Video; un: Maedhros

[holdshisown]

[It was only a matter of time, he supposed, before one of the strange effects of this place happened to him. That doesn't mean he's pleased about it, however. Slightly paniced and quite annoyed, bordering on angry, would be a more accurate way to describe his current mental state.

He is currently glaring quite menacingly at his own reflection at the moment. At the two elk horns that has started to grow from his head, if you wanted to be precise about it.]

If anyone knows how to make these go away I would be very grateful for the assistance.

[His voice is level, almost emotionless, but there is an undercurrent af anger to be heard for those who knows him well enough. One of his ears twitch in annoyance and he notices that though it is still pointed it is now covered in a soft velvety fur now.]

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[bythewaves]

[ melty puddle of happy burd ]

........why weren't you afflicted then?

[ We are all grateful for your sacrifice etc ]

He seemed to like it, anyway. And I think Moryo was very pleased to no longer have to bear it.

[holdshisown]

[And a happy bird is the best kind of bird~]

Someone needed to keep their focus on practical matters, might as well be me I figured.

[You all better be! Have you ever tried to wrangle a bunch of artists before? It's like herding cat's!]

That he did! And I was very grateful for it at times, for Curvo did have a knack at distracting him. Moryo was extatic when Tyelko had someone else to bother, I think he almost cried for joy when it happened.

[bythewaves]

[ happy crooning noises ]

Were we really that bad? I thought I was quite good at managing...

[ He's cuter than a cat though, right? Right??? ]

He certainly seemed to be less grumpy - I don't know about crying for joy!

[holdshisown]

[He hums happily in tune with his brothers crooning.]

Not always. [He admits.] But you could all... get lost in your own heads at times. And when you all did so at the same time... things could get a bit tiring.

[Yes. He's more of a dog person, anyways.]

He looked on the verge of it the first day he went without Tyelko picking him up and spinning him about as he was wont to do. He absolutely hated that.

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor might stay a bird forever if he gets skritches like this mmmmm ]

Oh I suppose it might be annoying...

[ wait does this mean that you like Huan more than him ]

I didn't notice that... I suppose I should have spent more time with him...

[ But sadly, Caranthir finds music practice also very annoying ]

[holdshisown]

[That is quite the conundrum, then, for Maedhros would like for his brother to return to normal, but... he's also not really capable to keep from giving him skritches when he's in bird form either.]

A bit.

[Huan has never needed him to remind him to eat... or sleep. But he also leaves fur everywhere...]

I had it handled for the most part. I'm not so sure Moryo would have liked anyone else seeing him being manhandled like that.

[Their little brother was very particular about his dignity like that.]

[bythewaves]

[ .............................oh that is a conundrum... not having hands is a LITTLE frustrating it's true... ]

You say that like you mean A Lot

[ .........................is that a yes ]

True! He did like his personal space!

[ His occasionally Very Large personal space ]

[holdshisown]

[...Yes, missing any amount of hands is a bit frustrating.]

...Depending on the circumstances I might be.

[...Depends on which one of them had caused him more trouble at any given moment.]

That he did! And Tyelko always enjoyed invading it!

[They all had their quirks, didn't they?]

[bythewaves]

[ On the other wing... skritches good... ]

I will be on my best behaviour?

[ RUDE ]

I don't think Tyelko understood what 'personal space' meant, in fairness

[holdshisown]

[Skritches are good... and Maedhros is unlikely to withold them even to try to force Maglor to change back.]

Promise?

[True, though...]

If he did he probably considered it a useless concept anyways.

[bythewaves]

[ A true conundrum!! Maglor might have to be stuck forever! ]

Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine I promise.

[ HUFF ]

I don't understand how Curvo tolerated it, but I suppose he must have liked it...

[holdshisown]

[Don't you dare!]

Good.

[No need to get all huffy about it.]

Curvo always did enjoy getting attention. Understandable, I suppose, what with having to deal with so very many brothers...

[bythewaves]

[ But the skritches are so nice tho!!! ]

Blackmailed into behaving, such a cruel and merciless older brother!

[ He can be huffy if he wants to! ]

I suppose. I never really wanted it the way he did, but then, I am older...

[ and had a Craft that provided All The Attention that anyone could ever want ]

[holdshisown]

[Well... he does give pretty good skritches. He still wants his baby bro back to normal tho...]

I truly am a diabolical mastermind at times, aren't I?

[Sure he can, but it would be rather silly of him to be so.]

You didn't have four older brothers to contend with.

[He himself had not been too concerned with the amount of attention he was getting. He had gotten his fill when he was still an only child and he'd been old enough to not mind sharing it when his brothers started to arrive.]

[bythewaves]

[ ............oh well, he supposes he doesn't want to make you sad... ]

The worst.

[ Maglor agrees cheerfully and fluffs all his feathers before settling ]

I only had one! The best and brightest of us, Nelyo. Also I wonder how long I'm stuck like this. Do you think I could try and turn back?

[holdshisown]

[It would be a very inconsiderate thing to do.]

Absolutely.

[He agrees with equal cheer.]

Just the one, and one that had inherited some of mothers patience when it comes to young children to boot. No idea... I don't think it would hurt to try, do you?

[bythewaves]

[ SIGH fine he'll try and change back. But only because he loves you. ]

The things I do for you, Nelyo~

[ All the things, both great and terrible ]

I wish I had some experience in shape-changing beforehand... how do the Maia do it, I wonder?

[holdshisown]

[He is very grateful for the massive sacrifice that is turning back into an elf.]

Yes, yes, I am such an unreasonable fellow when it comes to the demands I make of my dear brothers. However do you put up with me, I wonder?

[But mostly terrible, considering their unfortunate history...]

I... I don't know? I think they just want the change and it just sort of come naturaly to them... maybe?

[He's never really thought about it much.]

[bythewaves]

[ Well he should be! Being a bird gives him feathers! And skirtches! ]

Only because we looooooooove you~

[ Ssssh, happy thoughts ]

Hm. Suddenly I am wondering if Elrond and Elros actually did do any shapeshifting, as it might have given us some ideas. Other people make it look so easy!

[holdshisown]

[Being an elf gives him hands with opposable thumbs!]

Good thing that I looooove you tooo then~

[Yes, better not jinx it by being too pessimistic.]

It's hard to tell. Children tend to change quite a bit whilst growing up, even when there is no shapechanging involved.

[bythewaves]

[ ....................this is true and a useful motivator ]

True enough. Maybe if I just... think about hands...?

[ How does shapeshift ]

[holdshisown]

It's worth a try at least?

[Maedhros says, though he does not sound altogether certain about the statement.]

[bythewaves]

Thinking about hands, thinking about hands...

[ This is far harder than the long term residents make it look .... ]

Thinking about... playing music with hands?

[ And Maglor is abruptly elven again ]

Oh thank goodness it worked!

[holdshisown]

Oh, thank Eru!

[Maedhros exclaims as Maglor returns to his own shape again. Not that he wouldn't have loved his brother if he'd been stuck as a bird for the rest of time, he's just... relived it did not come to that.]

[bythewaves]

Quick, do I have any feathers left?

[ Maglor pats himself down - as nice as the skritches were, being able to actually TALK again is pretty awesome ]

I don't feel very birdy, and the itching is gone...