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

[beatsup]

Does not compute. "But I don't know where this is."

[asitshouldbe]

"I know where we are. That's enough, isn't it?"

...childish as the excuse may be.

[beatsup]

It's good... but not really good enough. "But you don't know where Minato is! Or Mom and Dad!"

[asitshouldbe]

He pauses for a moment, frowns, feeling suddenly guilty even though there's really nothing he can do about the circumstances. "I'm sure he's with your parents."

[beatsup]

It could have been worse, Shinji. If she'd lost a couple fewer months worth of memories, she wouldn't be asking about any of them at all.

"Then how do I find them?"

[asitshouldbe]

He's learned that things can always be worse. Just give it time.

Though he suddenly feels like he's overheard dozens of conversations similar to this one. Maybe because some of his memories are suddenly more vivid than he can remember them being for a long time.

"Probably better to let them find you."

[beatsup]

Minako finally wilts. He's shot down all her ideas and still nothing has changed. But if she can't go to a police station, what is she supposed to do?

"I can't just give up. ...I want to go home."

[asitshouldbe]

Well. He feels like there's an appropriately Minako-sized ball of lead in his gut.

"I'm not sayin' you have to give up. ...Would it make you feel better if you looked?"

[beatsup]

"...Yeah. I need to look."

He'd better think up some way to keep them both from getting scooped up by the police at this rate.

[asitshouldbe]

If the power grid malfunctioning isn't keeping them busy, anyway. Or maybe they're just about as tall as they are. Hell if he knows.

But his eyes soften somewhat as he shoves his hands into his pockets. He'd love to just go home and cocoon himself in a few layers of blankets. "...Then I'll help you look. But if we can't find anything, it'd be better to go back to the dorm. Then you can wait for them to pick you up there, alright?"