid.
I see! I'll keep that in mind for whenever I fight next.
[ what? is he implying he isn't wearing boxers right now? who knows. he isn't cursed enough to answer.
but since ye xiu is ye xiu, of course he doesn't offer to help jaune while he lets the kid go to town on his legs. it's probably too late anyway, because at this point, jaune definitely won't be going anywhere in that get-up. that was probably the idea, so who is ye xiu to judge?
just kidding. he's totally going to judge. ]
And are you sure? How will you check out the rest of the festival now that you're all wrapped up in your own dress? Do you need help? [ hah. ] Or wait, maybe you'd rather just be stuck here for the rest of the night?
[ that's another totally plausible explanation. he doesn't know the guy well enough to make accurate guesses. ]
[Jaune doesn't put two and two together to wonder what type of underwear he's currently sporting, because that would be weird to do to a really kind stranger who gave you 4 cursed troll dolls on a first meeting of sorts. or the same guy coming up to you, asking you if you need help to get undressed, like this is some sort of cruel joke that he's just happily and ironically going with.
he hasn't known suffering until he's met Ye Xiu, apparently.]
I'm pretty sure I can get out of my own dres---
[oh godDAMNIT.]
Nice one.
[his attention turns to the kid, whose decided he should knot this up a little bit better so that he can play along with the entire thing that Ye Xiu was trying to bring to surface, and he stairs down at this kid's handiwork.
do they teach shibari in elementary school around here, what the fuck.]
Hey, I don't think there's anything left for you to tangle up.
[the problem with being 6'1" is that a kid can never reach the arms without jumping a little bit, so Jaune's still free in that department. he grabs the kid around the shoulders, much to his surprise, and lifts him up off the ground.]
Oh no!!! How are you gonna get down?
[to which, the kid is ecstatic over. he gives an eye over to his friend, asking for some help with just a glance. so what type of person are you, Ye Xiu? one to leave someone to their own doom, or the type to save a damsel in distress?
[ no one has known suffering until they've met ye xiu. that's kind of his thing. he wreaks havoc no matter where he goes, whether it's a server full of normal mmorpg players or just a blond dude stuck in his own dress.
the smile on his face is way too smug. way too amused to mean anything good. ]
I don't know. How is he getting down?
[ to drive the point home, he crosses his arms across his chest and shrugs his shoulders at jaune as if to say he really has no idea. he's been nice to this guy once, and it seems just once is more than enough - like a quota has been met. like the good deed jar is filled to the brim with quarters and you've got nothing to spend them on. something ridiculous like that. ]
Hmm. He probably has a better idea of how he wants to accomplish that. Look at him go!
[ the kid looks like he's just about ready to topple over this tied-up damsel but ye xiu isn't making any moves to put a stop to it. he wants to see the fall.
sorry not sorry. ]
3; hi we just met but he's here to make jaune suffer. probably
[ He's been some seeing some weird things since he got here. People he had noticed before who looked fairly normal? Suddenly growing strange appendages. He's seen multiple reactions but he always gives them a confused glance and keeps on going.
This one though takes the cake.
This blond haired guy a whole foot taller than him was having probably the biggest freak out he had seen. Glitch can't help but stare and watch of to the side with his arms folded. Huh. Maybe he's been lucky not to be afflicted with whatever this kid is since Glitch still looks and feels totally normal. But, finally he decides to interject; ]
Hm. I don't think you get a choice. You're probably stuck like that forever.
[ He's also so nonchalant about it. Sorry, Jaune, this kid is an asshole. ]
[oh, that's just great? he's having a quarter-life crisis right now, and someone just has to fan the flames a little bit further until he's thinking about how these ears are going to be following him around for the rest of his life now. how when he turns his head, one flops down and the other just casually stays upright. he didn't expect to be garbled up by some moon acid trip and spat out a faunus from this entire ordeal, and yet- here he is.]
Thanks! That's just about the most calming thing I've ever heard in my entire life! Oh, Jaune's a bunny... rabbit! RABBIT MAN now, it's no big deal, just shove a big old carrot in his mouth and watch him hop along on his merry way. Well I'll tell you right now, I'm not having any of that!
