by Null » Fri Mar 01, 2019 8:27 pm
"Heh, no speech when in animal mascot form. Easier done than said," the boy said, typing some more stuff in. "If you prefer another color, I suppose we could go, what, pink and rose gold? Does that match your outfit? Gotta accessorize. Maybe give him a nice bow or something, at least when you're not squishing him.
Since he won't be able to talk, I'll give him a nice high-pitched squawk to warn you of dangers. It'll make it hard to communicate with him, but he'll be able to understand YOU, just fine. And because he can understand you, you'll be able to have him shift into things as you need them. A simple "Will: Grappling Hook, Now!" or whatever should do it, yeah? I'd also recommend dedicating a pouch to shove him in when you need to go into places quietly; "Will: Tiny Blob, Now!" will probably be enough to fit him in to your fanny pack or whatever it is you're planning on using."
He paused. "You go by Sphinx when you're out there, right? Will's not a great code-name for a bird-owl thing. Nor is John Dough or whatever we were tagged with, and Plasticine takes too long to say in battle. You want to give him a codename or a nickname? Just keeping it as Will is fine, but you're all about style, so, you know. Easy enough to change while we're finalizing all this."