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Unknown Transformation [FOURTH WALL]

[There's one incredibly displeased homunculus skulking around Goldenrod City on Friday. He had been almost anticipating this weekend after last time, when he remembered getting all his powers back for those few days. And true, he did have them back now. Well, most of them.]

[The speed, the quick healing, and the strength are all present and accounted for. But something seems to have glitched on his transformation. Envy is stuck. Not in the normal, palmtree headed form everyone knows, that would be frustrating but tolerable. No, he's stuck in his true, original form. The first thing he did--after he was finished cursing and putting fist-sized holes in the nearest building--was steal himself a hoodie. He's too tall and broad-shouldered now to fit into anything he already owned, and he doesn't want to walk around showing this form to everyone and their Growlithe. Never mind that nobody would know it's him. It's the principle of the thing, damn it.]

[He can be found anywhere in the city that day, hood pulled up over his head and hands shoved in his pockets, wearing a scowl on his face. And occasionally kicking trashcans to send them sailing a good twenty feet away. Despite the jacket, he doesn't notice the heat at all. He's also being followed by a Tyranitar and a Zoroark that people familiar with him might recognize.]

[At midnight that night, though, whatever was wrong with his powers manages to fix itself. So he'll be spending Saturday and Sunday with his mood much improved, taking advantage of the few precious days a year when he gets to look however he wants.]

[That and cause as much no-consequences trouble as he wants.]

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_{[A massive, grungy hole surrounded by runes and rust forms itself in a nearby wall and spits out a very disheveld-looking photographer clutching a box of cereal to his chest right into Envy's path.]}

Aaahh! Sorry!

[Envy was so focused on sulking that he actually jumps back when Henry pops out of a hole that came from nowhere.]

Henry? How did you do that?

[And after a second he remembers that oh right he looks like a completely different person and doesn't even have the same voice. And now Henry will get to see Envy looking awkward and stiff. He doesn't like this form and it's weird to have other people see it when he didn't specifically decide to show them.]

[...then again, he realizes, he doesn't have to reveal who he is if he doesn't want to.]

It's Envy.

_{[Henry sits up on the sidewalk and rubs his head. 8c It was a long day. It's then that he notices that the man is talking to him and just stares.]

[...]

[Why did Envy look like he belonged in a cologne commercial?]}

You got a haircut.

[Envy shifts at the staring, still feeling self-conscious. It's a weird feeling, and unfamiliar, and he doesn't like it. But when Henry actually talks, he stares back for half a second.]

[And then he can't help but laugh. He holds out a hand in Henry's direction, an offer to help his friend up off the ground.]

Yeah, I got a haircut and it made me grow a foot taller.

_{[Tucking the box under one arm, Henry accepts Envy's help and is soon on his feet again.]

[Now he's looking at Envy closer and tracing his features for some trace of his dinosaur-riding buddy.]}

Being tall is pretty cool though.

_{[ 8] Henry is a noodle man. He knows!]}

Besides that, are you alright?

[The only thing in his face resembling Envy is the expression. He designed the form Henry's used to to be as far away from this one as he could make it.]

Yeah, I guess it is.

[He's starting to relax a little more.]

And...well, I've got my powers back. Most of them. All except the one that would keep me from being stuck looking like this. [But he can't help some of the frustration coming back into his voice, along with a scowl.]

_{[Henry's own face forms a little frown. He'd never had powers in his life but he knows how it must suck to have your favorite one dangled over your head.]}

Sorry, man...but. Hey. You can pretend it's Halloween. This'll end soon.

_{[He pauses again and thinks. And thinks. Then his grin returns. If Envy can't be happy, he can be for both their sakes.]}

Let's cover somebody's house in toilet paper.

[Envy blinks at the suggestion, surprised out of his brief return to sulking. A smirk starts replacing the scowl. Pranks are a fantastic way to distract himself from being stuck like this. He's never toiled papered someone's house before, but he's seen the results of other people doing so while he's been in Johto. Could be fun.]

That, my friend, is an excellent plan.

Let's go find ourselves some toilet paper, then.

_{[Henry's grin soon mirrors Envy's smirk.]}

There's probably a Payday around here somewhere. They sell it for super cheap.

_{[The photographer motions for Envy to follow him and quickly takes off at a sprint down the street. THERE WAS TOILET PAPER TO BUY.]}

[It is that time of year again! And like hell Kayneth isn't going to take advantage of it-so far things have been far more pleasant than last year, and since he actually has his powers he might as well use them.

