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[bravers]

Name: Anonymous
Date: 11/23
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Got a question.

Those of you that grew monster or animal parts, you got any tips on hiding them?
Asking for a friend.

[Sure.]

Comments

text; un: nibelung

[sonnestark]

It depends on the part. I was able to hide some smaller changes early on, but there's no hiding wings. Ears can be hidden easily enough with your hair or a hat, if you're careful about it.

[bravers]

[Hey nice username, not stranger.
But.]

Its more like

[Uh.]

parts that move by themselves.

[sonnestark]

[... hm.]

Like a tail...?

[bravers]

Yeah.

And, uh...

Ears, like you said.
But they move.

A lot.

[sonnestark]

What kind of ears are those?

[She's trying to conjure up a mental image, but it's not working quite so well.]

Sorry, you don't have to give any details you're not comfortable with, but more information means people will be able to offer you better solutions.

text; un: METTATON

[glitzandglamour]

Do I EVER have tips. I spent six terrible months wrapping my poor, blistering rabbit ears in fashionable scarves! After all, I'm a Puca who is also a robot... Made of metal. Surely, you can understand the difficulties I face.

What's ailing you, darling? A tail? Ears? Tentacles? I'm sure a fashionable fix exists for your troubles!

i love this cloud's just like. :c

[bravers]

[That's... a lot of information.]

Wait, think I read that wrong.
Metal can blister?

[Darling?]

I'm not all that into fashion. Everything here's kind of ...

[Ruffled. Frilly.]

Uh. Yeah.
It's ears. Big ones, that move. And a tail.

cloud doesn't want a frilly victorian bonnet... understandable

[glitzandglamour]

No. Metal continues to be unaffected by allergies, unmarred by blistering. Flesh blisters, of course!! And do you think this world gave me special metal bunny ears, rather than organic ones?? Also no.

Anyway. The fashion here leaves much to be desired, I'll give you that. But trust me, darling. Get yourself some money, a bossy tone, and a good drawing of what you want... And you can wrangle one of these tailors into making something you can strut your stuff in!

Think hoods and hats! And for tails... You could opt for capes, dresses, or skirts. Your fashionable, attribute-hiding future isn't as far from reach as you think. Or, you could settle with their drab colors, and floral patterns... Ha-ha.

he's not fussy in general but tbh ruffles are a big no, haha

[bravers]

[ooc:np, happens to me all the time!]

That's kind of weird. I mean... You were built, right? You're not alive. Having organic parts come from nothing's kind of

[And then it kind of hits him how that's kind of. Insensitive. Not too long ago, he wouldn't have cared. But...]

Forget it. It's not like I know about where you come from.

[And because he feels vaguely guilty about that... He reads. And he reads, and he reads and he reads all of the ...spirited? messages that follow. This robot guy really likes this kind of stuff, huh.]

I uh
think I'll pass.

On florals.

[...And the rest of it...]

txt → video

[glitzandglamour]

Oh my. Not alive... I'll have to address that thoroughly, won't I?

But at least you made a good choice. On passing the florals, anyway. Only you know what you like best!!

Anyway...

[Leave it to Mettaton to hop on video, because that's exactly what he does. It's hard to keep him off of it, sepia-toned camera or not.

And he sure is... something. The clearly robotic torso with a dial and everything; broad, angular shoulder guards; paneling that runs down his cheek. But aside from that, he's very, very much a Puca, with rabbit ears that rise so tall that they exceed the frame... One of them keeps trying to angle back in offense. His expression is pleasant enough, voice modulated and similarly pleasant.]

As you can see, this robot's plenty alive. You can also see I have all of these... organic parts. It is weird! [He presses clawed fingertips to his torso.] I know all about the big ears, that move. A lot of moving. And though I don't hide them now, there was a time where I did...

[The more he talks, the less his ears emote in offense. Leaning slightly toward the camera, Mettaton's eye widens a mark.]

Is there a reason you've set your heart on hiding them, darling? Are you turning into a Turnskin cat, while allergic to cats? Or is it something equally embarrassing...?

text | un:wwxwashere

[weiward]

my first plan was to have them chopped off.

wouldn't recommend.

[bravers]

[Holy shit.]

They grow back?

[weiward]

ah! i wonder if they would.

for me, i sobered up and just realized it would hurt.

[bravers]

[Oh.
...Okay.]

And then?
You covering up, or?

[weiward]

nah. after that i decided to take a friend's advice- it might help your friend too.

'wei ying is wei ying.'

oh, i'm wei ying. but just substitute your friend's name and the idea is the same. even if they grow animal parts, or hide them or whatever, they're still the same person in all the ways that matter. i hope you'll tell them that.

[bravers]

The guy I know doesn't exactly want to let people know how he's feeling. It's kind of a pain in the ass.

[That's... sentimental. As much as the cynical side of him wants to just. File that under sentimental junk (...Hell. Not that long ago, he would have without even thinking about it) But.

