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Biffles and Waffles (Except not really.)

Who: ~~Voilcin~~ Alcin the Altaria, Voile the Gardevoir
When: 08/22 - Why not. Later evening time about.
What: Unsure of who exactly to turn to - or if she needs to do anything turning at all, Voile goes to visit Alcin. In hopes of striking up an arrangement.
Where: Alcin and Marie's Room - BE-09
Warnings: Probably not?

She didn't really want to return to her dormitory. Hadn't wanted to. She'd visited when she was sure no one else would be there, which really meant a lot of hiding behind counters, against walls, and within shadows to wait for people to leave, but she hadn't had any intent to keep extended stay. The room was still open to Marie, after all, and Voile had not forgotten her 'agreement' to Red.

She would stay away from both his Wartortle and his Snorlax. And that would be... Well. That. She was 'worthless' according to the trainer and the implied continuation of that was that she would really only cause more problems. And she still couldn't disagree with him.

But she couldn't wash away the feeling of his touch either. Right there in the weird wing-like spikes that replaced what normal people probably called ears. And even in Pokémon form, she'd not forgotten the sensation. Kind of like he stuck with her. And it was probably psychological. And it probably impacted her more because of the empathy.

And while she was unsure of what to do with herself, where to go, what to say or think, it became clear that perhaps deliberately avoiding her past was doing nothing to help the situation. Which meant visiting Alcin was became a priority. Not telling him what had happened was another. But hopefully just having his companionship would help.

Which was how she found herself at his dormitory door, knocking twice, and trying to hide most of herself under her hair.

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Alcin had not done much for the past few weeks. He was still adjusting to the environment so different from Hoenn, and most days had passed without him realizing how quickly time passed. To Voile's luck though, Alcin had returned to his room from his daily wandering about the city a good while before the Gardevoir decided to visit his (and Marie's) dormitory. Despite the ability being readily available, Alcin had not tried the humanization yet, and he had been sitting on his bed, staring at the magical pair of earrings when he heard the knock.

For a split second, he thought it was the his roommate, but he quickly remembered how antisocial the other was and made his way to the door to nudge it open. When he realized his closest friend (and his crush) standing at the door, he blinked in surprise.

"Voile? What brings you here?" Alcin asked in his Altaria tone as he stepped aside for Voile to come into the room.

She was... about as surprised, she supposed. Because part of her thought maybe he just wouldn't be there. And she could just turn around and leave. But no. Because there he was, still the same Altaria he was. And there she was, the same... Gardevoir human thing that she was.

She sucked up whatever remaining courage she had, put aside what was really plaguing her mind and gave him a light smile.

"I came to see what you were up to."

And when he stepped aside, she hesitated before showing herself in. Weaving her hands together, she looked around, feeling eerily out of place because she knew the room and well. She'd been on Marie's bed. She'd been in Marie's bed. And she wasn't keen on boasting about that. Not to Alcin. Not to anyone.

After the initial surprise, Alcin gave a smile, feeling happy that Voile would take her time to visit him. So happy that he didn't pick up on the slight hesitation from Voile before she entered the room, or remember that he forgot to put away the humanization item that were still on his bed.

"I was not doing much, other than slowly getting used to the city." Alcin explained. "Ah, feel free to sit anywhere. Do not worry, I have cleaned the room."

"It is definitely something to get used to," she agreed. "It took me some time. Quite a bit of it actually when I first came here. And now... Well. It must be obvious."

She eyed the foot of his bed with some consideration. No. That wasn't a good idea. So finally she took... the chair to his desk. But she hadn't missed the earrings and even as she sat, her eyes remained on them, curious but not wishing to pry.

"Are you finding that you have everything you need? Do you need me to get you anything?"

He was about to answer the other's question when Alcin saw Voile eye the earrings, which when he quickly realized he had left them out and he hurried to the bed to hide it under his fluffy wings.

"This isn't anything special." He tried to explain with an uneasy laugh before moving back to Voile's question. "I have faring decently, actually! There are quite a few kind-hearted Pokemon willing to help me out when I accidentally got myself lost when wandering too far."

He still had some tolerance to trying out the humanization thing, especially when he had stood by his opinion towards Voile for so long. He wasn't sure why he got the item and kept it with him, and having Voile see them made him feel ashamed.

Cocking an eyebrow, she simply stared at him, the way he flitted about not at all lost on her. But she didn't know how she should approach him on it. Perhaps being direct was the best thing to do. No room for misinterpretations, after all.

"I'm glad you've had some looking out for you. Most of the people here are pretty welcoming."

She wanted to tell him to stay away from Red. And a new fear was born into her. If Red somehow caught them together. Maybe he'd say something. Do something. Did he hate her that much?

Tapping her fingertips together in silence, she thought over her potential words. "You understand you can talk with me about anything, right? You don't have to hide things from me."

