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!]

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[playitagain]

[He steps aside, and she...

...steps back behind him, actually pressing against his leg a little.]

But... there's so many people in there...

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya raises a brow as he cranes his neck to look at her. She's so shy, it's a complete opposite to the Nana he's used to.]

Yeah, this place is pretty popular. It'll probably be the best ice cream you ever have.

[Does the deliciousness of ice cream outweigh the fear of people? Time to find out.]

[playitagain]

I'm not sure, I don't want to be a bother...

[Nana's looking down and literally wringing her hands. She looks anxious; like she's scared of all the people, or maybe scared of trying to talk to them or having them all looking at her at once. She bites her lip.]

...but I do want ice cream...

[hippocarnival]

No way someone as cute as you is going to bother anybody. [Yuya moves to ruffle her hair, possibly disrupting her pigtails. He's another story.] So let's get some ice cream. We don't want to regret not doing so later, right?

[playitagain]

I-I'm not that cute... [Nana trails off, then, and scuffs her foot on the ground.] ...o-okay. But you first, please.

[hippocarnival]

Okay. [He lifts his hand, glancing back to make sure she's following before he strolls up to the counter.] They have so many good flavors today...

[playitagain]

[She's following. Cautiously. Nana keeps close to him but seems scared of the others. Shy, but quick to latch on.

She peers up at the counter.]

...I want a banana sundae.

[hippocarnival]

[Some things don't change. Yuya lets out a breathy laugh, looking up at the station runner to make sure they heard her.] And I'll have rocky road.

[While they get to work putting the orders together, Yuya glances around for a place to sit.]

[playitagain]

[Nana follows after; she lets him take the lead in... well... everything. When he finds a place to sit, she walks over and climbs into the chair.

She's very proper about it.]

Um... thank you. For helping me.

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya sits across from her, immediately taking a bite of his ice cream with as much chocolate and marshmallow as he can fit into the spoon.]

Mm--[At least he swallows first, for once.] It's not problem! It's good, right?

[playitagain]

[She's a little more reserved: she eats it happily, but there is that politeness that Nana always has, just more pronounced. She loosened up as she got older.

She does, however, start to really smile.]

...It really is. Is yours good too, Sakaki-san?

[hippocarnival]

Mm! [Yuya nods, then pushes his bowl her direction.] You can try some if you want. Try and get the marshmallows and the nuts in the same bite.

[playitagain]

[Nana is a little shy about reaching over. She's actually very careful to NOT SPILL ANY but she does follow his instructions.

Aaaand... bite.]

Oh! It's really good!

[hippocarnival]

[A six year old has better table manners than him...]

Almost as good as bananas? [He smirks before pulling his ice cream back over so he can continue devouring it.]

boooo DW ate my tag >:(

[playitagain]

[She looks up, with all the unique seriousness of a little kid:]

Nothing is as good as bananas.

>:(

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya just

cracks up laughing, bracing himself against the table. She's so cute, he definitely has to tell Nana what a cute kid she was.] Nothing at all? Not in the whole world?

[playitagain]

D-Definitely not! Bananas are the best thing ever. I've never found anything I love as much as bananas.

...well... I guess there's my parents.

[...little Nana may be more honest than big Nana.]

[hippocarnival]

[Okay, that gets Yuya to laugh harder.] You guess?

[Kids are hilarious. He takes a deep breath as he tries to regain composure, pulling out his phone so he can text the older Nana, wherever she is.]

you were a cute kid

[Ominous.]

[playitagain]

[Little Nana nods.

That's her answer and she's sticking to it.

A moment later, though, Yuya's phone pings:]

I was??

[hippocarnival]

Eh, such a tough answer...

i guess i should say ARE a cute kid

[And then he turns his phone around after that message, to show little Nana Bananya.] What about cats in bananas?

[playitagain]

what???

[Guess who's about to learn her younger self is here.

Little Nana stares for a second. Then, very quietly and seriously:]

...Cats make bananas better and bananas make cats better.

[hippocarnival]

there's some little kids running around that look familiar. Have you seen them?

[She is so serious, Yuya just grins wider.] There's a show about them! I can show you later if you want.

[playitagain]

...really? You found a younger version of me?

[That's amazing, and disturbing, but not something that Nana would be scared of.

Little Nana smiles brightly though.]

Really!? There is!?

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya nods, turning his phone back around and checking the message.] Yeah. I'll download some episodes for you, okay? I bet you'd like it.

we got ice cream (o´∀`o)

[playitagain]

I want to see it!!

[The texts come fast and furious now.]

really???
I was really shy back then...
Is she doing okay?
What kind of ice cream?