The Park, Saturday Morning

[weirderthanthou]

I always thought of myself as being pretty good for slipping under the radar... even in a place like this, where everyone has a special story of their own.

Jesse had woken up to a horn, and wings, and a blue pony body that shimmered in disorienting patterns of cyan that reminded her uncomfortably much of Polaris. It had taken her effort to get out of the apartment, which seemed too small, out into the park, which seemed too... open and public.

But I'm not getting away with hiding right now.

"Fuck," she said succinctly, as she bent over to peer at her reflection in the pond. "Just... fuck."

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[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie had had a perfectly lovely evening last night, and the absolute last thing she had expected to wake up as today was a pony. (Mildly hungover, sure. Somewhat convinced that two people she knew were secretly married? Absolutely. Not a pony, though.)

Do you even know how long it had taken her to get out of her apartment? How did doorknobs work when you were a pony?

"Who are you and why are you a prettier pony than me?" she greeted the blue pony she saw in the park, because this was her day, already.

[weirderthanthou]

What?

Jesse lifted her head up and stared at the newcomer.

"I think the question why are either of us ponies is a little more relevant right now."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"I don't know, now that I know it's not just me, I want to know why I didn't get wings," Annie retorted. "I doubt we'll get an answer on why."

She had given up on 'why' sometime around candy corn rain.

[weirderthanthou]

Probably because I can fly, but I don't want you to know that.

Rolling with the punches was usually Jesse's specialty. The island turning her into some kind of super special pony, though? That made her uncomfortable.

"I'd give them to you if I could," she said. "They're really unhelpful in doorways."

[sake_shinigami]

Morning didn't typically suit Shunsui very wel, but, then again, most mornings didn't involve him waking up as a unicorn with absolutely ridiculous and ostentatious wings, either. And despite a certain pair of swords seeming to think this revelation was very funny, Shunsui seemed to just think they needed to be shown off a bit. Not used, obviously; getting out and about had been almost enough work to make him think twice about this as it was, he didn't want to think about how much more work it would be to use wings, but they definitely fluttered in a way that made a decent substitute for his usual haori. And, since doors were clearly going to be more hassle than they were probably worth, a good strut around the park would be in order. Perhaps no benches for his nap today, but there might be a nice spot under a few of the trees...

And, of course, curious looks at any fillies that might be about, with a hoof to his hat to tip in greeting as he observed, "So at least I'm not the only one ♥."

Not that he'd expected he would be, around here, but it made for a good conversation starter, neigh ♥?

[weirderthanthou]

Jesse sighed ruefully.

Yeah. Why not him, too?

"Good morning, Shunsui."

[sake_shinigami]

"Ah! Jesse-chan ♥!" With the voice to help him place her a little better, he beamed brightly with a faint chuckle. "Ohayōgozaimasu ♥! Why, I barely recognized you ♥! Though I should hardly be surprised. Lovely in any form ♥."

[weirderthanthou]

At least right now she was too busy being disoriented by other things to let him disorient her more.

"And you're still pretty pink," she observed. "Are those butterfly wings?"

[badassprodigy]

Barry trotted into the area with his blue hair and mane and a microscope for his cutie mark and looking weary. “Anyone here willing to give me non-obtrusive DNA samples? I don’t know what’s fucking gone but maybe I can learn something. Maybe.”

[weirderthanthou]

"No, Barry."

Jesse didn't even have to think about that.

[badassprodigy]

“What? Seriously. It’s just a fucking cotton swab I rub on the inside of your mouth,” Barry explained. “And is that you Jesse? Because I got no explanations so I’m just trying to get ata for future purposes.”

[weirderthanthou]

"I don't think we should be encouraging experimental gene sequencing," Jesse said, walking towards him. "Some things are better kept private."

[firstofitskind]

Oh yeah, Jesse, Liam was right there with you on the whole not-so-under-the-radar-right-now thing. Because he also had wings. And horns, multiple. And kind of looked like what you'd get if you crossed a dragon with a pony.

(Why would anyone cross a dragon with a pony?)

"Sounds about right," Liam said with a sigh as he trotted (trotted!!) up to her.

[weirderthanthou]

Jesse looked up and... well, this one wasn't color-coordinated to anyone she knew. The voice sounded familiar, though.

"I knew this had happened before," she said, "It's not quite the same having it happen to you."

[firstofitskind]

Maybe if he'd been all black?

But whatever magic had been responsible had decided Liam's fashion choices didn't overwrite alien DNA. So purple and pink it was.

"Jesse?" he guessed. The voice, plus what she'd actually said, was enough to put that together. "It's Liam," he added with a sigh, because yes, he was well aware that might be a bit difficult to pick out at the moment.

Oh god, he was so glad he wasn't glowing. That would've just been too much.

[weirderthanthou]

Sure, rub it in the poor bioluminescent pony's face.

"Jesse," she confirmed. "Hi, Liam. I didn't recognize you with all the purple."

[stykera]

Stark who was going to be extremely relieved to not be pony-shaped momentarily had decided that after spending most of the past few days asleep in his apartment (being maskless had been exhausting) it might be time to go outside. And the park was the usual outside destination of choice.

He'd been expecting to maybe see a few people. He wasn't expecting colorful ponies.

"Oh," was all he managed to say at first.

[weirderthanthou]

It took Jesse a moment or two to notice him.

Then she turned, and--

"You look like you have thumbs."

Smooth, Jesse.

[stykera]

He looked down at his hands briefly, just to be sure, before nodding.

"I do. I usually do. Is that...good?"

[weirderthanthou]

"Right now, it makes you invaluable," Jesse said wryly, nodding her head at the other ponies.

[firstofitskind]

"Oh that's just unfair," complained a purple-and-pink dragon-pony.

[stykera]

He looked around. "What is? Being me?" Well, that might be unfair at times but right now Stark thought being himself was just fine, thanks.

That voice sounded familiar, even if it was coming from a brightly colored pony with wings. "Liam?"

[sith_happened]

This was not, as turned out, less annoying the second time around, especially trying to chase two exuberant pony children out of the sky. Anakin was heading for the coffee shop in the hopes that they were selling it by the bucketful.

[weirderthanthou]

"I'm sorry," Jesse called from the pond.

It felt like an 'I'm sorry' kind of situation.

[sith_happened]

"It'll go away in a few days!" Anakin called back, "but it's stupid."