56th Transformation [FOURTH WALL]

[exeggutorhead]

[A: Cycling Road]

[Envy hasn't been having a bad time of it, all things considered. He's been teleporting around, but honestly he's almost used to that by now, and he's got his powers back! That's always a plus. Usually when incredibly inconvenient shit happens, it's right off the bat. Right?]

[Not right. Not right at all. It's late afternoon, around the fourth or fifth time Envy's winked out of existence and appeared somewhere else. This time, he doesn't recognize where he is. He's on some kind of wide, flat, steep as hell road surrounded by ocean. And he gets exactly five seconds to look around before he hears the sound of his oncoming doom. Doom sounds a whole lot like a whole lot of wheels on pavement. Apparently, today sounded like a good day for half the cyclists in existence to have a marathon race down Cycling Road.]

[If Envy didn't have his superpowers, he would have had a not fun time getting run over. But since he does have them, he's able to leap twenty feet in the air like the world's most startled cat, and thank goodness there's a big metal support arch there for him to grab onto and haul himself on top of.]

[The cyclists just keep on coming, not in quite such a wave as the minutes pass, but there are still way too many for him to jump down or try to get off the main path. Yeah, he'll be staying up here for a little while. And the longer he does, the more he's deciding on how best to knock over the most bicycles in one go.]

[B: Anywhere]

[Envy can be found just about anywhere, but since this is one of the few times a year he gets to use his powers, he might not look like himself. If anyone watches him walk down the street or route for long enough, they'll probably see him glow bright white and suddenly look like a totally different person mid-stride. He's also up for some gratuitous property destruction any time for any reason at all.]

[There's also some things following him, which he's very deliberately ignoring. They look like…floating tree stumps? There's a few of them, peeking up behind trash bins and lampposts, staying mostly out of sight.]

Comments

B

[schlachtfeld]

[If Envy is paying attention, he might notice someone who looks a hell of a lot like Archer hanging about, though his hair is in front of his face instead of smoothed back, he's wearing something that doesn't quite look like Archer would pick out himself, and his also currently wearing sunglasses that obscure his eyes.

That and he's currently gaping at Envy like he isn't sure what he's seeing.]

B

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy's not paying too much attention, but he does know when he's being gaped at. He turns to look at whoever it is and decide if it's worth messing with them or showing off, but when he actually sees the guy, he doubletakes. The hell?]

[Well, consider him curious. Curious enough to walk on over to him, changing back to his preferred form on the way. His eyes narrow as he gets closer; the guy really does look like Archer.]

What?

Re: B

[schlachtfeld]

[He looks more annoyed now than anything else, after getting over his shock.]

What's going on? Where are we?

[Just... talking to Envy like he knows him. No big deal. By his tone it's clear he's not sure how Envy is going to react, and he looks incredibly tense.]

[exeggutorhead]

For us to be anywhere, there'd have to be an us in the first place.

[He looks like he's picking his words carefully, looking at the "stranger" with a mix of confusion and wariness. He definitely notes how tense he is. This isn't Archer, that much he knows. And there's really only one way for a near-copy to be acting like he knows Envy, but...there's no way. Archer wasn't turned into a homunculus, and there's no way he'd know Envy even if he had been.]

You're a homunculus, aren't you?

A because my guys can't stop bothering Envy

[notjustawriter]

[It's probably a good thing that Gabriel has somehow ended up right along the edge of the Cycling Road... somehow. Who knows how. Maybe he was lucky enough to glitch on the edge, but either way, he gets to witness Envy leap twenty feet in the air and let out a whistle.]

Are you a gymnast?

[The Schattenjäger, who doesn't notice supernatural creatures when they're right in front of him, everyone.]

[exeggutorhead]

...yes. That's exactly what I am.

[Envy moves along the top of the arch until he's at a place where he can jump down to where the stranger is, giving him a slightly raised eyebrow. What kind of gymnasts were in his world?]

[notjustawriter]

[Oh they're certainly not capable of anything like Envy just did, but this is Gabriel and he is going to think of the most obvious answer to the solution and go with it.

So congratulations, Envy, you are now a gymnast.

...Though, actually, one thing that Gabriel is certain about is that he's not going to be able to get down as easily as he jumped up. Maybe.]

Let's hope traffic clears up soon, right?

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy snorts, peering down and trying to work out the best trajectory to jump back down without landing in the ocean or in the way of the bikes.]

It better. Why they decided to all have a race on one of these days I have no idea.

