redjacketthief | 13th Turn [Action/Written]

[It was cold.

That was his first thought when he woke up in the woods surrounding the Barracks, literally sprawled out in the trees. The cold air bit into his bare hands, stung his ears and his cheeks, and made him miss the summery heat and exotic beaches that were starting to disappear back into his subconscious. This wasn’t the tropics; this was Luceti.
Sleep never looked more welcoming.

It was only when Lupin started to move that he noticed that something important in the world was terribly off. The branches were too big—and where was his coat? The coat was important, and he didn't care about what the Malnosso thought...

He stared at his hand, dumbfounded, when he caught sight of it. Seconds later he yelped in sheer shock and tumbled from the tree and into the snow.

...someone was going to pay for this own.

Chirping and chattering in irritation, Lupin pulled himself from the snow. Anyone care to give a monkey a hand?]

[Later that evening, after he has been returned to his apartment with both himself and his journal intact, Lupin scrawled out a message for the village at large:]

[Written]

Lucky you, Luceti. Looks like I’m not gone yet.

What's the date? I thought they were going to let me spend the winter in Rio, so I wasn't expecting snow.

Did I miss anything?

-Lupin III

[He snaps the book shut at this. Goddamn he needed a drink. And a smoke. Not that he was going to get either soon--because he was a good monkey, and good monkeys don't smoke.]

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_{[He pursed his lips as he watched him and then reached out, poking that monkey belly of yours.]}

The classiest man in the whole town got turned into the circus jokester. Divine comedy does exist.

[A look. Lupin found nothing funny about this, and didn't appreciate the teasing.]

be glad I'm not myself right now. not cool.

I find it hilarious. You make a cute monkey.

_{[He smirked.]}

So... uh, what do you want me to do with you?

[...he would find a way to similarly mortify Kirk in the future.]

I want something warm. and food. and a bed.

[And Fujiko, though he possessive alpha wolf in him didn't want Kirk anywhere near her.]

Well, I think I can get a blanket and make a nest or something of it for you, and like I said, we have fruit if you want that. As for the bed part - the couch will be what you get till I get you back to your own apartment.

_{[Hey now, Kirk can respect dibs man. He likes to look at the ladies, but he respects dibs and marriage and stuff.]}

['Nest'. Lupin was unimpressed-- it wasn't like he was an animal or anything!]

How about coffee? Or tea?

_{[Dude, check the body. And monkeys made nests. Kirk watched the nature channels!]}

Uh... okay, if you think you can handle it. Let me get a pot going.

_{[He could use it too, actually. He went to go find the beans, though he paused to get out a thing of fruit - strawberries it looked like - and place it down near Lupin.]}

[Physicality didn't equal mentality. Even during the short period he was turned into a woman last spring, he always thought of himself is male. This is no different.

Lupin eyed the strawberries for a brief moment before he settled down. They would get attention eventually, but they weren't quite what he was expecting. Cold fruit after being in the snow wasn't an immediately inviting idea.]

_{[It's what he had that he thought that little monkey body could handle and was immediately available. He didn't want a sick monkey in his apartment, thanks.

A few minutes later he came over with a cup of coffee and set it down in front of him.]}

I'd give you a smaller one, but I don't really have one...

[A nod. That was fine--it was mostly the warmth that he craved, though the size...]

You don't have a shrink-ray or something?

Trust me, we don't have those even in my part of the universe. I can give you a straw though?

[A dubious look, as if Kirk were crazy for the suggestion. Hot liquid through a straw wasn't the wisest choice to make.]

I'll wait until it cools a little.

did I miss anything?

_{[Didn't say it was wise, it was just what he had.]}

Nothing to important that I can think of. Which is either good or bad, depending on how you take it.

Same as last year. They must like Christmas.

Tell you what, kind of glad for it. I know I missed that big thing back in October, but.. I'm not sorry I haven't been caught up in something like that yet.

_{[He rubbed his arm.]}

Coffee okay?

[He poked the mug out of curiosity--still hot. Lupin shrugged and peered inside the mug at the steaming black liquid, intensely scruitinizing it for the answers that he sought. After a moment he dipped a finger into the liquid for a taste--

and shuddered.]

any sugar?

Yeah, somewhere. I think Spock hides it sometimes...

_{[He grumbled and went looking and finally came up with a small bag of it. He brought it over and a spoon.]}

So, what do you plan to do as a monkey then? I mean, there's no telling how long this will last.

[He accepted the spoon and set it down for the moment, preferring to take that time to scratch out his answer.]

hunker down. live as normal. I don't know.

Aw, come on, buck up. It's only temporary, right?

_{[He tapped the monkey on the shoulder in his best approximation of a bro-punch to the shoulder.]}

[Monkey-pout.]

They like to toy with us.

[Huffing in frustration, he awkwardly spooned some sugar into the hot drink. The spoon didn't fit him any better than the cup, so keeping his usual dexterity was tough.

...this was going to be a long Shift.]

Yeah, they do, but if we let it get to us, that just lets them win, you know?

_{[He went to a drawer and came out with a straw and set it down beside him, just in case he changed his mind on that.]}

You stick it to them by treating it like this is no big thing.

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