flip em the bird – body change

[buckingham barnes]

Shapeshifting, the ability to change your appearance at will, wasn't a power that Buckingham had. He couldn't help it but feel relieved that he's stuck in this tiny feline body. To Buckingham, it felt almost wrong to change his appearance to something else. With a new appearance, to the maine coon, it would feel like he'd be wearing someone else's face. It's probably weird that he has this mentality, considering his past as an assassin- a power like shapeshifting would have been perfect to conceal his identity. But he wouldn't feel like himself if he had the power, so which is why he stuck to stealth during his time as an asset and assassin. There are other ways to hide your identity, Buckingham proved that to be true.

Buckingham barely got any sleep at night. If anything, it was rare for him to sleep for a few hours at once during the night. The maine coon has insomnia, and often he's wide awake into the night. Buckingham used to walk around during sleepless nights back at his old home, and the former assassin found himself doing that here in Sunhaven. He couldn't stare at the ceiling in his docked boat home for very long before he gets frustrated that his eyes refuse to sleep. The male found himself tiredly padding through the sea town, moonlight gleaming on his metal prosthetic. He made his way out of the seatown and into the territory, ears pricked up as he tried his best to stay alert in such a tired state.

Eventually, his paws took him towards the beach, when he came to a pause for a moment. His pricked ears began to detect voices- one he recognized and the other he did not. One of them was Mama Ishayu, and he wasn't sure who the other person was. Bucky knew the other person was a clanmate, he could pick up their scent all the way from here with his enhanced senses. The male didn't consider himself to be close to either Mama or Ja'sunna, and for a moment he wondered if he should approach them or not. After a moment passed by, the former assassin decided to make his way over to the two. With each step he made, he tried to be as quiet as possible, but surely won't be as successful this time around.

And when he arrived, he only could tell who Mama Ishayu was by her scent and voice. When he padded in, he was expecting to see an albino lioness. But what he saw instead was an albino serval, which also helped distinguish Mama from Ja'sunna. She seemed to be quite happy with her new appearance, and she was smaller than before. Bucky knew that he wouldn't be happy if his appearance changed, but clearly others can be. Mama was a perfect example that she's happy with the change. "You look nice," The male commented with a flick of his ear, giving his presence away with a simple meow.