He has to admit, as much as he prefers the secrecy of magic in his home world, it is nice to just be able to walk through the streets of Goldenrod with a 140 kilogram blob of mercury following him around like some kind of featureless Pokemon. Not only is it fun to show off after being deprived of his abilities for so long, but... well, who knows who he'll run into? It's nice to have that little extra protection in case he runs into any unsavory characters.

...which he just might, given that he's probably going to cross paths with Envy and may not be paying enough attention to notice someone in a hoodie if they're about to collide with him...]

[It sure would have helped if Envy were paying attention to where he was going, instead of spending all of his attention on sulking. Because he isn't, he's going to run directly into Kayneth as he comes around a corner.]

Hey! Watch it--

[Okay hold up he's going to stop the upcoming indignant shouting to stare at that blob of mercury because what in the hell is that?]

[UGH GODDAMNIT-]

Perhaps you should be watching where you're going...

[...okay he'll notice that pause and... this is actually more enjoyable than he expected...]

You might run into some trouble if you don't, really.

_{[Miguel is walking through the street looking pretty pleased with everything. A familiar, haughty Rapidash walking behind him, head held high looking down on everyone that isn't her trainer.

[Miguel is playing his mandolin, and the sound of it heralds their approach as they walk through the streets of Goldenrod city, as if they never left it at all.]}

[It's a sound that Envy recognizes right away. But for a second he's sure he's only imagining it, or that there's just some stranger who happens to have a mandolin wandering around.]

[Still, he can't help but investigate. He turns a corner, and when he does see Miguel just walking down the street towards him like he's never been gone, he just stops and stares like he's seen a ghost.]

[JUST GIVE HIM A SECOND. He's never encountered people coming back from disappearances during these weekends, not when he could remember it.]

Miguel?

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_{[He stops playing for a moment and looks up to see who spoke. Altanera gives an indignant huff.]}

Envy! Hello! How are you?

How...what do you mean, how am I?!

[He starts striding towards Miguel, caught somewhere between being relieved and happy that Miguel has somehow shown back up and pissed off that he's acting like he never left at all.]

You disappeared!

Wh-what? No, I've been here all this time. I...

_{[His voice falters a lot because now he's not sure anymore. He has been here, right? They're all still here, right?]}

What? But when would I have...?

_[Right?]

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Almost two months ago.

[Most of the anger starts draining out of his expression.]

You really don't remember?

_{[He looks completely lost for a second. Two whole months missing. Johto does weird stuff sometimes but this is new]}

No, nothing, but... I'm here again now. _{[super awkward attempt at smile. SORRY ENVY I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD BEEN GONE 8(]}

_{[A bright warm day and not a cloud in the sky ...! A bit too warm, actually, but in all honesty it doesn't bother him the way it would have if he'd stuck around, because he's coming here from places just as warm or even moreso.]

[But Goldenrod has its charms too, not to mention a familiarity he can't help but feel nostalgic about even if it hasn't been that long since he left, and he's walking the streets with a hidden sort of smile.]

[Especially as he looks at all the pokémon around. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT that he'd miss those, and it feels really empty to not have one snapping at his heels or buzzing ahead.]

[But that's life now, and he knows it's temporary, so he figures he'll just kind of enjoy THAT while it lasts.]

[Oh, and find Envy, if he can. If he's still there. ... if he remembers. >>]

[So he's scanning faces, sometimes grabbing shoulders, and generally looking around in the midst of just kind of going, oh, Johto, I actually missed you.]}

[Envy's mood is much improved since his transformation powers started working again, and for the moment he's looking like he normally does in Johto. He's actually gotten almost used to staying in that one form all the time, so he keeps going back to it. And good thing too, because when his shoulder gets grabbed and he turns around, intending to yell at whoever it was, he'll actually be recognizable.]

[And then there's Tulio, right there. Envy freezes for a moment, eyes wide.]

[And then that moment passes, and he grits his teeth, narrows his eyes, and socks Tulio in the shoulder. Not with a lot of strength behind it, but it's not weak either.]

[And then there's a hug. A pretty tight one. Damn it, Tulio, he missed you.]

Whoa wh-

_{[Holding his hands up when that punch makes him step back, he then cuts himself short of whatever he was going to say when he finds himself with the relief and joy of recognition ... not to mention in a hug.]

