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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!
► Please tag headers of threads with content warnings where they apply
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!
► If you trip over a kid and die, please let us know here.
aroundthecoroner: (and now we've realigned the edges)

[personal profile] aroundthecoroner 2018-01-30 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
[For some reason, even though it's crazy, Michael believes him. This kid is definitely not joking. But while he's fully on-board to give as much as he gets, he'd still like to know what exactly is going on.]

Pretend about what? What are you even mad about? I didn't even do anything.
Edited (pronouns) 2018-01-30 07:31 (UTC)
hot_mes: (child - grenades)

[personal profile] hot_mes 2018-01-30 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
You're annoying me, isn't that enough?

[he doesn't need a reason to be mad, not when he's completely snapped. All he can do is puff himself up and make himself look threatening to predators like a cornered animal, maybe they'll leave him alone]
aroundthecoroner: (something in it)

[personal profile] aroundthecoroner 2018-01-31 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
No! That's not a crime. You're just being a jerk!

[He's still not sure if they're going to fight or not. If they are, he's ready, but he'd rather not. He gets in serious trouble every time he gets into a fight, and his parents aren't here, but they'll probably find him eventually, and he doesn't want to have scrapes and bruises and stuff.

Maybe he should just ask?]


Are we gonna fight, or what?

[He'd feel a little bad hitting a kid smaller than him, but whatever, he started it.]
hot_mes: (child - 10 grr)

[personal profile] hot_mes 2018-01-31 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
And what if I am?

[definitely an attempt to goad a fight, yep. But even now, burning to destroy everything, Law's too inexperienced to just haul off and punch anyone, let alone pull a knife or a grenade. So the question takes him aback, makes him feel rather awkward, and he stands there gritting his teeth for a second before answering with a fist.

One tiny little fist, which has never so much as slapped someone let alone hurt.
]
aroundthecoroner: (are we copacetic?)

[personal profile] aroundthecoroner 2018-01-31 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
[By this point in his life, and in this conversation(?), Michael is so primed for the start of violence that he reacts without thinking. But not quite with equal force.

When the fist comes toward him, he throws his arms up to take the blow. And then charges, shoving at his attacker with his whole eleven years of strength. He doesn't care if he gets hit again in the meantime. He just wants this kid bodily away from him.]
hot_mes: (child - 10 grim)

[personal profile] hot_mes 2018-01-31 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[not only is Law not a fighter yet, he's weak, diseased. It hasn't really started manifesting yet but it's why he's stunted and noodly. The shove knocks him sprawling, and for a moment he lays there, frustrated, but then launches himself up again, butting his head against Michael and trying to tackle. It's super ineffective.]
aroundthecoroner: (you'll soon find)

[personal profile] aroundthecoroner 2018-02-01 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
[At first, Michael thinks it might be over. Usually it's over after he pushes somebody down, or gets one good hit in. Most kids who want to start something don't actually mean it, and they back down the second they realize he's not kidding. But not this one.

The kid tries to tackle him, but he's not really weighty enough to knock him down, so they just end up awkwardly pushing against each other. Michael tries to pry the other kid off by his shoulders. It still seems unfair to just hit him, so he's only going to resort to that if he has to.]
hot_mes: (child - 10 grr)

[personal profile] hot_mes 2018-02-01 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[pushing him off is all that's necessary, Law doesn't have the strength to really get in there and get a hold of him, let alone knock Michael down. He tries, though. He tries really hard, swinging his arms as best he can, missing every time, growling as he does. Being thwarted so easily by a kid who couldn't be that much older than him just fuels his fury, even though all of it is purely spent on silently raging rather than doing any actual damage.

When he gives up swinging, he just stands there pushing against Michael's grip, as if to lunge right in there and headbutt him with that soft hat if he can.
]

Come on, fight me! What's your problem?
aroundthecoroner: (is starting to grow cold)

[personal profile] aroundthecoroner 2018-02-02 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
What's your problem?

[It's weird, normally Michael has no objections to fighting someone, especially if they start it. But this kid didn't hurl any insults or say something racist about his mom. He didn't try to put him in a trashcan or something. He just threw a punch for no reason? And he threatened him. Which doesn't actually bother Michael that much. He's not scared of this kid. He's having a hard time staying angry at him, either.]

Just stop already! It's not like you're getting anywhere.

[He can't even land a punch, and Michael isn't having any trouble quite literally holding him off.]

If you don't stop, I'm gonna- [Do what? There's nobody around to tell, and he'd probably just get in trouble too.]

I'll hit you. Like, really hard.
hot_mes: (child - 10 grim)

[personal profile] hot_mes 2018-02-02 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[yep you could just put one hand on his head and hold him off at arm's length and it would work. It's really pathetic. Law bristles and then snarls at him]

Go ahead. Do it! Do it if you think you can!

[what else can he do? if he gets hit and goes down, it's just what he deserves. At least then he can say he tried.]
aroundthecoroner: (I didn't think I would make it)

[personal profile] aroundthecoroner 2018-02-05 09:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Okay well, maybe really hard was an overstatement, but finally Michael is frustrated enough with this kid that he actually does hit him. Right in the stomach. Maybe that'll get him to stop crowding him and trying to attack him and shouting weird stuff to try and make him madder.

Of course, the second he does it he feels a little guilty and glances around to make sure no one saw that.]
hot_mes: (child - 10 grr)

[personal profile] hot_mes 2018-02-05 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Law drops to his knees, dislodging himself from the whole shoving match. He did ask for it! And he got it, which just makes him mad at himself all the more.

He shoots a glare and a snarl up from under the brim of his hat, and then stumbles up and goes running. The only way to not have to acknowledge anything is to run off and pretend it never happened, right? Smart
]
aroundthecoroner: (hanging onto complications)

[personal profile] aroundthecoroner 2018-02-06 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, uh-oh, that kid is super going to run and tell somebody. The last thing Michael wants is to get snitched on, so he can't just let that happen. He takes off after him. Because that's not going to make him run faster or anything.]

Hey, wait!

[What's even the deal here? The kid literally told him to hit him. Maybe that was his plan all along? Bait him into a fight so he could go cry to somebody about it? Ugh.]
hot_mes: (child - 10 grim)

[personal profile] hot_mes 2018-02-06 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's not a snitching thing, thankfully, just an overwhelming frustration at having his bluff called. Little Law's never dealt with that, he only ever needs a glare to scare the shit out of Baby 5 so actually fighting? He wasn't ready. He's just going to run and hide for a while.]
aroundthecoroner: (indoor living)

welp

[personal profile] aroundthecoroner 2018-02-07 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Eventually Michael runs out of breath and stops chasing. He decides that either the other kid won't tell anyone, or by the time he does, he himself will be long gone. So instead of searching, he catches his breath and books it in another direction.]