Date: 7/16/2015 Favorites: 46 Comments: 2
She didn´t know what was more surreal: The live snake that had just grown out of her lower back, or the fact that it was talking to her with a polite British accent and a slight lisp.
"Greetings, Miss. My name is Asclepius, and I shall guide you through the wondrous changes your physique is about to undergo…“
"What does this mean? Am I growing… fur?“
"Oh my, what a keen observer you are.“ The reptile replied sarcastically. This was going to be a long afternoon.
"May I direct your attention towards the horns and ears that you are currently developing? Those are just some of the caprine features you will be displaying shortly, and it is most important…“
"I have PAWS! What´s happening to me?!“
"I will get to that in a moment. In the meantime, I would recommend you to immediately doff your…“
He was cut short by a sudden, loud ripping noise.
"… legwear. A problem that just conveniently solved itself, I guess. Please notice the cloven hooves and particular proportions of your new lower extremities…“
She cast a bewildered glance upon her sturdy goat legs.
"The change from bipedal plantigrade to ungulate is considerable, and it will take you quite some time to get used to it. In the meantime, I can assure you that you will, indeed, stumble. A lot. Just be so kind and try to fall forward, if possible.“
"Why?“
"Because you falling backwards would make things needlessly unpleasant – for me, that is.“
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More mythologicals, and yes, I really am obsessively in love with that "warm" colour palette.
Also, this was actually inspired by a bunch of cool designs about this classical creature I stumbled upon.
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Fask
when I become supreme tyrant of the universe, I will require all works of fiction to begin with the same sentence that opens this story. This will complicate matters for a great many fiction writers but it will be worth it
Luciusappaloosius
One does appreciate the, shall we say, Attic wit? of this eloquent ophidian interlocutor... 7@=Q