[Okay, so it's safe to say that Envy does remember, then. He hesitates for a moment, but then wraps an arm around him back, the other gripping his arm.]

[He doesn't hug a lot but this sort of warrants it, you know.]}

Hey there, buddy.

[Envy's not usually one for hugs either, but this is a special occasion.]

[And when Tulio speaks, a lot of the tension leaves Envy's shoulders. He wasn't sure what he'd do if Tulio finally showed up again and then didn't remember him. But now this weekend is shaping up to be not so terrible after all.]

Hey yourself, boss.

[He lets out a small huff of a laugh and pulls back enough that he can actually look up at Tulio, without actually letting go yet. If he lets go Tulio's going to vanish again, or turn out to never have really been there at all.]

You've been gone a while, I didn't think I'd see your face around here again.

_{[He kind of grins at the "boss" and squeezes Envy's arm in response to that, a friendly and affectionate gesture, and then takes half a step back when Envy creates distance and moves his other hand to his shoulder.]

[He understands the whole not-letting-go-thing, and he'll probably be quite touchy himself for as long as they stick around each other. Like this, he has a grip.]

[He snorts a laugh at the remark and rolls his eyes, but it's a fond thing.]}

And I didn't think I'd actually miss this place. Miguel, sure. Me, nah ah.

I see you're still here, though. ... that's good.

[He hesitates for a moment. After all, it was only last week that he snapped and terrorized a group of hikers. Things haven't really been so great the past few months. But the moment passes, and he snorts.] Yeah, it's good. Who'd be here to welcome you back if I wasn't?

[Envy knows, in the back of his mind, that this isn't permanent. These crazy weekends, what happens in them doesn't stick and when people come back they don't just show up like this. He knows that on Monday, Tulio will probably be gone again. He's decided not to think about it. For now, for just a little while, he's got his friend back.]

[He grins widely.] What's not to miss? Crazy animals, bizarre happenings, nothing ever making sense...

...if you missed it, does that mean you remembered when you went back?

[Ed, of course, doesn't recognize the strange guy in a hoodie but Envy certainly isn't the only one wearing something that he looks like he should be dying in. He's decked out in his entire usual outfit, hair pulled up into a ponytail. Mumbling under his breath as he walks by - something about the heat and the crowds.]

[Well well, look who it is. That red coat is way too conspicuous for Envy not to notice.]

[...and, well, if there's anything good about being stuck in this form, it'd be the opportunity to mess with Ed. He hasn't forgotten the spectacular reaction he got back in the underground, and getting to do that again would make his day so much better. But first, he's got to get Ed's attention.]

[He decides to do this by drawing up to walk alongside Ed and then casually sticking his foot out to trip him. He's spent the past two and a half years learning all about nonviolent ways to be incredibly petty and spiteful. And while the hoodie does cover most of his hair and hides his face from the side, if Ed looks at him straight on it'd be hard to miss the eyes and the facial structure.]

[At first he ignores the guy in the hoodie - not really recognizing him as a threat. But then suddenly they're close to brushing shoulders and he's not sure why seeing as how there was plenty of road to walk on. It's all clear when there's a tug on his foot and his balance shifts forward.]

[Ed manages to catch himself with his right hand before his face meets the dirt. He shift his head up to look at the guy.]

[There, in the face he could see it and he glares. Ed gets to his feet, brushing his hands together.]

Got nothing better to do than trip people in the street, Envy?

[He looks surprised for an instant before his expression slips back into a smirk.]

What a lucky guess you've made. What gave me away, pipsqueak?

[He's looking infuriatingly casual as he shrugs, as though he couldn't care less that he's been figured out. From what he remembers of these weekends though, he is expecting Ed to have his alchemy back, so underneath that casualness he's ready for that.]

[An eyebrow twitches at the use of the name.]

I've seen your ugly face enough to recognize certain features.

[Ed shifts to his feet, patting himself down with his hands to get the dust off his coat.]

[He WOULD figure out where he was, and he was fiddling with the weird gadget he'd been handed that morning, the small steel Aron trailing along at his heels, and occasionally chirping to alert him to step around things, as he tried to sort it out.

Clearly the guy in the hoodie didn't warrant a chirp though, and Al ended up crashing right into him.]

