Fifth Report

[sailormagic]

[A young woman with dusky skin stands at the shelves in the media deck, wearing a lavender vest with a white shirt under it and a dark pleated skirt - a young woman who's never been seen on the Satellite before. Still, her colorfully-streaked hair and the fact that she's got her nose buried in a book or alternately studying her hand in minute detail probably gives a couple of very good clues about her identity.]

The human hand is so fascinating! So complex, so involved, such a miracle of biological construction! The thumb is the key to your evolution, of course - I'd read it before, but now I see exactly why that is! We get by in Ponyville, of course, we can hold things and move them, but the finely delicate work you humans are capable of is simply amazing. I never realized just how much of an impact it had until now!

[Yep, it's Twilight. As form changes go? She's all right with this one. And even though ponies don't wear clothes normally, she's learned here it's bad for humans to go around without them, so she found some pretty quickly. She looks up with a smile, closing her book but not putting it away, simply cradling it in her arms.]

I suppose not having hands is creating some problems for some of you. Does anyone need any help?

Comments

[virtualunknown]

Size is more a problem than anything here.

[sailormagic]

[Eeek a mouse! ...Or not, as she's never been squeamish, but that does get some blinks from her.]

I would guess so - do you need me to get you anything from the food processors? Maybe some cheese?

[virtualunknown]

That... would be helpful.

[sailormagic]

All right! ...Do you want me to come find you and take you there, too?

[virtualunknown]

I can make my way there easily enough. I'll just meet you there.

[sailormagic]

All right, I'll meet you there! [And off she goes!]

[virtualunknown]

[One advantage of being a mouse? Shortcuts. It doesn't take him long to get there.]

[saint_sami]

[And there's a blue-furred rabbit/cat/thing (cabbit!) just looking at the human!Twilight]

...Twilight? Is that you?

[sailormagic]

Yes, it is! What kind of animal are you? I've never seen one like you before!

[Wait a minute, she knows that voice...]

Sasami?

[saint_sami]

Looks like I'm a cabbit - something a friend of mine back home created!

And, yep, it's me!

[sailormagic]

A cabbit, hmm? Fascinating - I suppose it's a cross between a cat and a rabbit, then. Fluttershy would love to see you now.

[saint_sami]

Uh-huh...! [She stands there briefly, grunting as she tries to do something and fails miserably.]

Ohhh... looks like I can't do what Ryo-Ohki can. She's able to turn into a spaceship and back into a human. Look like I can't do that here...

[sailormagic]

I'm not that surprised - the mads have taken away all of our abilities here, and a spaceship is probably too big to fit inside this place anyway. Are you having fun, though?

[saint_sami]

I have to admit, I really am! It's interesting to be in this position... though, suddenly, I have the urge to eat carrots!

[royal_moonrise]

T'is truly fascinating! We do find it difficult to walk on only two legs, however...

[sailormagic]

Princess Luna! I think we've all had a little practice thanks to Pinkie Pie's parties - do you want me to come help you?

[royal_moonrise]

We have not been to many of her parties, unfortunately. We are managing thus far, but any help would be appreciated.

[sailormagic]

All right! Cambot, lead me to the Princess!

[The camera dips once, a nod, before turning and heading off to Luna's location, with Twi following after ...him.]

[royal_moonrise]

[She'll make her way to the door, holding on the furniture for support.]

[sailormagic]

[Twi's still having just a little trouble herself, but it's Twilight. She wasn't going to be seen in public or on the Cambot before she knew what she was doing. She arrives after a few minutes and knocks on the door.]

Princess Luna? It's Twilight Sparkle.

[royal_moonrise]

Just a moment! We are almost... Ah!

[...just ignore that crash, there. A moment later, the door opens.]

Greetings, Twilight Sparkle!

[skysmirror]

I think I'm managing okay.

[Cat paws are surprisingly hand-like, and even though she's not a particularly big cat, she's figured out ways to jump up onto counters and stretch to open doors.]

[sailormagic]

As long as you're sure. Hmm, we seem to have a lot of cats this time around - who are you, specifically?

[skysmirror]

[There really are a lot of cats. Xion gives a kitty smile.]

Xion.

[eroded_earth]

I'd say it might be a size thing.

Being a pony was a lot easier than this.

[sailormagic]

[And she smiles at that, because come on, hedgehogs are cute.] I imagine the size change is very startling, yes. I know I didn't much like it when we were all those pokemon things.

[eroded_earth]

I dunno. I kind of preferred that, but it could have been because while I was smaller than normal I was still able to walk on two feet.

Then again...I've never been this small.

[ttlynotanagent]

[Chill Human!Perry is Chill]

You should have seen them when they were all ponies. They get pretty lost when they lose those things.

[sailormagic]

I heard about that! It happened just before I arrived. And I'm surprised they had so much trouble - humans seem very adaptable to different situations, I wonder why they couldn't adapt to that one.

[ttlynotanagent]

Oh, don't get me wrong, most of them got it eventually.

[he says mostly, because he is fairly certain Ven never mastered anything but flying.]

It just took awhile.

[verygassy]

...Forget hands, I kind of wish I had limbs at this point.

[sailorgenerous]

[Guess who's already made herself a simple but elegant white dress and is wrist-deep in fine beading on another gown? Yep, this unicorn-turned-girl, and she couldn't be happier.]

Oh, Twilight! Having fingers is wonderful! It's almost like having my magic back again! Not quite the same of course, but look! [She hold up the dress, and it's obvious she's inordinately pleased with herself.] I can do beading again! Oh, I've missed this!

[buildingproblem]

[You know that wide eyed expression cat's make when something startles them and they forget they're supposed to view the world with cool rationality? Yeah, Harry's making that right now.

Funny, human to animal is almost easier to handle than vice versa.]

Twilight?

[Ears flick and he bats at the back of his ear with his hind paw, closest he can come to scratching his head]

Guess thumbs do put a bit less wear on books than teeth do.