caiman

[katzepaw]

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week 0; sunday

[katzepaw]

[If he happens to see the lizard man around the dorm later, they can continue their conversation from the day prior.]

. . . You know, we became so acquainted, but I didn't get your name.

[headsplitter]

[SHDKFNFK this shitpost. Yeah.

Caiman's just chillin', as you do, with a breakfast bowl he took from the cafeteria. Breakfast is a large portion. ]

Hey, wizard man! [He remembers! ] I'm Caiman.

[katzepaw]

Caleb Widogast.

[He's still a little wary in his body language around this person who tried to bite his head off, but he seems friendly enough.]

Good to know.

[headsplitter]

[ If this thought were voiced, Caiman would insist again that he is not a cannibal and therefore would not bite people's heads off, also gross. ]

Caleb? Funny name. [ SAYS HE. ] What're you doing?

[katzepaw]

Very funny. [Is it? It's just a normal name?] Um, you know, just going about my business. Getting a little to eat for myself, maybe.

[headsplitter]

[ It's like one of the most normal names here and yet... But Caiman seems cheery when the topic's about food! ]

Shit's good here! Not as good as my buddy Nikaido's cooking, but the amount of food makes up for it!

[katzepaw]

Glad to hear it. A friend I travel with is a very good cook as well, but he, uhm, doesn't cook anything with meat. So you miss it a little bit after a while.

[headsplitter]

Aw, you don't get to eat meat? That's gonna tire you out after a while. No wonder you look like you might just fall over!

[ no ]

[katzepaw]

That's exactly the problem. Maybe I'll bulk up now that I'm here.

[No.]

[headsplitter]

[ YES. I BELIEVE IN HIM. ]

Hey, that's not a bad idea! You can sit with me for lunch and try to keep up!

[ Officially invited to the jock clique. ]

[katzepaw]

Hah. Okay.

[A small smile.]

. . . You know, I admit, I'm pretty curious about the place you're from. And your resistance to magic.

[headsplitter]

I'm from a place called Hole.

[ Please laugh except he's totally serious about it. ]

I dunno why I'm immune to magic, probably 'cause I'm already under the effects of someone else's magic. It's why I've got a lizard head.

[katzepaw]

[Sorry to disappoint you but he doesn't laugh. If he had an audience of his friends, he'd probably make a joke, but without them around to entertain he isn't much for them.]

. . . Oh. A transformation curse?

[headsplitter]

[ C'MON CALEB WHERE'S YOUR FUNNY BONE. ]

Yeah! Basically that! Really inconvenient if you ask me!

[katzepaw]

. . . You know. You don't like magic, unless maybe it's from a nice guy. And the truth is I'm not really sure whether or not I'm really a nice guy.

[He's looking a little curiously at him, though.]

But maybe it's good we met, anyway? I know a little bit about this kind of curse. And I'd like to know a little bit about something that repels magic and lets you fight sorcerers.

[headsplitter]

Uhhm. Well, I probably wouldn't have personally cared if you were a nice guy or not, but I've changed my mind a bit since then!! [ Due to... reasons. ]

Just don't screw with me and I won't screw with you or somethin'! Like trying to use magic on me!

[ Caiman Caleb said he doesn't have his magic anymore. But anyway, mood shift! ]

You know about this magic stuff?! Tell me more! [ JOHN MULANEY VOICE 'SAY MORE RIGHT NOW'. ]

[katzepaw]

I won't screw with you.

[He doesn't make a habit of screwing with big lizard men who kill mages as a hobby.]

. . . A friend of mine was under a similar curse, changing her body and appearance. We were able to transform her back, though in her case we needed to first deal with the person who placed her under that curse before any of the magic would take.

[headsplitter]

[ Wise, Caleb... even though Caiman shouldn't have this kind of power... ]

Before any of the magic takes? Like, becomes permanent?! [ OH NO. HE HOPES HIS HASN'T BECOME PERMANENT YET. ] How long would've that taken?

[katzepaw]

Ah, no, no - before the magic to change her back would take. The transformation would start, but then it wouldn't take hold until we dealt with the woman who put the curse on her.

[headsplitter]

Oh thank the devils. [ He sighs in big relief! ] What'd you have to do, kill her? What'd your friend turn into?

[katzepaw]

No, of course I didn't kill her. She was turned into a little goblin.

[headsplitter]

What'd you do with her, then?

Jeez, sucks to be turned into a little goblin, at least it was just my head for me.

[katzepaw]

Performed a ritual spell on her. Changed her.

. . . You are human, aside from the head?

[headsplitter]

Changed her into what?

And yeah. [ Look, he'll take off one of his gloves. A perfectly human hand underneath! No scales. ]

[katzepaw]

A halfling woman, like she used to be.

[He looks with some interest at that, though.]

Ah - you are so tall, though. I assumed.