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“Dob,” Merilwen said cautiously. “Do you think you might be going a bit overboard with the invisibility spells?”“Nope. Not at all. What could’ve given you that idea?” he answered, unconcerned. Surveying the Joyful Damnation, floating equipment littered the deck where tables ought to be, Corazón stood, miffed, at the helm, steering an invisible wheel, and Egbert was running around headlessly, blowing smoke.“Just a thought,” She said, flatly.“Land ho’!” Egbert cried, shooting out an excited jet of flame from his nostrils. Just through the morning fog, Merilwen could make out the grayscale docks of Necropolis on Sea.“Finally,” Prudence sighed, relaxing at the sight of the rolling hills of graves. “Home sweet home. There’s only so much of that horrid hammock that I can take.”Dob lit up. “How about I make your problems-”“Don’t you dare.”“-disappear?” He grinned. The others groaned. “Excellent! I am off, to turn all of your beds, invisible.”---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This was starting to get ridiculous. Corazón awoke the next morning to find that his house was missing its larder, windows, basement door, and all of its chairs. Dob had taken things too far. He marched down to the kitchen where the rest of the guild was eating breakfast at an invisible table.“Allright, Dob. This needs to stop.”“I haven’t the faintest idea what you’re talking about,” replied Dob mysteriously. Corazón fumed.“This!” He gestured to the lack of chairs, and apparently table too. “You need to cool it with the invisible stuff! We paid good money for this furniture-”“No we didn’t.”“No, you’re right. We stole most of it- but it’d be nice to actually be able to see the things we’ve stolen! Guys? Can you back me up here? ”------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“I cast invisibility on Corazón’s clothes.” The Oxventurers broke out into a fit of giggling. Johnny grinned.“Uh, okay... make me a wisdom/perception check.” Luke blinked in surprise.“Sure. That’s a- natural one, Johnny.” Everyone started laughing again.“Wonderful, uh... Corazón’s clothes are rendered invisible, but you notice that uh, where his genitals should be, he appears to be completely smooth, and you think to yourself ‘Oh my god. I’ve turned Corazón’s dick invisible.’” Another raucous peal of laughter made its way through the group.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“Dob!” Corazón cried out in surprise. “Give me my clothes back!”“Sweet La Vache Mauve, I’ve invisibled your unmentionables!” Dob cried. “Don’t worry, buddy. I’ll fix that!” Corazón’s eyes widened.“No, Dob!”------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“I let his dick become visible again, but not his clothes,” Said Luke.“Make me another wisdom/perception check.” Luke rolled a d20, and-“It’s another nat 1!” He laughed.“Right, it uh, it just doesn’t come back. You’re not really sure why,” said Johnny.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“Why. Won’t. This. Work!” Dob grunted, turning purple in the face, from the effort. Prudence eyed the encounter suspiciously.“Uh, Corazón, where’re your...” She gestured, “...unmentionables?” Corazón blinked.“That, is a good question... and the answer is... I have no idea what you’re talking about.”------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Johnny paused. “What?”“Just give me a minute,” Andy implored them.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“You know, your... bits?” Corazón shrugged.“Your genitals?” Merilwen asked. He shook his head.“Your penis!” Egbert shouted.“Oh! That,” said Corazón, finally. “Yeah, humans don’t have those.”------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“Charisma Persuasion check,” said Johnny immediately.“Yeah that’s fair.”“The rest of you, make me a wisdom/perception check. And I’m going to remind you that Egbert used to be human, so I’ll give you advantage on this roll.”“Sweet.”“Dob, you rolled two natural ones. I’m going to say that you fail this check, and have you sit out.”“13,” said Jane.“11,” Said Ellen.“8 minus 1 is 7,”“That never gets old.” Johnny smiled.“Hold on,” said Mike, “and... 9 minus 1 is 8.” They all laughed.“Well I got a 23!” Andy proclaimed, triumphantly.“You believe him.”“Aww...” the others moaned, good naturedly.“It’s not like any of you have studied human biology before, and Egbert, it’s been such a long time since you were a human boy. This news is surprising, but not unbelievable.”------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“Wait,” said Egbert. “So how do things work, then?”“Oh my god, Egbert. I’m not giving you a lesson in human sex ed.”“Aww..”“But how does it work?” Prudence asked. Merilwen nodded eagerly.“This is unbelievable. Dob, give me back my clothes. I’m going upstairs to sulk.” Reluctantly, Dob returned visibility to Corazón’s clothes, and the pirate stomped back upstairs to his room. He shut the door, and slumped back in relief. “That’s good-”------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“-now they’ll never know, that I, Corazón de Ballena, am transgender,” finished Andy.“Ohhhh...” The Oxventurers said.“You know, I was wondering how you were going to make that work,” said Johnny. “Excellent work.”“Thank you,” said Andy.“Yeah,” Ellen said, “We really didn’t see that one coming!” “Ugh...”