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!))

Comments

[eyewillprotect]

Oh... That other child is crying. Aoi steps up her pace, trotting right up to the other girl.

"Don't cry! Are you lost, too?"

apologies for not having child icons

[demifemme]

Shura sniffles and stops, looking at the other girl. "Yeah... and I gotta pee."

totes fine~

[eyewillprotect]

"You have to use the toilet, too?"

That could be a problem. She looks around, wondering where they could find a bathroom.

"...Here! If we go ask, I'm sure we can find someplace for you to go!"

She holds out her hand to Shura.

Re: totes fine~

[demifemme]

Shura takes the girl's hand and nods, then wipes her nose on the sleeve of her kimono. Her parents told her not to talk to strangers, but when they'd meet a child her age they told her to be nice, so she is being nice.

"Okay."

[eyewillprotect]

"Let's go, then!"

She puts on a bright smile - just like when she showed Hisui her secret place. It's something she's noticed... sometimes, people just need a smile to feel better!

"I think this building over here is a restaurant - do you want to try asking them?"

[demifemme]

Shura blinks, then smiles a little. Okay, maybe she does feel a little better now thanks to that bright smile.

"There are no lights. Are you sure we can go in?"

[eyewillprotect]

"It can't hurt to look, right? If it turns out we can't, we can keep going down the street. There's lots of buildings."

[demifemme]

Shura nods, then begins trotting toward the restaurant with the other girl. Fortunately, they are let in to use the bathroom while the employees finish closing up.

It's a little complicated for a 5 year old to go to the bathroom with a kimono on, but in the end, Shura manages, even if she is not as neatly dressed as she was when she went in when she comes out.

"Better!"

[eyewillprotect]

"Good!"

And then, with another look around the street they're on...

"Did you lose your parents, too?"

[demifemme]

Oh dear. Shura loses her smile just thinking about it. "Yeah. I was coming back from the temple and then, POOF!" she opens her arms wide.

[eyewillprotect]

"You were here instead?"

Aoi shakes her head, looking somewhat disheartened.

"I went to bed like normal, but when I woke up, my house was different. There were other people there too, but my parents were gone. So I'm looking for them, too."