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

[revolutionfalcon]

I hope so. It'd be bad to forget stuff forever. [Though he still sounds a little worried as he says that, it clears up after a moment, and he goes back to get the last pile of books he sorted. This one's a bit bigger, but even if he's struggling with it, he doesn't want to give up and have to split it into more piles again.]

That sounds okay, then. Do you know how many people usually come here to learn stuff?

[revolutionfalcon]

[Valid point. Shun can certainly remember where he'd been before here, so that serves to confirm his suspicion, and he nods seriously.]

I'm definitely a god as well, then. But I don't know which one, my temple didn't say anything about it.

[Maybe there's another way to find out?]

[revolutionfalcon]

[Not for a good few years yet. For right now, the little Shun seems perfectly content helping to lead the goblins to wherever they're going. They had been heading in a particular direction, so Shun keeps them going that way.

At Roxas' advice, he nods seriously, making sure his pace is okay.]

I don't want them to fall over again. [After that, Shun smiles up at his newfound helper.] So what's your name, mister? I'm Shun.

[revolutionfalcon]

[There's an annoyed little rumble from Shun at that, because the answer seems really obvious to him, but obviously the big mean boy doesn't know that.]

It's supposed to be a game! You know, like fun. Hurting people isn't fun.

[He has some very strong opinions on this subject, apparently.]

[revolutionfalcon]

Oh wow, so he's a really magic horse guy? You sound like you like him a lot. [Idolise would probably be the better word, but he didn't quite get there with the wording.]

[returnedfromtheline]

Huh? [Again, not the most elegant of answers, but this Hakkai-twin-ish guy is a god?]

... Okay. Every time I think I've seen it all, the bar for 'most weird' keeps getting raised.

[And, to be fair, last he'd heard Hakkai-san had vanished. For him to have not thought about that when he'd first seen this guy so naturally sweeping the steps like he owns the place-]

I guess it was just wishful thinking on my part. So... [Why is he here like he owns the place? ... It's going to be a weird answer.] never mind. Um, can I still study here today? I wasn't expecting lessons 'cause it's the weekend anyway, but I wanted to get my homework done.

Carl Adler (D2) | normally smilingbullet

[inatimepast]

I. July 16 - Outside The Morrigan's Temple
[ Though it is pretty distressing to find yourself in a strange place when you're a child, it's best to take it easy and not get distressed.

But it's pretty difficult to do that when you have no recollections of getting to this place - or any recollections at all.

Still, before panicking he needs to get out of here so Carl sneaks through this huge place until he finds a window he can climb into and reach to open. When you're 7, it's not that easy to reach the latches on big windows.

Once he's outside he finds himself in front of the castle (castle? why a castle?) even though he was pretty sure the window seemed to overlook the side, or something like that. Definitely not the front. ]

....what?


II. July 16 - Library
[ Eventually, Carl finds his way to the city center (if it can be called that) and he's not too keen on staying out in the open for much longer, so he goes into the library and roams the bookshelves after anything interesting. After pulling out a few books that seems interesting (fact of fiction doesn't matter) he goes to find a corner to hide in with them.

He isn't paying proper attention though, so he accidentally bumps into someone. He crouches down to hurriedly pick up the books, and keeps his purple eyes on the floor. ]

S-sorry...


III. July 17 - Forest
[ He must have fallen asleep in the library, and ended up sleeping there all night until the pulsating feeling woke him up and washed him in memories of the Far Shore. He still has the body of a child, but at least he has the confidence and outgoing attitude he has as an adult, now. And all his memories of being a shinki.

On his way home to Grell's temple, he ends up stumbling into the forest by accident. He's been here before but... ]

It's good I didn't end up here yesterday.


IV - July 17 - Random temples
[ Once out of the forest he goes off to the park and because he's curious, he goes up to random people to ask them a very straight-forward question. ]

Do you remember anything before yesterday?

[fortune_detective]

[Naoto blinks at him a moment. The expression on her face a mixture of surprise, confusion, and still concern for the apparent extent of his injuries.]

Another shinki did all that to you? Why?

[redotiertwo]

[The lack of recognition is mutual, and Dave is about to answer that statement normally when she mutters that last thing and he's hard pressed, despite all his stoicism, not to burst out laughing.]

Holy shit, that is the most majestically shitty yet perfect name for anything I have ever heard, my condolences and deepest respect to whoever the fuck came up with that.

[It also sounds like the kind of supervillain name that would be plastered across everything in sight if they were responsible, though.]

[redotiertwo]

[It is kind of reassuring to see the weird kanji thing isn't just him, even if it is a different weird kanji. Just the concept of having been named by someone else is bizarre to him.]

Half right works for me, I think the world might detonate from sheer accuracy shock if I was dead on the money about it, best to put that off as long as possible.

[And...that's a word he read today, wasn't it.] Those are the fucked-up demon things we're supposed to fight, right.

[returnedfromtheline]

... That's some mouth you've on you, kid. [As if he has any room to talk.]

Heh, but you think so too, eh. [Yukine leans back in his chair, frowning.]

Last time I grew up like this I'd eaten some fruits, and those made the change. But it doesn't sound like that's what happened this time. Either way, you're probably right- it won't last.

[It's too good to last. Better brace for the disappointment now.]

1/2

[returnedfromtheline]

[Dropped the call, threw the call, same difference...?]

[At the strange but violent-sounding noises coming from the phone as it hits Yukine jumps back with an exclamation, then frowns at his own phone fit to burn a hole through it.]

What the hell, Yato?!

. . .

...

[Should he be worried?]

Tch. T'hell with that.

