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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hotelcaelum2024-02-02 08:06 am
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Ah... ha... [Sounds of disbelief and surprise, eyes widening.] I take it this is you?
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[That's a yes, please fling him.]
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[ While he awkwardly hops back to the edge of the fountain to find a good angle, as he'll be the point of repulsion. Once he's sure Rowan won't crash into anything or anyone, Charlie bobs his head. ]
Here we go.
[ And, FWOOM. Rowan is sent flying backwards a couple couple of yards. He's probably in for a bit of a rough landing, but probably nothing worse than what he's used to. ]
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But also yes, it's far from the worst he's experienced, and he right himself moment later, pushing himself up in the soil with the palms of his hands.]
You did it. Handy magic, that.
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It'd be more handy if I had hands. You okay?
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[Waves away his concern, now easing into a stand. He's a little wobbly at first, but that's only because he was used to crawling around on his belly up until now.]
Could mean that your time is due soon, too.
[MAYBE YOU WILL HAVE HANDS SOON, CHARLIE]
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[ Charlie does his best to fly over from his spot on the edge of the fountain. He only sort of vaguely manages any sort of grace, and that's all undone in and instant when he goes from bird back to man rather suddenly, crashing to the ground in a heap.
At least he missed the water? ]
Ow... not a great day for my pride.
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[Charlie if you threw him so hard you broke a bone, you still would have treated him better than half of the Lands Between.
Ah, seems that his words tempted fate. He watches as bird changes into man mid-flight, eyes widening, quickening his step to reach him.]
Not a particularly fine day for anyone's pride, I'd gather. Here.
[Offers him a hand up?]
'Least you've hands now.
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[ He's gonna feel that collision in the morning. Ow. He does go ahead and take that hand, hauling himself to his feet. ]
Yeah. Feels good to be me again. Talk about a wild ride, huh?
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And it's good to meet you properly, man to man, instead of bird to reptile.
[A beat.]
I don't think I ever got your name.
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Oh, damn. I guess we skipped that part. I'm Charlie.
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Well met, Charlie. My name’s Rowan. And that, as you know-
[Tilts his head in the direction of Torrent, who’s found a nice spot of grass to nibble on.]
-is Torrent. I apologize for any trouble he’s caused.
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[ He shrugs, though he seems to be in good spirits over the whole ordeal. ]
Do you need to go back for your staff?
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That must be the case, for taking all this in stride.
[He shrugs, too, though.]
Might as well go fetch it before someone else picks it up. I've not another with me...
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[He gestures with a hand, and Torrent--over there in the corner--simply disappears in a whorl of magic, as though swept away by the wind.]
He's easy enough to dismiss. I'll call him once more when I have need of him.
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Could you not have done that while you were a crocodile?
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Torrent moves faster than a crocodile. Getting from one end of the hotel to the other was a slog without him. And if you mean when he was running wild, I would've gone flying off as soon as he disappeared.
[So Charlie went flying off instead.]
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[ Another laugh. Again, he’s not bothered. ]
Besides, I think you had the hide to survive it.
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[He does seem sorry about it, at least.]
Maybe next time I'll simply take the fall. Though I hope there isn't a "next time" for a while yet.
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[ RIGHT? That almost feels like tempting fate. ]
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...I'd like to think the magic inherent in those "crackers" have an expiry date.
[But the animal crackers were good :c ]
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Well, come on then. Let's go pick up my staff before someone else does it for me.
[TO THE CORRIDOR]