User visit: Guppy Sandhu

[a1enzo]

Enzo ushers Guppy into an upstairs room containing a massive bank of hardware, including lasers, monitors, and Big Red Buttons.

"Here it is. The digitizer." Beat. "And matterizer. And some other things. Maybe it needs a better name."

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[guppy_sandhu]

"The... big machine with shiny things?" Guppy suggests, peering at it.

[a1enzo]

"Nah, something snappier. Anyway, you stand there." There's a spot on the floor marked with tape, in front of a white panel against the wall. Near it, but out of the way, is a white wheeled pedestal, for digitizing small objects.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy does so.

As Enzo does his stuff, he finds himself in a room with nothing but a big red button. Looks like that's the one he has to press...

He's feeling a little... blobbier than usual.

[a1enzo]

Enzo tries to suppress a grin as Guppy vanishes from the screen and reappears in front of him, in sprite form. "How do you feel?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"I don't know. Does my butt look big in this?"

[a1enzo]

Now he has to suppress a snicker. "No, no, you look fine!"

Mostly, his butt looks... undifferentiated.

[guppy_sandhu]

"I guess it's time I learned what life looks like from being this short." Guppy muses, carefully testing his legs out. It wouldn't do to fall over like this, he'd roll like a bowling ball.

[a1enzo]

The most difficult part to get used to in that regard will probably be the lack of toes. And fingers. Binomes do manage just fine, though, don't ask the mun how.

"I'll spot you on the stairs," Enzo offers, leading the way back out.

He stops in the doorway. "Digimat!" he exclaims.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy follows Enzo... hm, yes, these stairs are a bit tricky.

He sort of bounces down the first few.

[a1enzo]

That's... not uncommon among 0s, alas. Enzo catches him before he can tumble.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy catches holds of Enzo.

"Thanks, that was a bit close."

[a1enzo]

"You'll get used to it. And there aren't as many stairs at home."

They approach the Door. "You ready?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"I think so." Guppy says.

Enzo'll get him back safe... hopefully...

[a1enzo]

Enzo opens the Door and leads Guppy into a utility tunnel. It doesn't look a great deal different from those on Earth, except all the surfaces are as smooth as Guppy himself is now, and while many appear stained, there's no discrete grime or damp.

As soon as the Door closes behind them, Enzo opens a vidwindow. It shows a copper-skinned girl-literally, like polished metal-several years his senior, with short curls the colours of patina.

"The doctor is in the house," Enzo murmurs. "Repeat, the doctor is in the house."

"Roger that. Setup in progress outside Yori. The call is out. Fresh air in Hangar 110."

"Roger, wilco. End of line."

The copper girl cackles softly, and the window blinks out of existence.

[guppy_sandhu]

"You're enjoying this, huh?" Guppy says, waddling after him.

"How will they know I'm a real user if I look like a sprite?"

[a1enzo]

"Maybe a little bit," Enzo admits. "We'll show them your picture, and the Q&A should convince them, and... well, Dani's video already proved that I do know Users, so why should I scam them now?"