shirk

[thebeastwithout]

[voice]
Whoa. Hold on. Time out, dudes. So school was pretty OK at first, and I guess there was a buncha stuff that was good to know. I had no idea Napoleon crossed the Saraha on an elephant; I thought he was just the guy who invented that triple ice cream flavor. And the difference between geometry and geography is pretty obvious now, looking back.  But this is just gettin' lame!  Why the heck is there homework every day? Who invented midterms? And how do any of you guys have time for video games after going through all of this junk?!

You're all with me on this, right? I did fine teaching myself before; is there like someone I can talk to to get outta class?  I'm pretty much set for life schoolwise already.  I before t except after g, triangles have 360 angles, blahblah, see?

[action, high school]
[Beast Boy is so over this school thing.  The next day, instead of a skinny green boy sitting in his desk, there is a small, green cat curled up on top, taking a nap.  This persists in every class apart from lunch and gym.]  

[action, makeout point]
[Sometime after Valentine's Day, Beast Boy flutters up to the top of the mountain and transforms back into his usual self, sitting with his legs dangling off the side of the cliff.  There is a dreamy expression in his eyes and he sighs deeply as he flops backwards.  ...He changes his mind half a second later and sits back up, leaning over to scream down into the town far below.]

I've got a girlfrieeeeeend!!!!

[Oh, yeah.  Felt good.]

Comments

[thebeastwithout]

That's pretty much my philosophy. Besides, I know I'm gonna win, anyway, so why spend my time thinking about it?

...So you and Marisa are really the strongest? She didn't seem that powerful when we talked... kinda like Jinx if she spent less time doing backflips.

[paradisemiko]

Exactly! I thought I was the only one who thought that way!

...next time you meet her, ask her to show you one of her lasers; then you'll see how powerful she is. Consider yourself lucky if she ever shows you Master Spark.

[thebeastwithout]

I saw some of the lasers! It's just, you know. People here do all kinds of crazy stuff

[paradisemiko]

I must not have seen much of it, then; I've been busy relaxing and going to school only when I have to.

[thebeastwithout]

...Alright, not gettin' worked up about fighting is one thing, but you must be pretty out of it if you miss the kinds of things that go on around here.

[paradisemiko]

I arrived here shortly before the Valentines Day incident, so this town is still relatively new to me. I have the basics down, but I haven't witnessed the terrible things people are still getting over.

[thebeastwithout]

((Sorry for being so late! I went on hiatus for a few days that I should have expected I'd needed to take. Feel free to continue or not at your convenience!))

Ohh, new arrival, huh? Uh... Aha... yeah, there's nothing much to say to that except that you're probably gonna see some pretty soon.

[paradisemiko]

((We can totally continue, if you want! Reimu found someone she can relate to!))

I won't doubt that. I tend to attract all sorts of people, so I won't mind meeting more interesting ones.

It might be safe to say you're one of the interesting ones.

[thebeastwithout]

((Thanks!))

Really? Haha, yeah! Way interesting. I'm pretty much the coolest guy ever, dude.

[Yesss a girl thought he was cool score.]

How'd you know about my powers, though?

[paradisemiko]

(A pause.)

...you have powers?

[thebeastwithout]

...'Crazy stuff' was what we were talking about, wasn't it? ...So, wait, you --

[paradisemiko]

Well I know there are people here with powers, but I'm unfamiliar with yours...but since we're on the subject, what are your powers?

[thebeastwithout]

[Beast Boy turns a little red on his side of the phone. She thought he was interesting without the powers? Even cooler.]

Ehh... my name's Beast Boy, right? It's more of a description than a name. I turn into animals.

[paradisemiko]

(He has a winning personality...or at the very least, one similar to Reimu's.)

Ah, a shape-shifter. The closest thing from home I can think of is the were-hakutaku...

...does that mean you can transform into a dragon?

[thebeastwithout]

Uh... Yeah, actually! I just copied Nall the other day. It helps to see it for real, but pictures work, too.

[paradisemiko]

If you can transform into an intimidating-looking dragon, then you might be able to get yourself a nice place in Gensokyo; the Dragon God is the highest respected deity there and everyone praises him.

[thebeastwithout]

Heyy... Not a bad idea. I'll just go into your place and pick up all of these neat new animal forms. No one'll mess with me, then!

[paradisemiko]

And I'm sure Marisa would enjoy bringing you there, too. You just have to promise not to eat anyone there.

[thebeastwithout]

Dude, I should be worried about you guys eating me, from what I've been hearing. I'll be a vegetarian dragon and eat trees or somethin'.

[paradisemiko]

Even the youkai have their beliefs in the Dragon God. They'd never attack you in fear of enticing the Dragon God's wrath.

If you'll stick to eating trees the whole time, then at least you won't go hungry; there's plenty of trees and flowers there.

[thebeastwithout]

Sure know how to make a guy feel welcome. Man, I'll totally give up the superhero thing and just be a god. That's way more fun.

[paradisemiko]

It has its perks; you would definitely get yourself a lot of attention.

But I wonder...if you were to shape-shift into a dragon, would you have all of the powers of a dragon?

[thebeastwithout]

...Depends on what kinds of powers you mean. I'd be as strong as one and I could fly and everything. If you've got some kinda weird magic on top of that, probably not.

[paradisemiko]

I assume the youkai would eventually want some sort of demonstration of your power. If you can at least breathe fire, you'll be able to manage something.

[thebeastwithout]

Hmm...

Fire-breathing's probably kind of a biology thing, right? I bet I could get away with it.