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Event Log: The Hope of a Child

Who: All characters participating in the event
What: The event log for the The Hope of a Child event
Where: All over the city!
When: January 23rd-Feb 1st
Warnings: Youths

By now, the gods have probably done enough weird crap to you while you're asleep for you to be a little suspicious- but it's not like you can just not sleep, especially when there are a few supernatural forces making your eyes droopy and your body feel heavy.

And now, when you fall asleep, you'll wake up somewhere else and you'll likely have quite a different temperament- you'll be younger, maybe a little more naive and innocent, and you won't exactly remember all the wild stuff that's happened to your adult self. Maybe now you'll be a little more trusting and emotional, hm? The gods could definitely use a little boost in power, and what better way to do it than to harness the power of overemotional kiddos!

Or maybe you aren't affected at all and find yourself surrounded by youths. What are you going to do when your best friend doesn't know how to cook for themselves? Or your bitter rival is throwing a temper tantrum because they broke their favorite toy? Nobody asked for this kind of responsibility, but think about what would happen if nobody was around to take care of these babies...

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[Barry looks up from the squares he's drawn out in the sand, the numbers he's currently carving into each square, one by one. The sight that greets him makes him drop the stick he's holding on the ground, eyes going wide.

It's a lady. A really pretty lady. She looks a little like the elf girl he met a couple of days ago. The also really pretty one, with the huge smile and cute laugh and dirt on her face. This lady doesn't have dirt on her face, though. She's way taller, way older, and her hair is so bright unlike the really dark hair the elf girl had.

Maybe Barry just thinks elves in general are pretty. But that can't be right, that other elf girl he met wasn't nearly as pretty as this person...]

Um... [He shuffles shyly, pushing some sand around with his foot.] Y-Yeah? I guess? [Even though he's all red and his stomach is doing those weird flips again, Barry looks up at the tall elf lady, considering her thoughtfully.]

Can adults even play hopscotch..?

She will have a nasty surprise if she tries to touch his lightsaber! Her cute face won't save her from paying that price.

"The first two make sense, but... You smoke?" he looks a bit worried about that, "That's not good for your health, you know."

Sighing, he crosses his arms and nods.

"This is a weird place. I've been exploring and I haven't seen any sign of who brought us here. What about you?" the roads of water can wait.

(She arches a brow, smiling faintly.)

Everyone is probably a stranger to you here. I'm afraid you will have to take a chance or you will be hungry a long time.

[ Likewise, Rose hasn't actually seen anyone who looks like Lup before. The ears are... not actually abnormal, but the rest of her looks so mortal it's interesting. Most yokai at least had animal features. Strange.

The pup looks up with misty eyes and can't help the half-smile that forms at the clap back. ] You don't even have any fangs, [ she says. ]

I didn't. I just. I don't know where I am?

[ Saying 'I'm scared' makes her sound like a baby though and Rose isn't about that. ]

[ It would absolutely only freak her out more. Good call, Alphys. Please to not be screaming about the adorable pup. She'd be offended to be thought of as adorable anyway. She's ferocious and frightening. Totally.

Very warily, the wolf crawls out from her hiding spot and reaches out tentatively for the cookie. Her fingernails are more akin to claws and her fangs might be small but are still plenty sharp. She takes a bite, chews, and ]

S'too sweet.

[ Bleh. ]

[ 'Can't' isn't a Rose in aunt Rose's dictionary. If the kid wants to learn how to handle a knife, then so be it. She's not about to tell her no. It's not her responsibility what ramifications it might have. ]

Alright, [ is all she says before passing off the dagger to the young girl. ] Get a feel for it, first. The weight and everything. You might not think that's important but, trust me, it is.

[ Yes, crying! This world is horrible and she hates it already. She wants to go home, to her snow-covered home and curled up next to her mother. ]

Why would you?

[ Of course she's going to ask. Children's curiosity is a powerful thing. ]

[ Maybe one day. But today sure as hell isn't that day.

Her eyes widen at the mention 'wizard.' She's read about those! While Rose has yet to meet one (she will, she'll know several), she's always been fascinated by their use of magic and how it's different from her own. ]

Prove it, [ she challenges immediately. Even young, Rose was a fiesty one. She had to be. Or else. ] I wanna' see the greatest stuff you can do!

[ To that, Rose can only smile. Yeah, she didn't think he was really as tough as he trying to play off. ]

Don't worry, kid, you couldn't hurt me if you tried.

[ That's... pretty true. ]

She is fierce, alright. Just because Rey isn't scared of her doesn't mean that she isn't.

"No," she answers, sniffling harshly one last time before finally seeming to compose herself. "I'm fine." That might sound familiar, to someone who knows what they're looking at. As it is, Rey probably won't connect the dots just yet. "I just got scared was all, but it's alright. I'm not anymore."

She very carefully crawls out of her hiding spot. Her ears and tail are still tucked in tight - a way to tell that she's lying through her teeth - but despite herself comes a little closer to Rey.

