Gender Switch Gathering Post

[thethirdwonder]

The Titans Treehouse was quiet early in the morning. The sun had not yet risen so most of the residents were still asleep. Or they were, until a loud shout tore through the air.

Cassie came bursting through her door, still dressed in her sweats and S-shirt pajamas, and while the shirt suddenly fit her a bit better, the sweats were too short. This would be because she was suddenly a he! She wasn't panicking exactly, but she wanted answers and she wanted them now. Yes, she'd been briefed that these kind of things happened, but being briefed and having them actually happen was a whole different thing. A whole different thing being mainly the thing between her legs she was pointedly ignoring.

As the others started drifting out of their rooms, she looked to the others who had been on the island for longer then a month. "Alright, someone explain, Now!" She said in her best Wonder Girl...Boy tone, frowning as her voice came out much rougher then normal.

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[needsarobin.livejournal.com]

In clothes much oversized--though her button-down shirt still fit rather well in some areas--Tim wandered out, pushing long black hair away from her face, yawning all the while. "Cassie," said their erstwhile leader in a modulated soprano, "Please stop shouting and calm down. I think it's rather obvious what's happening. Who else is affected this time? Bart? Kon? Jill?"

[thethirdwonder.livejournal.com]

Cassie blinked in surprise at Tim, which she only knew because the girl came out of Tim's room. Then she shook her head slightly, which was weird since there was no hair brushing the back of neck. Her neck felt naked.

She did take a deep breath before she spoke again. "Well, yes it's obvious. But what happens now? How do we fix this?"

[needsarobin.livejournal.com]

"We don't. So long as you're not hurt, there's nothing much anyone can do. Take it easy today--go for a run instead of training. The weird phenomena only last a couple of days." Tim shrugged matter of factly, "You'll probably want to get some breakfast. You've just packed on a lot of height and muscle weight. Your body will need the fuel."

[thethirdwonder.livejournal.com]

When Tim mentioned height and weight, Cassie looked down and actually took in her new body for the first time. Before it had just been shock, now she actually paid attention. She was in fact taller then before and parts of her were thicker then normal. God, how did the boys survive with such huge arms? "Yeah, so I'm seeing. I feel so heavy. How do you live without feeling tired all the time?"

As she began to think rationally she began to calm down. Thankfully.

[needsarobin.livejournal.com]

"Mostly we lean against things a lot," Tim replied, looking her over thoughtfully. "You'll probably be able to borrow something from Bart until you can get to the compound. The clothing box will be a madhouse for a while today."

[goldeneyedflash.livejournal.com]

Bart really didn't know what to say when she first set eyes on Tim. As a woman, he looked, well, really hot. If they'd still been together, it might have been interesting, but as it was...

"Count me in," she said, wondering if there was anything more to add.

[needsarobin.livejournal.com]

Tim didn't stare because Tim was better trained than that. But she did reflect in the privacy of her own thoughts, that Bart made a remarkably attractive woman. And that nothing, apparently, put curves on a speedster--not even second X chromosome. "Good morning, Bart. How are you feeling?"

[goldeneyedflash.livejournal.com]

It really wasn't fair how nonplussed Tim seemed, even though Bart doubted its authenticity. She was pretty sure she didn't have an answer to the question, though.

Running a hand through her longer hair, Bart grimaced as her fingers caught. "Everything feels just a little...wrong, I guess. Nothing moves the way I'm used to, and it isn't just the height," she finally stated, not meeting Tim's eyes as she spoke. "Knowing this place, we'll turn back around the time I stop feeling like a complete klutz."

[needsarobin.livejournal.com]

"I had the same problem the first time around. You're probably going to be more flexible but don't push it. You could hurt yourself pretty easily like this. Keep your training gentle today--meditation, katas and the like." Tim shoved her hair out of her face again, it had a habit of sliding in, inky black and messy. Long hair was so impractical.

"I suggest that you and Cassie head over to the compound, find some clothes and check in on the inhabitants to see if they're dealing with this well."

[not_the_s]

Kon blinked a little and climbed the last few steps of the ladder. His eyes went up and up and...well, that was a very attractive woman, but not who he was expecting to see. And not expected generally wasn't good. He got to the top of the ladder and stood up, folding his arms across his chest.

"And who're you?"

[needsarobin.livejournal.com]

Tim stopped fussing with her hair and smirked at Kon, putting her hands on her hips -- a stance that not coincidentally helped her hold up the boxers perched somewhat precariously on her hips. Luckily, she had more curves than Bart had ended up with and so they weren't falling off entirely. "I approve of the early morning initiative, Kon, but I will have to deduct points for observational skills. When you encounter a stranger in your place of residence, she's likely to be either a friend of an inhabitant or an inhabitant. I'll let you work out which one."