But.
this person, Wei Ying, apparently, is trying to help. So. ...A few moments later.]

Thanks, though. For the advice.

[weiward]

oooh, so he's one of those types. i know a guy like that.

it might turn out to be a blessing.

[bravers]

Doubt it. What we're turning into is changing us, sure. But it can't change us completely...

...right?

[Maybe too philosophical for a text conversation. But.]

[weiward]

right.

well

are you speaking strictly physical changes or...?

[bravers]

[N o p e.
He slipped. And Wei Ying's perceptive enough to see it.]

Both are as important as the other, right? I don't wanna think about going back to where I'm from changed. I don't think anyone would.

[weiward]

i wouldn't want to turn into a complete rabbit. and people would definitely talk if i returned to my world with the fur and ears and everything - even more than they already did.

but changing on the inside would be even worse. and we could be in danger of that if we go too long without a bond. does your friend have one of those yet?

text; un: keybladehero

[oathkeeper]

but why would you want to hide them? it's probably just gonna do more bad than good if you do that

[bravers]

Because they're embarrassing.

[More accurately, it might be that he doesn't like having tells to how he's feeling. At all.]

[oathkeeper]

[As someone with very expressive rabbit ears... He would understand that.]

is it really that bad? there's lots of people with ears and tails and stuff!!

[bravers]

[Since Sora's using a screenname, he sort of suspected it might be him. Keyblade reference, and all. The optimism kind of confirms that.

And yeah. It's been a while since they spoke, but he can imagine the guy not really caring about being an open book.

...Butyeah.]

I guess.
But-

[...He should have just left it at that. ...Guess he has to finish that thought.]

Mine're kind of

[Reflective of how he normally feels.]

non-stop.

[He preferred it when people thought he was an asshole, honestly.]

[oathkeeper]

[Sorry, he can't help but be a little amused at this anonymous person.]

let me guess, you've got ears that wiggle at almost everything you say??

i guess you could try to wear a hat but that wouldn't be very comfortable for them. i just keep my ears nice and free.

but really, it's not so bad. people shouldn't tease you for your ears and stuff anyway. that's not very nice.

[bravers]

It's not about teasing.

It's...
Forget it, it's dumb.

[oathkeeper]

aww i'm sorry if i said something bad

i wanna help, there's no such thing as dumb stuff when you're trying to feel better about your monster parts!

text: un; jin_guangyao

[turmoiling]

Sartorial choices do help, but I'm afraid the visibility is inevitable for most of us.

[bravers]

Got any tips on anything sartorical that -really- helps?

un: cherrypit

[polterguide]

Skirts can do a lot and I'm pretty sure you could hide a tail under a bustle without anybody noticing.

[Helping!]

Horns are pretty impossible, though.

[bravers]

[Never again, thanks.]

The guy I'm thinking about isn't that big on skirts.

...Even then, wouldn't it

Ride up

When a tail moves?

...Never mind.
Any other ideas?

[polterguide]

Depends on your tail, I guess. Mine definitely isn't long enough to do that, not with how heavy most of the fabric people use here.

They could try wrapping it around their waist, if it's long enough. Not sure how comfortable that would be for long periods of time though.

un; nocturne

[synchroswim]

uhhh depends on what they are
like gills? i guess you could toss a scarf on

[bravers]

Ears and tail.

The tail's kind of long. And really annoying. The ears aren't -that- bad, but they're still kind of

[...Weird.]

Expressive.

[synchroswim]

you try any loose pants? i dunno if it'd work cause my tail gets waaaaaay too huge when i get it but
i dunno how much control you got but try curling it up around your leg! it might look weird but it could work!

[bloodwit]

For what purpose?

[bravers]

Does it matter?

[bloodwit]

I wouldn't ask if it didn't.

un: Moonreader (a slightly terrified message from a fresh arrival)

[alpina]

Is turning into a monster some kind of everyday occurrence for people who live here?

condolences ;;

[bravers]

Pretty much, yeah.

If you're a monster, it's a matter of time till you grow all kinds of weird things.

If you're a witch, it's worse.

Also asking for a friend.

[alpina]

So what you're really saying is that there's no good outcome upon arriving here.

[ Good to know, thanks Cloud. ]

So is there a way to help your friend get better from growing weird things?

un: firstspear

[ua_duibhne]

I assure you, however ridiculous you think you look right now, you'll look more ridiculous trying to hide them.

[bravers]

[Contrary to what he's said in his other messages, lied, actually... he's not all that afraid of looking dumb. It's more having anyone know what he's feeling which is bothering him.

But that's a story. So he's fine with feigning vanity.]

I don't know.

[ua_duibhne]

It can't be that bad, surely. If you don't mind my asking, what kind of ears and tail do you have?

[demonass]

depends on how bad it is
kinda hard when you got parts sticking out of weird places

text; un: alomar

[partnerinheels]

My advice? Don't try to hide it

That just makes acclimating to it more difficult.