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[fireindreams]

Who: Grimm, the Grimmchild and you!
What: After leaving the school for a little while, Grimm returns with a small child in tow. Cue antics.
When: Later Oct 9th/various times Oct 10th
Where: Network, then the Grand Hall.
Warnings: None at the moment.


Oct 9th, late at night - UN: CONCERTO

Good evening Daybreak. An odd question, but for those of you who make use of it, how do you find the daycare options in the school?

[Does he leave it at that without explaining why he's asking? Absolutely.]


Oct 10th, morning - Grand Hall

[And now at a more appropriate time for antics, the Grand Hall is suddenly infested by bats. They are not harmful and don't really seem to be bothering people (unless you just don't like bats).

No, it seems they're leading a small child on a merry chase around the Hall, although it's questionable if the bats are chasing the child or vise versa. They're making it up as they go along.

Unfortunately for anyone around, the child doesn't much care for what they run into - be it man, Outland, furniture, roomba or a wall. They will get those bats if it's the last thing they do! So they'll probably run smack into something sooner rather then later.

(For those who know Grimm, the aesthetics of the child's clothing may be...familiar.)

The bats, meanwhile, seem to just be enjoying themselves. But if the child does run into anything they'll flutter down to see what's happening quite quickly.]

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October 10th

[spelleton]

[ The child racing around the hall, pursued by bats, gets something like an eyebrow raise. The child's clothing is familiar, true, but if Grimm does have a child now, he wouldn't expect him to leave them alone without supervision.

He carefully steps in the way, sort of vaguely catching this small gothic baby and lifting them so they can try to grab bats more easily. He's Helping. ]

Enjoying yourselves?

[fireindreams]

[The child giggles when they're picked up, patting at the hands holding them before turning their attention back to the bats.

Said bats flutter around the pair as the Grimmchild attempts to catch them. The one with red eyes seem to catch their attention in particular and, with enough effort of both the child and Ekkehardt's part, they'll touch it eventually.

And the whole swarm fly to one spot, twisting and turning to appear as Grimm once again. He grins as he walks over, lifting a hand to press against the child's cheek.]

We certainly are. They quite like this place. So many wide, open areas to explore and get up to a delightful amount of mischief.

[Mischief Grimm actively encourages because he knew the child came from a cramped, dark place. They needed to explore, learn and grow.]

[spelleton]

Mischief, hm? Well, I'm sure you'll find no shortage of that. Or encouragement to do so. [ Some of the faculty are worse than the students there... ]

If you ever need a break, you can always leave them with me. But somehow I doubt you're the type to need a break from your child.

[ He's not going to ask, whatever the circumstances are. Vampires having children isn't unheard of, after all.

But he remembers that dream. All those graves. It's impossible to not at least guess at what this means. ]

[fireindreams]

[Ekkehardt's guess would be correct. The appearance of the Grimmchild was unusual but it mean Grimm's time was almost at an end. Sooner or later, he would join those graves.

But that does not matter to him. They are someone he loves, someone who should be raised with celebration and not resentment.]

I do not, no. But it is good for them to meet people, to grow and share that zest of life with others. Besides I think they like you.

[Or at least they like all of the different textures Ekkehardt offers. His uniform, the feeling of his hands. The Grimmchild will inevitably try and touch his veil but they will be gentle if allowed.

It's all so cool. So wonderful. Grimm's smile is wide and happy.]

October 10th

[ofexperience]

[V can't help but watch with an amused smile as the child runs around the Grand Hall.

... When the child runs into Shadow while chasing the bats around, however, V makes his way over to them and the familiar, extending his hand to try to help the child up. Shadow lets out an amused rumble at the antics.]

Careful now, little one.

[fireindreams]

[Despite running into a large panther the child seems fairly unconcerned with any prospect of danger. They do take the offered hand with a giggle, apparently amused by pretty much everything.

There isn't any damage done though - the Grimmchild is durable but even then despite the fancy clothes, they're wrapped in enough to be a good barrier against injury.

Meanwhile one of the bats, the one with red eyes, has fluttered closer to keep an eye on the proceedings. Although the Grimmchild will take the chance to try and catch it again.]

Papa!

[ofexperience]

[V smiles fondly as the Grimmchild tries to catch the red-eyed bat. Shadow rises to his feet and starts padding along next to them.

V was going to return to his book, but... honestly, this is too cute to not watch.]

[fireindreams]

[The Grimmchild eventually lets go of the bat and it takes to the air again. Somehow its eyes crinkle in amusement before becoming lost among the swarm again.

And off the child goes chasing after them. But they'll also try to encourage Shadow to try at catching the bats too.

It's fun! Come on, give it a try.]

un: j.griffin

[onebetter]

Lacking, if that time all of us spawned children selves is anything to go off. There were no official facilities that helped anyone through that, but off-campus in Soleil, there may be more options.

[fireindreams]

I am willing to give the school the benefit of the doubt in that situation, given the sudden nature of it.

But I will also explore options in Soleil as well. Thank you.

[onebetter]

That's very fair. I don't think I have heard of a single child-self actually finding housing or care on-campus though, so I concluded it wasn't a case of existing facilities being overloaded.

