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ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴅᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴏғ ʜᴀᴅʀɪᴇʟ ([personal profile] hadrielmods) wrote in [community profile] hadriel_logs2018-01-23 10:37 am

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...

► This log covers January 23rd-Feb 1st.
► Feel free to make your own logs as well!
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► If you trip over a kid and die, please let us know here.
lowkeycrazy: (☼ tears)

[personal profile] lowkeycrazy 2018-01-28 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[He sniffles, slowly looking up at the teenager with red, watery eyes. After a moment, he uncurls, and... takes the bag of chips and offers it up to Yusuke.]

T-this doesn't belong to me... [A stuttering breath as more tears run down his cheeks.] I'm sorry... I sh-shouldn't have taken it.
wantsnudes: (120)

[personal profile] wantsnudes 2018-01-28 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Is he apologising for stealing? The irony would almost be funny, in other circumstances. Here Yusuke just shakes his head and doesn't take the bag, simply crouching down so they're on the same eye level.]

It's fine if you have it. All the food here is created by Hope, so you can simply take as much as you need.
lowkeycrazy: (☼ huh?)

[personal profile] lowkeycrazy 2018-01-28 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[He blinks, slowly lowering his arm and looking confused. He sniffs and brings up an arm to wipe at his face.]

But... you don't have to pay? [He looks away, guilty.] Because I don't have money...
wantsnudes: (066)

[personal profile] wantsnudes 2018-01-28 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't worry. I don't have any money either. [Even before Hadriel, not just now, tbh...]

Here, anything you can find in a store is free, so there's no need to worry.
lowkeycrazy: (☼ silhouette)

[personal profile] lowkeycrazy 2018-01-28 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
A.. are you sure? [The guilt imparted from taking from the stores hit him particularly bad...]
wantsnudes: (013)

[personal profile] wantsnudes 2018-01-28 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[Nods, offering him a small smile.]

I'm sure. Would you like me to take you to a store and show you?
lowkeycrazy: (☼ silhouette)

[personal profile] lowkeycrazy 2018-01-28 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[He gives another sniff, and then a nod. It's not that he doesn't believe this boy— he seems very kind— but maybe seeing it would help him feel better.]
wantsnudes: (029)

[personal profile] wantsnudes 2018-01-28 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Very well. Follow me.

[Yusuke straightens back up onto his feet, leading him to the closest store. As he does so, he looks down at the boy.]

I'm Yusuke Kitagawa, by the way. It's nice to meet you. [He's partly being polite, but if he introduces himself, he'll at least be able to confirm his suspicions about the boy's identity.]
lowkeycrazy: (☼ ah!)

[personal profile] lowkeycrazy 2018-01-28 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[He keeps the bag close to his chest as he walks with the older boy, looking up at him.

Ah! Manners.]


My name's Goro Akechi. It's nice to meet you too, Kitagawa-san. [He even bows his head respectfully to Yusuke.]
wantsnudes: (082)

[personal profile] wantsnudes 2018-01-28 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[So polite! Only this time, Akechi's manners seem to be genuine, rather than a front for something else.]

Things are difficult here, but you'll be all right. My friends and I can look out for you.

[...Assuming it's fine with Akira and Futaba. Even if it isn't, Yusuke won't just leave him here alone.]
lowkeycrazy: (☼ unsure)

[personal profile] lowkeycrazy 2018-01-28 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Really?

[He looks a bit star-struck for a moment... before his brow furrows and he suddenly slouches over, curling in on himself.

Older kids... generally aren't very kind to him, so... even though Kitagawa-san seems nice... it could all just be a trick, right?]
wantsnudes: (030)

[personal profile] wantsnudes 2018-01-28 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, really.

[Yusuke looks at him askance. He's not always good at reading others, and with children that's a whole new layer of unfamiliarity, but he still doesn't miss that shift in mood, the move to a defensive posture.]

... But if you don't want to come, that's all right, too. I simply want to help.
lowkeycrazy: (☼ unsure)

[personal profile] lowkeycrazy 2018-01-28 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[He looks up at Kitagawa hesitantly.]

...why?
wantsnudes: (006)

[personal profile] wantsnudes 2018-01-29 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Yusuke pauses to consider. "Because it's the right thing to do" will probably not be a satisfactory answer, even if it's an honest one, so--]

I know what it feels like, to feel alone and unsure of who you can trust. Being dragged to an unfamiliar land is even worse. I wouldn't leave anyone else alone to suffer in that kind of situation.
lowkeycrazy: (☼ ah!)

[personal profile] lowkeycrazy 2018-01-29 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
[He looks up at him, his gaze softening a bit. Even though he's still not totally convinced... he wants to trust him.

So he says, quietly:]


Thank you.
wantsnudes: (107)

[personal profile] wantsnudes 2018-01-29 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Yusuke does a decent job of hiding it, but he's truthfully floored by the sincerity of this younger Akechi. From their brief time together, Yusuke had seen only that Akechi had been pleasantly passive aggressive at best, and a backstabbing liar at worst. The knowledge that he had been different, once, strikes Yusuke as very sad.

But he says none of that, nodding quietly.]


You're welcome.

[Soon they arrive at a store, and Yusuke leads Akechi inside, giving the boy time to look around. The shelves are a little bare with Hope still recovering, but there's still more here than compared to just a few weeks ago.]

You see? There are no staff, and no prices upon the shelves. Everything here is provided for free.
lowkeycrazy: (☼ unsure)

[personal profile] lowkeycrazy 2018-02-01 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[He comes in after him, staying a little closer to his side now. H..he's not clinging, really! Just— ... it's nice to know an older boy who might actually want to protect instead of hurt him.

He does notice the lack of prices and of anyone else around, but he still seems nervous. What if this is a trick...?]


Well, it's okay... I'm not really that hungry.

[...says the boy who just stole a bag of chips and then cried after having stolen...]