∞ 102: A varied existence [action]

[chikaidestroyer]

Days 1-2 (May 26-27)

[With the exception of a rude teleportation happening while he was in the shower on the first day, Albert has fortunately dodged the beginning effects of a very random experiment. He'll use that time to observe the experiment as it unfolds.]

Day 3 (May 28)

[Part of the day is unfortunately spent wearing the infamous Opera Mask, which is he well-acquainted with after last Halloween. While he can resolutely try to refrain from speaking (read: singing) with the mask on, he can't exactly stop the desire to stalk and attempt to abduct young women. …Not that he has anywhere to abduct them to.]

Day 4 (May 29)

[Another bout of normalcy. Time to go about his normal business and make sure there aren't people teleporting into the house or stables.]

Days 5-9 (May 30-June 3)



[A young boy no older than 10 can be found playing in the forest near community building 7 or up in the playground behind the school. He's restless and finding various ways to entertain himself, trying to change up what he's doing whenever his current activity bores him.

He doesn't mind his situation, or that he had to scour for clothes that would fit him before heading out. In fact, the first morning he detoured to play in the forest in an oversized shirt before getting to the clothing store.

On the 31st, he can even be found jumping in water puddles while it rains heavily. He's just … having fun. Enjoying himself.

…Speaking to him, however, may be a little startling, as he seems to have retained all of his memories of Luceti in this form.]

Day 10 (June 4)



[When he awakens on this particular day, Albert faintly thinks that his body should probably ache from running around as a child for the last few days. He also thinks he should relish in the fact he had gotten to sleep again.

After all, when one has no breath or heartbeat or need for sustenance, it's easy to forget what it's like to sleep. Such is the life of the living dead.

He can be found in or around house 42 in the morning, making note of the various things he had observed but not written down as a child, as well as reflecting on the last time they had such an varied experiment. Then it's time to wander around town to take in more of the sights.]


(ooc: Tags for Days 5-9 will be from the chikai journal!)

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Day 8

[wise_maiden]

[Raine's existence this week is just as varied as Albert's, so there don't seem to be many opportunities to catch up. The end of the seventh day is spent thinking that the eighth day would hopefully bring normalcy to the rest of the village.

... And it doesn't. As on the morning of the 2nd, Raine wakes up to find herself feeling rather ... disoriented. She hadn't slept in this room for years. Many years. It was time to do some investigating.]

[chikai]

[Another day as a child. ...He can't find it in himself to mind this anymore than he had minded yesterday or the day before that. He's in the process of making himself a sandwich in the kitchen in preparation for going off to tromp in the woods again.]

[wise_maiden]

[At least there are some notes on the desk that deliver basic information. A mention of an ongoing series of shifts. Once she catches sight of the year, she nearly drops the papers, but straightens them up again.

Once she's dressed and has washed up, she makes her way through the rest of the house.

And there's a child in the kitchen. A child? Well there were varying effects.]

Good morning.

[chikai]

[He tilts his head as he fishes out another piece of bread from a bag, and glancing up long enough to see who had entered before topping off his sandwich.]

Good morning. You're up early.

[Or maybe not. He didn't even bother looking at the clock.]

Day 9

[tolivefortoday]

[Today he'll inevitably find himself being watched at the playground by a teenage girl who's taken up sitting on one of the swings. It's not every day you get a chance to see a relatively intimidating man run around as a little kid, something Yun doubts she'll ever see again. Not unless Luceti messes with ages again, but that sort of prediction is beyond her on this world.

It's strange to think of most the older people she's known as ever having been closer to her own age, more so to see one as such.]

[chikai]

[Albert had taken to finding new ways to climb and balance on the larger play fort in the playground on this day, having tromped around on all of the equipment in various ways the past few days. He climbs up on the support posts and the rails of the bridges, once in awhile staying still long enough to decide whether or not he wants to jump off of the fort.

When he finally does jump off of the play fort and land below, he trots over to look at the girl sitting on one of the swings.]

You look a little too old to be playing here. [He teases.]

[tolivefortoday]

[That he's the one to walk up to her first gains a surprised look at first, soon followed by a little, light laugh.]

Oh? Is that so? Hmm. I don't think age matters. Anyone can enjoy a swing.

Day 5!

[mydearapple]

[When Caesar wakes up today, he can almost sigh in relief at the fact that it seems to be yet another normal day! He checks his face for another mask and his room for other weird objects that possibly don't belong and everything seems fine. This is good.

He leaves his room and washes up, then heads for the kitchen for breakfast. But there is no breakfast. This is vaguely disappointing. He wonders if maybe his brother has already headed out for the day, so he grabs a piece of bread then goes back to his room to change. Where the heck could his brother be? ...did he wake up later than he thought?!]

[chikai]

[At first glance, it may seem as if Albert is still in the house; after all, his shoes haven't been touched, and his slippers are not by the door as they would be if he had switched to shoes or boots to head outside. But, on close inspection, his door is actually ajar, and the room inside is ... well, a mess of clothes strewn about.

...This may take Caesar awhile to notice.]

[mydearapple]

[It certainly does, because he immediately assumes that his brother has gone out, so he goes right to his room to change his clothes. Once that's finished, he decides to stop by his brother's room, just to be sure, since he's already there and all. It's as he approaches that he realizes the door being left ajar is a strange thing for his brother. ...and so is the mess.

