( closed ) it is only with the heart that one can see clearly

[danserai]

Who: Ahiru + Residents of the Disaster House + Reaper
What: A VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
When: Sometime after Fern's recovery
Where: The Disaster House

Content Warnings: N/A


[ so after much waffling and discussion with fakir, ahiru finally came to the conclusion that she needs to tell her friends the truth. well . . . her house mates at least. she wasn't going to go around blabbing it to everyone. she wasn't quite ready for that.

but if there's one thing this place has taught her, it's not safe to keep her secret all to herself. ahiru needed people in her corner and she believed her house-mates would protect her.

and hopefully . . . not too much will change. she hopes. ]

Uhm, I'm glad you're all here. I have something important to tell you guys. I've been keeping a secret.

Not like a big secret or a dark secret, but more like a secret about me. A personal, kind of weird, don't freak out sort of secret.

Comments

[imaglyphwitch]

[It's been an...interesting few days. Between Fern and Varian, it had been some stuff, and then they'd gotten two new additions to the house! The Fathiers have definitely been running Luz ragged, and it's reflected in the girl now, who seems to have had her clothing snacked on, her hair was a mess and also had pieces of grass sticking out of it].

I...think I can handle just about anything, now that I've been kicked in the stomach by a Fathier.

[danserai]

[ oh boy. ]

I don't know . . . You look really tired, Luz . . .

[imaglyphwitch]

No, I'm fine. Just...hoping the kick won't cause internal bleeding.

[danserai]

None of that sounds fine.

[imaglyphwitch]

[Luz waved her hand, giving Ahiru a smile].

Just some trouble with the Fathiers! I'll get them under control eventually, they're just not ready to trust yet, I bet!

So! What did you have to talk to us about?

[danserai]

Oh, right! Uhm so . . .

You have probably noticed I'm not really . . . quite like you.

[imaglyphwitch]

Well no. You can dance ballet, you're super adorable, you have that one hair strand that's sticks out on your head which seems strangely familiar somehow...

Oh, and you're super into bread. Did I get everything?

[She's teasing a little, but curious about where this is going].

[danserai]

That's pretty good!

[ she laughs nervously. ]

But it's more to do with what I am. I'm not . . . really a girl.

[imaglyphwitch]

Thank you!

[Luz looks up] Not a...girl? What do you mean?

[danserai]

This is just the magic that makes me into a girl.

I'm . . . really a duck. Remember? The duck you met last month?

[imaglyphwitch]

Oh, no kidding?

What? You mean that super cute duck I couldn't find after that day? No way!

[danserai]

What do you mean, no way? It is me!

[imaglyphwitch]

Show me.

[Luz did believe her, but she was also super curious and wanted to see the transformation].

1/3

[danserai]

Okay, but . . . don't laugh!

[danserai]

[ she lets out a quiet quack, this is so embarrassing — ]

3/3 END

[danserai]

[ and in a burst of red sparkles and golden light, she turns back into a duck. ]

Re: 3/3 END

[imaglyphwitch]

[And you thought Luz was going to laugh, you poor, simple duck].

YOU ARE THE CUTE DUCK!

[Look, Luz has to put her "adoring cute things" vibe away all the time, she'd not doing it now! She takes hold of Ahiru and hugs her with all the fervor she can muster, then gently puts Ahiru down].

Sorry. Um. Got overwhelmed.

So you're a duck like Luca is a sea boy! Why did it take you so long to tell us?

[danserai]

[ ahiru squawks briefly as she's picked up. she can't speak in this form so she sort of gestures as if to say it's complicated. ]

Quack quack quack.

[imaglyphwitch]

Oh, right! Sorry!

[Stop and put her down Luz. It is hard though, since Luz thinks Ahiru is the most adorable duck she'd ever seen].

Um. So yeah! You're a duck! That's fine!

[danserai]

Quuu.

[ is it though? she droops a little. ]

[imaglyphwitch]

Yeah. Look, I won't lie: you are literally the cutest duck I'e ever seen. But you know what you are before those things?

A member of the house!

[danserai]

Quack.

[ she does appreciate that. ]

[imaglyphwitch]

[Is Luz cuddling the duck? Yes. Yes she is]!

Why'd you keep this a secret from us anyway?

[danserai]

Quack.

[ not really something she can explain as a duck. ]

[imaglyphwitch]

Oh, right.

You can change back. Also, if you don't I'm just going to pick you up and hug you again, it's what I do. Just ask Owlbert.