Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
*the suspense is killing Jani...figuratively of course, as she watches intently*
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus."...huh."
[I have to wonder if this was meant as some sort of challenge now, but ah, well. I close my eyes, the image I've concocted of the final form held firmly within my mind. I breathe...in...and out...in...and out...]
[I can feel myself getting bigger, hunching over a little (more). My ears stop gracing the side of my head, and my hat splits in twain, I can feel it come towards my eyes. My tail becomes shorter, wider, more rigid, until it can't really be called a tail anymore. All this time, I can still feel my energy slowly being drained from me...I try and push through it, I push through as hard as I can. It's the home stretch, I'm almost there, I'm almost there, I just gotta...go...a little...further...!]
[I reach the end, pass the finish line: I drop to my hands and knees, panting, staring at some nebulous point between the ground and my eyes. I feel tired, weak...yet...this isn't as bad as last time, I just...I've felt this before, regularly...I can recover from this, I can bounce back from this. I try and stand up, stabilize myself. I still feel absolutely plum-tuckered, but in retrospect, this isn't so bad...]
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
*Jani cheers Eliot's success* Nice one! Definitely a spitting image for Marsha, at least as far as I can tell. *she then looks to Benji* I wonder what the expert has to say?
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.Yeah, he did great! You're a natural, kid! (Benji says.)
Nice one, Eliot! (Delilah says.)
You did it, Eliot! (I say.) You look just like her!
Well, not yet he doesn't... (Marsha says. She sticks her flower on the appropriate spot on Eliot's head.) There! Now he looks just like me! How do ya feel, Eliot?
edited 18th Sep '17 10:17:45 PM by kablammin45
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."[I weakly put up a thumbs-up, smiling.] "Some...water...would be nice..." [Heh, I sounded like an Englishman just there, water. Englishwoman, oh, wow, my voice. And I thought I was castrato before...pfft, I wish, I barely broke out of baritone as a Smeargle.]
edited 18th Sep '17 10:21:48 PM by BlackMageAnolis
(Marsha quickly gets a water bottle from a stand giving away free ones and gives it to Eliot.)
Here you are, Eliot! (Marsha says.)
(Benji taps Marsha on the shoulder. Marsha turns around just in time to see him turn into her, too.)
Okay, bro, you know what Mom said about your friends jumpin' off a cliff, right? (Marsha says, annoyed...but then she kind of chuckles.) H-Hey, we're triplets now! How about that?
(I'm kind of amused, but also a bit weirded out by the sight of three Marshas standing in front of us.)
Wow, Goobert, as if one Marsha wasn't going to be loud enough. (Delilah jokes.)
Heh, yeah. (I say. Then I turn back to Lady Castien.) Heh, my friend Sketched Transform a while ago and he's practicing using it.
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."*This whole time I've been watching on silently, chowing down on the first berry (a Nanab) on my skewer. Gotta say, Eliot's display is pretty impressive. So Smeargle can actually learn Transform, huh... Man, now I wish I could too. I finish the first berry just in time to make a quick quip.*
PJ: "Well this ain't gonna get confusing at all."
Are you ready? Go live!PJ: "All of which happen to be physically identical at that! Shoot, I already think I'm losing track of who's El."
edited 19th Sep '17 12:22:55 PM by CaliburnAbsoluteEX
Are you ready? Go live!"..." Lady Castien just watches this unfold, clearly confused. She's lightens up when it's explained, however.
"Oh, dang! That's awesome!"
She approaches the original Marsha and puts out her hand for introduction.
"Name's Marsha. Good to meetcha!" She says cheerfully, having not heard Marsha's name yet.
Finley returns the favor and, when's breaking off, she looks all too happy... until the wheel suddenly stops.
"Millie, did you do this?" She asks, trying to make a joke out of this.
edited 19th Sep '17 4:44:46 AM by Beverly
I'm Huney B now. Okay?You said it, Marlon. (I say.)
Heh, my name's Marsha, too. (Marsha chuckles, returning the handshake.) Nice ta meet ya. Heh, I was actually kinda expectin' ya ta walk up ta one of my two doppalgangers first thinkin' they were the actual Marsha. (Marsha chuckles.)
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here.""Why would I? I saw what went down. Even if I didn't..."
She taps her head.
"Psychic."
Then Lady Castien jumps back a little. "Wait, you're a Marsha too?!... That means we're like, name-buddies, right?"
I'm Huney B now. Okay?"Eh, I'm sure I missed somethin', hehehehh." [Just as I said, there is still one thing that denotes this Marsha as me: my eyes, still that same blue-purple with that same dark circle around it.]
[I take the water bottle and just begin gulping it down. I can't say I'm feeling all that better immediately, but it's still a long cry from last time. Looking over the others, I notice a familiar face from way back. Well, not Benji's "hundreds of years" way back, more like "about two weeks ago".]
"Hey, you're that...you're that mother we found in Woodmont, uh...Mansion? Somethin' like that."
"What, they never told you about us? Thought we had something special." She chuckles and waves. "Good to meet you, Marlon!"
Ser Daunting looks to Eliot and speaks up. "She's not our mom! She's just... ya know, our guardian."
Castien looks to Daunting. "You know I don't like you saying that, Jim."
"Sorry mom..."
I'm Huney B now. Okay?"Awww," [I coo at the Mimikyu,] "you thought you could get by with technicalities." [I go into a chuckle-fit before calming myself down. I'm starting to feel even better than before.]
"So I was not expecting you guys to be here. T'be honest, I kinda...forgot you guys even existed. So, uhh, how, how've things been?"
"I cleaned up the mansion a lot. Was a long project, but I think it was worth it. I want 'em to be happy, but I don't want them to get a really nasty splinter or something. Know what I mean?"
She looks over to Andy. "Four Marshas, actually."
I'm Huney B now. Okay?

"...damn, yea..." [I nod at Jani's statement...for whatever it's worth, it's...something. I gotta start somewhere, right? This is a stepping stone...I gotta take it to cross the pond, right? Okay, enough watery metaphors, I need to focus.]
[First, I don't try to do it yet: I approach Marsha, that's her name, Marsha. Kind of a cute little pun...wonder if the parents were ever aware of it. Anyway, the first thing I do after approaching her is notice the flower on her head, the right of her head... I point to it and mouth, "could you", hoping she will take it out for now. Then I circle around her, look at her, get a good picture in my mind as to what the final form will look like...and I'll admit, it feels a bit...intrusive...oh, lord... I stop for a moment, look away, turn away, think... No...no, this is...purely clinical. I'll apologize if I need to. I'm trying to gather data, info, the works, and I need to try to give myself an impression on what I'll actually be turning into. I can't just have a snapshot here, I need to have a full picture here...]
[I turn back and continue to circle her, study her, add more to the picture. I get a good idea of her shapes and sizes, her features and all that jazz, then I move back in front of her and look into her eyes, breathing slowly, trying to keep calm.]
[Somewhat remorsefully, I ask her.] "...you feel...okay about this?" [Despite the fact that it's just me who's gonna be doing this, I still feel the need to ask that.]