Invasion of privacy? In this city? Never! ...THE FUR-COVERED TRUTH. [Video]

[cavycommando]

[There's only audio at first. The sound of splashing water and some...humming? A few seconds later, the darkness drops away as whatever is covering the camera lens slips away. Apparently, someone tried to take precautions and used a towel or blanket ensure their privacy. This is either an unfortunate accident...or the city is being a smart ass

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[Video]

[derpjack_ftw]

[Wheeljack stares at his journal for a moment, but then shakes off the stupor. Okay, so far as he knows non-human organics from HIS Earth don't have the capability to talk or sing or use tools, but he can hardly expect that limited experience to cover much else when he's only just beginning to get a real grasp for the variety of realities out there. He thinks he's heard the voice once or twice before, but he's not actually spoken to the creature directly. He's not even sure he knows the guy's name. The inventor almost doesn't say anything, but . . . he can't ignore the depth of the creature's alarm - something's wrong.]

Hey, you okay, pal?

[Voice]

[cavycommando]

[If there was any doubt whether this reached the network, this settles it.]

...I've certainly been better.

[Video]

[derpjack_ftw]

Not . . . hurt or anythin'?

I'm gonna take it the camera's recordin' wasn't expected, or wanted. Y-yeah, I can relate ta that.

You know, if you want the camera removed, I'm sure someone could do that for ya.

[He'd offer but he's pretty sure he's too big to manage - he'd not fit in the building.]

[Voice]

[cavycommando]

Just my pride. I like to have control in a situation and up until now, I had it. I'm supposed to be above these kinds of accidents.

The camera's part of my hand held communicator. It wouldn't do for an agent to be without his primary method of connecting to the wire.

[Video]

[harmonianspdbmp]

....

[He couldn't say he was completely surprised- after all, there are stranger things around here. But still...]

[Voice]

[cavycommando]

Did you have something to say about all this? [Defensive behavior is go.]

[Video]

[harmonianspdbmp]

Ah- er, no...

I mean, I should be used to things like this by now.

[Voice]

[cavycommando]

Actually, my apologies. I shouldn't have snapped at you. If I did my job right, this was probably not what anyone was expecting.

[pliablepaladin]

A singing... guinea pig? Now I've seen everything.

[Voice]

[cavycommando]

[Embarrassed to not only have been revealed...but to have been caught in the middle of a routine grooming. You can't hear the facepawing, but it's happening.]

I don't normally sing! I'm not even that good at it. It's just something I've been doing because the music I managed to bend out of the radio reminds me of friends back home.

[Voice]

[pliablepaladin]

There's nothing wrong with singing! And you're not half bad at it.

You can always go back and visit them. It's not the same, but it's better than not seeing them at all.

[Voice]

[cavycommando]

I attempted to report back weeks ago and found out for myself how wrong it feels. When I'm ready, I'll try again. Personal matters aside, I've got a mission to finish.

[locked to Darwin]

[crazylikefawkes]

My sympathies.

[Locked to V]

[cavycommando]

For what it's worth, thanks.

I had hoped to stay hidden just a little while longer, if just to get my bending further along.

[Locked to Darwin]

[crazylikefawkes]

Having certain secrets of my own broadcast before, I can commiserate.

Speaking strictly of your time in the city, how have you found reactions to your form prior to this point?

[Locked]

[cavycommando]

I think I was overdue for the embarrassment. Figures.

I'd say it's been decent. Monday is pretty laid back about these sorts of things, I've found. I mean, he's already got a fair number of odd things in this house, like that big metal horse. Lelouch was surprised, but took it in stride. I think Noon thought he was hallucinating or dreaming. To be fair, though? We woke up on Valentine's morning chained to one another. He'd been the only one I didn't choose to reveal myself to, up to this point.

[ voice ]

[veronicaed]

... huh...? Darwin, that's you...?

[ Manuela assumes this is a cityshift. Things like this have happened before. ]

[Voice]

[cavycommando]

[It would be easy to claim this as a city shift, wouldn't it? But that would be an outright lie rather than omission of information.]

...yeah, it's me.

Nine inches tall and just shy of two pounds.

[Voice] lmfao that icon...

[veronicaed]

Ah --

[ She was planning on just telling him the usual - that this would only last a week, so it would be okay - but something about that assumption was off. For one thing, he'd been here long enough to know about how Nautilus' pranks worked... and moreover, he hadn't seemed alarmed at all by being a guinea pig until he saw the video on...

There's a little noise of realization as she figures out that the secret agent she'd been talking to actually is a tiny rodent. ]

... that... is a surprise.

[ and that's about all this awkward teenager can manage. At least she met Basil before, so it's not too shocking... ]

[Video] XD

[cavycommando]

Not one I wanted revealed before I was ready. It's my job to stay under cover and keep to the shadows. As I've had to tell someone else once before, I'm a guinea pig who just happens to be a commando.

[Ah, well. Cat's out of the bag, isn't it? He turns the video back on. He owes her this much.]

Agent Darwin of the FBI Animal Espionage Program at your service. [A salute.]