Puzzle 024 - Body swapped!

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[307 Miller Street.]

[The first thing Luke notices when he wakes up is that this is not his real room. The second thing he notices is that the bed feels really small, and when he climbs out of bed and heads to the nearest bathroom he quickly discovers the reason why:



This is not his body. This is Death's body.

...Why is he in Death's body?!

He tries slapping himself awake, and when he realizes he can't, will just stare at himself in the mirror in horror. There are so many things wrong with this situation he doesn't even know where to start.]

[726 Anderson Lane.]

[Death!Luke has two reasons for being here: one being that this is probably where his real body is, and two being this is where he's supposed to live. To anyone who's still inside the house, it may just look like Death has once again invited himself into the house as usual, however considering what's all going wrong with Mayfield today? This Death might not be as he seems.

In any case, he's on the lookout for his real body.]

[Around Mayfield.]

[Well while he may be in the wrong body, Luke is going to abuse his new height and new powers by going out into public and shopping around at various stores. He's quick discovered that instead of walking he can just teleport where he wants to go instead, which is why whichever store you're in a large skeleton in a robe and scythe will just appear right in front of you.]

[In the park.]

[After he's had his fun, Death!Luke is sitting on a park bench, uncertain of what to do with himself now. Before Luke can dwell too long on how he and Death switched bodies and how long he'd have to stay like this, he's greeted by a stray kitty. As he bends down to pet it, it's joined by another cat...and another...and soon he's been swarmed by several cats, all purring and rubbing against him.

While completely unexpected, he does love cats. So anyone passing by the park will see Death!Luke petting a swarm of kitties.]

[ooc note: All replies will come from dontfearthepuzzler ]

Comments

[Puzzle Swapping Death House] [1/???]

[questionablescience]

[WHAM. A young woman in a white lab coat comes storming through the front door, marching past the coatracks and towards the stairs before---]

[2/4]

[questionablescience]

[Wait. Wait, is that a mirror?

She (?) pauses, taking a good look at the face that stares back out...]

[questionablescience]

[...and---God help him---the Riddler is totally checking himself out while in Ema's body, jutting out his hip to the side and sliding a hand along it.]

I could get used to this.

[questionablescience]

[The moment of self-discovery is cut short, though, when he realizes that there's a massive skeleton in the room, and Edward jumps in surprise.]

Bill! Y-You really should stop doing that!

[dontfearthepuzzler]

[...Okay Luke's just going to pretend he didn't see Ema (?) checking herself out in the mirror. This whole situation is awkward enough as it is okay.]

HELLO MISS EMA, WERE YOU LOOKING FOR MR. NIGMA?

[questionablescience]

This is Mr. Nigma.

[He crosses his arms over his... wait, no, he has a chest now, this is probably a bad thing... behind his back, sulking.]

The town's up to something again. Or were you not aware?

[Park]

[walking_nukebird]

[Balin has never actually seen Death before in Mayfield. So don't mind "Utsuho" if "she" just gives you a deer-in-the-headlight look upon seeing you in the park.]

[Park]

[dontfearthepuzzler]

[Oh that look is probably the same one Luke gave to the real Death, but he seems pretty oblivious to Balin's panic as he continues petting kitties.]

OH, HELLO THERE.

[Park]

[walking_nukebird]

I—uh ...

Are you supposed to be the Grim Reaper—?

[As Utsuho, Balin's Philidelphian accent is a lot less pronounced.]

[Park]

[dontfearthepuzzler]

ER, SORT OF.

...YOU WOULDN'T ACTUALLY BELIEVE ME IF I TOLD YOU I WAS REALLY A 13-YEAR-OLD BOY, WOULD YOU?

726 Anderson Lane

[strike_you_out]

[Oblivious to what's happening, Slugger greets "Death" with a smile like he would any other day.]

Hey, Great Granddad.

726 Anderson Lane

[dontfearthepuzzler]

HELLO SLUGGER.

[A pause. He better clear this up quickly before it can get anymore awkward.]

...THIS MAY BE HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT I'M NOT ACTUALLY DEATH. I'M LUKE.

[strike_you_out]

...Huh?

[He stares up at "Death", confusion written all over his face.]

307 Miller

[bread_goes_bip]

[Death is already up playing with Rincewind. Or more correctly, does not sleep.]

Where did you get to this early?

307 Miller

[dontfearthepuzzler]

[Luke's still staring at himself in utter shock, hoping that whatever dream he's in he's about to wake up. When Death talks to him, it briefly snaps him out of his thoughts.]

OH ER, HELLO MISS DIDI.

Re: 307 Miller

[bread_goes_bip]

[Death gives him a puzzled look. Death never called her miss, even before]

That's awfully formal. Aren't we a bit beyond that at this point?

Park

[puzzleddeath]

[Kittens. Death!Luke is grinning and sitting down next to you. Yay, kitties make everything better.]

Park

[dontfearthepuzzler]

[Oh whew his body is still in one piece.]

HELLO MR. DEATH. GOOD TO SEE YOU'RE DOING ALL RIGHT WITH WHAT'S ALL GOING ON.

[puzzleddeath]

It's rather strange. But I've been managing.

[Pats a kitten.]

And yourself?

Around Mayfield

[kamenriderexile]

(This had shaped to be a terrible day for Kreutzer for the most obvious of reasons. This...was definitely how she did not want to wake up. But to have the grim reaper appear before her...well crap. She's strangely calm about it, though.)

Oh good, you're here...please, feel free to kill me now.

(There's obvious sarcasm in his/her voice, but with that serious face, who can tell?)

Around Mayfield

[dontfearthepuzzler]

ER, WHAT FOR?

[kamenriderexile]

Because the town decided to place me in my incompetent housemate's body this morning. I have a project to work on and now he won't let me in the house since my dolls will only listen to him.

So being dead means I get a few days off, doesn't it? I should be back in my body then.

[Action, park]

[noluckduck]

[This sight would have probably been the weirdest thing in Clover's day, if only she hadn't woken up in an alien douchebag's body.

Doesn't make it any less weird, though, so she's still staring.]

[Action, park]

[dontfearthepuzzler]

[Why are you staring it's only the Grim Reaper gosh.]

CAN I HELP YOU?

[noluckduck]

Nope, I'm good, you just keep on playin' with those kitties.

An' not killin' 'em, I hope.