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

Yata (aged down for one day)

[thevanguard]

July 16

[ Yata wakes in a strange place with no idea how he got there and as a young child, that's really not good. Sneaking out of the strange building he finds himself in and clutching the too-big skateboard he'd woken with, he slips out searching for anything and anyone familiar as he goes.

Although the more he wanders, the braver and more daring he feels, since no one's here to yell at him and this place is awesome. Even at a young age, he manages to be pretty talented on his skateboard, zipping around the Far Shore and poking his nose into anything that looks interesting. He might be a little wary around adults, because, uh, he doesn't want to start getting yelled at now that he's having so much fun, but other kids and even teens out and about might find him zooming up to them to say hi and see what they're up to, in the best of moods and openly energetic and cheerful about showing it. ]

July 17

[ So that was... weird. Really weird. Yata wakes up the next day back to his normal self (or as normal as he ever is) and heads out of his new god's temple to try and find some answers. Or maybe just see who else might still be stuck tiny. Or worse, old. Sounds like a pretty entertaining time, to him. ]

16th

[monkeyblue]

[Fushimi's just come from his new god's temple when he sees the little terror on a skateboard coming at him. He doesn't realize this is Yata, though, so he just rolls his eyes.]

[thevanguard]

[ Except fate is conspiring against Fushimi (like most days ending in Y) and a loose rock has Yata veering sideways...

....and promptly crashing into Fushimi's legs.

Yata clings with a yelp, unbalanced, familiar hat falling lopsided over one of his eyes as he wobbles there, trying not to fall over. ]

[monkeyblue]

[And Fushimi hits the ground, swearing quite loudly and profusely as he does]

What the hell--

[thevanguard]

[ What luck! Yata landed on top of him, completely unharmed. Aren't you relieved? ]

Oops...

[monkeyblue]

You little--Yata?

[The fuck?]

[thevanguard]

[ Yata blinks up at him, still cringing with the expectation of getting really yelled at. ]

...yeah?

16th

[junkyarddog]

[Quattordici is on another supply run - empty-handed still, for the moment - when the other boy wheels up to him, and for a moment the blond completely forgets his mission, looking with absolute fascination at the skateboard.]

What is that? It's cool!

[thevanguard]

[ Yata slows to a stop at the sigh of the other boy staring at him and breaks into a bright grin as he motions to it. ]

It's my skateboard! Isn't it cool? I can go really fast.

[junkyarddog]

[This is the neatest thing Quattordici has ever seen, albeit taking into account the fact that his memory of things he's seen is less than 24 hours long. He leans closer.] Can I ride it too?

[There's a slightly unusual quality to the question. It's eager, but there's an odd wistfulness to the words, as though he already expects the answer to be no.]

[thevanguard]

[ Yata cocks his head to the side curiously at that, before he hops down and gives the other boy a nod. ]

Sure! But have you ever ridden one before? Sometimes they're a little tricky to get the hang of.

[junkyarddog]

[Quattordici shakes his head.] Nuh uh. [But he's already trying to get on, a little carefully. It tries to roll out from under him in short order, at which point Quattordici immediately grabs onto it with his hands, so he's crouched on it on all fours.

This, of course, topples him and the board over, albeit more gently than if he'd still been upright. But after a moment, he laughs. Absolute failure doesn't seem to bother him.] That was fun!

[thevanguard]

[ Yata gives a yelp when the boy topples sideways, but when he only laughs instead of cries, he relaxes again with a wide grin. ]

Right? Ummm. I could push you on it instead, if you wanna crouch on it? Maybe that would work better!

16th!

[chickshades]

[ Bitty little Saburouta is watching, rather wide-eyed as the just-as-tiny redhead zips around the park. But it's not until the kid comes to a halt in front of him and says 'hello' that his expression changes and he looks to the side with a definite pout on. ]

Hmph

[thevanguard]

Eh?

[ Yata had spotted the other boy watching him in the park and had come to say hello, but that's certainly not the response he'd expected. Leaning in, he peers at him curiously. ]

What's wrong with you?

[chickshades]

[ He doesn't answer at first, instead just frowning more. But finally, he drops his arms down to his sides, tiny fists clenching in frustration. ]

How did you get so good at that?! That's not fair!

[thevanguard]

[ Yata blinks. ]

I just practiced a lot. Why? That's what you're supposed to do. Do you wanna try?

[chickshades]

[ He huffs again, looking at the skateboard in Yata's hands. But his pout quickly goes from an angry one to a look that's more nervous and hesitant. ]

Why? You're already better than me.

[thevanguard]

[ Yata squints at him, because so? ]

So what? Everyone was better than me before I started practicing, too. That didn't mean I couldn't get better. Here, try it. [ He even sets it down and gives it a nudge so it rolls towards where Bandou stands. ]

July 17 - Age 4

[little_wave]

[ Kairi comes running through the streets all excited when she stops upon seeing Yata with his skateboard. ]

Ooooh... You can go fast on that thing, right?

[ Mischief twinkles in the bitty's eyes. ]

[thevanguard]

[ He squints at her a moment because girls aren't usually interested in skateboards. ]

....Yeah?

[little_wave]

[She claps her hands in excitement, then bounces on her heels.]

Can I try? Can I? Please? With a cherry on top?

[thevanguard]

[ He blinks at her, glancing down at his skateboard a moment before looking back to her eager face. Then he grins and shrugs, hopping off for her. ]

Sure, but be careful. It's harder than it looks.

[little_wave]

YAY!

[She bounces some more and then tries to visibly calm down, taking a tentative step onto the skateboard. It moves of course, so she leans over to try and hold it in place while she puts her foot up on there again with a soft little UNH! of effort as she tries to hop on with her one foot, then again...]

[thevanguard]

[ Continued here. ]