0004 [Video.]

[officerrenaldi]

[Hey everybody, say hello to a young and attractive male cop with short hair wearing a size-too-small uniform shirt untucked and looking...royally, royally pissed. It's Carla Renaldi and this is just..]

...I feel like kicking myself in the crotch. [She looks mildly repulsed. Mildly. How long do things like this last?


[Carla-is effected. Knows she's supposed to be a girl and is...having a problem walking and adjusting herself to that sort of thing. It's pretty evident she's unhappy.]

Comments

[Video]

[theviralsource]

[Alex doesn't say anything, just smiles. This is way too amusing for him.]

[Video]

[officerrenaldi]

[He jabs a finger-and stops himself.]

....Don't-

[Anger fizzles out.]

I take it you haven't lost or gained anything?

[Video]

[theviralsource]

Didn't say a thing. [But the expression on his face says otherwise.]

No. I'm fine. Not affected.

Re: [Video]

[officerrenaldi]

This is a new experience for me. these sorts of things usually pass me by.

[She's used to a much smaller center of gravity which is why he stumbles when he moves.]

[Video]

[theviralsource]

Guess I was the lucky one this time.

[Because Alex hasn't been so fortune when it comes to floods.]

Re: [Video]

[officerrenaldi]

...Any advice?

[On being a guy.]

[Video]

[theviralsource]

Advice? [That's a bit of a shock to him; Carla asking for advice.]

It's not a lasting effect; it'll go away eventually. All these floods have before. Be thankful it's nothing as bad as those fairies.

Re: [Video]

[officerrenaldi]

[He's not saying jump off a bridge.]

can't say I like being a guy.

[Video]

[theviralsource]

[Not for Carla, but Alex is used to jumping off bridges. And buildings. It's really boring here without his usual activities.]

Perspective must be different for you.

Re: [Video]

[officerrenaldi]

I admit I'm not used to it.

[She's seeing an "in" here, something she can use to talk to him, but there's no point in spooking the guy.]

Being in someone else's body.

[Video]

[theviralsource]

[He suspects as much. And let's her. He feels as though her asking is on account of one of his abilities; to shapeshift. Honestly, he's never felt comfortable in anyone's skin, male or female, he even feels odd in his adopted one.]

You shouldn't have to get used to it. [Says the one who replicated the cells of a dead man.] The Barge is a fucked up place. You know this. I especially know this.

[alwaysanacrobat]

What happened?

[officerrenaldi]

[woah. She's attractive. And Carla is suddenly uncomfortably aware that she's a guy and-ah-um-]

[She raises a hand to scratch her head] ...What do you mean?

[alwaysanacrobat]

[lol as far as Rachel's concerned, you've always been a guy. :c]

Why do you want to kick yourself in the crotch?

[officerrenaldi]

What are you serious? Looking the way I do?

[She holds her arms out, studying her appearance.] I look awful.

[alwaysanacrobat]

You do not. What's with the sudden insecurity, Carl?

[officerrenaldi]

I'm a guy.

[alwaysanacrobat]

Yeah, and?

[officerrenaldi]

I wasn't one when I went to bed last night. I'm pretty sure.

[alwaysanacrobat]

You were last time I saw you.

[officerrenaldi]

...Really?

..shit. [He groans.] I'm confused. I haven't been hit by a lot of floods, are they always like this?

[alwaysanacrobat]

They don't always change your gender or physical appearance, but they do tend to happen without you realizing what's going on.

[officerrenaldi]

[His head scratches]

Nothing to do except ride it out then. I was pretty sure I had breasts though. did that just sound as creepy as I thought.

[alwaysanacrobat]

No, that seems to be the common theme of what people are saying this weekend. Must be kind of confusing.

[officerrenaldi]

So you're...

[Oh god.] The flood must be messing with my memory.

[alwaysanacrobat]

What do you mean?

[officerrenaldi]

Nothing. Nothing. [You're Dick Grayson. Okay. Except now you're Rachel. This is like "Guess who", that old Milton Bradley Boardgame.]

So. You wanna go get a drink?

[alwaysanacrobat]

Sure. When do you want to go?

[timesbureaucrat]

I assure you you'll regret it if you do.

[officerrenaldi]

I've seen it done. It's not an experience I'm looking to have myself. I just..

[He stares down again] ...Definately going to have a story or two to take home.

[Audio]

[most_feared]

Don't worry about these things. They usually go away pretty quick.

[Sounds a little like Ripley? But it's Kay's accent. Which is strange.]

Re: [Audio]

[officerrenaldi]

It's not things really. It's just a thing.

HELPFUL

[strangehistorian]

I think that would require digitigrate knees.

BEST.

[officerrenaldi]

...huh?

[strangehistorian]

Kicking yourself.

[officerrenaldi]

I was kidding.

[strangehistorian]

Yes, I was also kidding.

[nolongerhollow]

Trust me as someone who is normally male: don't. After the dry heaves end you'd truly regret it.

[officerrenaldi]

You're usually male?

[nolongerhollow]

Yes. This is...somewhat revelatory. But it's forcing me to be something of a recluse.