002 | Video

[tenofswords]

[The video comes on and there's a most interesting sight. Mr. Gray's hair is mostly made up of fuzzy, gray leaves, and he even has a few leaves on his face and hands. His skin is back to normal, with maybe the slightest tint of greenish-gray in a certain light.]

You'll never guess what happened to me last week.

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[nightmarist]

I wish I could say murder, but you look unfortunately more alive than usual.

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[tenofswords]

You might be pleased to know that it wasn't a pleasant experience.

[nightmarist]

[Hold on, he's pouring himself a drink.]

Tell me more.

[tenofswords]

Very well. It felt as if I were hot and cold at the same time, similar to how the flu feels, along with a tingling sensation. Now imagine a slight sting as your body sprouts leaves and splits apart into multiple stalks.

[nightmarist]

Sounds extremely mild.

[Boring.]

[tenofswords]

Now imagine your eyes, nose and mouth fusing shut, and being stuck in place, unable to move of your own volition for three days.

[Somehow he could still see, despite the lack of eyes.]

[nightmarist]

Better. But only three days? Basically just a nap.

[art_of_war]

[ Still expressionless, but the leaves are very interesting. ]

Thus I must ask; what happened last week?

[tenofswords]

I was in Maurita Falls during that unpleasantness with the plants, and I was unfortunate enough to be transformed into a plant myself.

[art_of_war]

Fascinating. I take it you were changed into some form of a leaf-bearing plant.

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It is unfortunate you did not have a chance to observe the change of seasons.

[ Because, you know, it wasn't awful to be stuck as a tree or anything. ]

[tenofswords]

I was a large dusty miller plant.

[He finds a quick picture of it and sends it to Thrawn.]

Then I imagine I'd be cold as well as immobile.

[art_of_war]

Is that one of the woodland varieties? I have read that larger plant species in deciduous areas shed their foliage yearly.

[tenofswords]

It typically grows in rocky areas.

[He's reading a description from a website, since plants aren't his area of expertise.]

Many people like it as an ornamental plant in gardens, and apparently it can do quite well in the winter.

[art_of_war]

Then you were suited to this planet's season.

[ He has seriously been talking about whether a plant might do well in cold weather. Apparently, if it isn't about warfare Thrawn is the most boring conversationalist ever. ]

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[drivesadesk]

Were you a tree? Wow, you still have leaves. Mine went away by the end of the first day. The apples did, too. Of course, since my skin is naturally green under my skin suit, I don't really know at what point I was chlorophyll free.

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[tenofswords]

I was a large dusty miller plant, actually. Perhaps each person recovered at a different rate to the petrification. Every day the amount of leaves I'm losing is going up, so I suspect I'll be back to normal soon.

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[drivesadesk]

Huh. Interesting. Well, the important part as far as I'm concerned is that we can move again.

[tenofswords]

Yes, I can't say I enjoyed being rooted to one spot with most of my senses robbed.

[drivesadesk]

Yeah. That was pretty horrible.

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[eloquentness]

[ Ouch. Iris winces in sympathy. ]

I'd guess, but it doesn't sound like anything would come close to the truth.

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[tenofswords]

Thankfully it's over, and I should be back to normal soon enough.

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[eloquentness]

Hopefully. [ . . . ] By the way, did you know that you sounded like a clickbait article earlier?

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[tenofswords]

Did I? If so, it wasn't intentional.

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[eloquentness]

Really! [ she laughs, ] That's totally fine. I was just, you know, kind of expecting you to tell me that "I'd be absolutely outraged at how easily you got lost in the woods."

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[tenofswords]

Were it as simple as getting lost in the woods. No, I was turned into a plant for three days.

[Because that sounds much less ridiculous.]