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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Comments

[clockworkflower]

She eyes the extinguished saber a little sadly, her hands firmly behind her back to help resist the temptation to try and take it. Then she has to bring them up again to count on her fingers.

"Um - about trying to make castles out of flour. About bringing spiny toads in the house. About smoking cigarettes. Lots of things."

Lots of boring things, which Lilith dismisses with a toss of her hair.

"I just woke up here. I thought I'd sleepwalked only there's all the buildings and the water and stuff. There's a road made of water! Have you seen that yet?"

[prophesiedone]

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.

[clockworkflower]

"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?"

[prophesiedone]

"Dick doesn't sound like a good influence." like...worse than him. A lot worse. He would never get a kid addicted to smoking.

"Yeah, I can't explain why or how I'm here either." he smiles a little at the hyena, "What's his name? Do you know?"

Anakin isn't sure what she means. He shakes his head slowly. "I don't think we're dreaming."

[clockworkflower]

"That's why he's my friend. Maybe there's a way to travel in dreams? Like maybe when you sleep extra hard or something you can wake up in another world?"

Her eyes sparkle, as though the hope is literally spilling out of them, as though this is a thing Lilith has been wishing forever; and perhaps it is, because she bites it back and turns to her hyena instead. She rests one hand on his ear and looks him solemnly in the eye.

"Lou. He's Lou, and the other one's Bud. He thinks I rescued him from..."

Her nose crinkles.

"From a man with a smell. A really scary smell. Like the Aunts only ....not."

[prophesiedone]

"What about your parents?" he wasn't letting her slide. He was a Jedi Padawan and she wasn't going to break his focus on what mattered. Little girls shouldn't be smoking.

"I don't know about that. Even the strongest Jedi Masters cannot travel in their dreams." as far as he knew? But he was still learning.

Crouching down, Anakin holds out his hand to Lou, smiling at her contagious good mood.

"Hey, Lou. Hey, Bud. I'm glad you're in good hands." he arched a brow and glanced up at Lilith, "The aunts? Your aunts?"

They smelled?

[clockworkflower]

"No parents. I don't know exactly where Bud is? Lou thinks he's guarding me while I sleep and Lou is guarding me while I explore. That's why I thought I might be dreaming."

Lou makes a strange rumbling sound that apparently translates to pleasure, and licks Anakin's hand. Lilith giggles.

"They're not my aunts. They're just Aunts. They found me and I live in their house."