individuates

[They'll have to see how Kaoru's eyes act when it gets lighter out. If Kaoru wears sunglasses then Hikaru will, too. Not that it doesn't change much because they're already so different looking but it still feels like something he should do in solidarity.

Thinking about the tail thing, though, he hums.] I haven't figured it out. I tried to figure it out but for me, it moves when I'm feeling something. Like if I'm happy then it starts wagging? Like a dog...[He frowns.]

Why am I like the dumb dog and Tono is a moth? What the hell is up with this place's logic?

[he's picturing already that they'll put the concealer on his nose, instead. The tails will be more difficult, but perhaps they can be disguised somehow...]

Well, we shouldn't question why Tono's the way he is, but we at least know why Tono's a moth - dramatic irony.

[besides, it's only right they have something they can torment him for. Frowning a little bit, though, cuddling close again]

But I don't know why we're different. But we're individuals? It kinda makes sense...?

[The hilarity of it all is that Tamaki isn't a moth but it really is just so much funnier to say he is one. An ongoing joke.

We're individuals stands out and Hikaru isn't sure what to say about that. On one hand, duh but on the other...

When have they ever been treated as individuals? Their friends excluded. Hikaru expects them to be lumped together and when they're not, it's strange. Bizarre. Sure, he can look at them and know they're different. But expecting anybody else to know that?

He was probably silent for too long.]

What, this weird place deciding what moon we fall under like some personality quiz? I just figured it had to do with our biology, you know? So come on, we'd have to be the same thing. But...if we go with that idea of getting experimented on when we come...and our bodies getting alien transplants...

[His face is slowly losing color as his imagination runs away from him.] My theory's right...my theory's right! You got different parts! You came in at a different time! No, no, no...!

Different parts?

[that... raises so much more questions than answers if his eyes are different, if his nose is different...]

Okay - okayokay - but how do you explain them grafting t-i-n-y delicate moth wings onto Tono's useless body?!

[they're proportional, Kaoru's sure, but still]

Why would anyone invest the effort. Or the time?!

No, see, we don't have these animal things going on other times of the month. Only sometimes. We probably don't have anything in us already that can do that.

[Deadly serious:] They put alien parts in us so that when the moons happen, they can watch us. They can see what happens. What if this is all some weird experiment? They say it's an accident but anybody can lie.

[When his imagination goes too far...

There's the twin that believes in conspiracy theories and the twin that doesn't.]

Hikaru why would they kidnap that many people each month?!

[A beat and then:]

A new study every month!

Even I can tell that that's just a terrible waste of resources...

Then you believe it's seriously an accident every month? Every month like clockwork, Kaoru!

[Come on, that's a little weird.]

Or it could be exactly what they say it is? Think of all the harmless creatures that would get butchered if it were your theory...!

Sometimes people are just sent back and the scientists say they don't know why it happened. People come, they don't know why it happened. It's weird! I'm telling you, something fishy is going on here.

Besides, it isn't all that much of a waste of resources. We can make Chroma and this place runs on the stuff. Having us here is only beneficial for them.

"People are just sent back...?" [Kaoru's beginning to fear he's lost the thread here.] From Iris Government Centre...? And I don't... I don't know how our Chroma constitutes to them making more animals - just to use on us? Urrgh...

[wriggling a bit with a full-body shudder. It's much better to believe what they were told and not look too deeply into it - he doesn't like the idea of animal parts being popped on them once a month. And if his eyes are different that makes it even more problematic.]

[When Hikaru's mind gets to this point, it's not fun for anybody.

He turns into his pillow and groans.]

Weird-ass alien planet...

[His tail is now swaying back and forth because of how excited he got, though.]

((wugga wugga))

Mmh.

[his own tail is tucked in tight.]

I think I'd believe the propaganda, thanks very much.

[Hikaru turns his head to look at Kaoru and rolls his eyes. That's entirely the reason why he turned his head. There's something suspicious...!

But there's more to talk about.]

Either way, we're stuck being a hyena and whatever you are. Sometimes people turn into animals all the way you know.

All the way?

[ugh - the eyes probably make his quizzical blink at that even worse]

Like, is there any human left in there at all, or...?

I only saw a couple of people talk about it. They said they were still human mentally? And they were aware of what was going on. Kind of horrible, huh?

[Being trapped as a hyena...]

[okay, he can't help but laugh a little at that]

I don't know what hyenas are like, but whatever I am, I'd probably make a decent scarf. Or I'm portable - either way, don't let me go far away from you, please.

Maybe I can just carry you around. Heh, I bet it'd be kind of cute! Even if hyenas aren't that cute, anybody loves a smaller animal riding on a bigger one! It's practically a law.

[a little snort at that. That would be cute. They could probably get away with a lot if nobody knew who they were.]

And you'd take us anywhere we want to go...!

[all right, okay. If they're still themselves, that doesn't sound so bad]

...we could probably get up to so much as animals.

I wonder how big you'd be? Like what if you're small enough to get into really hard places?

[A hyena can't exactly get into many places. People don't even like hyenas, do they? But he's sure he can manage to make a hyena look cute.]

I'm not sure. With this tail I could be super small and slinky. Or-- aren't... racoon tails a bit like this?

[with a slowly breaking expression on his face in realisation]

...can you imagine?!

Oh, a raccoon! You're right, they do have tails like that. And they're super sneaky...! Perfect for you. [But then he taps Kaoru's nose.]

Don't they have black noses? Or something like that?

Oh.

[...well, at least he's spared that particular indignity? But it's not like racoons aren't cute...]

It could have worked, though. A racoon and hyena duo, getting into places and causing trouble...! I'd have even had my own bandit mask already and everything!

Hm, what if they do have pink noses? That could explain why you have these markings under your eyes...[His thumb brushes past them and he shrugs.]

If you are a raccoon, it would fit really well with me being a hyena. Two misunderstood animals! Us against the world...[When he thinks about it...] We could work with this...

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somehow this icon is how both are feeling right now

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I need a wuggawugga icon.

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