Child Event and Blackout Log

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Who: Anyone
Where: Around the city and in the apartments
When: November 15-18
Summary: Little kids everywhere!  Also the power grid is on the fritz.
Warnings: Hopefully none!

With the network and the city's electricity once again malfunctioning, the power to most of the city has either been knocked out or is malfunctioning.  And since inconvenient things rarely happen in a vacuum in Hinoto-Ri, a portion of the city has also been affected by some strange new curse, reverting to childlike forms.  Business in and around the city has ground to a standstill due to the power problems, and without functioning heat in the apartments, extra blankets and huddling together for warmth are the order of the day.  It's still possible to go outside as the government hasn't imposed any additional curfews, and the demons during the 13th Hour are as active as ever, but some people may just want to ride this out until everything is back to normal.

((OOC: Feel free to make your own top-level comments either mingling in your apartments or out and about in town.  The child event effects are in full swing, and taking place concurrent with the blackout from November 15th through the 18th.  Please label your posts with your character's name and location.  We apologize for the slight lateness of this log!))

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[bondsofsuffering]

[Daytime; any day]

Walking around by himself is a new experience for Hizumi. His parents had given him a certain amount of freedom here and there, but they'd always been close enough to come running if anything happened. This is his first time completely by himself, and it's almost a little scary.

Almost.

On the other hand, it's the very first time without parental supervision, and what kid doesn't dream of an opportunity like that?

Thus, he can be found walking all around town, looking into the shops curiously. If it's an adult (or anyone that could pass for an adult in a 5 year old's eyes), he keeps his mouth shut, walking with purpose and only stopping to politely ask for directions if he really has to. Not that there is anything at all suspicious about that! Right?

But if it's another kid who's obviously on their own too? Why, he'll just walk right on up to them, a happy grin plastered on his face.

"Hey! What'cha up to?"

[Evenings; any day]

Hizumi is one of the first to start gathering blankets once he realizes the power is out, but not necessarily for the reasons you'd think.

Using the ones he had found, along with the thick comforter on the comfy bed in what was apparently his room, he has built a blanket fort to trap in the heat. It's technically supposed to be a secret, but there's only so much a thing can be hidden when you've spent the day running around telling kids (and probably adults too) about how you were gonna use the blankets to make the coolest blanket fort ever and probably invited them. The sign on the (unlocked) door that says SECRET BASE also does not help.

That said, feel free to assume that your character found out about it in some way or another. After all, the best blanket forts are made of blankets from lots of different people, preferably bringing their own flashlights for maximum fort crawling ease.

((OOC: Incidentally, threadjacking in the blanket fort is completely and totally encouraged if enough people join in on that!))

daytime

[dontrunawayfromliving]

"I'm looking for Mom. I lost her somewhere."

[bondsofsuffering]

"You're looking for her? What does she look like? I can help you if you want!"

Since he's really got nothing else he needs or wants to do at the moment. Besides, his parents had taught him that it's good to help people in need, so it's only natural that he would do exactly that!

[dontrunawayfromliving]

Sarah holds her hands about four inches apart.

"She's about this long, and her blade is really sharp and short. Um...her handle is made of this really old material called 'wood'? I dunno what it comes from, but it's kind of a dark brown color."

[bondsofsuffering]

"......."

There's something wrong with this...

"Your mom's made out of wood?"

[dontrunawayfromliving]

"No, just her handle is. The rest of her's made out of metal, like a proper knife."

...her mom is a knife.

does this make her one of the blade children

[bondsofsuffering]

"Why is your mom a knife?"

[dontrunawayfromliving]

"She just lives in the knife. She had to go somewhere when she died, after all."

[bondsofsuffering]

"People don't live in knives. 'Sides, how can she live in one if she's dead?"

Aren't you supposed to go to heaven or come back as something else if you die, anyway?

[dontrunawayfromliving]

"Duh, everyone knows that when you die your soul goes into the thing that killed you."

...uh.

[bondsofsuffering]

"That's not true! That's not what happens at all!"

He doesn't sound especially upset or anything. He just knows that his parents never said anything like that, so obviously, she must have it wrong.

[dontrunawayfromliving]

"Well then where does it go?"

[bondsofsuffering]

"It goes to heaven and then after a while it comes back as somebody else."

...Considering the mixed ideas he's heard at this point, that actually came out surprisingly coherent.

[dontrunawayfromliving]

"...what's a 'heaven'?"

[bondsofsuffering]

"It's the place where you go when you die!"

Obviously.

[dontrunawayfromliving]

"So why can't Mom's heaven be inside her knife?"

[bondsofsuffering]

"Because heaven is in the sky, not a knife." He sounds a little impatient, shifting from foot to foot. "Why do you have a knife anyway? Aren't they s'posed to be dangerous?"

[melodyoflogic]

[For a 5 year old boy, Ayumu was rather well behaved... and, to the average stranger, alarmingly independent. He'd ventured our of his apartment, looking for answers as to why he was here, as well as his brother.

His parents? Even at this age, Ayumu knew they wouldn't be looking for him.

The first night of the blackout, he makes his way into Pisces ward's apartment complex purely to get in out from the cold after wandering all the way there. When he notices the sign, though, curiosity rears it's head, and he peeks in.]

[bondsofsuffering]

[It's hard to see because it's so dark, but there seems to be a light bobbing around behind some... fabric?

It doesn't take long for a minty-haired kid to stick his head out from behind the blankets, looking incredibly pleased with himself.]

Quick, close the door an' come here!

[melodyoflogic]

[It's another kid his age? There seemed to be a lot of kids around, for such a big city. And not a lot of grown ups...

Ayumu closes the door behind him, stepping in and giving the toothpaste headed kid a questioning look.] What're you doing?

[bondsofsuffering]

It's a blanket fort! C'mon!

[He gestures for Ayumu to follow him before disappearing behind the blanket once again. There's still the light at least, so it shouldn't be that hard for Ayumu to navigate his way.]

[melodyoflogic]

[Ayumu pauses for a moment after the other kid disappears into the mess of blanket, before tentatively getting on hands and knees and following him in.

....This was kind of cool, actually.] Do you usually invite strangers in here?

[bondsofsuffering]

[He stops abruptly to turn and face Ayumu again.]

Nah, but you're another kid, so it'll be okay!

[And back to crawling his way through, finally coming to stop at a slightly more open area of the fort. There's a couple of pillows here, and he quickly flops onto one with a pleased grin.]

This is it! The secret base!

Wow I thought this posted.

[melodyoflogic]

[he crawls after Hizumi, careful not to knock down any blankets making up the ceiling and walls of the fort, looking a little impressed when they come to the center of the fort.]

...This is cool.

[Though this might actually be the first blanket fort he's been in.] You made this all by yourself?

it's cool ♥

[bondsofsuffering]

[His smile only widens with the praise. It is really cool, isn't it?]

Yeah! I was lookin' for blankets so I asked around and a bunch of people gave me them. But I put it all together by myself!