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[And since Envy was too focused on his bad mood, he didn't notice Al coming until it was too late and the crash had already happened. Envy's startled enough to actually trip and fall, but he grabs Al's arm to make sure he's not the only person falling on his ass.]

[And during the fall, his hood slips off, revealing his golden hair and eyes in all their unmistakably Elric-y glory.]

Hey, watch where you're-- [wait a second he recognizes you. His expression goes from annoyed to sneering immediately.] Well, look who's shown up to the party.

I'm sor-

[The words cut off abruptly when the other spoke and he untangled himself immediately, his pokemon making apologetic noises as it nosed at his side.]

There's no need to be so rude! I'm sorry I tripped you up, but we haven't met, have we? [Even if you looked a whole lot like his dad.]

[Envy lets out a short bark of a laugh, not a very kind sound, as he stands up and brushes himself off.]

I guess it's not too surprising, you not recognizing who I am in this form. Do you have any guesses, tin can?

[He stared at him, nonplussed for a moment before he straightened in place, looking him over before frowning.] Envy?

But why would you...?

{Nanao's meandering around Goldenrod, surrounded by a really alarming amount of cat-like Pokemon, including a tiny Raikou.}

Come on now, Isis, this is no time to be playing games. {The tiny Raikou proceeds to bark an affirmative, and the illusion fades away to reveal a... Zorua!}

Surely Envy is around here somewhere...

[Envy sure is around there somewhere. But the one to actually find Nanao and her horde of cats first is Lilith the Zoroark. After all, that many cats and one of her own kind hanging around is always something to investigate. But...that trainer, Lilith definitely recognizes her. She was the one Envy was so close to, who'd been gone such a long time. Lilith goes straight back to where Envy is, grabs his arm, and starts dragging him in Nanao's direction.]

[She'll probably hear him coming before she sees him. He's too strong to actually be forced anywhere by a Pokemon, but that doesn't mean he can't be loudly indignant about being dragged. He's also not paying attention to the people around him, so he doesn't see her yet.]

What the hell, Lilith, what's so important over here?

{That voice. It hit her like a punch to the gut, and she physically reeled back. Her brother, who she'd missed so very, very much. Two years had passed since she'd last walked on Johto's soil - but she had never forgotten. Could never forget. But would he still remember her?}

{Isis, recognising that mommy needed a little help, shifted into the guise of the little girl and grabbed Nanao's hand, towing the shinigami forward, the mass of cats swirling around behind.}

Envy! {Her shout is perhaps a little louder than she intended, but it is hard to concentrate on trivial matters when you're trying not to fall and break your neck.}

[There's no way he wouldn't have heard that shout, and no way he wouldn't have recognized the voice behind it. It hasn't been as long for him as it has been for her, but it's still been a long time. Much too long. And that one shout has already confirmed that his fears of her coming back without her memories haven't come true.]

[His head snaps up to look in the direction of his sister's voice, eyes wide. A part of him registers the absurdity of her being followed by a swarm of cats, but he's pushed that to the side as unimportant.]

Nanao! [There's no need for Lilith to drag him anymore, because he's much faster running on his own. When he reaches her, he grabs her shoulders as though to make sure she's actually there. There are a lot of things he could say, but all that manages to come out is:]

When did you get here?

{She grabs his shoulders in return, grinning like a mad thing.}

Just now! The first thing I wanted to do was find you. {That's all the warning Envy gets before Nanao envelops him in a crushing hug.} I'm so, so glad you're still here.

{She'd missed him so much - so much had happened, after she'd gone home, so much had gone to utter shit, so many had died... She felt wrung out, exhausted, and then to wake up in Johto - with powers intact, to boot - it felt like a second chance. Even if it was only for a short while.}

[Envy doesn't resist being hugged, not at all. And after a moment of surprise, he even lifts his arms to wrap them around her in a return hug. He'd missed her so much, and now she's here again. Even if just for the weekend, even if he might not remember afterwards, his sister is here now and that's what matters.]

Heh, you know me. Nobody can get rid of me, not even a world.

[His grip tightens a little; he's afraid to let go, in case she vanishes right then and there.]

Good to see you again.

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[action] Henry is a good friend ;-;

[action] HENRY LOVE FRIEND

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forward tag to saturdayyy

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heeeello

fancy seeing you here 1/3

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action forever

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Action! Accidental appropriate keywords?

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hi deadbro!! also, super-early caturday meowning

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