Event Log: The Hope of a Child

[hadrielmods]

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...

► This log covers January 23rd-Feb 1st.
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Will Solace - OTA

[sonofacesius]

Normal Flavor

[Okay. This was different. There were a lot more kids around than there should be. Unless the Door opened early and sucked in an elementary school. It was really too bad that the Gods chose to do this without pulling in any helpful tools. The Climbing Wall would come in real handy right now. Nothing like burning off some extra kiddie energy by trying to get up before the lava burns you. It's safe! Mostly. Not really. It would have be fine. No one's died in years.

But here? Will looked around idly, wondering what he could use to entertain any kids he came across.

Honestly, he was just happy no one seemed to have a flamethrower or a exploding frisbee.

Grabbing his guitar, he figured, sure, what could go wrong?]

Who wants to hear a song about how grandma puts on her armor?

Kiddie Version

[There's a kid hiding under a desk, maybe it's a table, maybe it was your bed. Huddled under there is a kid of about nine or ten, clutching a scalpel in front of him like it was life or death. His eyes darted around, paying attention to every sound he heard and every shadow that passed overhead. He didn't know where his satyr was but if he didn't make it to Camp?

The kids eyes are practically bugging out right now, and he's determined not to cry. Crying makes sounds, sounds mean monsters. They'd find him anyway though. He wasn't sure where he was...

Seeing a shadow pass he quickly jabbed in front of him, hoping to hit whatever was looming and crouching down.

Normal

[fracturedbeauty]

[Well, the promise of a strange story definitely catches little Yukari's attention. He's curious. And, well, he has alot more questions he'd like to bring to the table, too.

Sure enough, he slides in close enough to listen to Will's story.]

I wanna hear!

[He cries out, before taking a breath to continue.]

Why would grandma put on armour, though?

Re: Normal

[sonofacesius]

[Because the answer 'because my grandmother is kind of a bitch' isn't an appropriate answer, although at least here not liable to get him harassed by a herd of cows or turned into a pretty peacock feather. Instead, he tried to go with a more neutral answer]

Clearly you and I have different grandmothers.

[Will got ready, smiling at the little tot. At least he wasn't getting into trouble when he was listening to songs.]

This works a little better when you have actual armor on.

[he started the song, it's a weird stupid song that goes through different parts of armor as grandma puts them on, and Will points to each part where the armor would be as he goes.]

Attack of the Bitties

[yearrounder]

[Desks aren't sharp and that hurt. She's supposed to be exploring but that wasn't any fun at all. Not that she'd had any for a while.

She's not stupid enough to bend down to see what hurt in case it tries to attack her face, but she does yell a little bit]

Ow! That hurt!

Re: Attack of the Bitties

[sonofacesius]

[Will didn't drop the scalpel but brought it back toward him and put his empty hand over his face. Oh no did he just hurt someone! She sounded like a real person....but did that really mean anything? He really didn't want to get eaten.]

I'm sorry! Are you real? Like...you're not going to hurt me?

Re: Attack of the Bitties

[yearrounder]

[Then she does bend down and looks at him. She probably shouldn't but...well. He sounds scared.]

Yes I'm real and that really hurt. Why are you under there?

Re: Attack of the Bitties

[sonofacesius]

[Will is good and doesn't stab her. Because stabbing regular, real people is really, really bad.]

Monsters?

[Like they wouldn't find him under the desk?]

I'm sorry I hurt you.

Re: Attack of the Bitties

[yearrounder]

[She stops to think about that for a minute but then nods and climbs under there with him.]

That's a good idea. Monsters aren't under desks. [Usually.]

Re: Attack of the Bitties

[sonofacesius]

[Will smiles a little as she crawls under the desk with him.]

No. But they could be looking. Did you see any out there?

Re: Attack of the Bitties

[yearrounder]

[Smiling is much better than stabbing, although she doesn't smile back, she just keeps looking out for monsters.]

No, but they don' always look like it.

Re: Attack of the Bitties

[sonofacesius]

That's why I stabbed you. Just in case.

You don't smile enough. Or are you upset that I hurt you?

[Will mused. Who doesn't like to smile?]

Re: Attack of the Bitties

[yearrounder]

I don't smile when there's monsters. [Or...ever, but he doesn't have to know that.]

You shouldn't stab people.

Put down the sharp things!!!

[lifetothefullest]

[Ow, small scalpel-wielding child. Lance had been able to tell there was someone or something hiding under the piece of furniture, but it had been the concern about it being the latter that prevented him from employing his usual tactic of speaking first so as not to startle someone when approaching them.

So he'd crouched down quietly to figure out if it was an animal, a monster, or a kid, and found out it was the latter by the sudden swing of a weapon. Despite the surprise his reflexes are fast enough to dodge, for the most part, just ending up with a shallow cut across the hand he used to block.]

