voidtreckerexpress | 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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Raven had found it reassuring that Piccolo was still on the train. It was even more reassuring seeing him relatively unchanged given the chaos. She wasn't surprised when he vanished. He probably needed a break.

She'd keep it brief then.

"Hey."

Offering him a cup of tea. "Want to talk about it?" Just in case he did, she'd listen.

"What's there to talk about?"

He groused grumpily. Even as he reached for the cup of tea gratefully. It was much needed and his mind was too busy still being on babysitting duty to even hesitate to drink tea for a change. Tea was good enough. Mostly flavored water anyway.

"Half the train has been turned into children with no memory of how they got here or most of their lives, and the other half is either dealing with this or trying to avoid it... or got changed into an older version of themselves which may or may not actually be younger or literally older than their current age. Its pure chaos."

There. He talked about it. Are you happy.

The mini-rant actually made Raven chuckle softly in sympathy. "Feel better?" She asked, not really expecting an answer. "Need a break?"

He made a noise from deep in his throat but otherwise didn't comment on her first question. Clearly it was rhetorical. As for the second...

"...I guess so. Just for a moment. It's not that they've more energy than me--there's just more of them."

But what if he just...split into four or more of himself. It's not like he was battling anyone of significant power. He just needed more of himself. Would that help or hinder his efforts? Would it scare the kids or fascinate them? Huh. Why hadn't he thought of this before now?

"Take at least 15 minutes." Raven suggested, crossing her arms. "You do have other adults around here helping out." Not that she was necessarily an adult.

"I--" Ugh. He knew that! He just...didn't like to let others handle what he could do himself. Also, to be fair, he was used to other adults typically being people like Goku and Vegeta. Not exactly people he had faith in when it came to babysitting.

Despite the fact that Goku wasn't actually bad with children. He just wasn't...ideal. For the responsible parts. Ahem.

"...I know. Fine. I will."

"Good." Raven tried not to sound too satisfied with the answer. "If you need me, I'm probably going to be in Medical unless there's an emergency. I'm a healer."

"That's good. We need at least one healer not inconvenienced by age changing. I have the potions and Senzu as well for emergencies. I'll send them your way for other things though, and minor stuff."

"Got it. Yondu is also making rounds, so I'm trying not to leave medical for long periods. I heard you got stuck with most of the babysitting though, and wanted to check on you."

"I--" You know what, he let's that one slide without comment. It was better than admitting he was sort of used to it. Babysitting, that is. They could meditate together later or something to make up for this uncomfortable conversation...and relax from all the chaos of children running around. "...Yondu the blue skinned fellow? He seems... able."

At least he was helping. Piccolo had almost expected something different but that had passed quickly. Yondu had offered to help and only wanted information and tools to work with otherwise. Piccolo respected that aid and willingness to get things done.

"Met him when he came in. I get the feeling he's used to taking care of people, even if they're not usually children." Raven confirmed for Piccolo. Meditating later would be good, more for the relaxation than anything else.

"I see." Interesting to know. Mostly because he was apart of blue team. If he hung around the team, Piccolo could use him.

"That was just my impression. Try to make sure he doesn't run himself ragged either, alright?"

Make the Clock Reverse (Day 22 Jelly)

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