Circe's Manor

[Circe]

Doppleganger: I'm a copy of a kitty, that's a genie over there who's really your boss in disguise, and he's... *thinks for a few seconds* ...um...a really powerful being who can't boil water without turning it into a giant liquid troll. And your uniform, I think, has been swapped.

My... boss... *The maid hurriedly gets up from her chair and bows deeply to Sireen.* I'm so sorry, Miss Circe! I didn't recognize you! I, I wasn't sleeping on the job! I just... I was up real late last night, working real hard on, uh... You're not buying this, are you?

Not in the least.

Aye. So lets just go the simpler route and have you back to normal. Don't worry as I won't do anything weird or what have you.

You'd better not...

[AmbushCat]

Actually, Ambush's Doppleganger, the last time I tried to boil water it turned into an amoeba creature that dissolved clothing. Really was quite a hassle to deal with though.

Doppleganger: *sniggers* Close enough. Glad I'm not human, or I'd be dead from embarrassment.

My... boss... *The maid hurriedly gets up from her chair and bows deeply to Sireen.* I'm so sorry, Miss Circe! I didn't recognize you! I, I wasn't sleeping on the job! I just... I was up real late last night, working real hard on, uh... You're not buying this, are you?

Not in the least.

Doppleganger: *eyes softly glowing red* Smile; you're on Candid Camera.

[Raleigh]

Hai. *Walks behind Sireen.* This'll just take a moment. Brace yourself. *His hand slides through her back and into her. He reaches the soul and holds onto it as he sends energy out to alter the body. This method allows him to buffer the person's soul from alterations so Circe's soul isn't harmed in the shifting from genie to witch. After a few moments Circe should realize she is back to her old body with all the powers and privileges there of. Raleigh pulls his hand back out of her.* There you go. *He staggers over to a wall.* Could someone get me a chair? I'm going to need to rest after that.

[Circe]

Hai. *Walks behind Sireen.* This'll just take a moment. Brace yourself. *His hand slides through her back and into her. He reaches the soul and holds onto it as he sends energy out to alter the body. This method allows him to buffer the person's soul from alterations so Circe's soul isn't harmed in the shifting from genie to witch. After a few moments Circe should realize she is back to her old body with all the powers and privileges there of. Raleigh pulls his hand back out of her.* There you go. *He staggers over to a wall.* Could someone get me a chair? I'm going to need to rest after that.

... *Circe takes a moment to look herself over, then nods in satisfaction.* Everything seems to be in place... And much easier than I would have figured, too. *turning to the maid* May, give the man your chair.

R-right! *The maid, evidently named May, runs behind the chair she was sitting in and pushes it over to Raleigh.*

[Raleigh]

Thanks. *Takes a seat on the chair and kind of crumbles in on himself.* That is much more draining than it looks. *Looks at his hand as the burns on it fade down to only scorch marks.* So how does it feel to get your body back?

[Circe]

A lot better, thanks. That's one less thing I have to worry about.

[Raleigh]

Glad to hear it. *Reaches into his belt and pulls out a vial. He drinks the contents and begins to sit up straighter again.* Ahh, better. You know now that I think about it I don't think I've actually been inside this place before.

[AmbushCat]

Thanks. *Takes a seat on the chair and kind of crumbles in on himself.* That is much more draining than it looks. *Looks at his hand as the burns on it fade down to only scorch marks.* So how does it feel to get your body back?

*The doppleganger starts to say something witty, but thinks better of it and shuts up.*

A lot better, thanks. That's one less thing I have to worry about.

Doppleganger: *ears twitch* Well, I don't know if this counts as being something "to worry about", but---

GROUP HUG!

*A pair of black-furred arms reach out, grabbing the doppleganger, May, and Circe in one large hug.*

*delighted* I'm so glad you aren't a genie anymore!

[Circe]

Glad to hear it. *Reaches into his belt and pulls out a vial. He drinks the contents and begins to sit up straighter again.* Ahh, better. You know now that I think about it I don't think I've actually been inside this place before.

Haven't you?

Doppleganger: *ears twitch* Well, I don't know if this counts as being something "to worry about", but---

GROUP HUG!

*A pair of black-furred arms reach out, grabbing the doppleganger, May, and Circe in one large hug.*

*delighted* I'm so glad you aren't a genie anymore!

Gyah! Who? What? *May wildly looks around.*

...Let go of me, Zapana...

[Raleigh]

If I have been here I probably didn't go much further in than where we are now. Or I have forgotten. Without Ebony near by I can only recall so much.

[AmbushCat]

Gyah! Who? What? *May wildly looks around.*

...Let go of me, Zapana...

*does as requested* Yo, Circe-san. Good to see you back over here. *eyes the maid* Gomen... May, was it? You were within hugging range.

If I have been here I probably didn't go much further in than where we are now. Or I have forgotten. Without Ebony near by I can only recall so much.

Doppleganger: Huh... you mentioned once that she keeps you from going senile, right?

[Raleigh]

Aye, she keeps a large portion of my memories. The rest of it is farmed out across my other familiars. It keeps me from being bogged down by the long memories creatures like me tend to build up as well as making sure I don't just forget it all outright. Heya Zapana.

[AmbushCat]

*nods in recognition* Yo, Raleigh-san. I realize that I didn't exactly announce my presence when you appeared, but I think I was sitting right where one of the Manor's bathrooms was supposed to be.

[Circe]

*does as requested* Yo, Circe-san. Good to see you back over here. *eyes the maid* Gomen... May, was it? You were within hugging range.

S-sure...

Tch... When did you get here, anyway?

If I have been here I probably didn't go much further in than where we are now. Or I have forgotten. Without Ebony near by I can only recall so much.

Eh. If you were here, it can't have been that important.

[AmbushCat]

Tch... When did you get here, anyway?

I've been here. I'd been stopping by this place from time to time after the Manor vanished, sitting on the ground and guzzling alcohol and stuff, thinking about life in general. I stop to take a drink of Budweiser, and the next thing I know the Manor reappears, I'm sitting in one of your ginormous jacuzzis...

Doppleganger: Nice alliteration.

...and the off-duty maid who was occupying the thing at the time starts cursing at me and yelling something about perverted wolves.