H-Hey, it's okay! I'm not going to hurt you.

[He assures the child as fast as possible, hoping to avoid another scalpel injury.]

Are you alright?

No!

[sonofacesius]

[Adult Will would be really glad he didn't hurt you too badly Lance. As it was, mini! Will was just really glad you weren't trying to eat him. He wasn't entirely sure you weren't a monster but starting out with 'i'm not going to hurt you' was probably better than 'I'm going to roast you over a spit with mango salsa.' He kept the scalpel gripped in his hand but closer to his body. And at least he wasn't stabbing at Sweets anymore.]

I'm hiding. You should probably hide too. There are monsters around.

[Probably.]

I'm sorry I hurt you. You are human right?

[lifetothefullest]

[Lance bunches up the corner of his overshirt and closes his injured hand around it, hoping that'll stop the bleeding easily enough while he talks.]

Yeah, I'm human; there aren't any monsters around right now. It's safe.

[That seems like the most important thing to say first, although that all said he does add--]

It's okay, it isn't serious. My name is Lance; what's yours?

[sonofacesius]

[Will watches him wrap the cut, curious. At least he was bleeding. That meant he probably wasn't a monster. And at least Lance admitted it? He knew his scalpel wasn't exactly a lot, and it certainly wasn't celestial bronze and damaging to monsters, but....it was all he could grab.]

Okay.

[He started to crawl out from under the desk, still holding his weapon.]

I'm Will.

[He looked around, making sure there really wasn't someone waiting to eat him and that Lance wasn't working with the monsters. Nope. So far so good....]

[lifetothefullest]

[Ah, it's Will. That makes sense. But Lance is pleased that he seems to believe him and is willing to come out from under the desk, and he watches Will look around before adding--]

It's nice to meet you, Will. There are monsters on the outskirts of the city, but usually not around here.

[Normally he wouldn't tell kids there are real monsters, at least not right away, but he thinks giving the truth is actually both the most believable and most reassuring thing he can do in this situation.]

[sonofacesius]

Maybe not yet, but there will be. They'll come. It's probably not safe for you to be here with me. Unless you got a weapon?

[Will is glad he told him that there were monsters. He wouldn't have believed him if he told them there weren't any. Good call Lance.]

Do you have a better place we could hide?

[lifetothefullest]

They're a different kind of monster than you're used to, but I do have a weapon. It'll be okay.

[He's not too concerned about the issue of having to deal with any monsters right now, but he knows it'll be a different matter trying to convince Will of that.]

But you might feel safer at the Guard headquarters or the new Clinic; they're both still under construction, but there are a lot of people around who can also handle monsters if they need to.

[sonofacesius]

[He really didn't have much of a choice, and if this adult knew about monsters and how to avoid them and be safe, that was something Will wanted to take him up on. He seemed pretty sure that they'd both be safe. He took a breath, and tried to relax. The suggestion about the Guard headquarters made him feel a whole lot safer.]

I think i'd like that.

[He gave the man a small smile and tried out his name.]

Lance.

[lifetothefullest]

[Lance smiles in return, trying to be reassuring through confidence; he's very sure they're safe right now, after all.]

The clinic and guard are right next to each other, and they aren't too far. I can lead you there.

[hasadoctorsnote]

[This is weird. Really weird. But then, he's a demigod, so he's seen weird things before. Dealing with small children is awkward but he tries, especially because he is pretty sure that is Will and he can't just leave Will. He gives the kid what he hopes is an encouraging smile and not a creepy one, holding out his hand invitingly.] Hey... You don't have to hid under the bed. It's okay.

[sonofacesius]

[Thanks, Nico. Will would pay you back when he woke up. You were sweet. He's also really glad he didn't hurt you. As for mini Will, here, he was pretty sure that where he was currently was great for hiding from monsters. He shook his head, clutching the scalpel.]

Monsters are out there.

[hasadoctorsnote]

I know. And I know it's scary. It's okay to be scared. [He sits down on the floor, crossing his legs to show he's going to sit there and wait with him until he decides to come out.] But here's the thing... If you decide to stay under the bed forever, that's letting the monsters decide how you're going to live your life. You should get to decide how you're going to live your life. And sometimes bad, scary things happen like monsters attack. But where we are now, monsters hardly ever come here, I promise, and if they do, there's a lot of people here who know how to fight them that can keep you safe, myself included. I'll do my best to make sure the monsters don't get you. Okay?

[sonofacesius]

[Will thought about it, listening to the words and mulling them over. He was right. As safe as he was under furniture, he didn't want to stay there forever. For one, there wasn't a toilet and he was going to have to move eventually. Taking a breath and gathering his courage, he crawled out from under the space into open air and looked around, as if waiting for monsters that never came.]

Okay. Deal.