[you know what doesn't help? Glitch might be able to notice that the back of his flowing dress of ribbons is bobbing up and down because when Jaune's getting worked up into a rant like this and has a tail, it's furiously bobbing with every inflection of his sarcastic voice upward.]
[ Whatever rabbits were. Apparently it was a big deal to look like one to this guy. Still, Glitch just kind of watches the small freak out with a bit of amusement. This guy was definitely what one would call high strung.
It doesn't help though that the small puff tail Jaune had was accenting the freak out even more and Glitch just kind of snorts a laugh.
It's until the question that some composure is regained but not a lot. It's met with a simple shrug as he shows his wrist off. The silver bracelet hanging from it.]
Dunno, maybe this thing had something to do with it? Or maybe I'm just naturally lucky? Who really knows.
[ Fiore's usually one to let people go about their business without interrupting them or trying to intrude, but right now, she's a little concerned about the twisted-up grimace that this person's making.
With her gardening supplies balanced expertly on her lap, she guides her wheelchair to a halt beside him and speaks quietly, very much worried. ]
[Fiore, you're incredibly kind in the presence of one (1) dumbass as deeply inept at aura manipulation as Jaune is. his head turns to the sound of the voice, opening one eye to catch sight of the person behind him, and he sighs deeply.]
I'm... I'm okay! I was just, uh, seeing if I could make this seed sprout if I concentrated enough on it.
[it looks exactly the same as it had before, so there's a good chance this is a critical failure on his part.]
One of my sisters told me once that if you sing to a plant, it'll help them grow. But... I'm sure no one wants to hear me sing. [fixing his posture, he tries to offer a small, albeit sheepish smile.]
[ She's used to dealing with inept dumbasses, though they're usually not as personable as Jaune is, so that's an additional point in his favor!
Fiore glances down at the ground, concentrating for a moment (without the grimace, at least) to see if there's at least any mana dwelling inside of it. But-- nope. Nothing. ]
There are a few methods you could try, if you were told that concentration would help. [ He doesn't seem like a magus, though? Stranger and stranger. ]
But I don't think singing could hurt, and it might not be as terrible as you think. [ Fiore, maybe don't encourage someone when you can't back up that claim. She does smile reassuringly, dipping her head in a polite nod. ]
[She has no idea what that sound was. Was it a sneeze? It was something alright and she had to send a look towards the blonde working with it, confusion evident on her face. He was the only person nearby that could've been the source.]
that sort of question gets an exhale right out of Jaune that ends up with his chest vibrating in a sort of muffled outward (and incredibly awkward) cough-laugh. that doesn't really help paint a picture that he didn't just actually... bite the dust... here, but that's just how it goes.]
I think, maybe a little bit? Oh gods, do you think it'll be okay? What if I accidentally swallowed a seed and now I have a plant growing down there?
[that just opens the door for him to worry about something entirely different, Naoto. he crooks an eyebrow upward as he thinks about the repercussions of that very action. Jaune is a pretty anxious, rambly and nervous guy.]
Wait, what? What happens if it gets into your lungs? You just cough it back up, right? There's no way a tree can just come to life straight out of your chest, right?
I have read reports about it before. Fortunately, the seed wasn't a tree, but in the instance of one, the individual was already deceased.
[World report for another time.]
... Ah, you just arrived here. Chroma is everything here. Energy, currency, sustainability... It's also apparently what we as Moonblessed individuals can create.
[ Destroy one of his ear drums, why doesn't he? Percival turns eyes to the man making the loudest commotion in the crowd to see what he's yelling about. Then said eyes crawl up the length of those bunny ears before moving back to his face. He has a feeling he wasn't here the past few weeks when all these transformations had started to crop up, and while he doesn't blame him for being a little surprised by it, he does blame him for yelling at a level only dogs could hear.
And what is this 'Pumpkin Pete' anyway? ]
Calm yourself! You can't yell them away!