...actually, that's a little concerning. He shuts the door and goes back to the living room, putting on his boots and heading outside. Caesar can't think of many reasons why his brother would've gone out barefoot (or... really any reasons at all), but he has no idea where to look for him. The stables?

This sucks. :|]

[day 3]

[a_sad_wish]

[Well there's a familiar young 'woman' in the plaza today, just leaving the clothing store. Frey seems a little preoccupied with the bag in hand- just a few unisex outfits that will, hopefully, tide him over until this experiment ends.

He didn't like changing his usual choice in clothing for this sort of thing, but he didn't want to keep a sloppy appearance with unfitting clothes, either.]

[chikaidestroyer]

[It shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that Albert is doing his best not to attract attention to himself in his current state. ...Though that's rather hard to do with a mask obscuring your face on a sunny day.

But upon seeing the familiar Falenan prince in a ... slightly different form, Albert cannot ignore the strong force of the mask, which tells him to follow after Freyjadour.

So he follows--or, rather, stalks--after him.]

[a_sad_wish]

[It takes a short while for Freyjadour to even realize Albert is following, distracted as he is by his load. But eventually, he'll pause in his steps, looking around.

He felt... odd. Like he was being stared at, almost.....

Not that it would be a surprise, given the change.]

Day 3! Best way to meet someone, amirite?

[lostinmyway]

[This is going to be Albert's easiest target yet. Here's a beautiful young woman wandering about and humming to herself, completely oblivious. There's only one possible snag, and that's that she seems to be wandering awfully fast....

The chances of her noticing him before it's too late are approximately zero. Have fun!]

Ahaha, the best!

[chikaidestroyer]

[Well, there are only so many ways that one can sneak up on a passerby ... or stalk them, for that matter. Albert sighs inwardly as he keeps to the cover of the forest, looking out at the paths in search of women to abduct to ... somewhere. He'd never really gotten far enough along in the process to do that.

The woman he sees is a little on the tall side (for his personal tastes, at least), but the Opera Mask he's wearing has no reservations. And she's even humming.

...Next thing he knows, he's humming as he watches her.]

[lostinmyway]

[Okay, the chances just went up the fair bit, because not even Grune can miss the fact that she now has accompaniment.

She pauses and looks around.]

Hello?

Day 5 - I AM WEAK.

[lostinmyway]

[Grune is actually back to normal for today only, and she's out roaming the forest too. Lots of flowers are blooming now and she wants to see all of them. And she does, but she also sees something else entirely.]

Hello. Are you looking for flowers, too?

[This should go well.]

/feeds on your weakness

[chikai]

[The little boy had been inspecting a tree out in the forest, debating whether to climb it or not, when he hears the voice. He hums as he turns to face the speaker, quickly finding himself able to associate the face with ... well, what had happened only a few days ago.

But he doesn't dwell on that.]

Hello. You're looking for flowers out here? [He inquires with a smile.]

/sob

[lostinmyway]

[She smiles right back.]

Yes, that's right. There are lots of flowers growing out in the woods right now. Have you seen any yet?

day 9

[herotypical]

[ it's the late afternoon and buffy has started her patrol a little early, tonight. there are plenty of reasons why -- she chooses not to dwell on them.

down the path, it's the red hair that she spots first. hmm. she lets her scythe hang lazily and non-threateningly from one hand as she approaches. ]

H-hello? [ uncertainty. she doesn't know whether this is a stranger or a shifted friend. could easily be either. ]

[chikai]

[The little boy lifts his eyes from the patch of flowers he had been looking at when he recognizes the voice, and he tilts his head at that hesitance.]

Hello, Buffy!

[herotypical]

[ the hair. and...the eyes. she half-smiles. could it be...? ]

You know me, huh?

Day 5, evening!

[mydearapple]

[Truthfully, Caesar isn't too surprised when his little big brother doesn't make it home for lunch. Seeing how stubborn he was earlier, he's not really worried, but he's a little more expectant around dinnertime. ...or after dinnertime. Even though the food is prepared on time, Caesar holds off on eating until Albert returns, out of courtesy more than anything else.

...even if he knows that Albert probably doesn't care about that. Oh well. He's in the living room, lying down on the couch, and playing with Kogoro. It's like a lazy version of fetch, with Caesar rolling a ball on the floor and Kogoro bringing it back. It totally still counts as playing.]

[chikai]

[It's late into the evening, after the sun has set, when Albert returns to the house. A long day of playing has left his shirt with rips and tears, and his knees and palms are dirty with grass stains and scrapes from falling to the ground. For a first day as a little kid, it was exciting and ... clearly with little restraint.

He had been intending to slink off to the bathroom unnoticed when he returned to the house, but Caesar's presence in the living room ruins that plan. Maybe he should have gone through the window.

He straightens up and squares his shoulders and all but marches past Caesar and Kogoro.]

[mydearapple]

[Caesar looks up when he hears the door open, then tries to lean over to get a look at his brother. This proves unnecessary when Albert appears and tries to walk right past them.

"Tries," because he would be silly if he thought he could make it past Kogoro without some kind of energetic greeting from the little dog. Kogoro runs over to him just like he would any other day, and that gives Caesar a chance to greet him as well.]

Have enough fun for today?