"It's not like I get a chance much. Only when Dick steals extras."

She's not touching it. She's being Good. It's something of an effort.

"I told you, I just woke up here. I thought I'd just walked here, but there's nothing like this close enough to walk to."

The hyena makes a soft, musical sound and Lilith reaches up to rub his ears.

"He's no help. He thinks I live here and I'm asleep, but this - do you think we're dreaming? I keep pinching myself. Do you think if you go into a dream and don't fall asleep any more it'll let you stay?"

Well met, Milady Stark! Or would you prefer it if I called you Sansa?

That's better, at least. Rey has to suppress the urge to throw her hand over her mouth, and instead conceals her smirk by command of her own facial muscles. While she hasn't put the name to that little face yet, there's something particularly... fucking adorable about her wolfish features. Maybe it has something to do with Rey's own innate soft spot for animals, or even children, and this kid is both rolled into one.

"Good," Rey says after taking a few deep breaths. "What're you doing back there, anyway?"

[Holy shit, is this a tiny baby Alphys?

A lot of the kids wandering the city have been hard for Ellie to place. At first, she didn't even realize that de-aging was what had gone down. But Alphys is pretty distinctive, and unless someone just like her but younger has rocked up to the city, Ellie's pretty sure that's what's happened here.

She squats down low, trying to make herself less threatening before she addresses the monster.]

Whatcha looking for? Want some help?

[ There are...a lot of kids around. A lot of them. A hell of a lore more than she's seen since she got here. And Alana got extremely confused and kind of alarmed.

She is absolutely clueless about what's going on and entirely worried that there's so many of them around in this place. It's unnerving and unsafe. And where the hell are all the adults? Wouldn't all the other people in this city be worried too?

She hears the little girl nearby and her attention is peaked. She watches her for a moment before taking a few steps over and calling out. ]

Hey--Are you okay?

[ She's still taking in the, like...entire town of children. What the fuck just happened to this place?

But her thoughts are completely interrupted by a tiny, very authoritative voice. ]

Huh, what?

[ Oh no!

It's been a little while, and she's done a little processing on just...all of this. No, it still makes no sense, but someone's got to make sure these kids are okay.

Mom mode, go! She leans on her knees, speaking softly.]

Hey, little guy--hey...it's okay. Are you lost?

[ Okay, so waking up to an entire town of kids wasn't enough for today, she has to burgled too.

She mumbles a startled "What the fuck" under her breath, but is soon cut off by the sound of voices, deeper into the apartment. Carefully, she makes her way down the hall, stopping just short of the open door.

She peeks, and, even if the voices themselves should have given it away, she still didn't expect two little kids to be rooting through that little stuff she has in her room.

What the fuck, kids. ]

What the hell are you doing?

[ Alana has been trying to comfort some of the more upset kids she finds, overwhelmed by just how many of them are around. She's just one person, and she hasn't seen many adults around at all. It doesn't look like anyone's keeping an eye on these kids, and that's kind of a recipe for disaster, with all the ruins and pools around.

But she hears this very stressed out kid, and it catches her attention. ]

Hey, kid. You okay?

[ Child crying, and the instinct is deep rooted. Maglor turns, heading for the child, never mind the oddity of the looks of said child ]

Oh little one. Hush now.

[ He comes to kneel by him and offer him a handkerchief ]

He recognise the hair, although the body is far too young, and the skill is raw but already promising, despite that he doesn't know the style.

He shakes his head and bows a little, politely.

"No, little lady. I was only passing through. But you show good skill, and I could not help but stop to watch."

[ Alana blinks, looking down at this kid. She's stressed, not sure what to do with all of these kids and the urge to keep them out of trouble. There's just so many. And in a place like this, weird, and off and...so many ruined buildings, where they can get hurt, and she just is flailing inside.

But she crouches down, gentle smile and voice and all. ]

Huh- not sure, big guy.

What's your name?

Maglor looks down and an eyebrow hikes up.

"You are a little too young to be thinking of such things, I think, even for one of Men!"

[Though Glacius' tone remains perfectly congenial and reassuring, he is a hair more wary now. That was a pretty drastic shift, from literally crying out for help to trying to dissuade him from seeing the injury. Is there something else going on, or is he really that frightening?

Trying not to frown, the alien lets out a small chirp.] Ah, I doubt that, young one. I've probably seen far worse on my own body. But if it is that bad that is all the more reason we should get it taken care of, no?

[Nevertheless, Glacius does not make a move just yet. He's not about to violate the boundaries of a child; if Taako doesn't want him to come closer, then he won't. About all he does is lower himself closer to the ground in a crouch, trying to seem more approachable in any way that he can think of.]

Maglor pauses to blink at the ....blue... icy... personthing? approaching - wary at first, but gentling, as he recognises the uncertainty.

"Hello." He says gently. "Are you hungry, youngling?"

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2. everything about tiny Lydia destroyed my heart

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