Are you planning on housing a child long-term?

[fireindreams]

Yes. For as long as I am able.

[Which should be for a very long time. But he wanted to ensure the child was cared for when he could not. Locking them up in a room while Grimm set about his tasks was not something he would do.]

Oct 10

[infestedcouncilpresident]

Whups.

[Kohaku picked the child up in a quick motion before they ran past a "caution: floor slippery" and into a big grease spill in the cafeteria.]

Watch it, kid. Don't go cracking your skull.

[fireindreams]

[Despite the danger they were in, the child just giggles when Kohaku picks them up. They pat her hands and generally seem to be enjoying life in the way a small child would.

Meanwhile one of the bats, one with red eyes, flutters down to check on what's going on. The Grimmchild reaches out for it to try and grab said bat out of the air.]

Papa! Papa!

[So does that mean...?]

[infestedcouncilpresident]

[Her eyes flickered up to the bats as she put the kid back down, making sure they were facing away from the wet floor sign.]

There you go. Go chase your, uh...bat-dad? In peace.

[fireindreams]

[The red-eyed bat's eyes somehow seem to crinkle in amusement before it takes off again to be lost in the swarm.

Back on the ground, the Grimmchild laughs loudly at the bats but tugs at Kohaku's sleeve. Come on, it's fun to chase them! They think she'll like it.]

October 10th

[hattersgonnahat]

[She did not even need to spot the bat with red eyes to get a clue why there was bats at all. ...Too much training has taught her that.]

[What Puella doesn't know is why there's a younger, much smaller looking Grimm chasing them instead. Was he training someone else now..?]

You're not gonna catch them at way...!

[Trust her, she knows.]

[fireindreams]

[The child in question turns to look at the young girl with a bit of confusion, but they brighten up immediately. Their Papa told them about her!]

How?

[The Grimmchild has been at this for awhile now and had no luck. Meanwhile the red-eyed bat has landed somewhere out of both of their reaches. Bats can't look smug but he looks that way anyway.

Do you wish to try and catch him like this? He does not mind a two one one game, you know.]

[hattersgonnahat]

[And she stares right back at the bat. You finally outed yourself, that might be your first mistake.]

I can...sometimes slow him down...

[Puella had not really tried to use more of her ability since that night. She wonders, can she still do it..?]

[All she can get out is a little bit of Radiance again. Nope. There was something still missing...]

October 10;

[lifeforced]

[Rebecca watches the child and the bats playing their game, mostly out of curiosity, and not attempting to join in because although she doesn't look it, she's just a little old for that. (Also, doing so uninvited would be rude.) She doesn't bother to question why there's a swarm flittering about here chasing and being chased, having accepted—even before coming here—that there would likely be some pretty unusual sights, and this frankly seems pretty tame.]

Re: October 10;

[fireindreams]

[Within the swarm of bats is one with bright red eyes that spots the child(?) watching the chase and flies down to sit on a nearby table. Innocently. Totally a bat. Totally not watching her.

Meanwhile the child looks around and spots Rebecca. Thinking she'd like to play, they approach her.]

Do you want to play with me?

[lifeforced]

[Becky doesn't notice the red-eyed bat, but she does have this strange feeling that she is being watched. Frankly, that feeling's persisted for several minutes now, but it has also largely been dismissed as something that should be expected every now and then.

She hadn't been considering joining in on this little game, but when the she's approached, it's pretty hard to just say no; she doesn't want to come off as mean or anything, especially not to an actual child who probably (understandably) thinks her one themselves.]

What're you playing?

Oct 10th

[unpocoloco]

[He's on his way to rest, heading in for the day, when he spots those bats fluttering about. There are a lot of odd sights at daybreak, so while it gives him pause, it doesn't register too much more. He almost continues on. Then he sees the kid.

He starts forward into the hall, staring.]

Oh no... Wist, you didn't...

[It's muttered to himself as he walks in, beholding the child in all their Grimm-like glory.

Only he sees the bats, the way they fly specifically together. And further, all hints prior to what Grimm was. Wist hasn't been around. Maybe... just maybe...

A smile blooms before he can stop it. He steps forward to catch the kid before they can run into a table.]

Ay, niño, be careful there. Hard to chase when you're all banged up, si?

[fireindreams]

[The child startles when they're stopped and look up at Héctor. Oh, they know him. Their Papa told them about all of his friends, after all.]

Hello.

[They don't really conceptualize the idea of pain just yet. But it's probably a good idea they were stopped.]

Do you wanna play tag too?

[The Grimmchild points to the bats. One lands on a nearby table, a bat with red eyes. It looks amused...somehow.]

[unpocoloco]

[He takes in the sight of that bat and it's shining eyes. It's somehow entertained appearance. He turns his grin back to the kid.]

Tag, ay? Is that what's going on now?

[He hums and taps his chin. Maverick's healing spell is wearing down. He won't be able to run on this leg without his cane forever-- or, he can, but not without making it worse. But for a little thing he should be fine.]

I don't know... I'm not sure if I can keep up with Señor Bat. It is very hard to fly.