[not_the_s]

"It's not 'initiative'. It's a walk. I have to have some time when you don't want me to tr--" Kon stopped dead when he realized just what he was saying. His mouth snapped shut and he glared. He glared and he tried not to look at the very obvious traits in front of him. Tried and only sort of succeeded. And 'sort of' was really 'not at all'.

"Tim."

The earth could come up and swallow him hole and he'd be perfectly happy with that right about now.

[needsarobin.livejournal.com]

Her mouth quirked into a half-smirk, "Good, there's hope for you after all."

The moment of levity passed quickly, "Bart and Cassie are going to need new clothes, I have some. If you're going to freak out, I'd appreciate it if you could keep it to a minimum until we get everything sorted out."

[goldeneyedflash.livejournal.com]

Bart wasn't usually the kind to wake up quickly, but a shout meant getting up, and there was something else that was wrong. It was like he wasn't moving right, but that couldn't be it. He didn't really feel different, like he had when he was a kid for Halloween, but should he?

He got up, brushing his hair out of his face absently, only to discover there was a lot more of it than usual. That shocked him enough to really come to what had happened. The honeymoon period was clearly over, and the island was picking on him, now, too.

"Aw, hell," he said, going to the door. Then he, well, more properly she stared. "...Cassie?"

[thethirdwonder.livejournal.com]

At her name, Cassie turned quickly. But since her center of gravity was different now, she over compensated and had to put a hand on the wall to catch herself before she fell. Then she gaped at the red headed girl. "Bart?"

[goldeneyedflash.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Bart said, ducking his head slightly. "I was really hoping Tim was joking about this one. You okay?"

She probably wasn't, but Bart wasn't sure he was, either. They'd made it through worse, though. At least he was pretty sure they had. "Maybe we'll get lucky and Tim'll cancel training."

[thethirdwonder.livejournal.com]

Cassie just blinked as she looked at him and couldn't stop staring. Then she shook her head. "Uh yeah. Beside feeling like a giant, I'm good." No she really wasn't but she'd already freaked out once. Though now that the initial shock had worn off, she could handle herself better now.

[not_the_s]

Kon hated early mornings, but he'd gotten used to them. He'd gotten up at some godforsaken hour mostly because he was getting nervous. It was getting close to when he was supposed to go out with Cassie and he still didn't have any idea just what he was going to do. Plus there was that thing with Tim. That thing that was just him staring at Tim's hands because he hadn't known that Tim could play. That was it. But it still had him on edge, so he went for a walk.

By the time he got back to the treehouse, it was that predawn haze that meant that people were going to start waking up soon.

He was halfway up the ladder when he heard the shout. A very unfamiliar shout, and he started climbing faster.

[goldeneyedflash.livejournal.com]

Bart heard Kon and recognized the sounds before she thought about what the situation actually was right now. "Don't worry, Kon, everything's just a little confused right now," she said, turning as she spoke to look at him.

It was only when she heard herself that she realized just how strange this would be. And she wondered if Kon would even recognize her like this.

[not_the_s]

Kon stared. Red hair, but not the red hair he would have expected for someone in the treehouse. Warily, he climbed the last few steps and stared at the new arrival. It wasn't anyone he knew and he thought he knew all of the people that would have been here.

"Who are you?" he asked slowly.

[goldeneyedflash.livejournal.com]

"I don't look that different, do I?" Bart said, moving over towards him. Then she blinked. "Whoa, you're taller than me. That's a change."

[thethirdwonder.livejournal.com]

When Kon emerged from the door, Cassie ran over to him and clutched his shirt. Then paused as suddenly she was eye level with him vice looking up. Coming back to herself, she looked him over pointedly. "Kon...why aren't you changed too? That's so not fair!"

[not_the_s]

Kon blinked at the random guy who was hanging around in the treehouse. The random Titan that was wearing...his...shirt? Okay, he was officially confused. "Who are you?" And, more importantly, why was he gripping Kon's shirt?

[thethirdwonder.livejournal.com]

"Kon!" She said indignantly, "It's me! Cassie! The island is being all screwy! How come it got all of us and not you?"

[healerofharms.livejournal.com]

"It's the island," Jill supplied as she walked out of her room, rubbing her eyes as she squinted - and found herself staring at Tim.

Well. Girl-Tim. And Boy-Cassie, and- Oh, good lord. Girl-Bart. It only took her fifteen seconds to identify everyone, and her gaze swung wide and landed on Kon.

Who, for all intents and purposes, still looked like a mirror image of Clark Kent. She supposed you couldn't win everything.

"Anyone want tea?" It seemed to be the catch-all cure-all.