“Is that any way to greet an old friend, kitten?”

Leaning back toward the exit now.

— vertical closing of the eyes. Of course there’s a price for this; there always is. But a little dramatic flair never hurt anyone, so they’re waiting for Hordak to reach out for the tech so that they can pull it just out of reach.

— person, holding it up between their thumb and index finger and dangling it a little as they look at it thoughtfully.

“First one’s tech, I’d say. No idea what it does, but a little purple birdie told me you’re working on something pretty big. Thought this could help.”

They blink, a slow —

— more neutral. Pushing themself up onto the edge of a nearby console, they carefully fold one leg over the other. “Oh, boo. You know, kicking out a guest is a big no-no — especially when they come bearing gifts.”

It’s only now that they pull a small diamond-shaped piece of technology from their —

— own little performance of the big, strong man who’s secretly neither big nor strong at all. Especially not when it comes to his… What did Entrapta call them? Ah, yes — Lab partners.

They wipe the entirely-too-pleased-with-themself smile off their face, schooling their expression into something —

And they almost fell for it just now — the ‘big, bad scary man’ act. He would’ve gotten away with it if not for the split second of his fallen expression, the sudden edge to his tone.

They file the subtle but telling reactions away for later. They never know when they’ll need to break out their —

— across as their body changes shape to reveal an identical copy of Entrapta.

“How’s this?” They ask in an imitation of Entrapta’s voice. “Better? Worse?”

It’s not often they have a willing subject. Might as well take advantage.

— with a thoughtful expression — specifically her hair.

They sigh.

“Maybe you have a point...” Slowly, they begin to circle the scientist, examining her closely. Coming to a stop in front of her again, there’s a brief moment where their form turns black, glittering specks of their magic dancing —

“It seems to do the trick just fine on everyone else,” comes their dismissive response, waving Entrapta’s comments off with a slender hand.

But then again, when have they ever settled for mediocrity before? Constructive criticism should be valued, not cast aside defensively.

They eye Entrapta —

They gasp, affronted.

“Now I 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 you don’t know what you’re talking about; the physicality of my performances are nothing less than perfection, dear.”

It’s not 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 fault they can’t make their hair move like Entrapta can. They can change the shape, not the powers. Alas, it’s their only flaw.

/ Replies here, on @grayskullshonor.bsky.social, and on @1stonesexpert.bsky.social either tonight or tomorrow! Sparse, short-ish replies until then, if any are needed.

“If you’re going to quote me, at least credit me.”

Sigh. They miss the Crimson Waste.

It’s much too cold in the Fright Zone.

— fascinating character to study, you know.”

— rules against it. Hordak’s volatile, aggressive when pushed. Best not to poke the bear too much. Yet.

Turning the corner of a large tank of failed Hordak — or is that term redundant? — they come face to face with the man himself. Slowly, a grin spreads wide across their face.

“You’re a —

— skills, and then the market for them would get way too saturated. Hm. Never mind.

“Where’s your wacky little scientist with the even wackier pigtails?” comes a sly voice from the darkness. For a second, they contemplate walking out into the open wearing her form, but that second of thought —

— with Hordak have been fairly revealing.

Boy, people need to start honing their poker faces. Often, Double Trouble finds them awfully lacking, even when the person wearing them is truly giving it their all. It’s sad, really. They should teach a class.

But then again, they’d have to share their —

They’ve been watching for a while now, testing the limits of the awareness of the Horde’s fearless leader — or so he would have them all think. If there’s one thing Double Trouble’s good at, other than most things they put their mind to, it’s reading people.

And the few interactions they’ve had —

"Yikes. Should I leave?"

They're already one foot out the door, ready to make a hasty exit if needed.

a drawing of a robot with red eyes ALT: a drawing of a robot with red eyes

"𝙴𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚍𝚘𝚖 𝙳𝚛𝚢𝚕! 𝙸𝚜 𝚖𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎?"

｡ﾟ•┈꒰ა ♡ ໒꒱┈• ｡ﾟ

They’re standing in the corner of the room, shifted to look like the reader’s strongest emotional attachment.

Just for funsies.

They’re lounging on the edge of a cliff top directly above a group of people celebrating a small child’s birthday.

People-watching helps them be a better actor. It works better when the people they’re observing don’t know they’re being observed.

𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐒.

a cartoon character with long green ears and yellow eyes ALT: a cartoon character with long green ears and yellow eyes

𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞!

a netflix advertisement with a cartoon character ALT: a netflix advertisement with a cartoon character

𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞!

#SPOPRP ; #SHERARP ; #SPOPROLEPLAY ; #SHERAROLEPLAY

Another thing to note, since it will be utilized often — Double Trouble is a shapeshifter.