what I do on Saturday

[merlinianblood]

Seated on one of the couches in the Kashtta's lounge is Dave, who is currently reading up on some magical history.

The book on the table in front of him is really, really large, and extremely old.

Seated on the nearby couch is Gilderoy, who just can't seem to figure out how the remote works. He's familiar with television, of course, but as far as he'

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[moveuranus]

Veronica wanders into the Kashtta, looking for some answers and to suss this world out. She's lost in her thoughts as she commits what she sees to memory until Gilderoy Lockhart sneezes. She stops by the couch and frowns a little. "Bless you."

[shiftylockhart]

The peacock thanks you, Veronica.

Wait.

Gilderoy blinks his beady new eyes, cocks his head at the woman who is suddenly way too tall, and slowly realizes that his arms are... wings.

And he feels so, so sore.

It's possible that Veronica's never witnessed a shift before. It wasn't very pretty. But look at the end result! Beautiful!

[moveuranus]

Veronica's eyebrow is cocked. She's incredibly confused. Pointing at the peacock, she says slowly, "You were a human. I swear you were a human."

She has to admit, even though she'll hate herself for even thinking it later, he does make quite a lovely peacock. (Probably helps that he can't talk.)

[shiftylockhart]

The peacock nods its iridescent little head.

You are absolutely correct, Veronica.

Except then he starts to flail and make loud peacock noises because OH MY GOD HE IS A BIRD WHAT. He flaps over to her, wings all aflutter. Help?

STOP MAKING ME LAUGH

[moveuranus]

Veronica takes a few steps back when he starts to flail and make noises. She's never really dealt with this before - the whole shapeshifting into a bird and what have you - and she's not quite sure if this bird was human. Psycho killer actors she can deal with. People who turn into birds and proceed to flap the crap out of themselves? Not within her territory.

"Calm down," she says, even though she really doubts that will help any. "Maybe you should ... relax." She frowns to herself. "I'm talking to a bird. Veronica, you've officially lost your mind."

BUT I DON'T WANNA

[shiftylockhart]

The peacock continues flailing at her, as if to say, I AM A PEACOCK, WOMAN. DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN.

He really wishes peacocks could talk like humans, because the noises he's making are downright embarrassing.

This is when he shuts up.

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[moveuranus]

This peacock has some serious attitude issues.

And when he stops talking, Veronica only continues to frown. She's never had a conversation with a peacock before. She talks to her dog, sure, that's how she got through high school. But a bird? She stayed far away from.

"Maybe if you stay calm you'll, you know," she makes a gesture with her arms as if to say 'poof, be gone and or human again'. She's not quite sure if the peacock was ever a man. She has a feeling she may have dreamed that up. "Find an exit or ... your two feet and ten fingers and toes." She sighs. "This place is strange."

:x

[shiftylockhart]

Gilderoy might have lost all his other human traits, but the attitude will always be there. Forever.

He listens as she speaks, unmoving.

And then he gives her as menacing a look as he's able to (birds, for the record, can look like evil little things when they want to), lifting one of his wings. The unasked question is this: DO YOU SEE FINGERS?

DO YOU?

[moveuranus]

What about his flair? His dashing good looks? What a loss to the world if he was without them as a peacock.

... He does make quite a nice peacock, in Veronica's opinion. Though, she's not thinking that at the moment.

"Woah, now I feel like I'm just missing a telephone booth and then I could be in my very own horror movie." Birds are scary at times. Especially big freaking peacocks who seem to have anger issues. Veronica frowns. "Shapeshifting is an ability," her detective mind is working at a fierce rate. "Why don't you just, you know, feel how you were feeling when you shifted? That is if I'm not going slowly insane."