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.
► 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.

Comments

[puzzlingly]

「He is sad, alright, and hurt and all, but he doesn't know how is it that he can know that.」

What does?

[fadeling]

Your song does. Cold and quiet, but drowning out the rest.

[puzzlingly]

But, I'm not singing...

... who are you?

[fadeling]

I used to be Cole.

[puzzlingly]

...Used to?

[fadeling]

I was, but I wasn't, too. You need a name but I don't.

[puzzlingly]

... you're weird. Everybody needs a name, how will people remember you if you don't have one? It would be sad... if no one did...

[fadeling]

I know me. I'm not a person so I don't need one. But you need a name to call me. Cole is fine.

[puzzlingly]

「Because that's not confusing at all...」

Okay... Cole...

「He's not sure what this guy wants, so he just stares at him.」

[fadeling]

Why does it sound sad?

[puzzlingly]

「He shakes his head a little.」

I can't hear it... Sorry.

[fadeling]

You don't have to. It's you.

[puzzlingly]

... Me?

「He looks down at himself. Is he doing something he's not aware of?」

No, I'm not. I'm not sad. And I'm not singing.

「Lies, lies, lies. He gets a little defensive now, since, well, this guy knows.」

What do you want?

[fadeling]

I want to help.

[puzzlingly]

You can't.

[fadeling]

I can try.

[puzzlingly]

「He knows he can't but trying shouldn't be overlooked. He looks up at him, curiosity in his eyes.」

How...?

[fadeling]

How you need me to.

[puzzlingly]

「Aw man.」

... You can't help me then.

[fadeling]

Why?

[puzzlingly]

Because you cannot bring him back... No one can bring the dead back to life...

[fadeling]

No. Sometimes they have to leave. But they don't want you to be sad. Not forever.

[puzzlingly]

But--

「He was hi daddy, how could he not be sad forever without him?」

[fadeling]

Did they love you?

[puzzlingly]

I... think so... Yeah...?

「That's what he used to tell him, all the time.」