Perhaps it was fortunate that Alcin was unaware of the worrying thoughts Voile had to herself. If he had known, things would not have been as calm as it currently was.

The Alteria fidgeted in his spot, hesitating to speak at first. With a small sigh, he pulled the earrings back out with his beak and set it on the bed again.

"I was playing around with the thought of trying this 'human' business." Alcin slowly replied, hinting his hesitation about this entire topic. "It reminds me of... the talk we had before."

She moved from his chair a little closer to his bed, but still not thinking she should actually sit on it, Voile found the floor instead. And that was comfortable enough for her.

Her eyebrows lifted and as she leaned over to get a better look, she found herself cradling her chin in the palm of her hand. "We've... had a few talks before. You know I spent about two months here before I decided to give the humanisation a try. The idea of it scared me. I wondered if I might lose some part of myself by experiencing it."

But she smiled softly, "Yet I came to find that I didn't dislike it. I said it before. It's very convenient. And I can't dislike how I look. I guess I'm a little vain, which I feel is okay."

"You are pretty, no matter what form you take." Alcin replied, his voice going a little soft for a bit, shying away from his own feelings before moving on. "The convenience is what tempts me, actually. But..."

He wasn't sure what to expect, especially how little he thought about becoming a human before coming to this place. As far as he knew, humans normally didn't have wings. He had seen a few with wings on the school premise, but otherwise it didn't seem like it was a very common trait. From the explanation he received when getting the earrings, he had been told that he would not be keeping wings when transformed. The thought of being wingless actually scared him a lot.

She almost reddened. Wanted to, really. Really, really wanted to, because it sounded like something he would have - and had - said many times before. But as he continued, it gave her the right amount of distraction not to focus on his compliments for too long.

And she doubted it'd be the last time he'd say something like that and make her freeze up.

"Don't feel that you have to. But if you decide you want to, and if you need help - with anything - then you have me. I won't let you go through things alone, whatever it might me that you're up against."

Alcin stayed quiet, his eyes set on the transformation item. He was extremely nervous, but at the same time curious and the two thoughts were making him feel unsure about the whole topic. He took a breath in, ruffling his feathers to get his nerves to calm down.

"...Well, nothing would happen if I stay dwelling on it, yes?" He said with a laugh, "I am curious of how it is, to be taking such form."

With that said, he took the earrings and put them on.

She knew he was nervous. And she almost told him not to. But then he took the plunge and Voile knew better than to stare. Although to be fair, she desperately wanted to. She wanted to, to such a great deal, that it was hard to turn her sights away.

Instead, her hands almost immediately lifted and covered her eyes. And maybe. Just maybe. She did a little peeking.

And a naked young man was sitting in the spot a bird was sitting in just a moment ago. First thought was wondering how cold it felt. He took a breath before pausing, quickly realizing how strange and foreign he felt.

"Did I do it right?" He asked in his thoughts, looking at Voile with an unsure expression on his face, having some trouble using the human voice box for the moment.

Peeking through her fingers paid off. Sort of. Perhaps more for him than for her. For curious eyes followed behind lowered hands and even in the slight way that she leaned over, she couldn't... quite look away. It was hard to imagine what someone was like as a humanised version. She'd had no way to even begin picturing it.

"...Ah..."

And she was lost for words. But she was flushed. Right to the roots of her long hair. Yeah. You did it right, Alcin.

On the other hand, Alcin didn't expect Voile's reaction to be that. He started panicking that he did something wrong, flapping his arms around.

"Is something wrong? Did I somehow put on these things wrong? I have asked for clear instructions of how to put them on... and has this room this chilly before?" He continued to fret in his spot.

The moment he started flapping his arms, she reached over to take his hands. Which meant actually looking at him. "You don't any wings anymore. Stop that." And then as if to emphasise her point, she gave his hands a gentle squeeze.

"See?" Voile asked. "You are definitely a boy."

Alcin continued to fumble around even after Voile took his hands, unsure look not leaving his face as he gazed back at the Gardevoir. As he listened to her speak, he looked down at himself to see.

"So this is...--" His thought was interrupted by his own, loud sneeze.

Honestly, it was kind of hard to take her eyes off of him. She was still putting two and two together. This was the same Altaria who'd looked after her countless times. The same Altaria who she thought regarded her too kindly. The same Altaria who she considered to be her closest friend in the present world and the next.

And he was a boy.

"...Bless you," she found herself saying after a long moment's pause, as though she had to take a good deal of time to figure out how to respond. "Do you need me to get you anything?"

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Biffles and Waffles (Except not really.)

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MAGICAL TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE.

ALL THE SPARKLES AND STUFF

OH, GOD THAT'S SO PERFECT

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/in which i start throwing stupids in. i'm sorry

No I love your stupids. :>