the animorphs | Glowfic Constellation

Isabella Marie Swan ӝ "Butterfly"

"I morphed the butterfly so many times. I guess I can do the pigeon once but I don't want to work on anything fancy, okay?"

instar

"Yeah. That can be it for today."

Robin Merryweather

hold-infinity

"I want to practice being a pigeon!" says Robin cheerfully.

aeskhyne

"Count me in," Trouble agrees.

palmofyourhand

Isabella Marie Swan ӝ "Butterfly"

"Why not," says Ethan.

instar

Bella and Andi are already in snug clothes and have learned to morph them. The others are not. "Do you three want some amount of privacy? We can include clothes but it takes a little practice."

palmofyourhand

Isabella Marie Swan ӝ "Butterfly"

"Privacy would be appreciated. By me, if not by these two."

instar

"Hmm -" Bella peers down the stairwell into the basement. "I think there's enough room for pigeon wingspan, if you want to go down here - or we could just have Andi go first and then demorph and open and close doors for us as necessary."

palmofyourhand

"Basement is fine," says Ethan. Down he goes, trailed by Trouble and Robin.

The twins turn into pigeons.

<I'm home! Yay, I'm home,> Andi-the-pigeon says merrily to the others. 

<...Did you get high on something when I wasn't looking, Andi?> inquires Bella-the-pigeon.

aeskhyne

Trouble flutters up out of the basement. <Pigeons really like being home, turns out! This is fun, I love it.>

<I'm home, Bella! And you're home too!>

<What is wrong with you?> asks Bella.

<Everything's great! We're home!>

aeskhyne

<...Are you not getting any of this, Bella? I mean, I am really glad to be home right now. Not so glad I can't talk about anything else, but pretty fucking glad.>

<Home!>

<- or for some other reason than I am glad about it. This didn't happen with the butterfly.>

<Butterflies don't have homes. Silly butterflies, homes are great. We're in ours!>

aeskhyne

says Trouble. <Ethan? Robin?>

palmofyourhand

<Yes,> says Ethan from the basement, <we're home too.>

<Well, good for you all, I guess. Are you guys going to have this problem with any animal more complicated than a butterfly and less mindful than a human or an Andalite, I wonder.>

aeskhyne

<What problem?> says Trouble. <Andi's the only one who's high on it. >

<Even you make it sound like it's having mood-altering effects.>

<That's 'cause being home is great!> enthuses Andi.

aeskhyne

<Well, yeah,> says Trouble, <but it's not a problem, it's fun.>

<What if we have to make a morph do something it isn't inclined to like?> Bella asks. <Sure, being a pigeon at home sounds like a generally pleasant experience, but we might have to be pigeons not at home, among other possibilities.>

aeskhyne

Trouble wanders idly back and forth across the living room floor, then flaps up onto a couch cushion and settles there.

<Andi? How would you feel if we had to leave home for a while?>

<Oh, that's okay, as long as we get to come back,> replies Andi blithely.

<...Okay, the pigeons are probably handleable, then, but I'm worried about things like - small prey animals, anything particularly nasty especially if it fights with others of itself, that kind of thing.>

aeskhyne

<...You know what I wanna do,> says Trouble,