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

[reformedsinner]

If it comes to that, I might have to be a little less tolerant.

[If they try to take over his school, it will be war. He has ingenuity, size and a fair amount of martial arts training on his side. He suspects he can handle a bunch of half-feral children.]

I'm hoping to work out a deal. They can stay in the unoccupied rooms, for example, and have the run of the place after classes are done....

[ripplesoflosttime]

You'll fight against kids?

[That's actually a bit amusing.

Gonou vs. children.

But Lavi blinks once.]

You'll need to talk to the one in charge about that.

[reformedsinner]

I'd evict them. [If they fight back, well, look: he's bigger than they are and can pick them up and remove them if he has to. He'd prefer not to hurt any of them.

They're obnoxious, but they're just little kids, after all.]

Which one of them is in charge?

[ripplesoflosttime]

They might bite you. [Probably not really, but they'll definitely fight back.

They're kids after all.

He blinks once.]

There's Quattordici and Quarantonove.

[reformedsinner]

I'll wear heavy gloves.

[His tone is dry, and he nods at the names, making a mental note. They're complicated, clearly foreign, but he doesn't recognize the language.]

What do they look like?

[ripplesoflosttime]

One has blond hair and the other wears a hat of some kind.

[Italian names, Gonou.

But while Lavi is willing to disclose that much information, he's also likely to tell the other kids about this, too. But Gonou doesn't seem to be such a bad guy, so he's willing to give the benefit of the doubt.

Mostly.]

[reformedsinner]

[If he gets along well enough with the children camping out in Gonou's school to know the names of their leaders and their plans for the future, Gonou fully expects him to carry anything that's said back to them.

In fact, he's rather counting on it. It's why he's been clear about both the eviction threat and his offer to let them stay if they can behave and make room for the classes.]

Oh, I think I know the ones you're talking about. I'll have to try talking with them in the morning.

[ripplesoflosttime]

[You place in so much trust in a child, Gonou. But he supposes that he can do the job for him.

If they last that long, anyway.

Lavi blinks once.]

If they don't throw anything at you first.

[reformedsinner]

I expect they will, but I can dodge.

[There are some advantages to growing up in an orphanage without any friends. One of them is learning how to fight. Another of them is learning how to dodge.

And a third is learning that children, especially intelligent children, are capable of more than adults generally give them credit for. He smiles cheerfully at Shaye.]

And if you see them first, let them know that it's okay to stay, but only if they make room for classes to happen in the building, too!

[ripplesoflosttime]

Okay.

[Good for you adult, you got a kid on your side.

For now.

What he really hates is the fact that adults seem to think children aren't sharp enough to catch what's going on. For Shaye, that's a big insult, but at least Gonou doesn't seem to think so.]

I can try, but I don't know if they'll listen to me.

[reformedsinner]

That's okay. I don't expect you to have to convince them -- but they might let you talk to them without throwing anything first.

[He smiles, with a flicker of amusement. Shaye seems to be following perfectly well, so there's no reason for Gonou not to be up front with his own reasons. He holds out a hand.]

Shake on it?

[ripplesoflosttime]

The one with the hat might be more inclined to listen to me.

[Then again, he might not.

Either way, he stares at Gonou's hand for a moment as if hesitating. He presses his lips together before he reaches out to take Gonou's hand.]

[reformedsinner]

He did seem a little less hostile.

[Not that Gonou has seen much of either of them so far: but at least the one in the hat hadn't bared his teeth.

He shakes Shaye's hand firmly, and releases it again.]

It sounds like you know where the school is. Would you like to walk back there together, or meet me there later?

[ripplesoflosttime]

The other one is more outgoing.

[Outgoing is one word for it, Shaye.

But he blinks at him.]

I'll walk back together with you.

[reformedsinner]

Much more.

[Outgoing, hostile: tomayto, tomahto. He gets up from the bench, waiting until Shaye follows to start walking back along the path towards the school.]

[ripplesoflosttime]

[A simple sound of agreement before he follows after Gonou.

He still lingers a few feet back, not too close, but he also doesn't let Gonou stay out of his sight either.]