INTRO.

[ultrapenumbramods]

You wake up feeling like you’ve had a rough night’s sleep… maybe a bit jet-lagged, if you’re familiar with the feeling, or perhaps like you, uh, had a little too much to drink last night. Either way, you’re probably not expecting to wake up in a forest clearing, so that might be even more disorienting. It’s not an unpleasant place to wake up, mind. It’s sunny, and there’s a pleasantly cool breeze blowing through. The grass isn’t tall enough that you could get lost in it or that someone could be hiding in it… or something.

There are, in fact, a lot of somethings surrounding you--a veritable menagerie of creatures, some of them adorable, and some of them intimidating… but they seem to be as disoriented as you are. And then, well… you realize something’s a little off about yourself. There’s no pond to look at your new appearance, but… maybe the ground’s a little closer. Maybe you don’t actually have arms and legs at the moment. Maybe you don’t have eyes anymore?

Regardless, something’s definitely up. Fortunately, there’s a path leading out of the clearing, so once you get your bearings and speak with some of the other weird critters you’ve woken up with, you can find… somewhere you can get answers. Well, hopefully, anyway.

Comments

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Nothing, absolutely no explanation no matter how hard he tries he can't figure out how he turned into a donkey or-

He was so lost in thought that he actually jumped when the... Hey, has he seen that thing approaching him as a stuffed animal at some point?]

Ah- Yeah, I'm fine... [He smiles, looking a little flustered himself.] I mean, as fine as I can be right now. You have any idea how this happened?

[grantmeamiracle]

[At least someone else is pretty calm about all this...]

I'm afraid not... [She sighs softly.] But I think that might be the case for everyone at this point.

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Hey, it's better to keep a cool head in situations like this. Even as his life seems to keep getting weirder and weirder.]

Yeah, that sounds about right.

[His ears fold back as he glances at his hooves again. This feels like a scene out of a storybook. What is he even doing here?]

Great.

[grantmeamiracle]

I didn't know anything was... capable of this.

[This whole forcible shapeshifting deal, she means. But, hey, at least she still has hands... (Sorry, Rantaro.)]</small Stranded somewhere I'm not sure of isn't as new as I'd rather it be, though...

[whatsmytalentagain]

[... Rantaro's sigh came out as sort of a snort. That's donkey life, probably.]

Same hat, sadly. At least the first time, I got to stay human.

[grantmeamiracle]

[This definitely beats the first time it happened for her, but at least that part's about the same...]

It could be worse, at least... for now, it doesn't seem like we're in immediate danger.

[whatsmytalentagain]

[... Does he wanna know?]

Right... Just be careful. You never know if someone's gonna spring danger on us out of the blue.

[grantmeamiracle]

[... No. No he does not.]

Right. I can probably figure out how to fight in this form if I have to...

[She hopes.]

Um... if that happens, stay close, okay?

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Great, he's not gonna ask.]

Hey, don't worry. We can figure this out... Eventually.