Happy February, folks! The hotel is chugging along as it always does and nothing really seems that out of the ordinary, actually. Mr Bennet is at the front desk as per usual, greeting new guests, checking out old ones, generally being mediocre at his job but there's something a little... off about him this morning. A little more Springtime focused. Is it the suit? No, no, that's the same as it always is. Is it the face? No, Mr Bennet's face is unable to be perceived by eyes as per usual. No, it's the —
The bunny ears?
HOP TO IT
It seems Mr Bennet has developed a pair of bunny ears and a tail overnight, but he's not the only one. Every staff member and guest of the hotel will find that they have grown a pair of animal ears and a matching tail when they wake up that morning. It's nekomimi time, y'all! But not just neko, characters will find themselves with all categories of ears and tails. Cats, dogs, rabbit, deer, fish. Whatever animal best suits the characters are what they'll find themselves sporting.
For all intents and purposes, these will be part of your characters bodies and real additional limbs. It will hurt if someone hurts them and they will bleed if someone cuts them. There will be some added bonuses as well as characters will also take on the traits of the animals they become. However players want to interpret this is up to them — it can be light like a cat person just being more aloof or heavy like a spider person having multiple eyes and limbs. Whatever is most fun for the player and most hectic for the character, of course.
This effect will last till the end of the month.
Of course, an additional note: For characters who already have animal ears and/or tails — they will either keep those ears and tails and develop more traits of that animal. Or they can become something entirely different for the month. Player preference!
ANIMAL CRACKERS
Mr Bennet has found this to be hysterical though so he has set up a stall in the main lounge that's advertising animal crackers. They're a little less cracker and more cookie though, and larger than the traditional animal cracker. They also come in all shapes and sizes. If you can think of the animal, you can have an animal cracker with it. There is a dog cracker. There is a whale cracker. There is a spider cracker. All kinds of things. Even fictional animals, like gryphons and dragons!
The only catch is — once your character eats the cracker they will become that animal entirely. This is probably tipped off by the bunny rabbit hopping around the lounge in a little hotel jacket, huh. Thanks Mr Bennet. The effect of these crackers will last as long as the player prefers and characters are free to eat another cracker and become another animal afterwards.
One thing though, as the animal, characters will still be able to speak in animal form. So there's that!
The animal crackers will also be available till the end of the month.
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[ he wouldn't have complained about the frequent outfit if he knew the hotel would go ahead and up the ante immediately. Now he has new body parts. Wonderful. All things considered, it could be much worse - a tail is fairly innocuous, and the floppy dog ears at least blend in slightly with his hair - but, again: it's the principle. That, and the fact that he had to cut a hole in his pants. Unbelievable.
He came downstairs for some minor reason - to pick up more coffee, maybe - but he finds his plans forgotten quite rapidly when he catches sight of the elevator doors closing behind Mr. Bennet and his little cotton tail. Unbeknownst to Bucciarati, those floppy black ears perk right up on his head. ]
Hey. What direction was he headed in - up or down?
[ questioning whoever is nearest quite seriously... unless they happen to have the traits of some other small, highly-chaseable critter, in which case the questioning is followed by him narrowing his eyes. ]
ANIMAL CRACKERS I
Here. You dropped this.
[ Visiting the floor with the beautiful fields of flowers to get a break from the madness of the hotel? Too bad. There's a talking dalmatian here now, speaking with a smooth, even (somewhat familiar-sounding?) voice and looking quite dignified with a (somewhat familiar-looking?) golden collar, and he's brought you something in his mouth. Maybe it really is something you dropped, a key or a bag or something more precious, and the dog is being very gentlemanly in retrieving it for you. Or maybe the dog instincts are beating Bucciarati in this moment, and he's brought you a ball. Why does he have that...?? ]
ANIMAL CRACKERS II
[ Rest assured that he is not eating these animal crackers on purpose; the hotel has to be putting them in the food. He doesn't have much of a sweet tooth, and certainly not for cheap animal crackers, and doubly-certainly not for ones that turn you into a seal. This is the predicament he currently finds himself in: stuck on the wrong floor of the hotel, turned completely into a pinniped with nary an opposable thumb to his name. Some clever use of his Stand managed to get him into the elevator without being seen (this one actually is kind of embarrassing), but, unfortunately, his plans have been halted by the actual buttons inside said elevator. He's not tall enough to reach them like this, and he no longer has the manual dexterity for his Stand to do it, either.
So he waits for someone else to enter the elevator. The next person who decides to change floors will find an entire spotted seal sitting there in the corner, somehow wearing an extremely serious expression. ]
Take me to the fifth floor.
animal crackers i.............
Oh?
