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cetana mods ([personal profile] citta) wrote in [community profile] cetana2019-11-20 05:55 am

NOVEMBER MINI-EVENT

NOVEMBER MINI-EVENT

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11/10 Cetana's Kagepro of November 10th

    Despite the success of the enjoyable and mostly free (thanks to a specific someone) morning at the bathhouse, an emergency closure brings a sudden halt to everyone's fun. An unexpected power surge sends the entire building into complete darkness, and the employees walk around with hands cupped around their mouths to announce that the bathhouse is now closed. To apologize for everyone's inconvenience, everyone will be refunded their admission fee and given a small gift bag. All the guests will have to exit out the front entrance, but the Persona users will be stopped and asked to step to the side and receive a different gift bag. The employee pulling them aside, a middle-aged man with very tired eyes and a mask over his mouth, explains that because they got their admission fees waived, they cannot be fully compensated. He coughs into his face mask and says that he hopes that they understand, handing them a simple and small black cloth bag before ushering them out the door. When looking back at him, he simply disappears into the darkness. Perhaps he had more work to do and ran off somewhere.

    When opening the bag, there will be a variety of snacks customized to the individual's tastes, from small bags of chips to tiny wrapped candies to fizzy drinks. Each bag comes with a note explaining that the snacks should be consumed by today because, sorry, they expire tomorrow. The bathhouse sure is filled with a bunch of cheapskates, huh? At least the snacks are good and don’t taste out of the ordinary, but within minutes, the characters will feel their eyelids droop and they’ll fall into a deep sleep...

    ... and when they wake up, they will find the world around them much bigger than they remember.

Option 1

    Perhaps you're one of the luckier(?) ones who retain your current mind and memories while being trapped in the body of a child. You will find yourself awake in the castle, either alone or alongside others, everybody dressed in clothes properly fitting your new sizes. The gift bag, it’s contents, and any wrappers or empty bottles left over from the snacks have all disappeared and cannot be found anywhere, but if you had your omamori on you while exiting the bathhouse, you’ll still have them here, capable of summoning your Persona to fend off bears and other wild animals while you leave the castle and make your way back to town. Maybe you’ll find answers there, seeing as there is no Velvet Room door behind the throne.

    Asking around town, you learn that it’s still the same day, the same year, with only an hour having passed since the power outage at the bathhouse, but none of the townspeople know what you’re talking about when you ask about the blackout. The bathhouse is still up and running. What do you mean it's closed? Goodness, it hasn't lost a single day of business since the 60s. The old man, the owner, would rather cut off his leg than let it close for any reason, they laugh. If you return to the bathhouse, you’ll find that it is indeed still open. None of the employees know or have seen an employee with a face mask; anyone sick is not allowed to come to work and must go home immediately, so they don’t potentially drive away customers. You aren’t able to find any evidence of the gift bags either, with no black cloth gift bags in the gift shop, nor any of the snacks found in the stores.

    It appears that all the clues have been wiped out and no one will take you seriously. After all, you're just a cute kid with the most pinchable cheeks. Why don't you forget about this silly story about the bathhouse closing and this mysterious employee and run around like an actual kid? Perhaps you should find the rest of your team you know exited the bathhouse with you.

Option 2

    Perhaps you're one of the unluckier(?) ones who revert back to a child, both mentally and physically. You find yourself awake in front of the shrine, dressed in appropriate clothing that fits your new size perfectly. Similarly to the people in the castle, you may wake up alone or with others, and if you want to get to town, you’ll have to travel all the way there from the shrine. Luckily, the fox at the shrine is hanging around here, occasionally hopping over to the stairs and glancing back at you as if prompting you to follow it down the stairs and onto the path leading out to town. There are arrows carved into the trees along the open path, and if you get scared, a guardian (your Persona) will come out to protect you if you touch that strange little charm you have on hand.

    Once you make it to Hirajiro, you'll be free to do whatever you please, as long as it's within the realm of what children are allowed to do. Some adults occasionally walk up to you and ask if you're all right, if you need any help, etc. and some might even forcefully drag you to the police station to report a lost child, while other adults might just leave you alone, ignoring you as they go about their busy lives. Regardless, you're on your own in this new world. Where do you go? What should you do? Naptime is always a valid option.

MOD NOTES

    ⬥ Timelines are an illusion and this takes place after the bathhouse log that took place on 11/10. Let’s not think about the timeline too much.
    ⬥ All characters will be turned into children with two possible options: either with their teenage/adult minds and memories, or with the mind of a child, without any memories gained past their child age, and will behave as if they were that age. If the character has canonly never been a child, players are allowed to come up with their own interpretation of how their character would behave as one.
    ⬥ Characters will revert back to their regular forms at midnight when the Lockdown begins and they will fall unconscious once more, waking up as their older selves again when Lockdown ends.
    ⬥ Have fun! You all need a break.
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[personal profile] overstrain 2019-11-20 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There's some kid, who's peeking in from the entrance of the couches, staring at Niko before throwing a blanket at her face. Terry doesn't seem to notice because he's in the kitchen. ]
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[personal profile] flowerclips 2019-11-21 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she's a light sleeper at this age and she hasn't fallen into a deep sleep yet so the blanket over her face suddenly gets her to wake up. she opens her eyes and sits up while trying to get the blanket off her head. ]

Huh? Terry, is that you?
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[personal profile] overstrain 2019-11-21 03:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's so weird to see Rei/Niko calling him Terry...

Anyway, kid Jace crawls into the couch, while ducking his head so that Terry can't see him from where he is.
]

Sleeping in a stranger's house is kinda dangerous, isn't it?
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[personal profile] flowerclips 2019-11-21 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ lmao right? i almost typed in t-chan as a reflex... ]

[ Niko manages to pull off the blanket and settle it on her lap. Oh, another kid. ]


Oh, um... I guess it is... I just felt really tired.
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[personal profile] overstrain 2019-11-22 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Jace looks at Niko with a slight judging look because of her response. ]

Be more diligent.

[ A six year old that knows what diligent means... ]
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[personal profile] flowerclips 2019-11-24 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ And a six year old that doesn't know what diligent means. ]

Dill-agent?

[ It's still somehow food-based... ]
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[personal profile] overstrain 2019-11-24 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Be more aware of your surroundings... you could get hurt.

[ Jace is patient anyway. They'll be fine. ]

What's your name? I'm Jace.
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[personal profile] flowerclips 2019-11-25 10:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ She nods and lowers her head in thought... Terry seemed really nice, but Jace is making her self-doubt again. She's so easily influenced. ]

I'm Niko... Did Terry bring you here as well...?
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[personal profile] overstrain 2019-11-25 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Jace shakes his head. ]

I'm visiting. He's weird, but you should be okay with him. He's nice, isn't he?
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[personal profile] flowerclips 2019-11-27 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She looks over to where Terry went off to, making her food and all that, and nods again. ]

Mmhm, he's nice.

[ She then looks at Jace. ]

Do you want to eat with me? Terry's making food.
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[personal profile] overstrain 2019-11-28 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
I need to hide from him, because I'm playing hide and seek. You can't tell him where I am, okay?

[ It's more that Jace snuck into this house himself... ]
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[personal profile] flowerclips 2019-12-01 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Jace is already mastering the art of breaking and entering... ]

Oh, okay.

[ She lowers her voice to a whisper but he tells her this. He must be quiet!! ]

Where are you going to hide?
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[personal profile] overstrain 2019-12-01 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Can't stop this six year old. Jace points to the floor. ]

Under the couch.