Thread:Enchanteddragons/@comment-32460917-20181023073254/@comment-32460917-20181127112754

-On the topic of Calidi’s shapeshifting:

If someone were to ask him to describe it, he’d probably say that it’s akin to ‘melting’. On the outside he (Mirai too) sorta dissolve into glowy particles when they shift. Then those particles swirl around into a new shape to finish the transformation.

Currently he needs help from Mirai to shapeshift. To go back to the melting part, it’s sorta like he’s molding himself into a new form after the whole dissolving thing. Mirai is already a pro at it; dissolve and reform process is only a matter of seconds. This is due to all the images and information that was stored in her brain as a result of the operation. Vereganna and Anga slid those memories in an effort to maybe give her some knowledge that could be useful as well as fill up the space where the removed memories had been

That information (rat anatomy and wing structure, etc) is already firmly rooted in her brain so that she doesn’t need to take as much time manually forming everything. Calidi on the other hand, pretty much knows nothing so that’s why he needs help

In the interim between now and the return he’s probably going to try and learn more about how to do it himself