[ She holds out a hand to receive the AKECHY BALL™, moving it this way and that in her head to try to discern if there's something special about it. Huh, sure does look like that one kid. Anyways. Strangely, she feels a little on edge, looking at his canine form, but not quite enough to run away, pulling the ball close to her chest. ]
My, is it that you would like to play fetch? As a hound would?
[ Her eyes crease as she smiles, leaning down a bit to inspect him. Sadly, she doesn't connect the dots that it's Bucciarati, even if it's obvious this person (dog?) is a guest. Maybe they're enjoying being a dog she's not gonna take that away from them???? She is asking genuinely, not even mockingly, about the fetching. ]
connect the dots... heh... heheh
No... [ a pause. ] No, I... Yes. [ another pause; now his tail flicks anxiously to one side, though only for a moment. ] ... No, forget it. Something's wrong with me. I know that's not yours.
[ he is a grown-ass human man, not a dog, and he is not about to play fetch with Giselle, even if it sounds like it would be incredibly fun and fulfilling and he bets she could throw the bar pretty far and he could probably catch it in midair, which would be really cool and exciting. Despite his words, he makes no motion to take the ball back, only standing there rather tensely. ]
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...And yet, it need not be mine for you to enjoy it.
[ She smiles, bright and cold, at the sight of his wagging tail, finding his denial of wanting to play quite amusing and cute. It's something similar to watching over a shy kid who's embarrassed of wanting to have fun, which she has seen many times... and while normally it would not be proper at all for a servant to be so lax with a guest, to engage in playtime with them, she can also be something of the doting, teasing type, particularly with beasts, so she waggles the ball between her fingers to watch his eyes as he stands there tensely. ]
You are looking quite stressed. If you would like to play, I am happy to serve. Shall we?
[ Then, impishly, she tosses the ball underhanded in a big arc in the air, trying to maximize the airtime it'll have. She figures if he truly doesn't want, it'll hit the ground and she can just go pick it up. Though.... she has a sneaking suspicion that won't be the case. ]
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[ stressed, is what he was going to say, but he is immediately and helplessly distracted by the ball the moment it leaves her hands, and his body instantly reacts, regardless of what his brain might think. Never in his life has he so wholly felt like he needed to do something as much as he needs to catch this ball. At once, he's darting after it, moving at an exhilarating speed he could never hope to reach as a human that culminates in a leap to snatch the hapless Gorb™ out of the air before it hits the ground. The satisfaction in catching it is almost as great as the desire had been, only to be immediately replaced with a fresh desire to do it again, like he's a child asking for his dad to pick him up one more time. Before he knows it, he's bounding back over to Giselle, bootleg Akechi merch in his mouth and tail wagging furiously.
Bucciarati honestly doesn't remember the last time he felt this way. Carefree, having fun for the sake of having fun. It was certainly a long time ago - before his parents divorced, maybe, before he had to start thinking about the real world and his responsibilities in it. As his human sensibilities begin filtering back in, so does the faint shame at his own imprudence, and his tail slows.
At which point he says... something, but it's totally impossible to make out, seeing as he's talking around the ball still held in his teeth. Oops. ]
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Oh, dear. What was that?
[ Unflinchingly, she places a flat palm face up in front of his snout, waiting for him to drop the ball — doing so in the politest possible way that someone could play fetch. It might be smarter to just take the ball from him right away, but... she is unfamiliar with playing with animals, and he seems well trained enough. Given the whole, "is a person, allegedly" thing. Remembering that doesn't stop her from indulging his fun, though, because as long as he's enjoying himself, than who would she be to stand in the way of that? ]
Is it that you would like to play again, hmm?
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Animal Crackers II
EEEP! A-A-A TALKING SEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAL!!?
[He couldn't help and fall back on his butt seeing this! There's a pause before he goes "ooh ooh eek ooh"! Typical monkey sounding noises!]
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Quiet down! [ barked, in perhaps a more bark-like fashion than normal. ] I'm a human, but I'm stuck like this right now. You haven't noticed people transforming?
[ the monkey tail and ears aren't particularly noticeable, and Bucciarati is left wondering, at least for the moment, how this guy got lucky enough to dodge all the side effects. The monkey noises are barely clocked. Honestly, he's met weirder people. ]
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[These little new parts ruined his good looks! Ruined! Yeyasu couldn't let anyone see him until he was sure these affects had past over... But it was too late for that. He couldn't help and fidget his fingers awkwardly.]
Though guess others have had it worst, huh? Has it been that hard for you to move around?
[In hindsight, he feels that his issues might've been small scale compared to other people around him.]
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The seal nods, though only slightly. ]
It hasn't been easy.
