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Sock It To Meme (sockittomeme) wrote in memebells,
@ 2012-02-09 20:55:00

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[rated] pg, [rated] pg13, [rated] r, [type] awkward, [type] crack, [type] fluff, [type] humor

The Wild Side meme

Readers of fanfiction will recognize this set up straight away. Maybe your character's touched some cursed object they shouldn't have? Maybe they've ticked off the local witch? Maybe it's just in their blood and it's "that time" of the month? Whatever the case, it's time for a change and you just changed right in front of someone...

Fur, fangs, or tails. WHAT NOW?

« Post a comment: Character name, canon/fandom, and any preferences.
« Go to RNG and roll: 1-5 for the duration of the change, 1-4 for the awareness, and 1-25 for the critter they'll be wearing and/or...
« Wait for other newly changed critters to tag back.
« Tag around to other folks!

Duration:
1. A few hours.
2. A day.
3. A week.
4. A month.
5. A year.

Awareness options:
1. None - You've gone completely native.
2. Partial, but fading - You knew, a minute ago, but it's not so clear now...
3. Aware, but non-communicative - You know who you are, who they are, and what happened. Can you find a way to communicate?
4. Dr. Dolittle - You can understand them or they can understand you. Big deal. You're still a frog.

Domestic:
1. Cat - Common tabby? Dainty Siamese? Floofy Persian? You're aloof, stealthy, and the master of your domain. Dig into the catnip and purr, purr, purr.
2. Dog - Little, yappy chihuahua? Great Dane? You're loyal, playful, and eager to please. Who's a good boy? Huh? Who's it? Is it you? Yes it is!
3. Bird - Parrots, parakeets, and finches... Maybe you talk? Maybe you chirp? Maybe you just eat, shit, and rattle the cage bars?
4. Rabbit - Twitchy noses and a hankering for leafy greens. Mind your surroundings and don't eat the black jellybeans.
5. Hamster - The world is your Habitrail. Except during the day, you lazy, furry bastard.

Herpetological
6. Snake - Scaly, but not slimy. Poisonous? Constrictor? C'mon, get slinky.
7. Lizard - Still more scales, but you've got a leg up on your slithering brethren (probably four of them).
8. Toad/Frog - Can you convince anyone to kiss you?
9. Turtle/Tortoise - Slow down, speedy! What do you think this is? A race?
10. Alligator/Croc - Ain't she a beauty?

Small Exotics:
11. Bat - They're great survivors.
12. Ferret - Shifty little bastards. Hide your shiny objects and watch your toes.
13. Sugar Glider - Nervous, nocturnal little marsupials. Your one function in life is to be adorable. Go with it.
14. Skunk - When you get pissed off, someone else gets pissed on.
15. Tarantula - You look terrifying, but you break like glass. Watch your step. All eight of them.

Large Exotics:
16. Large cat - Lions, tigers, cheetahs, oh my! They don't make carpeted climbing trees in your size.
17. Bird of prey - Eagle, hawk, falcon. The sky's the limit. No, really.
18. Horse - Watch out for those Texans and their spurs. On the upside, you are your own transportation.
19. Primate - Monkeys, gorillas, baboons... have a swinging good time!
20. Canidae - Wolves, foxes, coyote. Bark at the moon, but watch out for the animal control truck.

Holy Crap!:
21. Kangaroo - G'day, mate.
22. Penguin - Dapper little chap.
23. Walrus - My, but you look cranky.
24. Panda - Your adorableness is exceeded only by your ability to snatch someone's face off...
25. Bear - Winnie the Pooh you ain't.

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	lookforcreator 2012-03-06 05:26 am UTC (link)
	Except that you're taking him away from the scent he'd had a lock on. That is NOT okay, Charles. You don't have catnip out there do you? Better yet you might want to distract him. The petting is only going to get you so far and he's still not a happy cat. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	no joke, the vet did this for my cat when she had to get blood drawn, calmed her down ihearyouthink 2012-03-06 05:29 am UTC (link)
	He scritches behind Erik's ear, carrying him to Hank's lab. Catnip's not a bad idea but they probably don't have any. What Hank does have is cat pheromones in a spray bottle. Charles puts the cat down on a blanket on a table, one hand firmly holding the nape and he sprays some of the pheromones on the blanket. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

lookforcreator
2012-03-06 05:32 am UTC (link)

There's a hiss out of Erik though the scritching does feel really good. Though he fights the moment the telepath holds him down so to speak before the blanket is sprayed with something... he's not sure what.

It isn't the scent he was after but it smelled good. He just plops down on his side laying there, those eyes closing. He's not sleeping though. Just a content little cat for the time being.

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ihearyouthink
2012-03-06 05:34 am UTC (link)

Charles smiles, ruffling his fur a bit and putting the spray bottle away. "There. That's better. Now...we need to figure out how this happened." He gets down to eye level again, scanning the cat's mind to find out the last thing he can remember before becoming a cat.

Sorry about the mind scan, Erik, but I don't know how else to communicate right now. Erik might not understand all of that, but he might get the gist of it.

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lookforcreator
2012-03-06 05:38 am UTC (link)

That cat mind doesn't understand one bit of that. Though it does cause his eyes to open a little. Charles is watched closely. There's no telling what the metal bender remembers to be honest.

Though maybe it was a young mutant that did this without realizing it. Some new mutant. But if that's the case then Erik really doesn't remember. Human thoughts weren't really his forte right now.

