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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[demifemme]

There is a little child with long hair, in a red kimono with cranes on it with a pink obi and a white fur collar trotting around the apartment building in Pisces, looking lost. She goes to the left, stops, turns around, goes to the right, then stops and repeat, lips pressed together in focus and contained tears.

"Mommy? Daddy? This is not my house..."

OPEN

[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!))

[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.

Sarah Snowdon | Pisces

[dontrunawayfromliving]

Sarah's not really sure what happened - this is definitely not the Outer Ghetto, but she's not going to complain about actually being inside the walls for once. When she found herself in a luxurious apartment with nobody else around, she followed her first instinct and stole a kitchen knife before running outside.

Currently, she's crouched by a puddle of dirty water, using it as a makeshift mirror to adjust the red ribbons holding her long black hair up in twin ponytails.

Fumi Kanno | Aquarius and Leo Districts - now in babby form

[terminally_clever]

[With the network glitching, one would expect a certain scientist to be on top of things as she always is, sussing out the problem and trying to make herself look better than Kandori and his team at MAGI.

Typically, this would be the case, but not today.

Instead, it would appear that Fumi has fallen victim to the de-aging curse as well. She's not sure where else to go in an unfamiliar city except the schools and the police station, so anyone in the Aquarius or Leo Districts on the first day of the event will most likely catch sight of a dark-haired, pale-skinned little girl dressed in a school uniform and wearing a familiarly dour expression on her face. She's wearing an embarrassingly thick pair of glasses with big red plastic frames, her hair tied into messy pigtails and carrying a backpack unadorned with any sorts of decorations or charms. The poor little thing is trying to look tough, but it's clear she's getting more nervous as time goes on.]

[badluckhealer]

[Is anyone surprised that Agatha became a tiny as well? No, no one is. However, without her memories of the present, and from a time before she found out the truth about her family, she's...a little different. Instead of a quietly depressed child, there is -

Well. There is a toddler bouncing and running around in a park, grinning widely and laughing with her arms spread out to the side like little wings. She doesn't seem concerned with anything serious, and she will actually "fly" around anyone who gets close enough. It's a way of saying hi, really.

...On the bright side, at least she can socialize now?]

[dontrunawayfromliving]

"...what're you wearing?"

It's a study in contrasts here - where Fumi's uniform is, well, a uniform, Sarah's clothing can only be described as 'rags'. The cleanest thing Sarah's wearing is the pair of red ribbons that tie off her twin ponytails.

Open | Noda is not affected by the event

[halberdaxe]

Noda was one of the few who weren't turned their younger self, nor did he know those who were. If he knew better, he may have realized how something was off due to the sudden influx of children.

So there he was, walking around with his halberd resting on his shoulder.

Open!

[boxingemperor]

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.

---

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.

[bakegarasu]

[A little boy wanders the streets, dragging a katana behind him as well as a trenchcoat that's much too large for him. He's shivering a little bit, but he doesn't seem to really care. His hair is dark and his eyes are big, and his expression is set in a permanent scowl.]

[trainwrecking]

Luckily, Noda doesn't have to excel in the brains department (which is good, because he never will). Never fear, wuss Otonashi is here shooing some children out of the road. The street is a bad playland, okay, just ask Hinata.

"Hah? Noda, you..." Are normal. Large. Not fun-sized. A big boy (sort of).

[eyewillprotect]

Aoi was walking around, still in search of her parents or... anything familiar, really. This is definitely not the Tokyo she knows, and it's all quite strange!

But when she spots a tall man with a halberd, even she loses courage, giving a small gasp and taking an instinctive step back. Aren't weapons not allowed...?

[halberdaxe]

Oh, that's a familiar face he hasn't gotten angry at in a long while. First instinct was to glare over at Otonashi when he heard the other's voice.

"What do you want?"

[terminally_clever]

...What are you wearing?

[This kid looks even poorer than her family is. By a lot.]

[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."

[dontrunawayfromliving]

Sarah glances down at her rags and shrugs.

"...dunno. Stuff I found?"