016 | The Good Old Days

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Ageswapping
When: July 15-17
Where: Everywhere
Summary: A breach in the space-time continuum is messing things up.

Edit: OVERFLOW is here!



The Far Shore has been dealing with a lot of space-time pulsating through the past week or so and everything is culminating on the night of the 15th, even though the Heavens are preparing for an all-out Obon bash. They had planned to have the celebration on the 15th itself, but Amaterasu asked to postpone a day due to the horrible feeling that is permeating the Far Shore.

And it turns out she was right to postpone everything. In fact, it will have to be postponed another whole month at this rate...



Before

Late in the day on July 15th, the new batch of shinki will arrive to a Far Shore with a thick, tense atmosphere. All night on the 15th it feels like something is about to happen - and it's difficult to tell whether that something will be good or bad. Any attempts to contact the management of the Far Shore have fallen on deaf, slightly harried ears and so everyone is left to their own devices to try and figure out why things are so tense.

July 16

Just after midnight, an explosive shock wave rips through the Far Shore, bringing on the age changes with it. Even the spirits of the Far Shore seem to be affected - for example, the library goblins are either toddling around on wobbly legs or are dragging themselves from place to place and looking decrepit. There are a few gods and shinki that seem to have been exceptions from the change, though it is not clear why.

July 17

Another wave of energy comes in the early morning of the 17th. Fewer people are affected this time and it seems to alter those people's ages a second time. There is no rhyme or reason to who is being affected further. Several of the library goblins have just dropped dead from severe old age. Oops.

Aftermath

Late on the 17th brings about one final burst from the energy that has been plaguing the Far Shore. For a short moment, every new temple glows with a soft light, seeming to beckon to their owners. But the light is gone quickly and everyone will find themselves back to normal with complete memories of everything that happened during their age adventures. The goblins that died, though, are still very dead. Looks like the library will need to get some new help soon.

In Summary:

• Meet the newbies
• Get aged or de-aged
• Deal with other too young/too old people
• Try to handle the consequences
• Have fun~

Comments

[chronobreak]

July 16

[You know what he did his best, he got some answers that've been plaguing him. He's not sure if he got more questions than answers, but he also knows that he's been aged up... Not that anybody could tell. That baby face is good for something.

The god of time is sensitive enough to this sort of nonsense. And even more so when he's technically one of the causes.]

July 17

[He's mostly recovered by now and he should... probably check on the damage he's accedentially caused.]

You. Are you supposed to be that age?

[Nailed it.]

July 17

[bartenderizing]

[ This damage turns out to be a seven-year-old boy that is literally damaged. Equipped with a neck brace, cast and that arm in a tight sling to keep from moving the arm around too much. Of course the hand of that arm has a clear shinki mark on it. ]

No. I'm probably about four times this age.

[ It's hard to know exactly how old he's supposed to be, and really is, but that was a solid enough guess. ]

[chronobreak]

[Good lord. What happened to this kid?]

So memories more or less intact but the wrong age. That's workable...

... What did you do to yourself?

[bartenderizing]

Didn't do shit.

[ That's not true. He kicked a tree and hurt his leg a bit, but that's just bandaged and fine enough. It's not a broken neck, collarbone and so forth. ]

This is probably just how I was at this age. I'm not thinking about it too much.

[ Which is a good thing, given that he shouldn't. ]

16th

[changeups]

[ when in doubt.... blame the guy with the time powers.

which is why ekko gets an eleven year old narumiya mei himself tugging on his shirt when he gets the chance, pre-puberty somehow making him even more obnoxious. at least he's retained his memories normally, it seems...? ]

Ekko!! What did you do!

[ ....at least it's less awkward this way? ]

[chronobreak]

[Rude.]

Wha-? Hey! Why'd you think it's my fault?

[It is, but he can be a brat too.

At least they can focus on this and not what happened on the bridge. It's probably for the best?

Maybe.]

[changeups]

[ it is definitely for the best.

mei rolls his eyes like this is the most obvious answer in the world, and waves his hand out at this. Situation. ] Aren't you a time god?! Clearly something is wrong with time!!

Fix it, I'm not going back to being eleven forever!

16th

[devrian]

[Having escaped from Henir's temple not too long ago, Edward is cautiously exploring the Far Shore on his own. The whole situation still has him a little skittish, but all the wide open spaces and freedom are helping immensely. Even if he's still dressed like a slave right now, he sure as hell doesn't feel like one anymore.

