wing_attack | IC; Pokegear Contact Post

"Uh. It's Tobias. Leave a message."

Did you turn into a psychic-type? It's terrible! I can't hold anything. I've been eating off the floor for two days help me.

No, but I'm having the same thing. First of all, do any of your Pokemon have hands? They might be able to help. You've still got a mouth, so it should be okay... you might have to pick things up with your mouth for a bit. Or ask one of your housemates.

Do you know what sort of flying type you are? I'm a Wingull. Wingulls suck.

Envy is helping me but...I also wanted to know. Does it hurt to cut your feathers? I've heard of them clipping bird's wings but I don't know anything about birds.

_{[He may or may not have garden shears at the ready.]}

It... depends which sorts of feathers you're talking about. Generally they're okay to cut, except for filoplumes. I can come over and help if you want, though.

I...I have no idea what those are. That would be good. I want these useless things gone. They make everything impossible.

They're - ... sure. Out of curiosity what... kind of Pokemon are you turning into? If you know, at least.

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.]

I can. I have both legs. It's only my arms that changed. And um...the tail.

_{[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. I'll be over soon.

_{[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.

[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.

_{[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!

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.

_{[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?

[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.

_{[Henry gives Tobias a slow, owlish blink before looking to the wings he'd been saddled with.]}

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...

_{[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?

Probably! You could probably get better height than I can, since your wings are bigger...

[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?

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?