( 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

[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.

[danserai]

Quack.

[ she scuttles off luz and heads towards the bathroom. after a few muffled sounds, ahiru runs back into the room, panting a little. ]

I'm back . . .

[imaglyphwitch]

Sorry! That must take a lot out of you!

But now it makes sense why Fakir wanted to protect you! Otherwise it just seemed like some duck from his world had wandered into here!

[danserai]

Yeah, Fakir is the only person from my world who knows my secret.

So, uh, don't tell anyone else.

[imaglyphwitch]

Why would I? That's your secret, right?

I mean, granted, it might be a good idea to let some people know so they don't try and cook a duck they randomly find one day, though.

[danserai]

I don't know.

[ ahiru isn't sure it won't make things weird. that she'll stop being ahiru and just . . . a duck. and she's afraid of that still. ]

And that's why I'm telling you all. It got a little scary when I was a duck.

[imaglyphwitch]

Well, you're one of us, whether you're a girl or a duck, so that's that.

[They were a house of pets and people and everything inbetween, after all].

Right. Thanks. No one tried to hurt you, did they?

[danserai]

Some people, but not as a duck.

They were all . . . being weird. Like they were affected by some magic.

[imaglyphwitch]

But that happens every month, Ahiru.

There's always some weird magical thing that's happening.

[danserai]

I mean, I know that but I didn't think I was going to get hunted in a forest . . .