Conflict of Interest (Body Swap)

@"Paradox"

Mochi took Eros's hand. It was awkward holding hands with her own body. She then processed the fact that she was holding hands with a boy that was in her body. While physically the body was a woman, the idea of holding hands with a guy after many years of isolation made her want to blush. Momo tried really hard not to let his face show the embarrassment within him. It was a good thing that Jouka no longer had contact with her consciousness or she would be in for some trouble. Well, more trouble than they were in now.

"Unless you plan on hiding information or thoughts, then there's nothing else you really have to worry about. Oh, you might get a headache now and again. We ate a lot before, so I doubt Jouka will whine about food."

One of the downsides to being a futakuchi-onna was having to feed two mouths instead of just one. While the second mouth was there to ensure the host was healthy, the host was cursed to consume twice as much food as a normal person would. The map was slipped into the bag by the hair. He willfully followed Eros closely.

"Where would we meet?"

"You really reel in the crazy ones, don't cha kid? Going to have to make extra sure the lady doesn't lose her wits!"

"Jouka...."

Even when they were separated, he was fairly good at singling her out. His free hand lightly rubbed his eyes.

"Rosetta, I'm not going to put your body in any harm or danger, alright? But right now, you're in mine and I don't know what kind of damage I — by that I mean you — can do if you lose it so I need you to be composed. Don't think of anything that can stress you out.

Wow, it's like he could read Rosetta's mind. She was concerned about it and in this situation, she just had to trust him. If she had to not be stressed, well she just had to do her best. Besides, there may be something about June's body that is the reason...

Rosetta (in June's body) closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths before opening them again. "Okay...I'm good. However, what is going on? We...we switched bodies. How could something like this happen...?"

Then an idea struck her.

Vlad's book! Wasn't it called a grimoire? Well, whatever it is she said it held many powerful spells in class. So maybe this is a spell? Even if it's not from that book, Vlad may be able to help us!

"June, let's go to Vlad! Um, she's my Magical Studies of Necromancy teacher. She may be able help us; she has a book that may be the cause of this!" Rosetta started to walk towards Vlad's classroom and she turned her head towards June (in her body), "Follow me." Then she started to walk again.

Who did this though? I mean, Vlad didn't do it right? It doesn't seem like a thing she would do...maybe someone got her book and did a spell? But what idiot would be curious enough to even dare touch the...

It was Wesker, wasn't it?

@"Delta-Kun"

"Judging by your reaction, this isn't your power, right?" June began as he started calculating, "I'm sure enough that it isn't mine, either, so the only other possibilities are that there's a magic but going around or a magic spell gone wrong." June just stood there trying to think things through. Who are the possible staff members school that could know about this?

Just as he started listing all the other people he knew that he could ask, Rosetta (in his body) started to walk past him.

"June, let's go to Vlad! Um, she's my Magical Studies of Necromancy teacher. She may be able help us; she has a book that may be the cause of this!"

"Hold on--" "Follow me!" she interrupted him. June let out a sigh but since she'd already named one of the many other teachers June had thought of, they might as well start there. A shame because he'd figured Mr. Watanabe might have the answers. Oh well.

"So you know "Vlad"?" he said, mimicking the casual way she'd adressed the Necromancy professor. "Personally, I'd have gone to the Magic Studies teacher," he said as he caught up to Rosetta. From an outsider's view, no one might have noticed that the two had switched because their strides and demeanor were in sync. Still, June made sure he was going to stick right next to Rosetta until the problem was resolved.

"Do you have leads on who might have cause this?" he asked. June needed to know so they won't go out into a wild goose chase. The air that he carried made him look more serious than earlier.

Eros chuckled. "I'm not really secretive. And your in my body, so really there's nothing else I can do to stop you from knowing the things I usually don't talk about. Mostly that concerns my... ability."

She wasn't as flustered as Mochi was. Honestly, she didn't think holding hands like this was out of the ordinary, because aside from the multiple assaults on her in the past, she was also a natural helper to her acquaintances. She was conscious of the people who liked her and liked being with her. While she tried to put some distance, sometimes people really get close to him.

The headache sounded like bad news though. She wasn't used to that one. And she never felt okay with the attacks.

Mochi asked where they could meet but Jouka suddenly cut in to say something. Eros furrowed her brows, a little confused with what he said. "Uh... Not many people go to the spell books in the library. I usually hide there too when people are stalking me. Don't worry, we're just talking about hypothetical situations here, I'll make sure we won't get separated."
@"Sashi"

"Do you have leads on who might have cause this?"

"Yea, that idiot, Wesker. I have a hunch he's behind this." Rosetta told him.

She walked down the hallway with June while earning no stares or weird looks from others. No one seemed to notice, but there wasn't really anything to notice.

She read out loud the room numbers outside each classroom, trying to find the room. Even though she's been to the class, she was still new and had trouble where her classes were.

She then spotted Vlad out in the hallway with two other people who she assumed may have had their bodies switched as well.

She ran towards Vlad, "Vlad! It's me Rosetta! June and I switched bodies and I think you already know of already of the issue! I think it was Wesker. When we talked the other day, he seemed a bit too curious, so I think he may have done something that made this happen! Honestly, that guy is such an idiot!"

