Fandom Library, Wednesday, February 18th

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

Immediately after radio yesterday, Arden had vanished to her room and hid, refusing to talk to anyone (and, yes, spending plenty of time singing to herself). Today, she had ventured out to the library, replete with snacks and drinks just in case it seemed like it was starting up again and she needed to quickly cram her mouth full.

Overkill? Possibly. Worth it?

Definitely.

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Re: Talk to the Aide

[not_a_haint]

He was reminded of his first day here, when Rey had told him she was from another galaxy. It was a claim that seemed too outrageous not to be true. It was so far to go for a gag that it being a joke was the less plausible possibility.

So turning into an animal? Why not?

"Ponies? That's...I dunno that sounds so specific. Not horses, ponies."

Re: Talk to the Aide

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Yeah," Arden sighed. "I usually turn into a powder-blue pony with wings. Not a pegasus, mind you. A winged pony."

What was the difference? Vibes, mostly.

"Uh, so that usually hits everyone, but sometimes people can just change into animals randomly," she continued. "It seems to go around and hit multiple people at once, but no one can figure out who and why. Like, I think I turned a bird around the same time Professor Vess turned into a cat and I think the guy that works at Pick Your Poison turned into a flower or something. It's weird and there are, like, no obvious connections that anyone can figure out."

Truly, who could say.

"And then there's the weekend most people turn into little kids. Just a bunch of, like, seven year olds running around."

Re: Talk to the Aide

[not_a_haint]

Caleb had written “ponies”, then in the margin in front of it he added “magical/whimsical”.

“With th’ other animals, are they special too? Or just ordinary?”

He wasn’t sure how he felt about turning into a kid again.

Re: Talk to the Aide

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"I think most of them are just ordinary?" Arden said. "I wouldn't swear it, though. But it'd be the exception more than a rule."

If he didn't like possibly being a kid again...

"So, there's also the weekend when we get kids. Different kids from any possible future. They show up on Saturday morning and you've just got...kids to take care of. They might be kids with people you've met on the island, or with people you know from home, or with people you've never even heard of." She was so sorry to have to break this to you.

Re: Talk to the Aide

[not_a_haint]

While Caleb wasn't unused to taking care of children, or at least helping, this notion hit him a bit in the "feels", as he was apparently still a bit sore from remembering "the one that got away". On the other hand...

"Oh boy. That...given my condition that seems particularly scary."