5th Short - [Action]

[kingofwaste]

[Just like most other residents in the village, Oswald's been affected by the experiment and awoke this morning to find himself... different. A bit smaller than usual, his paws suddenly far more clawlike and his ears have been turned into antennae. Not to mention what happened to his precious face

Comments

[Stare]

[flamingbandit]

[It's bad enough he only arrived not that long ago. Toppled witha crazy experiment and was unaffected only made it worse. How was he suppose to react?

Admittedly he was pinged by this black creature when he saw it. It didn't look dangerous. Just bizarre.]

[Wobble]

[kingofwaste]

[Meanwhile, Oswald's trying once again to find his balance on his hind legs. His head is so much heavier than the skinny body he suddenly has, and he's sure those weird spiralling antennae are throwing him off. With enough imagination, it might look like he's drunk.]

[Blink]

[flamingbandit]

[Should he talk to it? Would it attack him?

Only one way to find out! The bandit moved over toward the black creature. He came to a stop several feet away.]

Ya need any help?

[Fail]

[kingofwaste]

[Once he realizes he's being approached, Oswald sinks back into a sort of crouching position, his head occasionally twitching. He can't help himself, it's like his body is doing that on its own.

And as much as he would love to reply to Tasuki, he literally can't. He'll just stare up at him.]

[Action]

[flamingbandit]

...

Can ya talk?

[Action]

[kingofwaste]

[If his face could show expressions, he'd be frowning right now. Do you see a mouth on him, sir?

He shakes his head, his antennae sweeping from side to side.]

[Action]

[flamingbandit]

[The bandit crouched so he could see it eye-to-eye. Sorta, Tasuki still had more height.

So it couldn't talk, and appear harmless. It even responded to him with a head shake... Was this a normal creature in these parts?

Stare.]

Do ya live around here?

[Action]

[kingofwaste]

[Oswald raises a claw to point to Community Housing six. The top floor, even!]

[Action]

[flamingbandit]

[Wait a second. That thing lived in a community building? It must have been from another world.

Then again...a lot of people have been flipping appearances. He wasn't sure why. Seldom did he listen to the journal. It's not like he knew how to use.]

...Yer not really that thin' are ya? What's goin' on? [Oh wait. He can't talk. How frustrating!]

[Action]

[kingofwaste]

[And once again, he'd give an impatient frown if he could. Instead, his feelers move around restlessly until he suddenly freezes, indicating that he just got an idea.

Using one finger, he starts writing in the dirt before him. "Experiment"]

[Action]

[flamingbandit]

[Wait a second.

That wasn't Chinese. How come he knew how to read it? Oh no matter, that wasn't the problem right now.]

An' what's that? [Yeah. He didn't get the memo.]

[Action]

[kingofwaste]

[Was this guy for real? Oswald writes in the dirt again.

"By the Malnosso."]

[Action]

[flamingbandit]

...

Who're th' Ma-l-oss-o?

[Feel free to start banging your head on the ground at any time, Oswald.]

[Action]

[kingofwaste]

[He clenches his little fists for a moment, before clearly indicating the "n" in "Malnosso". Then he writes down "captors".]

[Action]

[flamingbandit]

[Blink.]

These Mal-noss-o guys are our captors eh? An' they're th' ones behind it? Is that why ya look like that?

[Action]

[kingofwaste]

[Eager nodding. Very eager nodding. Now you've got the gist of it, Tasuki!]