destinystrings | Child Event and Blackout Log

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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Around the dormitory

Akihiko's worked so hard throughout his life to be strong and independent. Bad things happen, and when you're young, there's very little you can do about them.

Imagine his horror as he wakes up to a room that seems much larger than it actually is. He wiggles his toes beneath the sheets, then gives his space a look around. Was he dreaming again? There's only one thing to do.

Bawl his eyes out, apparently.

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Outside

Akihiko's going to ignore this handicap. He's a big boy--er, an adult. He can handle this minor setback. Really, he just needed a good cry is all, probably. He'll just take a walk around the building and go back inside. He's got to return to his training regime at some time, and being small shouldn't get in the way of getting used to his new body.

Right? Hopefully nobody would think he was unsupervised and in trouble. And hopefully Minako, Shinji, and Miki wouldn't mind.

Oh, there's another white-haired kid. He remembers adulthood, but that doesn't stop him from approaching, comparing silently.

"We're the same." He reaches out, tugging at Akihiko's hair to indicate what he's talking about. Then, looking down to his hand, he frowns. "Sorry. I just... couldn't help myself." He's just... feeling impulsive, he supposes.

Akihiko feels his hair being gently tugged at. Despite this, old reflexes jump in, and his eyes start to water. "H-hey!" He manages to not to go all out with the sobbing, but a tear or two rolls down his face. "What're you doing? I-"

Well, he said sorry. That's more than he can expect from a kid. He looks up the staircase to the dormitory thoughtfully. If he runs back inside, it'll be okay, right? "Who are you?"

Ah -- but he didn't mean to make him cry...

"I'm Riku. I'm s'posed to be a grownup, though. Not that... that's obvious when I look like this." He frowns gently, unsure what to say. "Sorry I pulled your hair. Are you okay? Don't cry."

"Riku..."

Akihiko immediately forgets about the hair pulling when Riku explains himself.

"Huh? You're supposed t'be a grown up too?! I...I woke up, and my bed was high off the ground and I couldn't reach anything and-" He goes into a lightly panicked description of his morning.

"Uh huh. I was outside and I couldn't lift my Keyblade anymore, and then... I left to find somewhere, safe, cause it's too heavy to fight with." He nods gently, taking a few steps away for a moment and peering down the road.

"You think we could find somewhere to go? This kinda stuff used to happen to me where I was before, and it always wore off. Maybe we just hafta wait and it'll fix itself?"

Akihiko starts to gravitate towards the steps of the dormitory. "I can't leave my little sister here. She'll get scared if I'm gone too long...I think." He frowns a little. But... "Hey, you wanna stay with us? We have some food, and you won't be alone!"

"Um... is that okay?" He hasn't seen Kairi or Naminé around to make sure they're okay, but he's sure he can contact them over the network later. And maybe they're not even kids like him. After a moment, he nods. "I'd like that, if it's not a bother."

"Um..." He needs to ask an adult-wait. No. He is the adult. This is a dorm. He can have guests over, right? "Yeah! It's okay!" He exclaims, a bit of determination on his face.

"Thanks, Akihiko." Riku smiles gently, nodding at the admission. He's glad he found another friend he can ask for help if he needs it. That's always good, and this Akihiko friend seems kinda like he needs help too, anyway. "I'm sorry I made you cry. Did it hurt?"

It's been years since Shinjiro's heard Aki cry. But it's been a good decade since he can remember being this small. Waking up in baggy clothing that suddenly doesn't fit, hair that's a little shorter than he remembers, shaggier. He's... young again? He's not sure what to think when he rolls out of bed and tries to find clothing that won't just fall off him. But he shoves them on quickly, heads out his bedroom door, and that's when he catches the crying.

It's familiar, in a way, and sparks some old memories that he's... never really forgotten. And after a moment he walks to the door, pausing in front of it, before knocking.

"Aki?"

Frightened by the knocking, Akihiko stops sobbing and looks to the door. It's been a while, so he doesn't remember Shinjiro's voice in the state that it's in right away.

"Wh-who's there?" He calls from bed.

...Seriously?

He tries to open the door, finding it locked as he tests the door handle. After that, a slightly stilted grimace finds its way onto his face that interplays with genuine concern.

"If there's another guy that calls you Aki, I'd like to meet him." He sighs. "Open the door."

Edited 2013-11-25 05:14 (UTC)

Damn it Shinji, he's under stress!

...So it is Shinji! He carefully slides off the side of the bed and wanders to the doorway in his shirt-toga-gown, twisting the lock and opening the door. "What's going on here?" Look at that face. You can't be mad at it for very long, can you Shinji?

It's... strange and nostalgic, seeing Aki so young. It should feel stranger than it does, being in a body that's ten years younger, and seeing a reminder of his childhood from so long ago that he had been sure (until Geartopia, at least) that he wouldn't see again, but it doesn't.

"...Stuff like this happens sometimes."

It doesn't explain why he was crying of all things. Does he not remember where they are and shit? If this place could regress his newly-made body back, maybe his memories were in kind. Be a damned hassle but it wouldn't be bad, to forget a few things for a little while. Or so he gets the impression.

"You know where we are, yeah?"

So this place did strange things to them too...just not nearly as horrific. At least in this case. He looks down at himself again, then at Shinji. He thought maybe it was his new body's fault, but if Shinji's young too, that possibility is ruled out.

"Hinoto-Ri?" He tests, sniffling and itching his nose.

"Yeah. More or less." He goes quiet for a moment, his eyes flit to the opposite wall, almost guiltily. Aki had been used to being manipulated and experimented on. So to wake up and find yourself changed again... That had probably what had been upsetting. Guess Hinoto-ri couldn't give it a rest for another month or two. "But... this place ain't anything like the Tower. Stuff like this doesn't happen that often."

"I-I'm not worried." He defends himself, staring at the floor shyly for a few moments. He remembers everything, but he's easily fallen back into his old youthful habits for some reason.

"What do we have to do to grow up again?" In the tower, physical changes could be deadly. When something happened, they needed to act fast to find a remedy. Not one single person could do it all by themselves.

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