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[The feed shows a figure buried under a blanket. Arte is sitting beside it, listening to the gentle snoring]

Paolo, you know he's going to be mad if he sees you taping him. Maybe you shouldn't try pranking him.

What? No way! I've been me again for over a month and I haven't pranked him for too long! Besides taping him waking up in his boxers is the least worst thing that I can do.

Still, I don't think that-

[The alarm clock nearby then went off and the snoring ceased. A hand reached out to turn it off... a green hand with three digits]

What the... [The purple blanket was tossed off, revealing a tall, green-skinned figure with a turtle shell] Donnie?

Huh? [Rubs eyes, still half-asleep] Oh. morning Arte. Morning Paolo... is that D-Termianl on?

Umm... Donnie, ugh... you feelin' okay buddy?

Yeah. why? [He reached beside his clock and picked up a purple mask... and then promptly paused when he looked at his hand] Huh? What the...? [He then gasped as he looked at his hands] A mirror, get me a mirror!

[Arte promptly grabbed a mirror nearby and handed it to the turtle boy. He looked at himself and promptly lowered the item slowly.]

No way... I-I'm a turtle again?

This is what you look like for real? Wow... you really are a mutant turtle. Umm... I guess I'll just turn this off now...

[And with that, the feed was cut.]

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[Okay, just what is going on around here? ~~Fascination from seeing this aside, let's check on him first.~~]

Donnie...?

Umm... do we know this guy?

Huh? Oh, your Martin's brother, right? Yeah umm... this si what I really look like? [Sheepish smile is a go]

[Well, he's got a better idea of what Mikey was talking about now, at least.]

Are you alright?

Yeah, I feel... weird, but I'm okay.

[Because going back to his real form after being a human for almost ten months was a weird feeling.]

Alright. I don't know how exactly the transformation happened; so long as you're not hurt, though.

Yeah, I'm okay. The Digital World is glitching again, it does at least once a month. This time it looks like it made those of us who weren't human before coming here into what we really are.

Sounds unstable.

Huh... If it affected those that weren't human before arriving, I wonder if it reverted anything else that coming here changed? [It's the longest of long shots, but.]

Well I talked to Fluttershy a little while ago and she was a pegasus again. So if i had to guess it's affecting everyone. And whenever there's a glitch it always leads to some kind of trouble.

Then it sounds like the best course of action from here would be to watch carefully, and see if there's any other common thread than "Wasn't human before", because whatever part of the Digital World altered you in the first place isn't working anymore now.

Yep, that's pretty much all that we can do. And knowing the Digital World, anything like this could happen to anyone.

[And a sudden thought.]

Then who's to say that those that are human can't be made otherwise?

[There's a momentary silence while he looks concerned, and shrugged lightly.]

Not that that'd be unusual for my brother or me, but...

[And that earns Chris a quirked eyebrow]

Really? Why's that? Can youa nd your brother turn into animals in your world?

In a sense, yeah!

A friend and teammate of ours invented the creature power suit, which- with DNA and a disk containing information on the animal -would enable us to transform into the creature in question.

I've been everything from a lion to a bass to a, well. [Soft chuckle.] A turtle! Sea turtle, anyway.

'Course it comes with glitches too, but we try to take those in stride.

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Really? Suits that read DNA and can transform you into that animal? That sounds... that sounds awesome!

Ah great, the nerd side is awake now.

Ooh, do you guys have those suits with you?! Do they work here?! Or did the Digital World block them like they did with everyone with powers?!

We have them here, but they haven't been working. You can take a look at them sometime though, if you'd like! And o'course I can tell you anything you wanna know about 'em.

Really? Sweet! I would so love to look at them! But don't worry, I'd be super careful with them and everything. Heck, maybe if I looked at them I could figure out a way for them to work. It's a slim chance though,b ut I could try, if you and Martin are fine with that.

Are you kidding? It'd be awesome if they were working again!

We tried to get one of our other pieces of tech, the creature pods, working again and finally just decided to rebuild them. Not sure what to do about all the videos on them though...

Hmm... well it may be possible to transfer the data from your... Creature Pod onto the D-Terminal.

Really?

Yeah, it's entirely possible. I know how to work the D-Terminal inside and out, so I could try and see if I can do that for you.

That'd be gre-hey-eat! We'd love to have our creature videos back.

Might even have a couple involving the power suits on there.

Then I am totally up for trying to do it! Just tell me when's a good time and I'll get to work on ti ASAP!

How about later today? I've got a couple things to wind up, but one or the both of us can meet you in your room later?

Sounds good to me! I'm in the third room on the fifth floor. I'll probably be here all day anyways except for goign to check on my brother, so just drop by whenever your ready.

Third room on the fifth...?

[He laughs.]

Y'know, that's only two rooms down from me!

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