voidtreckerexpress | Make the Clock Reverse (Day 22 Jelly)

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Make the Clock Reverse (Day 22 Jelly)

Make the Clock Reverse,
Bring back what once was mine.

On the evening of Day 21, before it goes dark, any Voidtreckers who look out of the windows might see the void is a little more chaotic than usual. There's a little bit of turbulence. Nothing too bad, nowhere near how bad it got during the void storm, but noticeable all the same.

It doesn't last long, and the night continues. Those who are not early to bed may see the odd golden flicker out of the corner of their eyes, darting away and vanishing if pursued.

Strange...

Heal what has been hurt,
Change the fates' design.

"Good Morning passengers. Today is day twenty two of the month of Jelly." The morning announcement wakes everyone up as usual, and they awaken in their own beds.

Though, for some passengers, those beds may seem completely unfamiliar: a strange room full of people they don't recognise. For others the room and people are perfectly normal, just... bigger than they remember them being yesterday.

Or it might be that they feel healed, old scars faded. The changes might be small, sporting their embarrassing teenage hair cut; or drastic, their whole body younger.

Either way, it is clear that something very strange has happened on the train.

(OOC: All the information about this event is Here. All changes will reverse the next night and passengers will wake up normal on day 23.

Update: In early afternoon the dressing carriage cupboards will open and animal onesies will be available in child size.)

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I. Strange New Place

Senku of the past, at this point distant past, was a lot more socially conforming in some ways in that he is not going to wander around nude as a six year old. He can be found in an oversized orange t-shirt that definitely goes down past his knees.

Despite being young, he was not crying, or sitting around terrified, but rather he was walking cautiously, looking around with wide eyes. He didn’t recognize anyone, not that it would be the same in reverse, his hair was still very much the same, although instead of two bangs he had one.

He was fairly small for a six year old, not quite average - yet - but he still had many years to grow into his height.

He must have left out the toolbox overnight because Senku had a couple of tools in hand.

II. No Exit?

One of the first things Senku did was look out the windows. The light was way too harsh for him and he whined and covered his eyes until he was sure the flashing was out of his face. It was one thing to be prepared for something like that, but quite another when it was unexpected.

The light outside the window told him nothing. He went to what he assumed was the nearest door and started using the tools to try and get it to open, unaware that this was a futile attempt.

III. A Definite Disaster

If someone caught sight of him early enough, all they might see was a chair being dragged along the counter, to the counter with the various kitchen appliances.

Senku had his eyes set on the ice cream machine, a glint in his eyes.

No, he wasn’t trying to get ice cream, but rather he was standing on the counter, in a bit of a crouch, wrestling the plug out of the wall and then with the screwdriver started taking it apart.

Eventually as he worked, that ice cream was going to melt and a very sweet, sticky puddle was forming on the floor.

IV. Can He Just Sit Still A Minute?

Someone has provided him with a book, in an effort to get him to sit down for just a little while. No, it was none of the children’s books, this was a physics textbook. He was kicking his feet a little under the table as he read, his eye scanning the pages.

Senku let out a little cackle. “I see, I see, Ohm’s law is the relation between current, voltage and resistance.”

It was a bit of a snapshot of what Senku would be like in a classroom setting.

V. Wildcard

[Choose your own adventure. If you want to pick on him, pick on him, I’m game.]

It's always the same - despite whose bed they fall asleep in at night, after talking at all hours or discussing various plans - they always wake up in their own beds in the morning. So, Gen fully expected to run into Senku bright and early - prepared to pick up where they left off in their plot.

He hadn't expected to see a tiny Senku, looking lost but curious, gazing all around the train in his orange shirt.

Gen's eyes were very wide. He crouched down, slowly, wondering if this was a complete transformation - or only a physical one. "Senku-chan?"

Senku was walking along the train and he blinked at the stranger who was crouching down in front of him.

He stared at him a moment, appraising him with wide eyes.

"Yes?" He asked, stopping in his steps a little wary of him.

Not a single spark of recognition in those wide, red eyes. Well, shit. Gen had to quickly scramble and come up with a plan - he could make several assumptions about Senku, so he knew;

1. he'd be incredibly smart
2. he'd have likely little respect for adults he didn't trust or appreciate, and
3. he'd have little regard for rules he didn't understand or like.

So, in other words - Gen was going to have his work cut out for him, if he was going to look after Senku until he was back to his usual age. Or at least, until his memories returned.

"I know you're feeling pretty lost and confused, my dear - this isn't Byakuya-san's place, is it?" Gen was straightforward, thinking little Senku would have even less patience for small talk. "I promised to look after you until things return back to normal. Were you hungry for breakfast?"

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