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[elongatedsmile]

[Those who know Xzana may be glad that she finally has a brand new white sun dress on after her visit with the Malnosso. Only the half breed isn't exactly a half breed anymore. Her scales, claws, fangs, and large set of white wings are now gone. So is her ability to not feel cold anymore as she awakes shivering near the fountain.

She's never experienced anything so awful before. The snow touching her feet actually hurt it was so cold. Wait, those aren't her feet those look like a human's feet! She opens her mouth to let out a startled roar.]

SHRIIIIIIEEEEK!

[Ah! That wasn't a roar at all! That wasn't even close! What had those people done to her!? Her teeth start to clatter and nothing she can do will stop it. She has no clue how to be human and takes off running for the first building she sees a human enter which happens to be Good Spirits.

It's a little better. The floor isn't as cold as the snow but she can't stop this annoying shaking and what are all these little bumps on her skin? Not knowing that rubbing could warm her a bit she stands shivering in a quiet corner. Staring in a bit of fear any anyone who comes in. How was she suppose to protect herself now?

She's also staring out the window. She knows eventually she's going to have to go out there again even if it's just to go to the bathroom. How could the outside be so uninviting? She never pictured that it would be so terrible before, but it was so cold and the cold was painful.]

Th-they s-s-shall pay for t-t-this.

[Anyone dare approach the skiddish newly made human cowering in the corner of the bar? If not she'll huddle there until she's forced out of the bar. And don't worry about time breaking! SHOW THAT TIME WHO'S BOSS!]

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[eightlazylegs]

[Cold utterly sucks. Hermes has been spending most of his time huddled up in his newly-gotten tank, napping the day away or redecorating his spacious quarters. Unfortunately there's only so much amusement to be gotten out of insulting people over the journal network, so he's had to fight his way through the snow in search of entertainment.

When he sees the quivering little human he's been rolling liquor bottles around the floor, trying to find a way of turning them into a miniature octopus conveyor belt.]

Who, why?

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[elongatedsmile]

[Is lunch talking to her? She's pretty sure that delicious looking lunch is talking.] Talk.

[She reaches out her bare foot to give Hermes a gentle poke. Can she still eat it?]

[action] (SORRY dw decided notifs were for squares)

[eightlazylegs]

[Hermes immediately latches on to the food, clinging to her ankle and trying to crawl upward so he cannot be kicked.] Yes. Often. So?

[action] Bad DW!!!!!

[elongatedsmile]

I have never talked to things I have eaten before. Are you from the ocean? I was told when I ate something like you it was from the ocean.

[Is she really talking to her dinner? Her mind is so blown she's actually momentarily forgotten her turned human problem.]

[eightlazylegs]

Am from Chicago. [Both, technically, are true. Hermes clings a little tighter.] Will ink if try to eat, or bite. Rethink options.

[elongatedsmile]

C-Chicago? [What the heck is that? With ice cold hands and a shiver she reaches down to try to pull the strange creature off of her.] I w-w-will b-bite back harder. [Or well, when she had fangs she did. She keeps forgetting that fact.]

[eightlazylegs]

Have beak. Betting will beat you. [Hermes intends to cling further, but the cold fingers make him reconsider. He turns while and squishes himself down, trying to fend them off.] No eating anyone, is good deal?

[elongatedsmile]

Beak? Are you a bird? [And hm, she is pretty weak in this new body. Better not pass up a chance to avoid a fight.] Alright. No eating.

[eightlazylegs]

Are octopus. [He only releases once he feels she's no major threat--but he's going to hang on to this bottle just so he can chuck it and run. Gotta be prepared when you're two feet tall and made of squish.] Octopus have beak.

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[Oh! An Octopus bird!] Your wings look too small to carry you very far. [She tries to give her large white wings a flap to show them off.

Oh yeah... all she has are those stupid little blue pair.] These wings are useless! [And now she remembers how annoying her life has just become.]

[eightlazylegs]

All people's wings useless. [He flutters his own moss green ones in irritation.] And impair swimming. Frustrating.

[elongatedsmile]

My REAL wings are not useless! Those strange men took them from me!

[eightlazylegs]

...took body part? [He is doubtful.]

[elongatedsmile]

I do not know how, but they took me from my normal body! This is not my body!

[eightlazylegs]

Think octopus have wings? [He half-turns, showing off where the set meet his flesh.] But am not pitching fit.

[elongatedsmile]

Yes? You have a beak.

[eightlazylegs]

Beak is always on octopus. Never wings. Why wings underwater?

[elongatedsmile]

I have large wings and live underwater.

[eightlazylegs]

Then are stupid.

[elongatedsmile]

[Xzana visually bristles like that. If there's ONE thing she's vain about it's her wings.] My wings are not stupid! They are useful and beautiful!

[eightlazylegs]

Wings underwater stupid. Are not penguin. [Hermes doesn't ease up, but he does get ready to run if necessary.

[elongatedsmile]

They are not! My wings help me! [How they do she's not sure how to explain or does she know what a penguin is, but she doesn't care. Today was just awful and now this ugly bird was insulting her! It's a good thing Hermes started to get ready to run as Xzana is swinging out her foot to hit him with a rather nasty kick.]