5 . VOICE . grab-bag weekend ( genderswap ) . backdated to the 9th

[onset]

Oh, God.

[DEEP BREATH. Hello, Poly. Does Peter sound a bit different? Extreme discomfort aside.]

It's because I had a quiet month all February, isn't it. This is some sort of - cosmic payback. Even my voice sounds different. This is beyond disconcerting.

Tell me - someone please tell me - that this is temporary.

[HE WANTS HIS MONEY BACK. So to speak.]

[replies will come from onsets! When I actually set it up.]

Comments

[seriousheat]

Why, what's wrong with your voice? [ He thinks it sounds nice. But then, Severide doesn't know that you're not usually a woman. ]

[onsets]

I suppose there's nothing wrong with it, but it's just not my voice.

[seriousheat]

[ Nope. This makes no sense. ]

So if this isn't your voice, what is?

[onsets]

Can't really make a proper impression right now, can I.

[but -] Haven't we spoken before? You sound somewhat familiar.

[seriousheat]

Why not?

[ He is so confused. And doesn't remember anything from 4th wall (and even if he did, you're a girl right now, so: ] Nope. Pretty sure we haven't.

Voice

[trenchknives]

That depends. What're you hopin' is temporary?

[onsets]

Being a woman, perhaps?

[trenchknives]

Oh, shit, that's...

[A pause.]

Shitty.

[onsets]

Not that I want to insult women, but I had no complaints about being a man. Really.

[trenchknives]

Well, yeah. I mean, it ain't that there's anythin' wrong with bein' a woman, but we ain't women.

[And now he's paranoid this curse is going to happen to him.]

[mortemscintilla]

...Did the City turn you into a girl?

[ Aaaaaand the Way To State The Obvious award goes to... ]

[onsets]

Yes. Yes it did.

[mortemscintilla]

Oh. We-ell. [ herp. derp. what are words. ] At least you can get f-f-free drinks at the bars and clubs? [ ........Li. If this is your way of being helpful. It's. Not helping. ]

[onsets]

Oh, God. That sounds like the premise for any movie that's trying too hard to be funny.

[mortemscintilla]

You're right. It does. [ awkward awkward ] ......Is it bad that I can't think of anything else that'd be a consolation in your position? [ Yes, Li. Yes it is. ]

[Video]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[ He is. Chuckling. H e h. ]

Don't worry, I don't think these things have ever lasted forever.

[onsets]

Good. I'm really not interested in being a first.

[destinedtobeunpopular]

You shouldn't be.

[onsets]

Is it me or do you not sound entirely convinced?

[destinedtobeunpopular]

No, I mean it! Several people have been here for years and nothing's ever been permanent.

voice;

[perjured]

Are you sick? [ That would explain her voice being different. ]

[onsets]

Sick? No, that - that sounds like the wrong way to put it. I've been cursed.

[perjured]

[ Shay's heard a little about those but not quite enough, unfortunately. ] Cursed how?

[onsets]

[He has to sigh a little every time he brings himself to say it.]

I've been turned into a woman.

[perjured]

Seriously? [ Come on, Shay. Use your words. ] I didn't-- They can really do that?