Make the Clock Reverse (Day 22 Jelly)

[voidtreckermods]

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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[theturksway]

Reno couldn't avoid all the children suddenly roaming around the train despite his best efforts. There were just too many of them and too few places to truly hide. So he tried to go about his day as usual once he'd gotten over that fact. Which meant he eventually ran into one child he recognized.

The redhead was doing a lot of rubbing the back of his head as if he was missing something there and couldn't get over it. In fact, he was missing his ponytail. It was strange not having that constant 'companion' fluttering around on his back. He kept running his hand through his hair as if one instant it might come back suddenly.

It didn't. And it was a distraction that caught him with his head down as he walked. Which made him almost miss the child in front of him. He stopped abruptly as he nearly stumbled over the tiny form and huffed (a sigh of relief?) at the kid.

He blinked. Waitaminute, he recognized that kid. Right? Wow. He thought the shy boy had been adorable before but now he was just plain cute. Like a freakin' puppy.

He opened his mouth, closed it before something stupid came out, thought about it.

"Hey kiddo."

[notagiraffe]

Taiki squeaked as a tall red haired man almost stumbled over him. He blinked up at him and gave a sigh of relief himself to not be stepped on.

"Hello!" He smiled brightly at him, "Sorry I was in the way..."

He didn't want anyone to trip up, so he was glad it hadn't all ended in disaster.

[theturksway]

Oh no, his one weakness!

Damn. The kid was almost bowled over by the Turk and there he was smiling up at the jerk as if he was happy to see the redhead. Were Reno any other guy he'd probably be melting in his shoes right now from all the cute. He tried another huff (of arrogance) to feel less susceptible to the adorableness in front of him and glanced away.

"Be careful running around, okay?"

[notagiraffe]

Oh. He was annoyed, he recognised that huff. Taiki shuffled his feet and looked down. "Okay... I'm sorry..."

He would be extra careful.

[theturksway]

Ah hell. Reno glanced back at the kid and his face fell for a moment into a softness that befitted someone else better than the Turk. He tilted his head to one side and tried to look as bored as possible.

But tried not to sound too dispassionate this time. Old habits die hard though. "Hey, don't sweat it. It was no big deal. Just don't want anything happening to ya."

[notagiraffe]

"Oh." He brightened. "Okay." This man really was very nice and kind, that he would look out for Taiki like this.

"Thank you. You should be careful too." This was a very strange train after all.

[theturksway]

Oh good that worked. Reno felt relief though he didn't show it. Instead, after a moment of silence, he grinned suddenly.

"Hey, I wouldn't worry abut me. I'm the one probably causing the trouble, haha!"

He stuck out his tongue at the end for emphasis of his carefree manner. Don't take him too seriously, kid.

[notagiraffe]

"You are?" Was he a trouble maker? He smiled at the tongue sticking out though. Maybe it was more cheekines, rather than real trouble.

"Um... What's your name? I'm Taiki!"

[theturksway]

"Yep! Loads of trouble with a dash of daring," he told the kid with a lopsided smile. The effort seemed to be worth it considering it got a smile out of the kid.

There was a short pause before, "It's Reno," was spoken in reply. Not that he didn't expect it, but it still felt awkward on his end to reintroduce himself. That was fine. At least this version of Taiki didn't remember all the dumb shit Reno had put him and his friends through.

[notagiraffe]

"Hello Reno." That was an easy name to remember at least. There's a lot of people here and he's a little worried about forgetting all their names.

He shuffled his feet slightly, "Um..." He trailed off, it's a bit overwhelming. He's on this train now with many new people and knowing what to say is hard.

[theturksway]

"Yeah, nice to meet you and all that stuff," he said with a friendly eye-roll. He paused to consider Taiki's posture and demeanor. He supposed the kid felt as awkward as he did in this situation. Just for different reasons.

He shrugged visibly and stepped to one side, gesturing with a hand as if to say go ahead. "Don't mind me. Do as you please, kiddo. Have fun today."

[notagiraffe]

"Um... Thank you." He nodded politely.

"It was nice to meet you, Reno."