[ Okay, he probably shouldn't be yelling too, but he's quite tense at the moment. Though he had the good sense to wear his bracelet, he has a feeling not many others bothered listening to the directives no matter how ominously they were repeated. ]
It's only temporary. Look around- you're hardly the only one.
[ Percival's more worried there are apparently that many stupid people trapped in this city with him. ]
[his hearing will return after the commercial break. he should be ashamed of himself, giving tinnitus to someone who (probably?) only wants to help, but this is a pretty alarming situation for Jaune- who, up until 30 seconds ago, never thought in his 19 years of life up to this point that he'd end up becoming a faunus out of nowhere.
(pumpkin pete, Percival will eventually find out from Jaune in good time)
but even if the scolding is enough to get him to stop yelping at his own shadow, it doesn't really make him any less anxious over it. Jaune is, at the very core of his being, a bundle of nerves that are constantly wound up a little too tightly. even if he can wear confidence like a suit of armor, something like this is enough to put him so far out of his comfort zone that he's panic ridden and, unfortunately, still freaking out on the inside.]
If I want to yell them away, I'll yell them away! Don't tell me how to get rid of bunny ears!!!
[he doesn't mean to be abrasive in the heat of the moment, it's just how he is, but he sure does regret it pretty quickly. he definitely wasn't here when the first round of transformations had started, but as he looks past Percival, he can see that there are a number of other silhouetted figures out there that also have animal shapes to them.
he swears he sees someone with tentacle tendrils, and his eyes narrow in disbelief. if any worse, his ears follow suit, starting to flop downwards and obscure part of his face.]
Ack, get them away from my mouth! [he's such a mess and I'm so sorry. Jaune tries slicking back his extra appendages, to no avail. they're wild, free, and going anywhere they damn well please. they're also sort of. cute.... if you squint the right way, in that sort of everything-is-blurry kind of attempt.
looks like there are an awful lot of stupid people trapped in this city.]
[ Why is he a magnet for loud blonds? Either way, it doesn't seem like this particular blond is handling the situation well, so Percival at least tries to hold his ears back for him. Shouldn't he have some sort of mastery of them? ]
It shouldn't be any different than moving your fingers. Concentrate.
[ He was able to adequately command his own fox ears when he had them. Thankfully, that's over with, but it doesn't allay the present issue that they're caught in the middle of an unfortunate stampede of people, many of which are panicky and overreacting to the situation. It's a bit too much for one person to handle, but so long as there are no violent outbreaks, he sees no reason to immediately interfere, though he is keeping his eyes out.
Best to deal with this idiot first before he becomes an even bigger problem than he already is. ]
The action should become instinctual as many others will over time. When this happened before to a... a friend, it only lasted a few days before the effects disappeared.
[ It's not a lie. It did happen to several of his friends. He just doesn't want to share his own personal experiences, still suffering the residual embarrassment from it weeks later. To think he'd been rolling around on the grass and chasing butterflies. He'll take those memories with him to the grave. ]
[Eichi is a performer as well. A musician as well as a dancer, he does a little of both depending on what's called for— and ironically, though his physique is slender and feminine, even at his height, he's wearing one of those dragon costumes Jaune had been so worried about. He manages to make it look elegant and princely, masculine yet with delicate touches, and when he takes the dragon mask off and shakes his head a little, his hair manages to fall perfectly into place.
It's probably a matter of luck, though. If Jaune were to try one of these things on, there's no doubting that he would have been stuck in an old used one, while Eichi somehow managed to get this storybook beauty and keep his hair perfect, too. (It's unfair.)
He's smiling already, but he laughs at the child when the greeting is interrupted, a soft thing he covers with his hand.]
You have the impression of someone kind and gentle, so it only makes sense that children are drawn to you. Are you going to play along?