[Okay yeah, he thinks he's got it now. This "gymnast" sure is making an impossible leap down and managing to land right near Gabriel. Not as heavily as he should have either, although his knees do bend. He straightens and smugly brushes imaginary dust off himself. Look out, we've got a showoff over here.]

B

[gochuugoku]

Meow.

[There is suddenly a cat looking up at Envy, meowing. Somehow, it might look kind of familiar to Envy even though it's never been in this place before.]

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy looks down at the suddenly appearing cat, confused. It does look kind of familiar, but from where.]

And what do you want? I don't have any food.

[Yeah, living in Pokemon land has trained Envy to just talk to animals like they'd understand him.]

[gochuugoku]

[The cat just looks annoyed and lets his annoyance be heard.]

Meoooww.

Ah! There you are, aru! [A familiar voice rings through the crowd, before China makes his way through the crowd and makes a "come here" hand motion to the cat.] Come here now!

[The cat perks up and immediately goes to his master.]

Sorry for the trouble. [China speaks as he takes his cat into his arms.] I took my eyes off him for a moment and he was gone when I looked back.

[Because Envy is in a different form, Yao fails to recognize him.]

[exeggutorhead]

[At the familiar voice, Envy freezes. It's been a long time, and he sure wasn't expecting to ever hear it again.]

[He also completely forgot that he looks like some random guy because ONE OF HIS FRIENDS CAME BACK.]

Yao? You're back?

B

[no_ufo_ending]

_{aaaaaaaa aaaaaa}aaaaAAAAAA!

_{[This is the sound Envy would hear before a ragged yellow and green creature dropped on top of him from a large, dark hole surrounded by ominous runes written in blood that was hovering a good twelve feet above them. It disappeared with a loud reverberating VWOP sound.]}

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy looks up in total confusion at the sound of yelling coming from above, and makes a completely startled face when he sees the blur of yellow and green fur falling towards him. He's so confused that he doesn't have time to react before Henreon lands right on his face.]

[He's making a noise something like WHARRGARBL while he tries to grab the Leafeon to get it off of his head.]

[no_ufo_ending]

_{[The Leafeon makes a miserable sound before he realizes that the tangle of hair he's landing in belongs to none other than the guy he's been looking for.]}

Envy!

_{[Henreon's huge leafy ears instantly slick back and he pushes away from his friend to land on the street with his back arched.]}

IF THAT IS YOUR REAL NAME!

[exeggutorhead]

[Wh...at....]

Henry? Is that you?

[...]

Why wouldn't that be my real name? What's going on?

[SO CONFUSED.]

A

[pastahair]

[Beatrice almost gets run over herself, but lucky for her she's able to dive to the side of the road in time. There's a clear look of shock on her face, both from her situation and the way Envy jumps so high as if it's nothing.]

H-How did you do that?

[She shakily gets back on her feet.]

A

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy stares for a second. He never forgets a face, even if it's been a long time since he's seen this one. She looks…different, though. He calls down from his perch.]

It's just a talent of mine! Hey, you're Beatrice aren't you?

[He starts looking for the best way to get down while he waits for an answer.]

[pastahair]

[She's obviously hesitating when she answers.]

How do you know my name?

[exeggutorhead]

[Damn, well that answers that. She is Beatrice, but she doesn't remember.]

I've met someone who looks just like you, she was named Beatrice. You're not acting the same, though.

B

[freckledoll]

{ She raises a hand to shield her eye, startled by someone...glowing? That can't be natural. It takes her eye a few moments to adjust, but when it does, she is unable to hide a surprised gasp. }

Envy? Didya know yer glowing? { A weird talent to the say the least. } Uh... Is that really you?

{ Now he looks different.

What the hell is going on? }

[exeggutorhead]

[Oh hey there.]

Yeah, it's me. I'm just making use of my talent while I have the chance. It's not something I can do except for on these weekends.

[Oh no she's given him the chance to show off. He loves showing off. He gives a short little bow, glowing again, and when he straightens he looks exactly like her. Except smirkier.]

1/2

[freckledoll]

One of ye talents? { She's curious! But this is - } How do ye change like that?

{ It's one thing to see him transform into people she doesn't know... }

2/2

[freckledoll]

{ It's another for him to look like her. }

Oy! You better not use that one too often! An' if you do, be on your best behavior!

[exeggutorhead]

[He snickers as he transforms back into the form he's normally in.]

I'm always on my best behavior.

[Complete lies.]

As for how I do it, that'd be because I'm not really human. It's just always something I've been able to do.