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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...

If not an actual raccoon, then maybe a member of the raccoon family? What other animals are members of the raccoon family? Is there a raccoon family...?

[maybe they're reaching, but Kaoru doesn't care. Two misunderstood animals - it's the perfect duo! - though he does pout jokingly with the touch to his eye markings]

Do I really need concealer?

You're fine. They're not that dark. I bet only I would notice anyway. [It's starkly different than him so of course he would notice.

And he doesn't want Kaoru to worry too much about looking bad. They're a vain sort because you have to be vain in the field their mom has trained them in.]

What are raccoons anyway...? Bears? Like koalas? Or are they cats...? [These are the important questions to be asking. Especially because if Kaoru is a cat then that means they're opposites and that's something to think about, too.]

Mmm, okay.

[they'll rock any look, it's fine]

We'll have to Boggle it. You said maybe it was like a lemur tail as well? That narrows it down. Unless, I dunno, maybe momongas have rings on their tails? They have pink noses.

...but I'm glad it's not a jellyfish. I know we joked about it, but it was kinda scary that morning when I thought I was stinging you.

Wait, do lemurs have pink noses? [Now he's really considering this, trying to think of one in his head.] We need to boggle this crap. I don't remember anything about random animals.

[Still, though, he smiles and searches for Kaoru's hand to hold.] You wouldn't have stung me, though, I bet. If you did have tentacles.

Some must? But now I think of it I can only imagine their crazy eyes...

[and he definitely doesn't want crazy lemur eyes. No thanks]

You think so? But what if I couldn't help it? Like Tono with his... [releasing Hikaru's hand a second, to wriggle his own] ...tongue-fingers?

[There's a frown because now all he can imagine are tongues as fingers. He knows what Kaoru means but their imaginations are powerful ones.]

Ew.

But maybe touching them could still sting but you wouldn't have let them touch me, then.

Tongue-fingers, tongue-fingers~~!

[and with an expression of creeping realisation, of something just too perfect-]

Tono-tongue-fingers!

[and his expression dimming just a little]

...I would have tried not to. It would have sucked to have had to wear the kigus almost full time.

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