[this should be the moment where Jaune watches Eichi unmask himself and think to himself, "wow, this is a charming guy, solid entrance, perfect hair, he's practically a 10 out of 10!" -- but that thought never comes to him, because Eichi's perfection is a little too much for a simple guy like Jaune, who, still looking a little bulky in his fine silks and streaming, flowing arm bands, is rather un-elated by the entrance.
it is rather unfair. but Jaune tries to emulate the situation, pushing down his cowlick momentarily. as if defiance was written into its dna, it springs back up.
man, screw it.
but more importantly, he's called out on whether or not he's going to let the kid mummy him into a still position, and honestly? his heart's not into telling youngsters off for having fun. he's a really good uncle himself, and if this were his little nephew, he'd ham it up as much as humanly possible. he doesn't know if he comes off as kind and gentle, but... that does kind of fit the bill for the most part.
dammit, Eichi. can you not flaunt your perfection literally everywhere you go?]
You can't maypole with just one person, right?
[in an act of humility, or something like that, he holds out a piece for Eichi to take and play along with the kid if he wants to.
so, basically, that's a big fat yes. he'll play along.]
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ARRIVAL .002
1. [day 1] planting
2. [day 2-4] dancing in the moonlight
3. [day 4, later] pumpkin pete (bunny transformation)
4. [day x] wildcard
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original OOC post.
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Maybe Weiss has acclimated herself in this world far too easily. ]
Jaune, you— [ Have rabbit ears. Oh my god. She quickly remembers Eichi who liked it when she touched his ears. She's not going to do that to Jaune, though... Not right now, anyway. ]
You need to calm down.
[ Though if Jaune looks at who's speaking to him, he'll find one Ice Queen whose hair is mixed with white feather down. Her arms are littered in white feathers with blue, black, and brown dots, and it would be easy to mistake her arms for wings now if she wasn't reaching for Jaune's shoulder to put a hand on it in comfort. ]
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which, okay, cool, but it'll take some time for him to get used to the fact that he's going to go through a second, leporine twinged puberty of sorts.]
Calm? CALM DOWN?
[does it ever work to tell someone to calm down when they're having a breakdown? Jaune looks over to Weiss, now, and if the gods had blessed her with a little more height, he'd be looking up at her; par for the course in both a metaphorical and literal sort of way. his face is appropriately screwed up with the panic that's consuming his entire body until he recognizes that she's.
uh, that's.
new?]
Wait. Are you a swan?
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I have the traits of an owl right now.
[ Physical traits like the feathers, of course. Other people she knows who are blessed by the Cordis moon have physical traits of cats and foxes, but here she is, with feathers instead. She wonders if this is the short end of the stick, seeing how unlucky she is normally, or if she's better off without a tail and a pair of pointy ears atop her head. ]
Do you... want to sit down so I can explain some things to you?
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and maybe more than just that. she has a way about her that makes him feel like he needs to have his shit together. it's not the no-nonsense attitude, but rather that he knows he can do better and be better when she's around. he has to.
and mistakenly or not, he affirms it through reinforcement. Pyrrha would tell him the same thing. calm down, remember to breathe. you can and always will do better.
so, right.
Weiss has feathers and is part owl. Jaune has bunny ears and is part rabbit. that's just how it is. he doesn't understand it- like, at all, but if he can accept this fact about her, then by extension, the same thing happening to him isn't all that weird. even though he knows it's weird.]
Okay. Okay! Just. Okay, I trust you- I mean, of course I trust you. And if you have owl traits and I have pumpkin pete traits, and you're okay, then I'm okay. Pshew. Man, I didn't think I'd ever end up becoming a Faunus in my lifetime.
[maybe an explanation is in order.]
What's... what's going on here?
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[ Weiss isn't sure if reaching for Jaune right now is a good move, so she looks around instead for a bench that they could sit on. Or perhaps they should just go back to either of their apartments. It would be better there, should Jaune not want to show his face to anyone because of his ears. ]
This was just as weird and terrifying for me the first time.
dance with me you jerk
he has an armful of neutral-coloured flowers in his hands, and he has no idea what to do with any of them (beyond outright discarding them right away). the idea of disposing them is exactly what he had in mind when a boy in a wonderful dress literally runs into him. a classic way to meet someone, really, but the dress is new.
he's quick to smile at the apology because he recognizes this person right away. it's the same guy he won a few dolls for not too long ago. ]
Oh? They probably want to see what's underneath.
