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.)

Comments

[10billionpercent]

"How did you get magic?" He asked, because that seemed relevant. "Are you a wizard or something?"

[its_lil_sanzo]

"Everyone has chi, I've just... had the teaching to use it."

For better or for worse.

[10billionpercent]

"What do you mean by that?" Senku asked as they entered what was the kitchen, he was right of course, it was right where he remembered seeing it.

[its_lil_sanzo]

"Well, chi is just life energy. You're alive, right? So you have chi."

Simple stuff, to Houmei.

"But it takes years to learn how to use it, so most people can't. They don't have time, or access to teachers, or both..."

[10billionpercent]

"Huh...I don't think that exists in my country." Senku decided after a moment's thought. "I think I would've heard of it." He considered himself a very worldly six year old, even if that wasn't true.

[its_lil_sanzo]

"Well, I can show you, if you want."

Since they're in the kitchen, Houmei goes over to the sink to poke at the tap. He's seen others use it. And he holds out a hand to Senku, once the water's running.

"I can draw on some of yours along with mine for the spell, you'll be able to feel it."

[10billionpercent]

When Houmei reached his hand out, instinctively Senku took a step back, shaking his head a little bit.

"It...it's okay. I'll just watch."

[its_lil_sanzo]

"Well... alright."

It's not an unheard of reaction to Houmei's hand. He rarely extends it to anyone anyway, for that very reason.

So rather than be surprised, the young monk turns his attention to the running water from the faucet and crooks a finger at the flowing stream. Without fanfare, the water suddenly doesn't flow down, but flows through the air toward Houmei, and loops around him. He shuts the faucet off once there's several loops of water, flowing around him in circles.

"Sometimes I can shape it into things but um. I'm a little distracted by being... here."

On a train.

Suddenly.

[10billionpercent]

Senku's rejection of holding Houmei's hand had nothing to do with Houmei himself and everything to do with his severe aversion to touch. He had no reason by that point to try and acclimate to physical affection and he found it bothersome.

His eyes went wide with awe.

"Whoa. That's so cool!"