body swap room (sfw)

[enchanting_melody]

*while walking back to her cabin, melody spots a door partly opened, with no one to be heard inside. was this a new room, or had alluka simply forgotten to label it? in any case, she's curious enough to slip inside, finding it to contain spacious ballet studio with mirrors along the walls. there's no apparent effect to accompany it, so melody takes her time wandering through it, drifting a hand over one of the wooden bars.*

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[enchanting_melody]

well, my hearing isn't controlled by nen, just part of what i was cursed with... and yes, i'd happily give it up to return to the way things were. it is quite useful, though.

*he looks down at one of bisky's dainty little gloved hands, marveling at their size compared to her "true" form she recently got to meet.*

how about you? how do you maintain this form?

[biscuit_krueger]

Well..I suppose the best way to describe could be like constantly tensing a muscle. As you know I can’t revert to that form by myself. Bisky explains.

When I relax I go back to being tall and muscular. If I was to be knocked completely unconscious, I would change back. Otherwise I can hold my petite form even in my sleep. She scratches her cheek lightly. Of course I need help from cookie to keep my stamina up.

When this ability to change back and forth started to manifest, I was excited! She winced as her tone rose in excitement a moment. Her new sensitive ears rang with pain, forcing her to lower her volume.

But to be completely honest, I’m not certain how it manifested. All that..body mass is still there. It doesn’t just go away. I’ve always assumed it had to due with my nen being that of a transmuter.

[enchanting_melody]

*melody marvels at the explanation, even more impressed by bisky's power now that she's experiencing it firsthand. she can feel the tension inherent in all the muscles of bisky's body as she inhabits it, their memory keeping her tied to this smaller form even with a different consciousness inside.*

i'll be careful not to relax too much... and keep my voice down for you, too.

*she glances over her shoulder, down to the door behind them.*

it seems the door shut when we came in... do you think we're stuck here?

[biscuit_krueger]

Bisky shrugged with a small frown. Possibiy. Wouldn’t be the first time. I think this place likes to try to keep me you together. She giggles.

That being said…I’m not sure what this one would be trying to accomplish. Before it was trying to make us more comfortable with our own bodies.

[enchanting_melody]

*melody giggles along with bisky, remembering the last room they'd been trapped in and how fun it had turned out to be.*

that's true. i think we understand each other pretty well already. but it is intriguing to experience the world from your perspective...

*she looks into the omnipresent mirror, tucking some of bisky's silky, golden hair behind her ear and missing, with a squeeze of her heart, when she still had her own bangs to brush. she gives a melancholy chuckle.*

you really are exceptionally cute.

[biscuit_krueger]

Bisky watched melody look in the mirror. She half chuckled at the compliment. No more so than you.

She looked at the mirror herself. She brushed her fingers through the dark chocolate locks. She felt strange being able to hear the friction of her fingers.

This does give an interesting perspective. It feels strange in your body, but Nice. Like your soothing presence seems to run in your veins. I feel relaxed, despite hearing so much.

[enchanting_melody]

*melody gives a more lighthearted giggle a the compliment, smiling back at her own face.* thank you. i do feel that i have a very calming aura...

*even without using ren, she can feel the simmering strength of bisky's aura cloaking her body like a warm sweater.*

yours is so powerful.

[biscuit_krueger]

Bisky blushes with a sigh. More years of training and study than I care to admit.

In comparison yours feels so young and lively. She wraps her arms around herself in a self embrace.

She looks at melody. You should savor your youth.

[enchanting_melody]

you must be the first person to call me young. ever since i was cursed, people have treated me like an old hag! *she laughs, resigned to her fate by now and able to see the sad humor in it. she looks down again, from the poofy skirt around her waist to the reflection of it in the glass.*

how old... are you, may i ask?

[biscuit_krueger]

Well, it’s a little funny that you say that. It’s exactly what Killua calls me. An old hag. Bisky sighs.

I first learned nen over forty years ago. I’m actually fifty seven. She answers. She looks at melody.

How old did you think I was?

[enchanting_melody]

well, i could tell from the moment i met you that you weren't a child. you hear enough heartbeats and you can tell a person's age, sex, disposition and more just from their tone or tempo... i had guessed you were over thirty just from that, but over fifty is even more impressive.

*she lays her hand over bisky's heart, feeling it beat powerfully under her palm even if she can't hear it.*

even condensed into a smaller form, your heart is very strong and healthy. you're still very much in your prime.

[biscuit_krueger]

From my heartbeat? Bisky raises a brow and frowns slightly. Can you tell that much just from hearing it?

She tries to focus on the sounds around her. She strains at her new heightened heating. Trying to focus on the heart beat of her regular body.

She hears it thumping more clearly, but the heart of her current body sounds in the way. She stands closer, trying to listen, her ear nearly against melodys chest. She slowly starts to hear the rushing of blood. It sounds like a torrent of water, but the heartbeat was calm. She could hear each chamber working in rhythm.