He stops to admire a huge clocktower. It's so tall he has to crane his head back to see the top of it.]

... I wonder what it looks like on the inside...

[chronobreak]

[Ekko's right outside of his temple, and considering going in to sleep all of this off. He learned a lot, but he's tired from messing with the time stream so intensely.]

...? [Is that Add?]

Want a look?

[devrian]

[He certainly sounds like Add, if Add were a decade younger. He jumps a little at the unexpected voice, staring straight at Ekko while internally debating whether he should run or not.

... but this guy hasn't done anything weird or threatening yet, so Edward decides to stay in his spot. He folds his arms, trying to make a mean, intimidating face (yeah, it'll take a few years before he grows into that scowl).]

Who are you?

Just after midnight, July 16th

[erogappa]

[ The earthquake launches Gojyo out of bed and halfway across the room, scrambling for the door. Before he gets that far, though, his situation registers. The room isn't familiar, and there's a jolt of panic when he realizes that he can't imagine a room that is. Or where he lives. Or what his parents look like. Or anything other than his name.

Oh god. Oh god oh god has he been kidnapped? Did the kidnappers drug him or something, and that's why he can't remember anything? Gojyo tiptoes to the bedroom door and hesitates, hand hovering over the knob. If there are kidnappers out there, he tells himself, it's better to know that and face them head-on, right?

Right.

Screwing up his courage he yanks the knob hard and leaps out into the hallway, hands raised to fight. But there's nobody there. In fact, the hallway is dead silent. Filthy and full of garbage and clothes and half-disassembled lamps and such, but silent.

His kidnappers are slobs, apparently. That's gross.

Helping himself to a length of copper pipe, Gojyo and his makeshift club creep slowly down the hall, hunting for the people who snatched him. ]

[chronobreak]

[Ekko is just making his way back home after the small-large mishap occurred. He's not sure what happened to Add, but he figures if he's in his own temple he should figure out how to get out eventually. That only makes sense.

He yawns as he pulls the front door open and starts padding up to his room, unaware that Gojyo's been affected by the temporal shenanigans.]

[erogappa]

[ He'd better be careful, because there's a freaked out little boy coming down the adjoining hallway, ready to swing his improvised bat first and ask questions later.

Fortunately for Ekko, Gojyo's a lot shorter now, so the swing is aimed at his side and not at his head. Good morning? ]

July 17

[tinyrainbow]

What?

[ What do you mean "is she supposed to be that age," are you trying to say something about her? That's awfully rude, what a rude adult! But then again, he's an adult which means (sigh) she has to be mindful. But seriously. ]

How old do you think I am?

[ Please say 9, please say 9... ]

[chronobreak]

[Oh no, that's Lux isn't it?

Ekko's not particularly fond of her, but it's the sort of lowkey trolling way. She hasn't actually done any serious harm.]

Like four.

July 17

[irregular]

[Right now?

[Right now that is actually one Hell of a question.]

I have absolutely no idea.

[He's young, Ken knows that much. Because he's looked, because even if thinking about who he was makes him feel just plain weird, any clue into who he's supposed to be right this moment is welcome.]

How old do I look?

[chronobreak]

[In retrospect, Ekko is not the best person to judge a person's age. For being attuned to time nonsense, he can't guess people's ages at a glance.]

Like... early teens. Maybe pre-teens.

July 17

[sweetdeath]

Today? Um!

[Tsuzuki pats himself down frantically. He thinks he's the right age! About twenty-five, right? Ish? Something like that?

Eventually he dares a glance back up at Ekko.]

I... think so?

[chronobreak]

[Hell if Ekko knows. He doesn't know enough people on the Far Shore to tell if everybody's been affected or not.]

You... Have you been that age since you got here?

July 17

[smallmarimo]

Nope, I was an adult until yesterday.

[He stares long and hard.]

Are you?

[chronobreak]

I look exactly the same as ever, but I gained three years.

July 17 - Age 4

[little_wave]

[ Kairi's walking around when Ekko catches up to her. ]

Hmm... I don't know. How old am I?

[ Because as an adult, obviously he'd know. ]

[chronobreak]

[He's not actually good at guessing ages.]

Five? Maybe six?

17

[youngblue]

[ He stares at the stranger with confusion and annoyance at the same time. ]

What stupid kind of question is that supposed to be?

[chronobreak]

Exactly as stupid as it sounds.