AGE PLOT SHENANIGANS

[microbrobotics]

WHO: Everyone and anyone!
WHERE: De Chima, various
WHEN: Around 6 PM EST, March 25th
WHAT: Age plot kickoff!
WARNINGS: Cuteness.

[ LET'S GET THIS PARTY OFFICIALLY STARTED! Opening events so we don't do too much comm flooding (although people are welcome to make their own posts for the event). You're welcome to toplevel with your character if you'd like to have them show up somewhere else for this plot.

Current toplevels:
Spring Festival in a De Chima city park
De Chima #1
De Chima #1, later (Minato)

The age plot will run from March 25th through Sunday, March 29th. More deets available at the plotting post. ]

Comments

[truth_unseen]

Not magic. Alchemy! It's a science.

[But otherwise. Yes. Be amazed and impressed, Kaidan! Let Ed bask in it. And almost miss hearing their order being called up. Almost. He's quick to react, eagerly bounding over to get their trays of food, trying to ignore his growling stomach as he then looks to the tables, which might be free.]

[kanadian]

Uh --

[ He follows with the food, quickly grabbing his tray, which was piled a lot higher than for any normal ten year old boy. There's that sweet, sweet, biotic metabolism. ]

It's still magic! You can't just...make clothes change unless you use magic!

[truth_unseen]

It's science! Not magic. Magic isn't real. Just in stories. Same with miracles.

[Yes, he will absolutely fight on this. Because it is not magic, no matter how many people might think so.]

[kanadian]

Ok? But...

[ He sighed, and ate a fry, once he flopped down in a seat that was much to big for him. ]

Changing your clothing from large to small is still pretty magical. Science is like...space ships, and omnitools, and stuff.

[truth_unseen]

Space ships? We have ships on the water, the ocean. But not in space. What's an omni-tool?

[Sitting down as well, already reaching to take a chip and start munching. He's hungry!]

[kanadian]

Well we have space ships where I'm from! [ He looked proud of that. He might not have fake science, but at least they had spaceships. ]

And my omnitool is... [ He set down his first burger, half-devoured already. ]

It's this! [ he opened it, the haptic, orange display flaring to life. ] It's a hand-held computer. Kind of.

[truth_unseen]

We have boats and ships. But not in space. What's a computer?

[brb temporarily ignoring food to lean over and peer at this strange orange thing at Kaidan's arm in curiosity and amazement.]

[kanadian]

A computer is -- It processes data.

It also plays video games but I don't have any of those on here. [ He looks mildly disappointed. ] But they can play videos and music, if you have them rigged up right.

[truth_unseen]

What's a video game? I mean, I know what a game is, like hide and seek or something but. I've never heard of a video before.

[He frowns, curious even as he shovels another couple of chips in to stave off his hunger.]

[kanadian]

[ He gasped, and shook his head. ] What kind of place are you from?!

They're like the stuff on TV, except you control it. And then you can shoot fake things, or...drive, or do all kinds of things.

[truth_unseen]

Er, Amestris. In 1909? [There abouts anyway. But that's not the important part here.]

What's a tv? When you say shoot or drive, that stuff is for adults, right? We're not allowed guns. Or to drive. Not yet.

[kanadian]

1909? [ He said with a scrunched up nose. ] That's like... so long ago!

[ Especially for someone like less than two decades away from the 23rd century. ] Anyway, with video games, you can do it anyway. It's make-believe, just with... a screen, instead of in your head. And TVs are... like... [ He pointed to a set behind the counter, showing orders. ] Kind of like that, only with more interesting things on it.

[truth_unseen]

No it isn't! Well....not for me at least. I don't know, it's weird here.

[Ed pauses, listening and following the gesture to the counter, seeming to consider for a moment.]

Are there video games here?

[kanadian]

Not here here, but...

[ He pointed across the street. ]

They do over there.

[truth_unseen]

I didn't mean this place. It sells food. I meant--right! So we could go have a look? Awesome!

[Hopefully he doesn't get a stomachache the way he's munching through his tray of food. But he's always eaten his share, probably to make up for missed meals.]

[kanadian]

[ Kaidan, on the other hand, is eating like a maniac. ]

We could, yeah. I think they have some really cool ones, if I remember right. I only went there once this week.

[truth_unseen]

Not far though. Do they have these video games ready for us to play or?

[Gulping down the drink even as he demands explanations, hopeful and curious all at once.]

[kanadian]

Yeah? You just...you put in a quarter, and then... you start playing?

[ He keeps trying to slow down, to be patient, but youthful impatience is hard to mitigate. ] It's just there, you don't do anything special.

[truth_unseen]

Oh. Really? I've just never seen anything like that before. You'll have to show me!

[Because this sounds amazing, Kaidan. He never had anything like this to play with back home.]

[kanadian]

Sure! [ He says, around a mouthful of food. ]

Just finish up and we'll go get some.

[braided_icarus]

Right!

[Finishing up, gulping down the last of his drink before considering but having watched others dispose of the trays and left overs, imitating them as best he can with his shorter height.]

Now?

[kanadian]

[ Kaidan had to slam down his own, and he stuffed his mouth before nodding silently, and then he swallowed. ]

Now's good. Let's go!

[braided_icarus]

Alright!

[All but running to dash outside. Before pausing because he's not sure just which of all these shops is the one he means. So Ed waits for Kaidan just outside the front doors of the fast food they were at.]

Which one is it?

[This place is so big. So crowded. He's still not used to it, really. Not having grown up in Resembool. Or training in Dublith with Teacher.]

[kanadian]

It's... [ He looked around, following him with slower steps. Kaidan was still deliberate in his movements, and unwilling to rush himself, before he pointed, and started walking. ]

This way, follow me!

[ And he led him straight for the arcade. ]

[braided_icarus]

Right!

[Eagerly following. Before pausing once they enter the arcade, staring as he looks around wide-eyed at it all. The strange machines, the sounds, the crowds of children there.]

Whoa....so which one did we want to try first?