ATH Not-So-Temporary Thread

[Felixitous]

Despite the milkman's size, Nevin didn't waver. He was used to being small. It didn't bother him.

But then Koga said 'boyfriend', and Nevin quickly looked at him, blushing. He tried to speak, but nothing would come out. He wasn't sure what would have even if he'd been able to.

But he kicked back on quickly enough, and walked over to Koga and linked arms with him. He felt the action was enough. No words were required.

But a triumphant and somewhat vicious smile? Those were okay.


Trigger shrugged. "I've been trying to figure out how to fix Dietrich's face and sorta came up with something. Not sure. If I'm right, you might even be able to have both bodies. You'll have to be a guinea pig, though."

((I think we left Dietrich and Justus in Clover's room forever ago XD WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH THEM.))  

[Lady Mimicry]

"Sorry," Koga mumbled, leading Nevin through the doorway and leaving the milkman alone on the steps. Once the door clicked closed, Koga leaned against it heavily and sighed. He eyed Nevin suspiciously, wondering if he'd caught on yet. Stupid b*****d, implying something that had happened so long ago.

"Thanks," he said, "for playing along."
***
Taboo pursed her lips, contemplating. A guinea pig. That wasn't necessarily a good thing when it came to Trigger. However, if things were successful, she'd have two bodies, maybe, and she'd have a better chance with Logan.

"Okay," she said, giving Logan a sidelong glance, "I'll do it."  

[Felixitous]

Nevin nodded, facing away. He hadn't exactly caught on, but he knew something more was going on than he thought. He gave Koga a quick smile over his shoulder. "I'm going to go for a walk for a while, get some things from Trigger's place, okay?"

He didn't wait for an answer, instead walking past him and out the door. Koga would tell him when he was ready (he guessed). But for now, he needed to be somewhere else, where he wouldn't think so much on what he wasn't saying.


Trigger nodded and stood up. "Let's go back then. I'm sick of all the sand already." She picked Taboo off the ground and carried her back to the Shop, still somewhat sullen.


A few days later, Trigger had completed her preliminary tests and went upstairs with what looked like a small remote in her hand. "Hey, Taboo, c'mere."

Kitty popped up and sat on Trigger's shoulder. "So Taboo's finally abandoning me?"

"Not entirely. If I'm right, she should be able to switch back and forth."

Kitty shrugged. "Not like she'll want to after a while. Hey, make me someone new. Someone that won't run off with one of your kids."

Trigger laughed. "After Logan, they're all taken, and I don't plan on having any more. Four's enough, thanks."

Kitty's stitched mouth widened in a smile. "Ah, but plans never seem to work. You didn't plan any of the ones you've already got. Who's to say more might not spring up?"

Trigger frowned. "You're an a*****e. Remind me again why I made you?"  

[Lady Mimicry]

Taboo enthusiastically approached Trigger, studying the remote eagerly. It was exciting, thinking she'd have a big body soon. Although she was feeling guilty about Kitty.

"I'll switch, Kitty," Taboo promised, "I won't forget you."

"Logan's gonna lose her virginity," Ban sang as she balanced marshmellows upon a pickle. It had started a couple months ago, this sudden craving for strange snack combinations.

Elsewhere, Koga had been in a panic. When Nevin hadn't returned home, he'd gone out searching, but so far, nothing.

"Nevin! Nevin, where are you?"  

[Felixitous]

Trigger handed the device to Taboo. "Here, just flip the switch. It'll take your soul or essence or whatever it is and stick it in that little container. Then I'll put it in the new body, and voila, you can go back and forth."

Kitty, from her perch, crossed her arms and refused to look at Taboo. "No, go on. I don't need you any more." Despite the stoic behavior, inside, she was rather upset.


Nevin, unlike most who went missing, was perfectly fine. He'd simply wandered into the woods and not come back. At current, he was being entertained by some dryads, who, unlike their watery cousins, were not planning on eating him. Of course, there was the one with the bright green eyes that kept silently staring at him, but that was a different kind of eating he had in mind. Nevin himself had lost track of the days. He thought he'd only been gone mere minutes.  

