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[disasterstraight]

[ The video opens on a snazzy looking boat. That in and of itself wouldn't be weird... Maybe some imPort is bragging about their new boat purchase, or taking an ocean cruise somewhere. No, the weird thing is that the boat is nowhere near water. In fact, it's in the middle of a gravel driveway, somewhere in the woods. The even weirder part comes when the boat spontaneously twists and churns and transforms into an exasperated robot, sprawled out in a heap in the driveway, all thirty feet of him. He shifts back and forth a couple times more, boat to robot, robot to boat, before finally groaning loudly. ]

Augh!! No matter how much I try to transform, I cannot return to my true body! What is happening?! This is not what I signed up for when I volunteered for this study!

[ Those who know Riptide might recognize that the voice's accent is different. Those who know Jin Zixuan night recognize it as belonging to him. Those who don't know either of them, well... Laugh while you can. ]

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[knaval]

[very loudly and very shrill:] HOW IN THE HELL DID YOU STEAL MY BODY?!

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[disasterstraight]

This is YOUR DOING?!

[ Yes, that is how he is interpreting that statement. Your body = your fault. ]

Come and take it back, I don't want this!

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[knaval]

I don't just loan my body out to completely random people, so no! I had nothing to do with this!

[he grumps, leaning back.]

Takin' that goddamn tone with me, after takin' my goddamn body...

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[facepalmchampion]

[[Tomura didn't think he was capable of laughter that wasn't cynical, sarcastic or maniacal. But, no, this one just so happened to be amusement at idiocy.]]

So you signed up to play 1v1 with the Devil and didn't think you'd get burned?

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[disasterstraight]

[ His phone chimes with the beep of a new message, and Jin Zixuan leans his massive form down to read the words on the now tiny screen. ]

I signed up to find answers. This has only brought up more questions!

[facepalmchampion]

You signed up to be someone's experiment, how's that going to get you more answers? That's like signing up to jump off a bridge and see if you can fly. Let's hope they don't leave you like this if you can't control it.

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[legalcy]

You're not Riptide.

[A short man peers into the camera. On his right a Mightyena is curled up on the floor as the man scratches behind its ears.]

To whom am I speaking?

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[disasterstraight]

Riptide?

[ Is that the name of the man whose body(???) he has stolen? The man who accosted him so rudely for something that isn't even his fault? ]

I am Jin Zixuan, of the Lanling Jin sect. If you have answers as to how I can be rid of this form, I will gladly take them.

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[legalcy]

I do not. I also found myself trapped in this human form.

[He looks down at his Pokemon.]

These creatures have also suddenly appeared and taken a liking to me.

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[deadwenwalking]

... Young Master Jin?

[Wen Ning is squinting at the screen. The voice is right, but...]

Do... do you need help? Are you stuck inside?

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[disasterstraight]

[ No. This is his first time speaking to Wen Qionglin since his brief trip back home. Since he lived the rest of his life up until the point of his-- Well. He has no desire to speak to, let alone receive help from, the man who drove his fist through his chest. ]

As you can see, I am in my driveway. I suppose, Ghost General, you must be disappointed that my body is now made of metal, and therefore much more difficult to punch clean through.

[deadwenwalking]

[Wen Ning schools his face into something more neutral, as though he's preparing to put up with someone throwing a tantrum. But he won't be rude, not to this man.]

Ah. So it is you.

We don't know until we try. I'm willing to help free you from the encasement.

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[redcosmedic]

[ Knock Out is looking appalled! Not at the fact that this is clearly NOT Riptide, that it's obviously some poor hapless soul that's struggling... no, he's affronted at the blatant abuse being done to the poor Hydrobot's frame. #priorities ]

That was not what I repaired Riptide's t-cog for! Stop shifting forms, you're going to break something.

[disasterstraight]

[ Still yelling, still shifting back and forth between forms, ] I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE WORDS MEAN!!

[redcosmedic]

[ Primus save him, Knock Out will not have the patience for this inevitable mess. ]

It means, stop trying to change forms!

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[ze_uwu_jun]

... Young master Jin. [ He knows the number. ] Would it help if you attempt to meditate, or even cultivate?

[ It should at least calm him down. ]

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[disasterstraight]

[ Great, now he's embarrassing himself in front of Zewu-jun, too. ]

I have tried. Whatever they have done with their tiny machines [ nanites ] that led to this has taken my golden core and replaced it with machinery!

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[ze_uwu_jun]

Ah...

[ As far as Jin embarrassments in front of Xichen go, this one is a very mild one. In fact, even Jin Rulan's was more emphatic. ]

Might I suggest that you try to stay calm - whatever the solution may be, it should be more likely if you think your way through to it.

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[germhating_hypochondriac]

[Eddie looks very concerned.]

What the fuck? You mean you're not really a robot dude?

[disasterstraight]

No, I am not really a robot dude, whatever that is.

[ He's from ancient China. The words "robot" and "dude" don't exist in his vocabulary. ]

video! @jingyi

[gusumouthcannon]

[Jingyi has been here more than long enough to have a 'this might as well happen' attitude toward the fully weird shit that keeps happening to everyone.]

Is that really you, Jin Ling's Dad??

[He sounds delighted.]

[disasterstraight]

[ Jin Zixuan stoops his gigantic metal body to peer at the tiny phone screen. A Lan sect disciple? What was this one's name...? Lan Jingyi? Zixuan is sure he's heard A-Ling mention him before. ]

Is that really a proper way to address your elder? I have a name, you know.

[jinlingers]

[ Jin Ling shouldn't laugh. He really shouldn't but he is... How can he not. He has no idea anyway to be helpful. ]

Maybe you shouldn't have signed up for a study.

[disasterstraight]

[ Great. Now his son thinks of him as a laughingstock. ]

Yes, well, they did not explain that something like this would happen.

[jinlingers]

[ It will pass. It is a son's place to laugh at his father now and then. ]

How did this happen exactly?

[ There's still some laughter in his voice. ]