[ ye xiu, can you stop projecting your own shamelessness onto other people? no? okay, well. that's it, this is my starter for you, jay. ]
ryuUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUde
I'm more than just an OBJECT, YOU KNOW?
[that goes over well with the little dweeb, who's just now realizing how staunchly beefy this blond idiot is, and he must have set a nerve with him, because he drops what he's doing. Jaune recognizes when he's being an asshole to a kid, though, and immediately feels really bad about it. he's prone to outbursts from time to time, and as he pulls back on the cloth, he relents.
there are so many regrets he has in his heart right now.]
Go on, kid- have fun.
[exasperatedly, he hands the piece of his dress back to him, and turns his attention to Ye Xiu. if this keeps up, he'll be a mummy in no time.]
Boxer briefs, by the way. In case you were wondering. Not that you should be wondering, but, yeah. And they're super soft, too!
ur rude
You didn't have to yell so loud.
[ just to drive the point home, no big deal. and while the kid gets busy wrapping jaune's dress around his legs - ]
And boxer briefs are a good choice. Modest enough.
[ he's talking like this is a perfectly good conversation to have. ]
... By the way, you're not going to stop him at all?
[ at this point, maybe it's too late to stop the kid's warpath. ]
almost as rude as letting this go untouched for 5 days :(
wait.
...
anyway, now that that's over, he realizes he can't physically move his legs anymore. when he was a kid, he had 7 sisters to do things like this to him all the time. once, he fell asleep and woke up duct taped in a blanket burrito on the roof. how in the world he slept through that is still a mystery to him, but man- were his parents pissed. the sisters on the other hand? were thick as thieves. to this day, he never figured out who did it. or how, really.]
I like the flexibility it provides, along with the superior support. [he's keeping this PG-however old this kid is.]
It also doesn't really ride up as much as briefs do, which is a major bonus if you're going to be in combat often.
[he's effectively caught up to his waist, now.]
What? Nah, let him have some fun. It's a festival, after all. I would've killed to have gone to something this cool when I was a kid.
[Jaune, you won't be able to move.]
u don't love me
[ what? is he implying he isn't wearing boxers right now? who knows. he isn't cursed enough to answer.
but since ye xiu is ye xiu, of course he doesn't offer to help jaune while he lets the kid go to town on his legs. it's probably too late anyway, because at this point, jaune definitely won't be going anywhere in that get-up. that was probably the idea, so who is ye xiu to judge?
just kidding. he's totally going to judge. ]
And are you sure? How will you check out the rest of the festival now that you're all wrapped up in your own dress? Do you need help? [ hah. ] Or wait, maybe you'd rather just be stuck here for the rest of the night?
[ that's another totally plausible explanation. he doesn't know the guy well enough to make accurate guesses. ]
but... https://i.imgur.com/O4M0d5w.png
he hasn't known suffering until he's met Ye Xiu, apparently.]
I'm pretty sure I can get out of my own dres---
[oh godDAMNIT.]
Nice one.
[his attention turns to the kid, whose decided he should knot this up a little bit better so that he can play along with the entire thing that Ye Xiu was trying to bring to surface, and he stairs down at this kid's handiwork.
do they teach shibari in elementary school around here, what the fuck.]
Hey, I don't think there's anything left for you to tangle up.
[the problem with being 6'1" is that a kid can never reach the arms without jumping a little bit, so Jaune's still free in that department. he grabs the kid around the shoulders, much to his surprise, and lifts him up off the ground.]
Oh no!!! How are you gonna get down?
[to which, the kid is ecstatic over. he gives an eye over to his friend, asking for some help with just a glance. so what type of person are you, Ye Xiu? one to leave someone to their own doom, or the type to save a damsel in distress?
also, where is this kid's mom?]
love me more
the smile on his face is way too smug. way too amused to mean anything good. ]
I don't know. How is he getting down?
[ to drive the point home, he crosses his arms across his chest and shrugs his shoulders at jaune as if to say he really has no idea. he's been nice to this guy once, and it seems just once is more than enough - like a quota has been met. like the good deed jar is filled to the brim with quarters and you've got nothing to spend them on. something ridiculous like that. ]
Hmm. He probably has a better idea of how he wants to accomplish that. Look at him go!
