[ same song, different tune. Her body changes shape until she's shifted into the form of a velociraptor, and much like when she had turned into a spider that I totally didn't forget to write about, the strings remain tethered to appendages... This time, strung to tiny dinosaur claws. ]
[It's okay I just assumed the strings were still attached This transformation is still as strange to see as the first one, and though this form doesn't encapsulate his obsession with the eight-legged, it's still surreally interesting. It's a dinosaur, after all. A predator, with sharp teeth and claws and probably quick on its feet. Henry can appreciate that, too.]
Just as amazing as the first time. [Well, nearly.] Those teeth look sharp.
[ It certainly is something of a jarring shift, to find someone as soft and kind as Ori turn into creatures for whom those same words might not carry true.
She cannot speak in this form, either, but she can hold out a tiny little dinosaur arm for him to touch, just as he had when she was a spider. ]
[He wants to ask just how many people she might have shredded to pieces with those teeth and claws, but that seems... like a question that should be phrased differently.
When she's able to talk again.
Henry reaches out, slipping his palm under those sharp claws. His mouth twists with strange appreciation.]
[ The answer to that question would certainly be... a nonzero number.
She's trying to be very careful so as not to accidentally pierce or even scratch his skin, and despite her appearance there's still something strangely friendly about her demeanor. It really is such a shame that she can't speak in this form, but she'll stay until he says his curiosity has been sated! ]
[Yes, it's strangely unmistakable that this is still Ori beneath the scaley exterior, a sort of friendly demeanor that Henry's come to define her by. He won't keep her in this form for long; he glances a little longer at those claws, at that scaled skin, before retracting his hand.]
At least everyone would be able to tell it's you, no matter what. I don't think flowers are a usual feature of dinosaurs.
[ It was, wasn't it? But it's nothing she's not used to - she tends to give and give and give, even if she never expects anything in return. ]
Sure, plenty of times. I have to admit, I haven't used that form in quite some time, though, now that I don't go adventuring as much... It almost felt nostalgic!
Something tells me you were more impressed by the spider than the dinosaur, though.
[He chuckles lightly. Maybe she'll win a bit more information if she turns the conversation towards spiders, though.]
They were both impressive. But... [He almost gives a casual shrug of his shoulders. Or at least the impression of one.] Spiders have always been a favorite of mine ever since I was younger. I'd always find some beneath the floorboards of my old family home, and keep them in glass jars for a time.
No, I haven't. [If only because this thread takes place before I submitted a suggestion box request for him, which actually was a terrarium full of spiders. Please return to this query later.] The only ones I've seen already belong to someone else on Tsuchigumo.
[ With an enthusiastic nod, she smiles proudly, resting threaded hands on her hips. ]
That's right! I've been told that I'm an endless well of patience! Which is good, because I've also been told that I can be frightening when I'm angry.
[ Which makes sense. Who would want to piss off a woman who can turn into a dinosaur? ]
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perceives him so muchcatches that minute shift in hues...... but it's probably just the lighting out here.
in any case, she laughs and shrugs her shoulders. ]
Well, I can only turn twice a day, but... I can turn into a dinosaur?
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Yes. Probably just the lighting. Surely.]
A dinosaur?
[Well, that's not as neat as a spider, but...] Okay, I'm curious. I'd like to see that.
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One dinosaur, coming right up!
[ same song, different tune. Her body changes shape until she's shifted into the form of a velociraptor, and much like when she had turned into a spider
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It's okay I just assumed the strings were still attachedThis transformation is still as strange to see as the first one, and though this form doesn't encapsulate his obsession with the eight-legged, it's still surreally interesting. It's a dinosaur, after all. A predator, with sharp teeth and claws and probably quick on its feet. Henry can appreciate that, too.]Just as amazing as the first time. [Well, nearly.] Those teeth look sharp.
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She cannot speak in this form, either, but she can hold out a tiny little dinosaur arm for him to touch, just as he had when she was a spider. ]
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When she's able to talk again.
Henry reaches out, slipping his palm under those sharp claws. His mouth twists with strange appreciation.]
Sharp.
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She's trying to be very careful so as not to accidentally pierce or even scratch his skin, and despite her appearance there's still something strangely friendly about her demeanor. It really is such a shame that she can't speak in this form, but she'll stay until he says his curiosity has been sated! ]
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At least everyone would be able to tell it's you, no matter what. I don't think flowers are a usual feature of dinosaurs.
[To the best of his knowledge.]
You can change back, now.
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Hah, good observation! I didn't always do that, but just as you said... It was difficult for folks to tell it was me.
Anyway, now you know one more thing about me. I can turn into any animal that I've encountered before!
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[How quaint, an exchange of little personal details. Though it could be argued that Ori’s contribution was more notable than his.]
Why would you need to turn into a dinosaur, though? Have you ever had to fight something in that form?
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Sure, plenty of times. I have to admit, I haven't used that form in quite some time, though, now that I don't go adventuring as much... It almost felt nostalgic!
Something tells me you were more impressed by the spider than the dinosaur, though.
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They were both impressive. But... [He almost gives a casual shrug of his shoulders. Or at least the impression of one.] Spiders have always been a favorite of mine ever since I was younger. I'd always find some beneath the floorboards of my old family home, and keep them in glass jars for a time.
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Is that so...? Have you taken to keeping spiders here, too?
[ Though, come to think of it... has she even seen any spiders around here?? ]
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No, I haven't. [If only because this thread takes place before I submitted a suggestion box request for him, which actually was a terrarium full of spiders. Please return to this query later.] The only ones I've seen already belong to someone else on Tsuchigumo.
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Ah, speaking of... You're on a different team now, aren't you? How are you liking your new teammates?
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I don’t really know my teammates all that well, though. Most of them are completely new to this place.
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[ narrator voice: it is not. ]
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Oh? I must have missed him. [ ??? Or... likely not. He remembers every name on the Unicorn team registry.] What's he like?
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Ah, don't tell him I said that.
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She must.
Henry's lips quirk. That liar.]
Oh, wait. I think I know who you mean. The one who looks like it causes him physical harm to be nice.
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... Yes! Though I don't think I've seen him be particularly nice yet, so I wouldn't know about that last part. But it's alright!
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Something tells me it'd take a lot to get under your skin, anyway. Even a person like him.
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That's right! I've been told that I'm an endless well of patience! Which is good, because I've also been told that I can be frightening when I'm angry.
[ Which makes sense. Who would want to piss off a woman who can turn into a dinosaur? ]
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I'm not sure I can even imagine you angry, Ori.
[Which Henry knows through personal experience means very little. Even the kindest faces can hold the deepest, most roiling anger.]
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Then, hopefully you never have to see me angry.
[ Likely wishful thinking, based on what they know about this place and its games, but a girl can dream... ]