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[guardiano_perduto]

[Should he be worried about the going-ons around the ship? Probably, but there were more pressing issues to address at the moment.

He fumbles with Cambot, trying to get it down to his level, but Cambot isn't having any of this incessant pawing. It dives away once, then again before he finally grabs the device, dragging it down to his level and--

Wait.

That is not a Lombax.]

Okay. Okay. [It sure sounds like Ratchet... but why is his voice coming out of a pikachu?] I can't get a good grip on this guy, so I'm gonna say it quick.

What in the heck is going on here?!

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[optimistickey]

We got turned into these creatures by the Satellite, I think.

Unless you mean that weird static thing?

[guardiano_perduto]

And nobody thought to tell me there was a Morph-o-Ray on board? How am I supposed to reach the cabinets now?

--you saw it, too? I thought it was just from being changed like this.

[optimistickey]

Morph-o-Ray? I dunno, I thought it was the Satellite...I mean, we got turned into ponies a few weeks back before going back to normal. Weird stuff just happens around here.

Try jumping up? Or getting a chair!

I haven't seen it myself yet. But I think I've heard something around here...

[guardiano_perduto]

No, I meant if there was one on-board! Just toss me at it and I'll see if I can disable somehow. --literally toss me.

...I'm starting to wonder if I should just get stilts or something, actually.

Okay, okay, look. So something's going on here. With us all being these... things and the static and whatever the heck happened last week - it's too weird, even for the Satellite. And it's been going on ever since we fixed that time machine so I think we should go investigate.

[optimistickey]

I've never heard of anything like that...or at least the bots have never mentioned anything like it...

Just jump up! That's what I've been doing. Stuff that requires thumbs is harder, though.

Investigate the time machine?

[guardiano_perduto]

Just 'cause they've never mentioned it doesn't mean it's not there! They don't exactly tell us everything, you know.

Yeah? Then I'm gonna need a boost for the cabinets, then! I can't jump that high, kid.

What else? It got activated before, didn't it? And weird stuff happened when it did! You think this might be part of it?

[optimistickey]

Yeah, now that I think about it, that's probably true...

I'll give one if you need it! If I can, anyway. [He's pretty small, too.]

Yeah, we even used it! And weird stuff happened, but weird stuff happened before it got activated. As far as I know.

[guardiano_perduto]

You look like you're about the same size as me, kid. You sure you can do that?

But has it gotten any weirder? Like... I dunno, this is a little out of the ordinary, even for this ship.

[optimistickey]

I've done some tricky balancing stuff with Donald and Goofy before...it can't be that much harder!

I don't know...I mean, before this we all turned into ponies at one point. Or there was the time these evil shadow versions of everyone showed up...or there were the poisonous chickens, or the time Pinkie made cupcakes that made everyone go huge.

[wavesinherheart]

Ah, I suppose you weren't here for the last time this happened, were you?

[guardiano_perduto]

Well, I've had it happen before on my homeworld a couple times - and usually it wore off quickly. But not here!

[wavesinherheart]

It took a while to wear off the last time it happened here too.

[guardiano_perduto]

So, what, I'm stuck as a Sandmouse for however long this is supposed to last? How'm I supposed to go to the bathroom?

[wavesinherheart]

At least you still have legs.

[guardiano_perduto]

Hold up. You don't?

[wavesinherheart]

Not... really? Not in the same way a mouse would, anyway.

[guardiano_perduto]

So, ah...

What the heck are you, then?

[wavesinherheart]

A starfish.

[guardiano_perduto]

...

And I thought I had it bad.

[wavesinherheart]

It's been... a change, yes.

[guardiano_perduto]

So how 'bout you ride on my back, then?

[wavesinherheart]

Ah, thank you for the offer, but I'm a rather large starfish. I'm not sure I'd fit.