Fifth Floor Common Room, Sunday evening

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After getting back from Colorado, Bruce got some dinner from Ching Tai. Unfortunately, they gave way too much food, so he set up in the common room. If people were hungry, they could take. He could have done that and gone to his room with his food, but he figured that would prevent him from seeing how other people were reacting to the gender switch. And really, his want to be left alone was easily overruled by his curiosity.

While he was in the common room, though, he wasn't touching the TV. It would end up stuck on the Style Network or something if he did. He could deal with being a girl, but that was asking too much.

[OOC: Open like a gender-neutral common room.]

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"Chinese food," William echoed. "Well, all right. It's most appreciated- I'm afraid in all the... excitement... I ended up neglecting the matter of meals."

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"Then you've come to the right place," Bruce said. "I'm sorry, but I can't quite tell who you are yet. I'm Bruce."

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"William," he replied. Had he been wearing his usual jacket and trousers, or at least a hat, it probably would have been easier for Bruce to figure out his identity. Alas, his contemporary clothes fit better than his usual ones, and wearing a hat indoors would just be silly. "It's interesting to note this 'whimsy' of Fandom's is a less localized phenomena than I'd previously thought."

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"I'd heard that it follows former students off the island," Bruce said. "This is the first time I've heard about current students on a school trip being affected by anything, though."

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"I turned in to a puppy last week, and remained one for about half the trip," William offered. "Although still, that originated in Fandom."

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"So you changed back on the trip?" Bruce asked. "I suppose that should have been a clue this was possible."

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"In the middle of the hallway," William recounted ruefully. "It was only Alexander's timey assistance that saved me from having to find my room whilst starkers."

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"You don't turn back into a human with your clothes?" Bruce asked. "I'll have to keep that in mind if I'm ever transformed into an animal."

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"It was incredibly embarassing," William groaned. "I'm glad to have been able to offer you forewarning."

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"At least you should be able to start this week transformation-free," Bruce said.

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"Life in Fandom gives rise to the oddest statements," William said, with an almost-smile. "I suppose it's a good thing that I'm starting to become used to that."

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"The real important thing is that you're able to say that without freaking out," Bruce said. "Some people can't adjust to the idea that it's something they should get used to."

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"Oh, there was a fair amount of 'freaking out' when I awoke this morning," William confessed. "This transformation in particular would prove quite troubling to almost anyone from my own era, I think."

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"Even more than being a dog?" Bruce asked. "I could see either one being pretty upsetting, really."

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"Perhaps," William said. "But most people- mostly of the male persuasion, I'll admit- have certain foolish perceptions of gender and intelligence. I think waking up female would shatter those quite thoroughly."

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"Wouldn't they justify it by stating that their brains are still male regardless of what the body is?" Bruce mused. "Not that I agree by any stretch, but it seems like the obvious argument."

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"They might try," William replied. "But there are enough fallacies in the original argument that that particular justification would not hold up, I think, without re-examining the prejudices in question."