When You Made Wishes: start! (player plot)

[deuteranope]

Imagine Wist's surprise when April rolled around and their plan for a great prank was foiled on account of all those students just...leaving??? Truly, they have become the April fool... It's what they wanted, of course -- for the pitiful humans to find freedom -- and sure there are some stragglers around, but...in the end, they decide to take the win and enjoy a short break of their own. Good thing, too, or they might have pulled out all their hair in frustration when Spring Break comes to an end and the swarm of students and faculty willingly return to their prison.

While settling back into the academy and resigning themselves to a routine, the people of Daybreak will be soothed by a gentle tune rising up from the forest. It isn't a song they've heard before, and yet, somehow...it's nostalgic, isn't it? The soft notes of the pan flute stir up something in their hearts, tugging at old memories and drawing forth a feeling of dissatisfaction and longing out from under them. Let the song lull them into taking a moment to withdraw from the hustle and bustle -- hey, turns out they sort of need it. Maybe they're coming down with a cold, or just some quick little bug...
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>> user M3G4M4G1CH4XX posted on April 6th, 2019:
Why did you come back? You don't have to live like this.

Weren't things better back then? Try to remember what it used to be like.
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The odd message from an iris account that doesn't exist isn't up for long before the spell kicks into the next phase. However they manifest and from when differs from person to person, but those affected will all have the bizarre experience of watching some ghost of themselves from their past be born from their soul's memory. Don't think there are those that can escape this fate just by returning at a later time, either -- Wist can keep up this panpipe nonsense all day, every day if they have to. If that what it takes to get their point across...

Good luck trying to comprehend whatever point that may be, because now Daybreak is the new home to a bunch of familiar-looking rugrats and has to contend with whatever complications they may bring along with them.
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[For more information on this plot, please see this ooc infopost!]

Comments

[sleepybitch]

[He wants to ask what the deal with the skateboard is, but decides against it.]

I don't know. I'd like to think I had decent judgement when I was a kid.

[He spent most of his childhood in a palace under constant guidance. He can let himself have some freedom.]

Besides, this is a school.

[yokeye]

It's a magic school! He could get into a lot of trouble without even trying!

[Of course, Noctis may have always known about magic and this is a normal school for him. Really, if he wants to let his kid self wheel around wherever and get into things, that's his choice. Though Toki has one more point to make.]

He might have decent judgement, but I guarantee you not all the others do~!

[And 'others' does not just include the children. Lapses in judgement are catching, like a virus.]

[sleepybitch]

Doubt it'd be any more trouble than back home.

[Yeah, he's always known about magic. And, really, this is probably much safer than Insomnia is - because outside of the school is just the human world.]

Are you saying someone's going to try hurting a little kid...?

[yokeye]

No, no! Well, not like on purpose! I don't think there's anyone around who will intentionally hurt the kid! I'm just saying that there's a lot of uh, irresponsible people around and they might accidentally upset or injure any number of kids, or other kids themselves might! Or they may have powers still when they're little, only they can't use them right yet and they like breathe fire or something or turn people into frogs or one of them just does something normal kids do and goes and gets a bunch of them lost in the woods or they take the bus to Soleil or get on the roof! Aube doesn't have rails yet, doesn't it!?

[sleepybitch]

[...]

You've...put a lot of thought into this, huh.

[yokeye]

Haha, not really! Most of that I just thought about right now, but it all could happen!

[sleepybitch]

Just because it could happen doesn't mean it will. It'll be fine.

[yokeye]

Okay, but I warned you~!

[He'll be sad when little Noctis falls off the roof somehow.]

[sleepybitch]

Well, if anything bad happens, I'll know who to blame.

[It's okay. Little Noctis doesn't have that sort of mobility.]

[yokeye]

Wait, are you saying that I'd be the one the blame!? Just because I mentioned it!? Or do you already suspect someone else of nefarious deeds, now that you've thought it over!?

[He can be carried up there!]

[sleepybitch]

You do seem pretty nefarious.

[This is, perhaps, not the best time to be joking, but...That's not stopping him.]

[yokeye]

I'm not! I have no nefarious schemes planned for these kids at all! I might accidentally like suggest something they shouldn't be doing, maybe, like riding downing a hill a cardboard box or swimming in the pond where they might drown, or giving them something to eat that they're allergic to and-

[He realizes a bit too late that Noctis isn't serious.]

Ha, uhh... I was joking, obviously~!

[sleepybitch]

[Noctis huffs out a laugh, resting his hands on his hips.]

Maybe you should try to steer clear of the kids, just for your own nerves.

[yokeye]

I'm just trying to help!

[Though maybe he should take a break.]

You're really not worried about your... kid?

[sleepybitch]

[Mhmm...]

Maybe a little.

[He shrugs.]

But he deserves the chance to just be a kid, you know? Without someone breathing down his neck about what he can't do.

[yokeye]

[That's a good point. He had similar feelings about the 'children' at the start of all this, but it's turned to worrying the more time he spends with any of them.]

Yeah, they should have some fun~!

[sleepybitch]

[That's honestly fair. A lot of these kids are pretty worrisome.]

Exactly. And I'd like to think I've got a decent head on my shoulders.

[yokeye]

Okay, then! I'm going to see if anyone needs help!

[Not that his help is always a good thing, but he tries. At least Noctis is one kid he doesn't have to worry about.]

[sleepybitch]

You do that.

[...]

Just try to be careful, huh?