[Telling Daikoku that he's going to study at the school because Yato's jerking off somewhere, Yukine goes to the Far Shore.

And there starts getting the picture of what went down.
Okay, maybe he should be a little worried.]

AM -> PM / Action

[returnedfromtheline]

---
Later in the day Yukine finally finds out where Yato ended up thanks to Kazuma Baby-Sitting Services
Even if Yato is younger and doesn't seem to remember anything, he's still Yukine's responsibility.

Here is Yukine, come to collect his idiot god. He better not have run away or burnt down the place...]

Yato? Hey, Yato... [Hold on a sec. The name sounds super-weird to say but-]
Yaboku?

[continued here]

[ripplesoflosttime]

There were more of them dying in the library.

[He wonders if he should be bothered by the deaths, but he's more curious than anything.

He peers up at Shun.]

But something felt weird last night.

[declamando]

[Maria looks a little sympathetic at the motion - honestly, she can relate there. Especially with Uta standing sentry and supervisor a few feet behind her.]

Don't worry, I think we're all a little confused by this situation. I hope it doesn't last too long, or we're going to have even more of a mess on our hands. And just after the new arrivals, as well...

[declamando]

[As someone who'd been religious even before coming here, that's a rather startling response to Maria, and she wrestles with wanting to comfort the girl over not wanting to make her more uncomfortable before she leans in a bit closer, attempting to reach out a calming hand to her shoulder.]

It isn't a lie. I don't know what the gods of your world were like, but this one is different. The gods here are sustained by human belief, and to create more of it, we help people.

[declamando]

I saw some, at least, but it does definitely seem like the majority of people returned to being children. I'm sure they would have helped us, but our numbers overall would have been at a severe disadvantage.

[Compared to their usual, at least. Maria has no idea of whether the enemies of the Heavens are great or small in number, so it's not like she can compare there.

Maria smiles slightly at the admission.] I'm sure it wasn't. And I know a few of the native gods and shinki make themselves known to us, so they would have been recognised - I just know Uta, my shinki who came from these Heavens instead of another world, wasn't affected.

[At the introduction, Maria nods politely.] Apologies for not introducing myself sooner. Maria Cadenzavna Eve, incarnation of Nuada Airgetlám.

[declamando]

That's right. [Maria seems pleased that he caught on so quickly, and she gives him an encouraging nod.] We save people a lot - it's been fairly quiet recently in terms of danger, but right now we're all trying to figure out what it is that's going on right now. A lot of people have become older or younger or forgotten things, and it's all very strange.

Butch Cassidy | normally lovemguns

[tenderfooted]

16th
[ Having shrunken or not, Butch still needs to tend to his horses just as always. It's something he enjoys and usually spends the time with from early morning to mid-day, with the random break to go for a walk at some hours while the horses are eating or so.

But there's this odd pulling sensation, that he needs to get to the bottom to. It feels sort of like the feeling Alba gives off, but also different from how the soulless shinki feels. So after he has fed the horses, he heads out (lit cigarette between his lips and guns as usual strapped to his sides) to find what he assumes is a shinki he's supposed to share space with.

As is pretty normal by now, at least to him, he's still followed by one of his smaller sized horses. ]


17th
[ So he appears to be 13 again. Lacking scars and lacking height, that's just great. (He doesn't care about the scar thing, but it's not as easy to reach things when he's shorter than he's been used to. 30 years. He's lost 30 years.

It's pretty nice to be young again though. His body is healthy and he's not starting to show aging. The wrinkles are gone and usually he's not as flexible as he is right this moment. It's hard to resist bouncing around with lots of energy and renewed vigor. He may still have all his memories of 43 years intact despite being 30 years younger, but he's not acting any different from an excited kid, climbing trees and cartwheeling and running around until he wears himself out and drops into the grass to catch his breath. He did not manage to make Esperanza stay at the stable today either, so she's bouncing around with him. Sorry, people in the park trying to take a nice walk. ]


wildcard
[ open to anything. drop by the temple, catch him going places, or anything. ]

[kurukuruchan]

Okay~

[ Going down this other hallway instead! She seems completely undaunted by the size of this place. It's...definitely not built with the idea of housing just one little girl. ]

[kurukuruchan]

[ Hibiki continues to enjoy her snacks, but since she never knows what her new friend is gonna do, she enjoys watching him. ]

You make that face a lot.

[kurukuruchan]

Right, right!

[ She was told she is correct. This is a thing that always happens, but feels good every time it happens, anyway. ] Let's invite as many as we see!

[toremainbehind]

I wish I knew. It wasn't directed at me in particular, but he destroyed my bar.

[and he got mistaken for Shizuo which really was the main point.]

[ripplesoflosttime]

What face?

[Better yet, why are you watching him?]

[mermaiding]

[He uses a sort of Mom Voice that has an instant, instinctive, response to obey and Oona goes still; the smile is gone to be replaced with a sullen look, the chair getting a massive side-eye before she walks--rather stiffly--to the chair and sits.

She doesn't swing her legs, holding her lower body almost unnaturally still, and watches him warily. The name question makes her roll her eyes and when she opens her mouth it is to give her name, though not in way most people are familiar with since it's more a tone or a song than anything else. A deep breath and the 'note' starts on an exhale. It's like a whistle and a croon, looping over itself in a way that gives the impression of playful curiosity.

When she stops and tilts her head, she shrugs as if to say 'that's that.'] Eh... [She wants to explain that some other people he's run into have given her a name, but she doesn't have the words for it. After a moment of debate she instead points to herself and tries with:] Humans, others? Oona.