[Lady Mimicry]

"Well," Taboo said, glaring at Ban, "here goes nothing."

Taking a deep breath, Taboo pressed the switch! A thin string of essence seeped from her mouth, swirling its way into the container. Her eyes reverted back to two beady black eyes and she collapsed to the floor, nothing more than a lifeless ragdoll.

"Now what?" Ban asked, nibbling at a marshmellow.

Eventually, Koga found himself at the edge of the forest. He didn't like wandering too far from civilization, but what if Nevin was in there? Lost? "Nevin," he called, stepping into the shrubbery. (Oh man, the knights are gonna be pissed...XD)  

[Felixitous]

Trigger picked up the container and walked it down to her lab, where a larger body for Taboo was waiting. Trigger opened up a small compartment on its neck and plugged in the container.

The eyes opened, and Trigger waved her hand in front of its face. "Hey there. Let me know if everything looks and feels okay. I can make little changes here and there." It felt weird to basically be making a girlfriend for her son. She just had to keep in mind that it was for Taboo, too.


Nevin turned at the sound of his name, the spell momentarily broken, but a sun-browned hand pulled his gaze back to the group, and he was lost once more.  

[Lady Mimicry]

Taboo blinked several times adjusting to the light. Sitting up, she was fascinated with the fact that Trigger wasn't so...large.

Giggling, Taboo poked Trigger in the breast, saying "I can see your face at this level. You're kind of pretty with those mounds not blocking the view." Wait, she'd poked her. Fingers. She had fingers. Taboo flexed each digit and grinned.

"Everything's so tiny, it's different. Thank you, Trigger."  

[Felixitous]

Trigger shrugged. "Hey, it gave me something to do. It was no problem. Just don't jump in Logan's pants too quickly, okay? You might give him a heart attack."


The dryad with the hungry eyes finally stepped forward. He said something in a language Nevin couldn't understand, but it made him drowsy. He fought the wave of sleep, realizing that something was off, tried to stay awake. He heard himself shout--were those even words?--and knobbly hands of bark slowly closed in.  

[Lady Mimicry]

Squeezing Trigger's hands, Taboo hurried off to Logan's room. She didn't enter like she usually did, instead knocking. He probably wouldn't recognize her. She fiddled nervously with the tiny book that fit between her index finger and thumb, wondering how he'd react.

"Nevin," Koga called, stumbling upon the hungry-eyed dryad and friends. (XD) "Wake up!" Without thought, Koga rushed the dryads, his arms encircling Nevin's neck in an attempt to free him.  

[Felixitous]

Logan opened the door and looked confused for a minute, then smiled when he saw the book in her hand. "Hey, Taboo. Looks nice. Did Mom get everything right?"


Nevin opened his eyes and immediately clung to Koga. The dryads backed off quickly--all but one. It glared at Koga and said something in its own, foreign tongue, and the group dispersed.

"Thank you..." Nevin whispered into his rescuer's neck. He couldn't look at him, not now. He felt so bad.  

[Lady Mimicry]

"You aren't as tall as I thought." Taboo replied, blushing. Holding up the book, she added, "Want to finish?" She didn't have any intention to 'jump in Logan's pants' like Trigger had said. Reading to him sounded loads more enjoyable.

That and she wasn't sure of her bodies...limitations.
***
"It's okay, Nevin," Koga said softly, "you're safe now." He held him, combing his fingers through his hair. "Are you hurt?"  

[Felixitous]

Logan nodded and stepped aside for her to enter, grabbing a book off a chair. "Here's a version that's a little more suited to this size." He handed it to her and sat down on the bed, patting the space beside him. "C'mon, sit. I'm sure it's comfier than that chair."


Nevin squirmed. "N-No, I'm fine, I just--I'm so sorry, I don't deserve your time, your attention, please, let me go--" He still hadn't forgotten what had happened when they had come home. Heh, home. What did he know of that? He'd never really had one, and by the looks of things, he never would.