[ the kid looks like he's just about ready to topple over this tied-up damsel but ye xiu isn't making any moves to put a stop to it. he wants to see the fall.
sorry not sorry. ]
3; hi we just met but he's here to make jaune suffer. probably
This one though takes the cake.
This blond haired guy a whole foot taller than him was having probably the biggest freak out he had seen. Glitch can't help but stare and watch of to the side with his arms folded. Huh. Maybe he's been lucky not to be afflicted with whatever this kid is since Glitch still looks and feels totally normal. But, finally he decides to interject; ]
Hm. I don't think you get a choice. You're probably stuck like that forever.
[ He's also so nonchalant about it. Sorry, Jaune, this kid is an asshole. ]
stuffs this nerd into a locker
Thanks! That's just about the most calming thing I've ever heard in my entire life! Oh, Jaune's a bunny... rabbit! RABBIT MAN now, it's no big deal, just shove a big old carrot in his mouth and watch him hop along on his merry way. Well I'll tell you right now, I'm not having any of that!
[you know what doesn't help? Glitch might be able to notice that the back of his flowing dress of ribbons is bobbing up and down because when Jaune's getting worked up into a rant like this and has a tail, it's furiously bobbing with every inflection of his sarcastic voice upward.]
... Why don't you have bunny ears?
electrocutes this giant nerd
[ Whatever rabbits were. Apparently it was a big deal to look like one to this guy. Still, Glitch just kind of watches the small freak out with a bit of amusement. This guy was definitely what one would call high strung.
It doesn't help though that the small puff tail Jaune had was accenting the freak out even more and Glitch just kind of snorts a laugh.
It's until the question that some composure is regained but not a lot. It's met with a simple shrug as he shows his wrist off. The silver bracelet hanging from it.]
Dunno, maybe this thing had something to do with it? Or maybe I'm just naturally lucky? Who really knows.
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With her gardening supplies balanced expertly on her lap, she guides her wheelchair to a halt beside him and speaks quietly, very much worried. ]
Are you all right? Did you want some water?
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I'm... I'm okay! I was just, uh, seeing if I could make this seed sprout if I concentrated enough on it.
[it looks exactly the same as it had before, so there's a good chance this is a critical failure on his part.]
One of my sisters told me once that if you sing to a plant, it'll help them grow. But... I'm sure no one wants to hear me sing. [fixing his posture, he tries to offer a small, albeit sheepish smile.]
Jaune, by the way.
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Fiore glances down at the ground, concentrating for a moment (without the grimace, at least) to see if there's at least any mana dwelling inside of it. But-- nope. Nothing. ]
There are a few methods you could try, if you were told that concentration would help. [ He doesn't seem like a magus, though? Stranger and stranger. ]
But I don't think singing could hurt, and it might not be as terrible as you think. [ Fiore, maybe don't encourage someone when you can't back up that claim. She does smile reassuringly, dipping her head in a polite nod. ]
My name is Fiore. It's nice to meet you, Jaune.
Day 1 - Planting
[She has no idea what that sound was. Was it a sneeze? It was something alright and she had to send a look towards the blonde working with it, confusion evident on her face. He was the only person nearby that could've been the source.]
Did you accidentally inhale dirt?
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that sort of question gets an exhale right out of Jaune that ends up with his chest vibrating in a sort of muffled outward (and incredibly awkward) cough-laugh. that doesn't really help paint a picture that he didn't just actually... bite the dust... here, but that's just how it goes.]
I think, maybe a little bit? Oh gods, do you think it'll be okay? What if I accidentally swallowed a seed and now I have a plant growing down there?
[that was sarcasm.
hopefully.]
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You should be fine so long as it a seed doesn't get into your lungs. Also, I'm not sure how quickly these ones respond to Chroma.
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Wait, what? What happens if it gets into your lungs? You just cough it back up, right? There's no way a tree can just come to life straight out of your chest, right?