[ he's unwilling to complain about it, though. He met a guy who turned into a tiny spider - at least he's big enough to not get stepped on by accident. ]
If I can get to a floor with water, it'll be fine. [ a beat. ] In any case, don't be embarrassed. It's happening to everyone.
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[His tail wags rather eagerly as he's always happy to help someone! Bonus points if he gets some praise out of it... He was planning on retreating to his room, but the people always came first! Even if this wasn't his Netherworld, Yeyasu couldn't ignore someone in trouble.
He'll approach the elevator buttons as he hops on one leg while using his other foot to start scratching at his head. When did he become this flexible? It kinda felt nice...]
Honestly, I'm not familiar with all the floors here. But guess we can find out... Fifth floor, right?
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animal crackers ii..... cw; the tiniest spider
Hold on.
[-says a very, very tiny voice.
...Which belongs to a very, very tiny jumping spider doing his darndest to catch up, skittering quickly towards the elevators and making one quick leap inside.
It's taking him forever to get from point A to point B, being so small; and while his powers have been a blessing, they haven't exactly helped with this deficiency. He looks up at the seal in the elevators with multiple little dark eyes, obviously unbothered by Bruno's... new form. He's not in much better shape. (Even though he's a spider? And this is great in its own way? Sort of??? He's so conflicted right now.)]
My room's on floor three. Bring me there first, and then you can make it up two flights of stairs on your own, can't you?
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... You're a person? [ tilting his bewhiskered face. ] You've got bad luck.
[ getting anywhere and doing anything must be terrifying and dangerous at that size... ]
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[Which sounds like a hilarious little introduction, all things considered. And, in turn, he tilts his head back at seal!Bruno, looking at him like o_o with those two big front eyes.]
It's not so bad. Spiders are my favorite -- it's practically an upgrade.
[Normal things for a normal human being to say. Henry doesn't seem bothered, or anxious, or afraid of a world that is suddenly a hundred times larger than it should be. For good or ill, such emotions rarely reach him these days.
So, he skitters closer, then turns around to look up at the elevator buttons high, high above.]
I still have my powers. I can press the button for you. But I want to get to my room first, and it's taking a long time to get anywhere like this.
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The unusual choice of favorite animal goes unacknowledged (Giorno's favorite seemed to be snakes, so who is he to judge?) in favor of simply nodding, lowering his head towards the spider to try and hear him better. ]
That's fine, but it won't be a smooth ride. I'm warning you now.
[ There will be much flopping about. Unfortunately. Henry's voice is so small that Bruno feels like he needs to talk more quietly in turn, lest the tiny little guy get blown away - although he finds it very difficult to control his volume while in this form... ]
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animal crackers I (HELP)
I most certainly did not.
[ he recognizes the voice though, so… ]
Why do you still have that?!
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Balls can come in handy.
[ ?????
anyway ]
I didn't recognize you.
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Why are you asking me? I'm not the boss of him.
[ He knows why Bruno is asking. He's just compelled to be a little shit even more than usual right now...which is saying something. ]
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... I don't know. I'm not feeling like myself.
[ he gestures at Gojo's tail. ]
I'm sure you understand.
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Maybe he should look at that with more scrutiny, but also he doesn't want to! Stubborn as a kitten... ]
No, not really. I'm my usual cute and funny self aside from the tail and ears! Sure you don't have something else going on?
[ It's not him, it's you. ]
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I'm sure. I'm acquiring "dog" traits, both physically and mentally.
[ if he didn't know better, he'd be sure this is the work of an enemy Stand!!! but it's just the dumb hotel. ]
Be careful. The same will likely happen to you.
hop to it
Bruno, apparently, isn't the only dog keen on chasing rabbits.]
I don't know for sure, but I would think most of his business would require he be downstairs to—
[Gale cuts himself off mid-sentence, the sniffing coming to an abrupt stop as he looks at Bruno directly, his expression sheepish and decidedly looking as though he's been caught.]
... this is rather embarrassing, isn't it?
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It's fine. We caught ourselves before we did anything embarrassing.
[ at least they aren't sniffing each other's butts ]
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Gods, the urge isn't entirely gone, even, but at least he's aware of it.]
For now, at the very least. It's not the first strange instinct I've felt today, and I doubt it's going to be the last— I suppose the hope that these changes might only be cosmetic was simply too much.
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I only wonder what the hotel "thinks" it's accomplishing with this. [ let loose? trust your instincts?? who knows. His instincts are currently telling him to conscript Gale and go find a big stick in the woods they can play with, so he's not sure trusting them would be beneficial to anyone. ] At least we weren't turned into flies or fish.
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