Nothing sounds..particularly defining to me.. She mutters in confusion.

[enchanting_melody]

*the sight of her own head leaning in toward her chest is so novel that melody can't help but giggle. she clearly hasn't learned to focus her hearing the way melody can when she's in control of her ears.*

i suppose it takes practice. you haven't been in my body long -- you don't know what to listen for yet. but i assure you, a heart can tell all sorts of secrets.

[biscuit_krueger]

Bisky pouts at being unable to hear the difference. Maybe I’ll hear a difference..

She stands straight and taps her chin lightly. Why don’t you try and relax? Let you feel how it is to be when I’m all tall and bulky.

You shouldn’t have to worry about the clothes. Most of it is tear proof.

[enchanting_melody]

really? you wouldn't mind?

*she looks down at her slight, childlike body, brimming with wonder at the thought of unleashing its true power.*

i can't say i'm not curious! it feels so... impossible!

[biscuit_krueger]

Of course I don’t mind! Bisky smiled at her friend. You know more about me than most. I trust you.

I will note, I’m not sure if you will be disoriented by it or not. You will be nearly eight foot tall if not taller. It’s been a while since I’ve measured how tall I am like that.

Not to mention my strength is more pronounced. So you have to be careful if you were to hold something.

[enchanting_melody]

oh, dear! i'll be sure to be careful...

*it's hard to truly relax in someone else's body, estranged from the sounds she usually uses to calm herself down. she wonders how she'll be able to trigger the transformation.*

how should i go about doing it?

[biscuit_krueger]

Bisky paced slowly. I’d usually just relax, but it must feel different for you. She tapped her chin.

It would come so easy I never thought about it. Try some deep breaths and think of it like the flow of nen perhaps. As nen flows through your body, let the body relax like a rivers own flow. Like leaves being pulled away on a dry stream as the water arrives.

What do you usually do to relax yourself?

[enchanting_melody]

usually, i focus on the sound of my own heartbeat and breathe slowly to calm it down. like we did together earlier.

i can't hear it now, but... can give it a shot.

*she places a hand back on her chest, feeling bisky's strong pulse against her palm again. closing her eyes, she focuses inward on the flow of blood and energy throughout bisky's small body. soon, she feels her muscles swelling, expanding with each breath that fills her lungs. she keeps her eyes shut, trying not to get too excited and break her concentration.*

i... think it's working...!

[biscuit_krueger]

Biskys eyes widened as she watched the slow growth, rippling around melody. To watch her body grow from an outside perspective felt strange. Watching it grow more muscular and taller. You’re doing great!

She took a moment and listened and noticed sounds she had never heard. It didn’t take long to realize what they must have been. The sounds of fabric stretching, the sound of muscles tensing and expanding.

She could even hear a change in the blood flow. It seemed louder. Less like a calm stream, but a powerful river. Wow..

[enchanting_melody]

*without her hearing to track the transformation, melody tunes in to the physical sensation of her body expanding, the stretch and flex of her muscles as they grow. everything feels heightened without the noise to drown it out, magnifying along with her, to the point that she swears she can feel her very cells multiplying.

in mere minutes she hits a plateau where her inhales and exhales even out, no longer facilitating her evolution. she opens her eyes with a gasp, staring down, for the second time today, at a brand new body. she turns a thickened fist over in awe, amazed it still fits into her glove.*

magnificent...!

[biscuit_krueger]

Bisky looks up at her in equal amounts of awe and surprise. She had never fully realized how much larger her true form is.

Now I know how you felt when you saw me for the first time. She gently holds melodys larger hand with both of hers.

I think I understand a little more too. Your heartbeat is sounds much different than it had before…

How are you feeling? Does it feel strange to be so tall?

[enchanting_melody]

*melody straightens up to her full height, towering over her own, shrunken body. looking down makes her head spin, vertigo causing her surroundings to sway.*

it's dizzying!

*she reaches out to brace herself against the wall, too tall to grab one of the bars, and accidentally cracks the mirror nearest to her when her palm collides with it. she gasps in shock, shamefully withdrawing from the shattered glass.*

oh my goodness!

[biscuit_krueger]

Bisky winces, pressing her hands together. She stares at the crack in the mirror. “It must be more disorienting than I thought.”

Is your hand okay? Didn’t cut yourself did you? Although worried for her friend, Bisky knew it would normally take more than a shred of mirror to break her skin.

Maybe sit down until you can stand steady.

[enchanting_melody]

*melody looks at her palm, finding, much to her relief, that the glass hadn't even ripped the surface of her glove.*

i'm alright! i just -- don't know my own strength yet, i guess! *she chuckles sheepishly, taking bisky's advice and sitting herself down on the wood floor. nearly eye-to-eye with her own body again, she smiles apologetically.* i'm so sorry, i said i would be careful!