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

[ripplesoflosttime]

Should it be better?

[fullcowl]

I'd really rather nobody was hurt.

[ripplesoflosttime]

[He doesn't want anybody hurt?

Lavi honestly looks surprised by that.]

...It's normal for people to get hurt.

[fullcowl]

Just because it's normal doesn't mean that it should be.

[ripplesoflosttime]

[A lone green eye stares hard at Izuku.

...You...You're a good person, aren't you?

He's never met anyone like you before that he could recall, so he reaches up to tap his shoulder.]

[fullcowl]

[He leans down for easier access.]

What's up?

[ripplesoflosttime]

[Surprise, Izuku! Lavi reaches his tiny arms up to wrap around Izuku's neck, bringing him into a hug.

Have a happy belated birthday?]

[fullcowl]

[He'll smile a bit and hug him back, finally letting him stand on his own.]

[ripplesoflosttime]

You're a good person.

[But he's happy he's standing now.]

[fullcowl]

Thanks, I'm always trying to be.

[ripplesoflosttime]

[He peers up at him.]

Izuku, what are you?

[He's just now recalling you jumped pretty high to catch him, yes]

[fullcowl]

I'm a person...? I'm a pro hero too.

[ripplesoflosttime]

What's a pro hero?

[fullcowl]

A person who's been licensed by the government to handle all kinds of disasters.

[ripplesoflosttime]

[Licensed to handle disasters, huh?

Lavi looks down, momentarily forgetting about Fuujin as those words registers in his head.]

...Can you stop wars, too. [Not so much as question as it is a statement.]

[fullcowl]

... [What happened to you as a child, Lavi?]

When there are enough heroes working together, yes.

[ripplesoflosttime]

[Those words are familiar, but then again, it doesn't ring a bell.

All Lavi knows he can't trust it.

He slowly shakes his head.]

No, not enough, because people can easily become consumed with greed by their own power.

[fullcowl]

There are always going to be people like that. But I think there are more people with good hearts, and those people will want to help.

[ripplesoflosttime]

[Well, that's true.

Lavi peers up at him.]

...That means you can protect her, too, right? My goddess?

[fullcowl]

I'll protect everyone I can.

[ripplesoflosttime]

[That's good enough for him.]

Okay.