[Deaging Event Start!]

[oi_theoi]

Who: Leedin, people who do favors for gods, gawkers. The usual
When: Day 72, evening
Where: 4th floor, near the shrines
What: De-aging event and an industrious goddess.

[You might hear the click and clatter of wood against wood near the shrines. Leedin is working at a spinning wheel. Of course, most people don't manipulate several others via magic as they go.]

I have been asked to assist in the cleaning of the public spaces. If you wish to assist me, please take a spindle -- a full one -- and carry it with you. It will temporarily remove some of the elapsed time of your life and store it within the thread. After a couple of days, I should have enough to restore one of the buildings here. Or another space.

[She stops work and swaps out the full spindles for empty ones.]

Also, do be careful until I have finished. This sort of work does… relax… the way that time flows. There may be pockets of odd effects in less settled areas.

[OOC: Rules

[Taking an spindle will cause you to regress in age. It will be a full, physical change: any scars, tattoos, missing limbs, magical transformations, etc. will be reversed if you age your character down past when those happened.

[Characters can either mentally stay the same age they are, or age up/down to match their new physical age. Similarly, memories of being an adult may be vague or even impossible to remember for children. Your call -- whatever's fun. Whether they retain the memories of being de-aged after the fact is up to you.

[Leedin will take care of details like clothing, because that's in her domain, and she's a neat freak like that. The effect will also wear off if they return a spindle to her (or you can join later).

[Characters not inclined to volunteer when goddesses ask for donations can be caught in a pocket of odd time.

[This will last an OOC week.]

Comments

[inhiselement]

Oh.

So you're really only eight too?

[shikit]

Maybe! I think I'm not going to grow as quickly as a human would, though...

[inhiselement]

Isn't it dangerous for you then?

[shikit]

Huh? Why would it be dangerous?

[inhiselement]

Well, you're a little fox! What if some bad guy tries to catch you and put you in a cage.

[shikit]

Oh no, no, no! I'll be okay! I've lived for a hundred years as a regular fox, remember?

And now I have magic!

[inhiselement]

Like spells and King Arthur?

[shikit]

Maybe!

I don't know who he is, though.

[inhiselement]

He was the greatest king ever! He ruled Britain and had these knights of the round table and they went out and did good deeds! His wizard did magic. His name was Merlin.

[shikit]

*A low murmur of awe.* Uwoh... he sounds really amazing! So since I can use magic that would make me like Merlin?

[inhiselement]

Yea, I guess. Although I dont think we should call you Merlin 'cause he was an old man with a beard.

[shikit]

*She thinks for a minute...

...and then holds one of her tails up to her chin.* Like this?

[inhiselement]

[giggles] A bit yea...but his wasn't so colorful like yours.

[shikit]

Because I'm not that old yet!

Maybe Lady Yukari would be a better Merlin, though... her magic is a long way beyond mine. And she's much older.

[inhiselement]

Does she have a great white beard?

[shikit]

Well, no.

But she has really long and pretty hair!

[inhiselement]

Oh, then she's a witch! Or maybe a sorceress...

[shikit]

No, no, she's a youkai! A great and powerful youkai!

...that's kind of like a witch, I think!

[inhiselement]

Yo...Kai?

[shikit]

*Nods enthusiastically.*

[inhiselement]

Is she nice?

[shikit]

She's my favorite person! She's really nice!

...most of the time.

[inhiselement]

Why only most of the time?

[shikit]

W-well sometimes she likes to play jokes on people.

[inhiselement]

Mean jokes?