66th Transformation [FOURTH WALL]

[exeggutorhead]

[Wherever you are, in a city or on the road, you may find yourself being approached by a stranger. This stranger doesn’t look like Envy, but like some random local trainer. And, true to form, he stomps up to you, one pokeball out as though he’s about to challenge you to a battle.]

[And then he stops, and in a flash of white light becomes THIS, complete with dancing. Music starts playing along from the bushes, courtesy of a helper Zoroark with a stereo. Who told Envy about rickrolls??]

[Yes, this is how he is choosing to spend his weekend.]

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[gainedlove]

[Frisk is a little confused when Envy first hop out onto the road, taking a step back and looking a little nervous. Upset monsters they can handle, but humans? A little less so.]

[But when Envy changes and starts dancing, they blink in surprise before catching on to what he's doing, and burst out into a fit of giggles.]

[exeggutorhead]

[Encouraged, Envy goes all the way through the routine, taking a bow when he's finished and shapeshifting back to his regular form. Lilith the Zoroark bounds out of the bushes, stereo in tow, and takes a bow of her own.]

Pretty good routine, right?

[gainedlove]

[Frisk claps along and...well, attempts to sing with Envy, but they don't know half the lyrics and wind up just hollering nonsense in vague tune with him. When he and Lilith take their bows they jump and laugh before running up to them both.]

Yeah! I didn't know monsters could change like that! You're really cool!

[exeggutorhead]

[Oooohhh no. Oh no, they complimented his transforming and said he was cool.]

[Envy is won over immediately. He crosses his arms, looking very pleased with himself.]

I sure am, I'm the coolest monster around here. I can turn into anyone and anything, no problem, and I'm the only monster I know who can.

[gainedlove]

[Awwww yis, one turn SPARE! Didn't even have to use CHECK this time!]

Woooow! You're really special if you can do that! I'm Frisk, what's your name?

[exeggutorhead]

[IT JUST KEEPS COMING. Yes this child can just stick with him. Lilith leans forward to sniff their hair curiously. Maybe as a subtle ploy to get attention herself, just maybe.]

Name's Envy. You want to see some more tricks?

[gainedlove]

[When Lilith sniffs them Frisk smiles and reaches up to pat her between the ears, giving a good scratching while they're at it. Don't worry, they didn't forget you!]

Yeah!

[exeggutorhead]

[LILITH IS APPEASED. She sits herself right down next to Frisk, leaning her head into the ear scritches.]

[Envy taps his chin, thinking about what he wants to turn into. It'll have to be something really cool, but the big dragon form might scare the Fountain of Flattery away.]

[So he turns into a lion instead. LIONS ARE COOL Y/N?]

[gainedlove]

[The pettings continue, and Frisk leans a little against Lilith in return.]

[Their eyes go wide when Envy changes again, and suddenly they're torn. They really, really wanna pet Envy, but Lilith clearly hasn't been pet enough yet! A DILEMMA.]

Oh my gosh, you're so fluffy!

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy grins, at least as much as a lion's face can grin, and transforms again. Just his mane.]

[Just to add several more pounds of fluff. MAJESTIC.]

[gainedlove]

[...............]

[Holy heck.]

[Hope you wanted a small laughing child jumping into your mane, Envy, because that is exactly what you're getting.]

[exeggutorhead]

[Oh hell he hadn't expected them to jump right on in there augh--okay. Okay, he can still work with this. He spent the last half of October carrying people around in his hair, he can deal with this.]

Hey, hey! Don't step on my ears, okay?

[He tries to crane his head back to see where they are exactly. Lilith is just snickering unhelpfully.]

[gainedlove]

I won't!

[Frisk squirms around in the Fluff of Doom before finally popping their head back out, having settled to sit astride just behind Envy's neck. They point forward dramatically!]

Chaaaaaarge!!

[exeggutorhead]

[He is now this small child's war steed. Somehow. Within five minutes of meeting them.]

[How the fuck.]

[On the other hand, there's still showing off to be done.]

[Bunching his hind legs, he takes off running at top homunculus speed.]

Hang on, kid!

[gainedlove]

[Shhhhh. This is the friend date. Just accept your fate.]

[Frisk squeals and hangs on tight to his mane, laughing and leaning forward close to keep out of most of the wind. THIS IS SO AWESOME!!!]

Faster, faster!

[exeggutorhead]

[CLEARLY HE HAS NO CHOICE, BECAUSE THIS KID'S MAGIC OR SOMETHING.]

[But he's having fun and it's one of these weekends, so he won't question it too hard.]

[What he will do is jump right up and over one of those big ledges, cackling all the way.]

[gainedlove]

Yeeeeeeah!

[Frisk laughs and hoots and hollers, thoroughly enjoying this headlong race down ALL THE ROUTES. But eventually they remember that there is something they're supposed to be doing, and pats Envy's head to get his attention.]

Hey, d'you know where to find someone? I gotta find my mom!

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy slows to a stop so he can hear what they're saying when they pat his head, turning his head around again.]

[Finding their mom isn't his problem, but eh, probably couldn't hurt to let the kid stick with him for a little while longer.]

Well, what's she look like? It's not easy to find anyone on these days.

[gainedlove]

[Frisk doesn't bother sitting up, just staying laid over his neck.]

Um...well she's real tall and nice and wears a mumu, and she's a goat.

[exeggutorhead]

[uh]

A...goat?

[KID, WHY WAS THAT DETAIL JUST TOSSED IN LIKE THE LEAST NOTABLE THING??]

Were you a goat before you got here?

[Well, there's been magic ponies. Maybe there's magic goats too.]

[gainedlove]

[What, like being adopted by a giant goat monster is weird? Bro, they have a pair of skeletons for brothers.]

Nuh-uh. I've always been a human.

[exeggutorhead]

O...kay.

[Well now he's going to help them find their mom just because what the hell he needs to see this goat lady.]

Haven't seen any goats in mumus, but we can look.

[gainedlove]

Oh. What about some skeletons? Or a fish lady with a mohawk? ...or any other monsters?

[Honestly, it's a bit worrying. They should all be here, too...]

[exeggutorhead]

[Well Frisk is officially ranking up there on the 'weird worlds' scale.]

Nah, the only monsters I know are all related to me, and none of 'em look like that.

[Simplest explanation, anyway.]

But hey, they should be pretty easy to spot, right? What kinds of places do they like?

[It's a good start, Johto enjoys its irony.]

[gainedlove]

[Frisk hums a bit while they think, idly kicking their legs in that 'restless child' sort of way.]

Um...well, mom likes to cook and wants'a be a teacher. Papyrus and Undyne go runnin' and watch a lotta TV.

...Sans is everywhere.

[exeggutorhead]

[...NONE OF THAT WAS HELPFUL.]

[He doesn't think he's going to get better answers.]

Well, then we don't have to go looking for Sans.

We can just go to Goldenrod and look there, that's usually where people are.

[OFF HE GOES. LION AWAY.]

[gainedlove]

[PCHOOOOO!]

[Frisk hangs on tight, a little more subdued now but still very much enjoying this crazy fast ride back into the city.]

[...man, they keep forgetting what skyscrapers are like.]

[baremyfangs]

(Very few stomp up to her, but she can forgive him for that little show. She grins and places her hands on her hips.)

Was that all for me?

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy, still in the form of Rick Gastly, takes a little bow and grins back.]

Well, that one was.

[In another head to toe Xerox-stripe of white sparks, he transforms back into his usual form.]

Good to see someone who appreciates it, you wouldn't believe how many people think that throwing rocks is how to respond to a good performance.