@"Paradox"

Mochi's nerves were eased as he continued to hold hands. A smile broke out on his face as he glanced at her. He was definitely taller than the girl; strange how he had to glance downward instead of upward. The odd couple strolled down the hallway together as they seemingly avoided being seen by others. This made him ponder just how the two of them looked together; a pretty boy with an odd girl holding hands together as they walked. That kind of behavior generally suggested they were in a relationship, no? Thankfully it wasn't like that; she doubt she could handle dating so early. Heck, she wasn't even sure what orientation he was!

"How long have you been here?"

Might as well make idle chatter as they were searching for the solution to their problem. Jouka chuckled a bit to himself about matters unclear to Momo. His guess was that it was in relation to the comment referenced earlier. There seemed to be noise coming from a different part of the building, but he had no idea what that could be. He also wasn't sure if it was a good idea to check out the source or not. There was both the chance that they would find the culprit and that they would find some of Eros' fangirls. He hoped to not be caught holding hands like this, or those fangirls might give trouble later...a LOT of trouble.

@"Delta-Kun" @"Evelyn Pierce" @"Nightstripe"

June raised a brow. Wesker? Ah, one person he hasn't heard of, he assumes. Or if he did, he didn't care. More to the point, June didn't want to trust simple hunches but if it would have gotten them anywhere then that sure would help. June only hoped that Rosetta knew what she was doing. For now, all he could do is try to keep her calm and not argue with her.

As soon as Vlad came into view, Rosetta bolted to her direction, "Hey, don't run--" He needs to tell her. He really needs to tell her to conserve a little more energy because he was in that condition and he could endanger people around her. Now that he thought about it, he was starting to feel tired...

Oh, no.

June pinched both his (Rosetta's) cheeks to keep him awake and attentive. No, he wasn't going to fall victim to his own ability. June picked up his pace and caught up with Rosetta, completely ignoring the other two. His focus was Rosetta and the Necromancy teacher.

"Rosetta, don't get riled up," was the first thing he said when he caught up, before turning to Vlad (whom they did not know yet was actually Wesker). Hearing her state the basis of her hunch, he might be able to say he could... trust the hunch she had and if Vlad could confirm than he might be able to rest assured, "Ma'am, if possible this spell might need to be reversed as soon as possible."

@"Nightstripe" @"Evelyn Pierce" @"Delta-Kun"

"Idiot? Really? I'll you know that informants such as I have accepted that our curiosity is dangerous, and take whatever steps we can to prevent it from affecting us. This would have gone much differently had I proper control of my will at the time. I suppose I should commend your deductive skill though."

By the sound of her reaction, June was could tell that this wasn't "Vlad". It's possible that Vlad herself was also caught in the spell herself and right there was the guy that was named Wesker. Great, just perfect. But there were other pressing matters. One was where the real Vlad was and second...

"I need the name of your companion, and whether either of your powers are going to cause problems."

June didn't wait for Rosetta to speak. As far as he knew, Rosetta had no concern that her abilities were now in someone else's control. He on the other hand was playing on the safe side and he did not want someone walking around being a black hole for energy. As soon as "Vlad" dropped the question, June stepped forward.

"I'm guessing you know her already," he began, nodding his head towards Rosetta, "June Orwell — energy drain. If my power is left unchecked, I could-- I mean, she could drain anyone nearby of their energy. I'm not sure myself yet, but I don't want to know the consequences if she starts draining anyone in my-- her current condition." For a moment his gaze turned towards the person behind her, Rosetta who was in his body. He was going to explain it to her one-on-one but, oh well. "Right before we swapped, I-- I haven't really had my fill so I would actually say that my body is... actually starved right now and.... Rosetta... doesn't have control over it... yet."

June cussed in his thoughts as he took a quick gasp of breath. His breathing was slowing. His exhaustion was catching up really quick that he almost slurred. His vision was starting to unfocus. It was a bad idea to have touched her-- him. Ugh. Now his thoughts are starting to get buzzed.

[Eros >> Mochi; June, Rosetta, Wesker, Lochlann, Adelene]

Eros was thinking of... nothing, really. She was so used to sticky situations that she can keep her cool with no problem once she's grasped the gist of the situation. Her hold on Mochi was firm, but this smaller hand was naturally soft and gentle.

She was focused on looking for other people until Mochi decided to start a conversation. She turned to him, humming at his question. "A couple of weeks," she answered. Her eyes weren't fixed on him, because she was really concerned about looking for other people, for the first time in her life, so they could track down what caused this swap. Hopefully though, she had no fangirls around.

"It's been a little hard, to be honest. And that's why we have to make sure nobody tries to assault you because seriously, it's such a hassle." She sighed. She felt like she needed to keep this conversation going somehow. "You're new, right? When did you arrive?"

They went down a flight of stairs in the end of the hallway. There were echoes of voices there, and as they went down, these voices grew louder and closer. There were at least two male voices and two female voices, at least Eros thought so. Deep breath. Even though he wasn't in his body, she still got anxious. For Mochi. Hopefully they don't get attracted to him.

They made a turn, and there they were. Most people were strangers, there was a huge guy and a girl with goggles on her head, and then there's another woman, another girl that looked like a lolita, and then there's June.

"June! Uh... And others hey!" she called out, trying her best to push away her usual anxiety to the back of her mind.

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