asgardeventide | The Magic of Time

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[There's a girl on the network who looks about ready to cry. Which is... familiar, if you know Hibiki. But at the same time, she looks too old to be the girl in the green cloak everybody is so used to...

Well, unless you were around for the aging event, at least.]

I-it happened again. I got turned into a teenager again...

What should I do? I can't move like this... Last time, I kept falling, and I never figured it out-!

[Wah.]

Umm... W-would somebody be able to tell the people at the hospital that I can't come today? I don't think I can help out very much like this...

Rutherford-san, I don't mind cooking a meal today, but I don't think I can deliver it. B-but I'll try to see if somebody else can bring it instead-! [Because she would feel bad if she didn't at least try.]

[Action; Sigyn kitchen]

[After some effort, she's finally made it down to the kitchen, still miraculously in one piece. There's a bit of a red bump on her head, and some minor scuffs on her knees, which might explain why she's seated at the table for the moment. She did manage to brew up some tea at least, which she is enjoying, but judging by the soaked towels on the floor and a suspicious bandage pad stuck to her hand, it took quite a bit more effort than usual.

But all of that aside, she does look up when she hears somebody coming, and even manages a weak smile.]

Umm... Hello.

((OOC: Hibiki has been hit by an age-up curse, making her about fifteen or sixteen years old. ...She's not much taller really, but it's still enough to make it difficult to judge distances.))

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[ Buying toys and trying out clothes... Definitely not a crime. ]

They hire itty bitty kiddies at the hospital? [ Which reminds him -- he's in need of blood bags to feed on. Despite having lost his vampiric abilities, he's still a vampire with a thirst for blood. It sucks. ]

Well... Yes. I have the healing power as well, so I can do a lot to help out.

Right. Everyone's a special cookie here. [ He hasn't figured out this whole telekinesis business just yet, but he'd really like to swap it for something like mind control because that would prove to be a lot more handy. What's he supposed to do with the ability to move things around with his mind? Join the circus? ]

Now... Just how long are you going to be stuck in this form for?

What happened the last time? How did you get back to being -- what? Nine? Ten?

I'm not sure... I think a week is about the longest.

[...Ooh, that's not a good thought.]

H-hopefully it will only be a day or two though... Last time, it affected everybody, but only for a few days. After that everybody turned right back.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Everybody? As in every Tom, Dick, Mary, Jane and Harry? [ It's not at all something that he wants to hear. He's already had a bad week back at home what with the whole finding out that Katherine had never been in the tomb nonsense. In fact, he's had a bad century. He doesn't need to deal with this witchy type nonsense. ]

Please tell me you're exaggerating.

[Oh no, he looks upset!]

Er... well, there were a couple of people it didn't affect, but... Yes, almost everybody in the city got changed. Some turned older, like me, but others got younger. It was very confusing.

[ He's upset for plenty of reasons, but right now, Damon realizes that he's also incredibly hungry. Good thing this is a video chat or aside from the whole being aged up thing, she'll have to deal with being fed on and possibly drained. Reasons why you should never talk to strangers. ]

Nngh. [ The thought of just staying put in his room and letting himself just rot and decay is starting to seem like a really good idea. ]

I guess turning into a kid again doesn't sound all too bad. Take it from me, kiddo. Being an adult sucks. All that achey break-y love crap. Never get into it. It's icky.

[Stranger danger what's that.]

H-huh? But I thought love was supposed to be good...

Love just gets in the way of everything ever.

Can't sleep, can't eat, can't focus...

How is that good? Hm? [ Of course he's failing to mention that whole unrequited love bit, but la la la la. ]

Ehh-- R-really? All of that?

[But the stories always said that love was wonderful!]

It also makes your chest hurt. Sometimes you feel like you're dying. Or that you could die. Or that you would be willing to. And then the fact you can't breathe right just makes you panic.

TBH -- and that's to be honest, it's a whole lot of scary for a whole lot of nothing. [ He wags a finger at her. ]

Not worth it. [ Never ever ever again will he love anyone as much as he loved Katherine. ]

L-like you're going to die...?!

[She has never heard of any of this! O-Oh noooo!]

Th-that does sound really scary...!

Worse than any curse in the world if you ask me.

[ He tilts his head to the side. ] Now who's Aladdin? Little bestie of yours?

Bestie...?

Aladdin-san is a friend of mine. He and I both studied the runic magic of Asgard, so we've spent a lot of time working on that together.

Oh, you know. BFFs. Best Friends Forever?

Except... [ He makes a face. ] Boys and girls can't really be friends forever.

Huh...? They can't?

Nope. Things get a whole lot complicated with age. But you don't have to worry about that now.

What's this whole runic magic business about?

E-ehh? But--

[...She wants to still be friends with boys even when she's older...

Still, the conversation is moving fast, and she does her best to keep up.]

It's, umm... A type of magic that anybody can use in Asgard. You draw these runes, and if you put the right ones together you can make a spell.

Anybody? [ And here he thought he was just stuck with this whole telekinesis thing. ] What kind of spells?

Yes, anybody. Right now we have spells for purifying water and making sparkles or melon bread, but... if you can think of something, you can probably make a spell for it.

Is there a cookbook for these spells? A how-to guide? [ Not a fan of this whole witchy, magic thing, but since he's lost all of his vampiric abilities -- he might as well pick up some new skills. ]

There are lots of books about it at the magic guild. I can give you directions if you'd like!

I'd like that very much. Thank you. [ He can be so polite when he wants to be. ]

Okay...

Do you happen to know where the Draupnir is? Or... If you give me which District you're in, I can give you directions from there, too.

The Magic of Time

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