Tobias (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
wing_attack) wrote2020-08-01 12:52 am
wing_attack) wrote2020-08-01 12:52 am
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If I had to guess from the sounds I've been making, a Hoothoot.
... Can you stand up?
[Because with how those things look... it might be a problem.]
[Because with how those things look... it might be a problem.]
I can. I have both legs. It's only my arms that changed. And um...the tail.
[Pants are hard right now.]
[Pants are hard right now.]
I've got a Clawitzer that can probably cut a hole in some pants for you. And a Scizor. I'll see what I can do.
Thank you so much, Tobias. You'll have to let yourself in. We'll know it's you.
[Sure enough, Henry invites Tobias in when the Wingullboy arrives. Hootman is sitting on the sofa attempting to hold a pair of garden shears with his mouth and the crook of one arm. His wings are nicely formed, even flight functional.]
Thank God you're here.
Thank God you're here.
[Tobias just stares for a moment at the Hootman, before walking up and attempting to pull the shears away from him.]
Why are you doing that? Your wings look fine.
Why are you doing that? Your wings look fine.
[Henry actually hangs on with his teeth for a moment before letting go.]
They're in the way, I haven't been able to change out of this shirt since they grew in!
They're in the way, I haven't been able to change out of this shirt since they grew in!
So? Go shirtless as long as this is going on. It's not so bad.
[His Scizor and Clawitzer wander in behind him, looking slightly confused.]
I wish I'd gotten yours, at least it's a bird that's not mainly a scavenger.
[His Scizor and Clawitzer wander in behind him, looking slightly confused.]
I wish I'd gotten yours, at least it's a bird that's not mainly a scavenger.
[Henry startles at the idea of going shirtless...but Tobias has a point. His feathers were super itchy against the fabric of his shirt.]
You'll have to cut it off of me...there isn't a lot I can do like this.
[A beat.]
Why do you hate seagulls so much?
You'll have to cut it off of me...there isn't a lot I can do like this.
[A beat.]
Why do you hate seagulls so much?
[He nods, and his Scizor approaches, doing his best to be gentle. The Clawitzer points her claw to direct him, since she's... a little too short.]
Seagulls... they scavenge, and they don't kill their own food. They're also everywhere near the beach, and they're super loud. And they're super easily distracted when you morph into one, so it's hard to focus on your mission.
Seagulls... they scavenge, and they don't kill their own food. They're also everywhere near the beach, and they're super loud. And they're super easily distracted when you morph into one, so it's hard to focus on your mission.
[Henry gives Tobias a slow, owlish blink before looking to the wings he'd been saddled with.]
Okay...hey. Do those work?
Okay...hey. Do those work?
[His Pokemon work carefully to try to cut the shirt off of him.]
Yeah, they do. Not super well, but...
Yeah, they do. Not super well, but...
[An idea comes to him as Tobias's pokemon finally manage to free him from his polyester prison. He stands and shakes himself out, giving his wing arms a few hearty flaps.]
Thanks. You don't think mine could, do you?
Thanks. You don't think mine could, do you?
Probably! You could probably get better height than I can, since your wings are bigger...
[Stupid dumb thin Wingull wings.]
[Stupid dumb thin Wingull wings.]
[He brings the terrible things around in front of him. The things that had been keeping him from functioning at all.]
...
...can you show me?
...
...can you show me?
Sure. We'll need to head outside though... how's the backyard sound?
[Desperate to find some release from this armless hell, Henry heaves himself to his feet and quickly leads the way outside. He was going to fly! He was going to fly!]
What's first?
What's first?
[He follows along, and... hm.]
Let's see. First, let me see you flap a little bit. Spread your wings, and let yourself get some air under there.
Let's see. First, let me see you flap a little bit. Spread your wings, and let yourself get some air under there.
Alright...
[Henry stands tall and spreads his wings out to their full length. It feels pretty good since he's spent so much time keeping them clamped close to his body to avoid knocking things over. Then he gives several mighty, though uncoordinated flaps, whipping up grass and dust from the yard.]
[Henry stands tall and spreads his wings out to their full length. It feels pretty good since he's spent so much time keeping them clamped close to his body to avoid knocking things over. Then he gives several mighty, though uncoordinated flaps, whipping up grass and dust from the yard.]
Try like this. You've got to move them together. Let instinct take over.
[Maybe it's not the same thing... but it's close. He flaps his wings in time, letting them fall into a smooth rhythm.]
[Maybe it's not the same thing... but it's close. He flaps his wings in time, letting them fall into a smooth rhythm.]
[Henry stops kicking up a Whirlwind long enough to watch.]
[That makes a lot more sense.]
[Slowly he begins to mimic Tobias. This is a much less exhausting exercise.]
Like this? Do we jump off the roof next?
[That makes a lot more sense.]
[Slowly he begins to mimic Tobias. This is a much less exhausting exercise.]
Like this? Do we jump off the roof next?
Let's... try to just get a little air here first. Let's not break our legs yet.
[He flaps hard again, getting an inch or so off the ground before landing again.]
[He flaps hard again, getting an inch or so off the ground before landing again.]
[BUT TOBIAAAAAS.]
Alright.
[As excited as he's getting, he's a good student and after a few more minutes of careful rowing motions, he gives a hearty flap and manages to push himself a couple of inches off the ground before touching down.]
Did you see that!
Alright.
[As excited as he's getting, he's a good student and after a few more minutes of careful rowing motions, he gives a hearty flap and manages to push himself a couple of inches off the ground before touching down.]
Did you see that!
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