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	ihearyouthink 2012-03-06 05:42 am UTC (link)
	If it is, maybe they can reverse it? Charles gives Erik a pet across the back and gathers up the blanket around him. "Right, ok...lets get you fixed up." He suspects he knows which mutant did it, there were only a few new ones around. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lookforcreator 2012-03-06 05:44 am UTC (link)
	Maybe they can. There's a contented loud purr from Erik and the cat snuggles into the blanket, against Charles. He doesn't feel like moving. Nor does he have any clue what the telepath just said. Hopefully it can be reversed. Unless the new mutant doesn't have a hang on those abilities yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

4-1-16 RNG must like cats, you can choose if Erik changes back or not

ihearyouthink
2012-03-06 05:49 am UTC (link)

Charles smiles, playing his fingertips against the small paws. It was very tempting to leave Erik like this.

But if he ever realized what was going on, Erik would have his head.

He knocks on the door of the new mutant's room...and finds it unlocked. "Hello? Anyone here?" Stepping inside.

Which spooks the mutant and she bolts past Charles and Erik with a quick Sorry! Charles tries to reach out to her to stop her....but he feels kind of strange. He falls forward onto his front...paws?? He's now a very sleek black jaguar.

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	Ooooh. I doubt Erik's changed yet. He's stuck like that for a week. lol lookforcreator 2012-03-06 05:53 am UTC (link)
	That purr continues contented even as his front paws are played with. Up until he's practically dropped which gets a hiss out of him. Though yeah... seeing the MUCH MUCH bigger cat has him hunkering down a bit, a hiss escaping him. This was HIS home. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

oh! right, forgot

ihearyouthink
2012-03-06 05:55 am UTC (link)

[Charles' human thoughts are fading into the jaguar's, just standing there for a moment and smelling....trying to get his bearings.

The small hissing cat, that's not really much of a threat. For some reason...he wants to help. Charles settles down on his stomach, trying to make himself smaller and nonthreatening. A low mrrf sound to try and say he wasn't concerned.]

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	It's all good, bb. lookforcreator 2012-03-06 05:59 am UTC (link)
	[Yeah... trying to be smaller doesn't help. So there's another hiss from the cat (more like kitten) before he goes scenting around the big cat. Down to the point of trying to climb up the bigger animal to inspect him.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ihearyouthink 2012-03-06 06:01 am UTC (link)
	[...what...what are you doing silly cat? Charles turns to give him a quizzical look but stays still to be inspected. Watch the claws, he's got more dangerous ones on him he can use.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lookforcreator 2012-03-06 06:04 am UTC (link)
	[Nope, sorry, those little claws dig into fur until he's up on top of the jaguar's back. He walks along it for a moment before kneading the middle of the big cat's back. The cat hasn't given him a reason to be afraid yet. He's also in HIS home so he's going to be used as a bed for a bit.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ihearyouthink 2012-03-06 06:06 am UTC (link)
	[There's a low growl at the claws, but Charles isn't vicious by nature. Be he mutant or jaguar. He doesn't mind the little cat curling up, it's kind of comfy. After he's certain they're settled, Charles gets to his feet easily and pads out of the room. What were they doing in here anyway? He couldn't remember.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lookforcreator 2012-03-06 06:12 am UTC (link)
	[That growl has the little kitty hesitating for a moment before he curls up getting comfortable. Though there's a slight hiss when the bigger cat gets up. What did he think he was doing? However he eventually relaxes again. Though he is curious where they're going.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ihearyouthink 2012-03-06 06:14 am UTC (link)
	[This place was familiar. It felt like home. Charles felt different though, sleek and strong as if he could just run for miles without stopping. But he steps easily down the hall, scaring Alex on the way but he pays him no mind. He's hungry...looking for food. They needed to get outside.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lookforcreator 2012-03-06 06:17 am UTC (link)
	[We're sure there's also a confused look there because of the kitten on the big kitty's back. However, that front door is shut. Charles probably shut it to keep little kitten Erik from getting back out. Now how to get it open...] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ihearyouthink 2012-03-06 06:20 am UTC (link)
	[The jaguar paws at the door with another growl. Open door, com'n! His mind nudges Erik's, a reflex. As if knowing Erik could open it if he wanted to. Open the door...] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lookforcreator 2012-03-06 06:25 am UTC (link)
	[It's a growl that startles a few within the house we're sure. Though the kitten looks down at the big cat like he's lost it. Finally he stands stretching a little before settling back down, putting all of his WANT into that door being open. His powers kick in a bit and the door clicks opening a little. Enough to get a paw through so it can be opened.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ihearyouthink 2012-03-06 06:27 am UTC (link)
	[Ha. Even as cats, they work well together. Charles gets one paw in and pulls the door open. Heading outside into the fresh air. Which smells REALLY good. He stretches long, back arching and tail up. This felt great. If only there wasn't something he was forgetting.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lookforcreator 2012-03-06 06:29 am UTC (link)
	[Of course they work well together! However when Charles stretches those little claws dig into fur with a hiss. Watch it now! But he was back outside where he'd wanted to be before! As for forgetting things... his mind keeps remembering then forgetting. More of a kitten's mind than a human's.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ihearyouthink
2012-03-06 06:37 am UTC (link)

[He might have to remember. Charles couldn't remember anything other than right now. He was a jaguar, that's all he knows. That and this strange sense of other people's thoughts. Of the young cat's thoughts too.

He throws off the cat once the claws dig into his fur. Serves you right. But instead of attacking, he gives the cat a lick across the head. Strangely protective.]

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	lookforcreator 2012-03-06 06:46 am UTC (link)
	[There's a hiss from the cat when he's thrown off. Though the lick to the top of his head has him plopping down and licking his own paw, running it over his head a few times. Once he's satisfied he looks to the big cat. Now what?] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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