Event Log: The Hope of a Child

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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

[toiletseat_girl]

[looking at it as petty theft does make sorting through the stores' contents more fun.

she makes a disbelieving sound] Me? A cop? Fuck no. I am like the opposite of cops.

[it's mostly cooking supplies and clothes that wouldn't fit her. good luck!]

Found a PJ Harvey CD. How the fuck it got here, I have no idea. But I'm not gonna complain.

[nowherewolf]

The opposite of cops?

[He lightly kicks a shard of glass, sending it spinning across the floor. He kind of likes the sound it makes.]

So are you like a criminal? And who the hell is PJ Harvey?

[toiletseat_girl]

Yeah. As in, not gonna give you a hard time for taking shit. It's all free, anyway.

[George is busy pocketing the CD]

Nope. There's no point in being a criminal here. And she's a singer.

[nowherewolf]

Wait, what? Why's it free?

[Is this for real, or is she like a looter?]

Was there some kinda disaster here? Like an earthquake?

[There being no crime here sounds too good to be true.]

[toiletseat_girl]

[she shrugs It's free 'cause the gods provide it. And it's their fault that we're here.

[it's all for real. free stuff, free stuff, everywhere!]

Not exactly. This place is a disaster, sure, but it's because we were attacked by killer robots. Which sounds stupid as fuck, but it's true.

[crime consists of mostly murders and even those are pointless as people come back to life]

[nowherewolf]

[The gods? Killer robots? Okay, this lady's gotta be pulling his leg.]

Sure. Robot invasion. Why wasn't that on the news or anything?

[Wait. Gods providing? Shit, is he in some kind of cult commune?]

[toiletseat_girl]

Because we're not on earth. See those two suns over there? [points them out]

[nowherewolf]

[Tucker hasn't been looking up because it's bright as hell out here, and the sunlight hurts his eyes on a good day. He really needs to swipe some sunglasses. But at George's insistence, he leans over to peer out the window.]

What the... Where the hell are we, then?

[toiletseat_girl]

[it is indeed bright as hell and she'd be sorry about the sunlight thing if she knew. and sunglasses would be nice for everyone]

Hell if I know. Another planet, obviously, but which one and where? It's a mystery.

[nowherewolf]

Another planet? Don't you mean another plane?

[Like, of existence? This has to be some kind of fae world, or elemental world, or... something... He couldn't have gone to fuckin' space. Unless this is a dream.]

[toiletseat_girl]

Nnnnope. [she pops the p on the end of the word] It's another planet. Wouldn't another plane of existence have the normal amount of suns?

[nowherewolf]

I don't know.

[He says that in a tone that suggests nobody would know.]

It's not like I've ever been to one. They could have all kinds of crazy suns.

[He doesn't know, lady!!!]

Are you from here? Or how did you get here?

[toiletseat_girl]

I don't know, either.

[and hers is matter-of-fact]

They could. I've never been to another plane.

[calm down, kid]

I came here several months ago. Y'see, there's this thing called the Door. Once a month, it opens and sucks people out of their worlds and into this one.

[nowherewolf]

[He crosses his arms.]

I didn't see any door.

[Checkmate, atheists random person he just met.]

[toiletseat_girl]

[she continues to rifle through random shit in the shops, pocketing another CD]

Neither did I. Didn't know I'd arrived here 'til I was here.

[not so fast, kiddo]

[nowherewolf]

[Well if she's gonna loot, he's gonna loot. He slyly pockets a stray pack of gum. Useless, but maybe he can trade it for something.]

So what, you just got teleported? You sure you didn't piss off a wizard or something?

[toiletseat_girl]

[he should loot to his heart's content! Lord knows she is]

I'm positive. We don't have wizards in my world, just Grim Reapers.

[nowherewolf]

Grim Reapers?

[He's heard of reapers, but he's never seen one. He's not sure if they're real or not. A lot of things are on the fence like that, like gods and whatever.]

And how do you not have wizards? Can people not learn magic, they have to be born with it?

[It does not even occur to him that her world might not have magic.]

[toiletseat_girl]

Yeah. Those who break the bond between body and soul and see the souls of the newly dead to the afterlife, blah, blah, blah.

[well, George went from atheist to agnostic after becoming a Reaper?]

Nobody has any magic. Of any kind. Other than parlor tricks to fleece the tourists.

[George's world, for the most part, is remarkably mundane]

[nowherewolf]

Nobody as in... humans?

[That's a stretch but he guesses it's possible. Humans have a harder time with magic than other races. Or wait, maybe it's just illegal? Like it was back in the 1800s or whatever.]

How do you guys get anything done without magic?

[toiletseat_girl]

Of course humans. Humans are all we've got.

[mundane, mundane, mundane. in George's world, most people get up, go to work, go home, sleep, and repeat the next day with no inkling that supernatural beings are among them]

With elbow grease and a lot of swearing.

[nowherewolf]

[Just humans? No magic or other races at all? This is insane. She's gotta be fucking with him.]

That doesn't even make any sense. You're joking, right?

[Where he's from, elves and dragons and magic, it's not even supernatural. It's just fact, taken for granted. It'd be like a world without water.]

[toiletseat_girl]

[she is not, in fact, fucking with him. Grim Reapers are as supernatural as her world gets]

It makes total sense 'cause my world is fucking boring.

[and where she's from, those things only exist in movies]

[nowherewolf]

Boring?

[Boring seems like an understatement.]

Your world is deprived. I can't even imagine that. [Obviously.]

Does that mean you're happy you got kidnapped to this one?

[toiletseat_girl]

[she shrugs]

Yeah, kinda figured.

[she takes a moment to consider his question. she's never had to put this into words before]

Yes and no. Am I happy that I'm probably never gonna see my family again? Fuck no. But am I happy that I don't have to deal with all that Grim Reaper shit while I'm here? Hell yes.