Eighth Duel

[misplacedxsheath]

*It's Gaignun! Except the look on his face is oddly exhasperated to anyone who happens to know the Changeling. In fact, he's facehoofing rather strongly.*

Of course it would be too much to ask for a month to pass without some form of disruption. For reference, this is Margulis. I'll be attempting to look like myself once I get used to this body's magic, but until then try to keep it in mind.

And Kukai, I believe I have something of yours.

Comments

[misplacedxsheath]

Hmph, you don't know me nearly well enough. I would say go ahead if you feel like making a fool of yourself, but it might be painful to watch whatever caricature of myself you end up presenting.

[namedforcat]

You just wouldn't be able to stop yourself from giving the game away.

[misplacedxsheath]

Oh, you needn't worry about that. I'll probably be too busy laughing at your pathetic attempt at acting to interrupt.

at school, so forgive the lack of Margupants icon

[namedforcat]

Which would still be you giving the game away since you can't act contrary to your own nature.

[misplacedxsheath]

But it would still be your own failure since my reaction would be to your blatant mistakes.

[namedforcat]

You like to blame other people for your own failings, don't you. [Don't worry, he's still teasing]

[misplacedxsheath]

I don't see how it's my failing if your acting is too pitiful to watch with a straight face.

Some spy you are Margulis

[namedforcat]

I'd say let me prove it, but I wouldn't want to inadvertently get you into trouble with Saori.

Hey, he can keep a straight face when HE'S the one acting.

[misplacedxsheath]

Besides, there's far too many events from Exsilium that you're as yet unaware of. And I don't care to sit here and write a novel about my personal experiences there just so you can have half a hope to convincingly pull one over on Nakagawa.

So he's a bad audience

[namedforcat]

Fair enough. Besides, even if I did know everything, Saori is pretty perceptive for most things. She'd probably figure it out even if I did do everything perfectly. We aren't giving her enough credit.

Only for bad actors.

[misplacedxsheath]

Knowing her, she may well already be aware of what's going on, even if she hasn't been personally affected.

At least they're comedy fodder for him

[namedforcat]

Saori. She sees all, she knows all.

He needs it sometimes.

[misplacedxsheath]

*That gets an actual chuckle. Look Gaignun, you made him laugh!*

Amazing given her stature, isn't it?

True, the sourpuss

[namedforcat]

Admittedly, I think she needs a step stool sometimes.

[No, he's not chuckling too. Of course not. He would never make fun of his baby sisters shortcomings]

Well, look at his life...

[misplacedxsheath]

*And it's not like they would ever share a laugh over anything, right?*

Or possibly stilts.

*And no, he's not imagining Saori wobbling around on stilts, why do you ask?*

These are his choices

[namedforcat]

[Ok brb now he's laughing a little too hard to respond]

Not all of them are fully informed!

[misplacedxsheath]

*It's okay, he'll wait. Just sort of radiating amusement.*

And then Saori drops in!

[needsteaplz]

[Wait a minute. Did she hear laughter? Well time for this goddess to finally get out of the battle zone, aka the kitchen. She had left her scroll in her room so she hadn't gotten word of what was going on. Yet. ]

Alrighty, what's going on here?

Shennanigans!

[namedforcat]

[Gee Saori, what are you going to do? It looks like your brother has gotten your best friend collapsing in giggles! Doesn't that expression look strange on that grumpy red unicorn's face? Honestly, your mom instincts should be going off.]

S-speak of the devil....Good morning.

Busted!

[misplacedxsheath]

*And that smirk on your brother's face looks a bit harsher than his usual teasing grin, doesn't it?*

Well, I guess you haven't checked the scrolls yet after all...

*And turning back to said unicorn.*

I've already explained once, it's your turn.

[needsteaplz]

Uh, no? I've been up before the sun but I got so wrapped up getting everything ready for Alastor's party.

[Yes she was taking the food duties seriously. First of all, Margulis never use that saying. Also that smile was another red flag. She looks at Gaignun, then at Margulis, back at Gaignun and then one last time at Margulis. Hoof meet face.]

Ugh not this again.... You guys got your bodies swapped, didn't you?

[namedforcat]

It would seem so. This seems to not be limited to just us, apparently it has happened to others as well. We're just lucky that we're the ones that switched with us...

[Ugh, was there a better way to say that?]

I really hope this doesn't last long.

[misplacedxsheath]

*Language was not meant for this.*

It seems rare that such things do. Our real concern should be the possibility of trouble resulting from people having access to abilities they shouldn't.

[needsteaplz]

It'll probably be for a few days at the most. We should be lucky that all non-pony powers are halved. At least the population here is smaller than Exsilium too.

Hopefully everyone else who got their body swapped gets in contact with the right body's owner soon.

[namedforcat]

And I was just getting used to that body too...