[Video | Failed lock to Mayu | Visible to everyone]

[initia_nova]

Hello, Mr. Nozaki, I need to request a day off. Sorry for the short notice but I can't go to work today...my body went through some changes after I visited Nova City this morning and I'm still dealing with them.

['Some changes' being the two visible horns in his head. Scott is trying to keep the camera steady so it only shows him from the shoulders up. His powers are gone and he is, for once, not wearing the glasses.  Out of frame, in his back are a pair of leathery wings and a really long tail.

Said tail is attracting the attention of his dog but Scott doesn’t notice the pup approaching until Horatio sinks his teeth in his tail. Scott startles and yelps in response to the jolt of pain, wings flapping in surprise and dropping the camera in the process.]

Comments

[Video]

[leekspins]

Can you fly?

[She blurts out the question before she can help herself. The video isn't for her, she knows that. It would be best just to let him realize the mistake and fix the feed, but he's got WINGS and it's so interesting she really can't help herself! It's also the first time she's seen him without the glasses, but that's not weird since she's always run into him outdoors so she has no idea he's wearing them for Personal Reasons.]

[Video]

[initia_nova]

[Before Scott can focus on the question, he's busy shooing Horatio away so the pup doesn't try to jump on him a second time.]

wh..what?

[That's definitely not his boss's voice. By the time he pics up his communicator from the ground and notice Orihime, Scott's face is all flushed with embarrassment.] Oh, hello. I screwed up the lock, didn't I? I haven't tried to fly yet.

[Video]

[leekspins]

Really? That would be the first thing I'd try if I had wings!

But I'm sorry you're not feeling good. I guess it was probably very startling.

[Video]

[initia_nova]

A friend of mine can fly, he has feathery wings, like and angle. I...[Scott looks briefly over his shoulders. He's been trying to fold the wings behind himself again but he supposes that it doesn't matter now that Orihime already has seen them.]

...I look like a demon now. And yes, it was. I don't know why this happened, there was no one near me that could have cursed me or something.

[Video]

[leekspins]

Well, if you're not hungry for people's souls, I wouldn't worry too much about what you look like.

[She beams at him. He looks like he could use some encouragement.]

I think you look awesome! I knew someone back home who had bat wings. He wasn't scary at all, and neither are you.

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[nrgsvr]

Okay. I can take over today's judo lessons.
[ He sees the injury from puppy as a better excuse than turning into an incubus.]

I changed into a werebear.

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[initia_nova]

[Scott grabs the communicator again after shooing Horatio away and keeping him entertaining with a dog toy.]

Sorry about that, the dog startled me. Thank you. [Waitasecond. Scott blinks, face visibly surprised now that he's not wearing the visor and Mayu's words sink in.] You what?

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[nrgsvr]

It looks like he bit your tail.

[ He's very casual about Scott having a tail.]

I changed into a werebear. I'd show you, but the transforming hurts.

I was a fairy last year.

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[initia_nova]

That's what he did. [Mayu is often calm and casual and Scott appreciates that now more than ever.] Horatio likes to chase things.

I believe you, you don't have to change. Were you in Nova City when the change happened?

A fairy? How long did that last?

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[nrgsvr]

Get that treated.

Yes.

[ This applies to being a fairy and being in Nova City.]

10 days. It was all cities last year.

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[lunarlegionnaire]

[Marc's been meaning to speak this seemingly younger Scott Summers ever since he'd come to Genessia, moreso after he'd become a judo teacher at Sand Gym. Now sounds like a good time. He gestures at those 'changes' and chooses his words carefully.]

If it helps, I'm pretty sure those won't last. I was a werewolf last year and that sure didn't stick.

Are you feeling any different, otherwise?

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[initia_nova]

[Scott should have talked to him sooner as well but between work, his studies and trying not to bring attention to himself -failing spectacularly at that last part- he hadn't had the opportunity. ]

Mr. Spector...[Have an attempt at a smile, Marc, ruined by the effect he feels totally embarrassed.] That brings me some relief. Is this a normal occurrence every October then?

