Video - UN: CentaurTesticle

[alternia_strength]

[The image that came on the screen was ... not Equius. Dusky blue skinned, with snarled and snaggled teeth, it came with a pair of massive tusks on the side of the lips, one of which was broken just like his right horn was broken. He was still as muscled as ever and wearing the pair of broken shades on his person, but it might take a moment to figure out who this was.

At least until the instant he opened his mouth and spoke.]

This is explicitly irritating and it would behoove whoever is responsible for this alteration to my biological and morphological form to renew the appropriate, hemospectral glory that is my body forthwith. Any length of time taken to return me to my natural appearance will only complicate the mastication process, which is itself an irritation.

And before any of you inform me? I have already read documentation at the library to verify what I have been transformed into. I am aware that someone out there considers it deeply ironic to re-render my domesticated form as yet another of the thousands of multi-planar variations of "Troll" in existence. I do not require further explication of string theorem to understand that there are many different forms of troll. This obscenity will not assist in the process.

[...yeah... only Equius.]

That said, given the current circumstances, it appears that transformations at present are not associated with corruption. It would behoove residents not to engage in needless strife. Unless that is your thing. In which case, enjoy the novelty of strife with altered forms. I am told it can be quite the experience to be forced to utilize new tactics when engaging in strife. Quite the development of a think-pan's strategic acumen.

.... hmmm... I am getting myself excited again. Excuse me. I will fetch a towel.

[Equius... why are you like this?]

Comments

text | un: TripleJ

[kyley_b]

wow.

[alternia_strength]

D --> An e%tremely erudite and scholarly reply
D --> Not remotely f00lish at all

[Look who learned sarcasm!]

[kyley_b]

just

WOW.

this place has one warped sense of humour.

[alternia_strength]

D --> On this we can agree
D --> It is a profoundly and e%tremely f00lish humor
D --> But I really am not e%actly surprised
D --> There was always a STRONG possibility of it taking the opportunity

[kyley_b]

at least you're still badass.

[alternia_strength]

D --> But of course
D --> I am by nature badass
D --> I am the very picture of musculature given flesh
D --> I am STRENGTH incarnate

D --> Which is practically an invitation to trouble is it not

[kyley_b]

i actually can't really argue, you ARE super masculine.

it so is, yeah.

[alternia_strength]

D --> E%tremely and irrevocably masculine
D --> HYPER masculine if you will
D --> I am almost t00 masculine for this world

[Ya know... that was almost kind of true, but in a really silly and stupid way.]

D --> But I will prepare for whatever e%ceptionally f00lish troubles come along
D --> Including this one

D --> Eating is slightly laborious
D --> How do these creatures eat with these face bones

[kyley_b]

you really are.

oh wow uh i dunno. i guess they just make a mess?

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D --> I suppose that they do
D --> This is not e%actly the mandible of something that does not simply tear in
D --> I can appreciate the al00f lack of concern for precision
D --> E%tremely bestial

[How would old Vol'Jin feel about that way of describing them?]

Text; un: Seeingtheworld

[schoolingfish]

i'm going through something similar. my new form even has the same 'technically turned into a sea monster, which i already was' to it.

do you know why this is happening?

[alternia_strength]

D --> Were I to e%trapolate on my limited information
D --> I would assume that as the patron deity associated with this month relates to change
D --> Transformations of a monstrous variety are e%pected
D --> The lack of concern from the local shopkeepers seems revelatory
D --> It does not make it any less irritating however

[schoolingfish]

i wonder if there's a way to fix this.

[alternia_strength]

D --> I e%pect this either entails some grand moral lesson
D --> Or it will fade naturally within a lunar cycle
D --> That is generally how it is with f00lishness like this
D --> I do not e%pect that I know what I am supposed to learn from this
D --> Other than that there are many kinds of trolls

[schoolingfish]

well i hate it and i hope it's over soon.

it feels like this place is trying to remind me that i'm a monster.

[kyley_b]

dude you really are funny sometimes.

[alternia_strength]

D --> I am unsure about the comedic value of this situation
D --> It is a misplacement of my horns to my jawbones
D --> Though I suppose humans like physical humor yes

[alternia_strength]

D --> I dislike this situation t00
D --> I take solace only that it is temporary
D --> But what e%actly is a monster in the first place
D --> You are you and who cares of the morphological nature
D --> If anyone disagrees punch them

[Equius. Life coach for bad decisions.]

[kyley_b]

no, it's just your outlook and way of phrasing things. it's great.

[schoolingfish]

thanks

i think i needed someone to remind me of that

[alternia_strength]

D --> Ah yes
D --> I have heard this stated in the past
D --> I cannot quite understand the humor
D --> But Terezi often laughed at me

D --> Of course
D --> She was always laughing

[alternia_strength]

D --> Always happy to promote the use of fistkind on f00ls
D --> And of course to support you under the circumstances
D --> No reason that you should not be happy in your self

[Of course, that? That was Nepeta talking more than anything else. He tried to remember most days. Thankfully it was easier since Luca was a nice fellow.]

[schoolingfish]

thanks.

i think even with my normal monster form, it's hard to not feel nervous about how humans will react because it was dangerous back home, and with this i just expect the reaction to be so much worse

[alternia_strength]

D --> Humans can be this way
D --> And if I was being e%traordinarily gracious and honest
D --> Trolls are not really that much better about assumptions
D --> But I think people here have seen enough to know such things happen
D --> A place like this trench can assist
D --> Occasionally

[schoolingfish]

yeah

i guess i just have to remember that with everything people here have seen, they're more likely to be okay with another weird thing

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D --> We are both creatures of this e%istence and our home worlds
D --> It can be t00 difficult at times to fully escape our assumptions of the past
D --> I know this as well as most

D --> Still you are safe in this place I e%pect

[schoolingfish]

you're right. it is safe here. I've met so many people and they've all been so nice, so i don't know why I worry about that stuff.

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D --> Well I still find myself concerned about the hemospectrum at odd times
D --> And I have been e%plicitly separated from that system of cultural governance for sweeps now
D --> It really is hard to kick old habits
D --> Even if it beh00ves us to do that

D --> So I would not berate myself over sometimes falling into old habits t00 much

[schoolingfish]

right. thanks! i guess i just have to remember that this is normal 'coming from another world' stuff and a lot of us are probably dealing with something similar.

[alternia_strength]

D --> E%actly
D --> Give it time and it will become normal
D --> Or as normal as is actually possible in this place