[he pauses, blinking.
no, that's absurd.]
Wait, what's Chroma?
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[World report for another time.]
... Ah, you just arrived here. Chroma is everything here. Energy, currency, sustainability... It's also apparently what we as Moonblessed individuals can create.
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And what is this 'Pumpkin Pete' anyway? ]
Calm yourself! You can't yell them away!
[ Okay, he probably shouldn't be yelling too, but he's quite tense at the moment. Though he had the good sense to wear his bracelet, he has a feeling not many others bothered listening to the directives no matter how ominously they were repeated. ]
It's only temporary. Look around- you're hardly the only one.
[ Percival's more worried there are apparently that many stupid people trapped in this city with him. ]
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(pumpkin pete, Percival will eventually find out from Jaune in good time)
but even if the scolding is enough to get him to stop yelping at his own shadow, it doesn't really make him any less anxious over it. Jaune is, at the very core of his being, a bundle of nerves that are constantly wound up a little too tightly. even if he can wear confidence like a suit of armor, something like this is enough to put him so far out of his comfort zone that he's panic ridden and, unfortunately, still freaking out on the inside.]
If I want to yell them away, I'll yell them away! Don't tell me how to get rid of bunny ears!!!
[he doesn't mean to be abrasive in the heat of the moment, it's just how he is, but he sure does regret it pretty quickly. he definitely wasn't here when the first round of transformations had started, but as he looks past Percival, he can see that there are a number of other silhouetted figures out there that also have animal shapes to them.
he swears he sees someone with tentacle tendrils, and his eyes narrow in disbelief. if any worse, his ears follow suit, starting to flop downwards and obscure part of his face.]
Ack, get them away from my mouth! [he's such a mess and I'm so sorry. Jaune tries slicking back his extra appendages, to no avail. they're wild, free, and going anywhere they damn well please. they're also sort of. cute.... if you squint the right way, in that sort of everything-is-blurry kind of attempt.
looks like there are an awful lot of stupid people trapped in this city.]
so sorry this is super late, rl stuff happened
It shouldn't be any different than moving your fingers. Concentrate.
[ He was able to adequately command his own fox ears when he had them. Thankfully, that's over with, but it doesn't allay the present issue that they're caught in the middle of an unfortunate stampede of people, many of which are panicky and overreacting to the situation. It's a bit too much for one person to handle, but so long as there are no violent outbreaks, he sees no reason to immediately interfere, though he is keeping his eyes out.
Best to deal with this idiot first before he becomes an even bigger problem than he already is. ]
The action should become instinctual as many others will over time. When this happened before to a... a friend, it only lasted a few days before the effects disappeared.
[ It's not a lie. It did happen to several of his friends. He just doesn't want to share his own personal experiences, still suffering the residual embarrassment from it weeks later. To think he'd been rolling around on the grass and chasing butterflies. He'll take those memories with him to the grave. ]
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It's probably a matter of luck, though. If Jaune were to try one of these things on, there's no doubting that he would have been stuck in an old used one, while Eichi somehow managed to get this storybook beauty and keep his hair perfect, too. (It's unfair.)
He's smiling already, but he laughs at the child when the greeting is interrupted, a soft thing he covers with his hand.]
You have the impression of someone kind and gentle, so it only makes sense that children are drawn to you. Are you going to play along?
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it is rather unfair. but Jaune tries to emulate the situation, pushing down his cowlick momentarily. as if defiance was written into its dna, it springs back up.
man, screw it.
but more importantly, he's called out on whether or not he's going to let the kid mummy him into a still position, and honestly? his heart's not into telling youngsters off for having fun. he's a really good uncle himself, and if this were his little nephew, he'd ham it up as much as humanly possible. he doesn't know if he comes off as kind and gentle, but... that does kind of fit the bill for the most part.
dammit, Eichi. can you not flaunt your perfection literally everywhere you go?]
You can't maypole with just one person, right?
[in an act of humility, or something like that, he holds out a piece for Eichi to take and play along with the kid if he wants to.
so, basically, that's a big fat yes. he'll play along.]