Is the first time I get turned into a demon and I look fairly different from the ones I've seen in my world. I'm...hungry. But food isn't helping to make the feeling go away.

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[lunarlegionnaire]

[His own smile's understanding. He knows mutant powers manifest in youth, and though there are no X-Genes at work here, it looks to him like Scott's going through that phase all over again.]

While I'm not sure about anything before my time, yeah, that would be a safe guess. Genessia's very unpredictable, so we should take what we can be sure about.

[It's true; he does look quite different from anything Marc's seen on their shared world. Though whether that's the very same one or not is yet to be determined.]

Sounds like there's a very specific hunger to go with those changes. I'll admit that worries me. [He looks to the side for a moment.] You've got some time on your hands so... think you can find out what that hunger is very, very carefully?

[It might be tough, but if Scott's going to sate that hunger, then Marc doesn't want him nor anyone else hurt.]

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[initia_nova]

[Given what happened the first time his real powers manifested, Scott is not too happy to have to go through all that again. On the bright side, his changes seems to be more cosmetic than anything and ruined shirts aside, he can deal with that.]

Can I ask for how long you were a werewolf? [They really need to talk about it and compare one day to know for sure if they share the same universe.]

I'm concerned too. [He rubs the back of his head and his long time can be visible moving behind him now.] I don't think it's blood, though. I don't have fangs and I don't feel any inclination towards sucking people dry. Thanks god.

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[lunarlegionnaire]

[Marc would like that very much. And even if they're not, he doesn't mind establishing common ground. Leaving his secret ID open to exposure isn't a problem either; it's already semi-public back home.]

Ten days, ending on Halloween night. So you'll need to be ready for about that long, and just be pleasantly surprised if it ends sooner.

[Thank Khonshu too. The last thing he wants is to hunt somone over something he wasn't sure how to control yet.]

For all we know, it's not anything material. [He brushes his chin, giving it more thought. Where's Dr. Strange when you need him?] The more mystical of us might have charms or items to suppress it. And if you can't... well, something tells me you'll know how to make the most of it.

[Because in the end, at his core, Scott's an X-Man. A hero. It's what he does.]

[ Video ]

[mortal_son]

[ He scratches the back of his head ]

I dunno if you wanted everyone to see this.

[ But at least it's not an embarrassing video? ]

[ Video ]

[initia_nova]

[Scott is sure his life can't get even more humiliating sometimes. The expression of his face tells that much, now that he isn't wearing the glasses and his face is much more visible.]

Not really, no...I'm still trying to figure out how my new body works.

[ Video ]

[mortal_son]

What are you, even?

[ Because he hadn't seen the video by Gale, yet.

And then - Shinjiro realized something, and a very small smile appeared, for a moment. ]

Hey. You don't need t'wear your fancy specs now, at least, do you?

[ Video ]

[initia_nova]

I don't know, some sort of demon is my best guess. [He hasn't seen Gale's post either, that would have helped. Scott flaps his winning a little and then spreads them.] But I look very different from the demons in my world.

[Scott nods, a smile spreading on his face.] Yes, that's a plus. It's nice to see colors.

[ Video ]

[mortal_son]

Haven't seen anythin like you in mine, either.

[ But then again, Shadows and Persona both tended to be even more fantastic-looking. ]

Guess the random crap happening ain't all and then.

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[icyheart]

Why is looking like a demon a problem that you have to take a day off?

Are all people really big babies when one little change happens. I mean being a fairy is the one complaint I can understand, but not anything else.

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[initia_nova]

It's not because of my looks. I work as a judo instructor. Because I now have two wings in my back the extra weight is throwing off my balance. I need a day off to get used to moving with them, I can barely stand right now.

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[icyheart]

I am pretty sure people can get there balance in less than that. Someone is just being a baby.

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[initia_nova]

[He just shrugs.]

Think what you want. [He doesn't feel comfortable enough in his own skin today and he is really having issues with his balance.]

You aren't affected by any curse, I take it?

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[icyheart]

Thankfully no.

[She doesn't want a repeat of the last time. Being a fairy had been her worst nightmare.]

Just tell me where it happened and I'll avoid it with a very long stick.