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The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down

Just over a week after the Isle visit people would find themselves drawn outside. The reason might vary, it was a lovely day and the air had the sweet scent of spring. It was the first truly warm day, and perhaps that was it. But for whatever reason everyone, or nearly everyone, found themselves outside and then drifted peacefully off to sleep.

As they slept a gentle rain came down upon them, soft enough to wake only those in a cursed sleep. The water not only broke dark spells and curses on the people the rain touched but for some people it brought a very different sort of transformation.

A number of the Missrecalled might find themselves awakening older than they had been when they fell asleep. Some of them might awaken with all their older self's memories, or maybe those would come with time, or maybe the memories would need more help to return. But when everyone awoke with a light dew on their faces and clothes, some people would be in for quite the surprise....

Gift In Time Gift In Time Nary A Reason Nary A Rhyme Gift In Time!

After the odd outdoor nap, many might wish to head into their rooms to get changed and freshen up. Or maybe they wouldn't go back to their room for a while, but when they did they would find a gift on their beds waiting for them....

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The twin twin twin woke up up up - OTA

Nagihiko stretched as he woke then stopped suddenly. Where was he? Why was he wet? And perhaps the most cliche question of all, who was he? Panic filled him because he didn't know. He wasn't sure. He shifted his legs slightly and... okay. Shorts not a skirt. Knowing that much he settled at once knowing the proper on of them awoke.

Scariest question answered, he pushed himself up trying to figure out why he had fallen asleep under a tree and why he was wet. After a yawn and a stretch he was still clueless. So he decided to see if anyone else had fallen asleep out here, and if so... maybe they knew why?

My Anxiety - UNLOCK! Locked to Gabriel

Once Nagihiko had gone inside he decided to get changed. In more ways then one. He felt... uncomfortable from more than just the wet. So he pulled out one of the dresses that Gabriel had altered and after making sure the bedroom door was locked, he stepped into the closet to be extra sure no one would see him change.

After a few moments, Nadeshiko came out of the closet to stand by the mirror. Temari helped her put up her hair into her usual ponytail and she smiled, feeling much better. Until she went to her bed, that was and saw that one of her pillows was missing.

Frowning she looked and saw it right on the line between her neat as a pin half of the room and Nagihiko's mess of a half of the room. And laying half on her pillow and half on one of Nagihiko's pillows was a small jewel encrusted lock.

She fell backwards in a rare moment of no grace whatsoever, eyes glued to the lock. That... That was the Humpty Lock... But... was it there for her or for Nagihiko? and if it was here... did that mean Amu-chan was in trouble? But what was she supposed to do? How was she supposed to...

"Temari," she said, snapping back to herself. Nadeshiko was the one who always seemed in control. Calm and collected. She needed that now and drew it over herself like the outer layer of a fine kimono. "Please see if you can find Amu-chan and bring her here. If you cannot find her or her Charas, then please get Gabriel-san and ask him to come here."

The small chara nodded and waited for Nadeshiko to open the door a crack before flying off to do that. Not finding Amu, and just barely avoiding Il and El, Temari found Gabriel and rushed to him. She stopped gracefully before him and curtsied in the air. "Nadeshiko requests to speak with you if you are not too busy, please," Temari said in the sweetest voice the small Chara could manage.

Imposter Syndrome Get - Locked to Mallia

Talking to Gabriel had helped some.

Some.

But the problem was... Gabriel didn't know about magic things. And there were parts of the Humpty Lock being here that Nadeshiko couldn't process on her own that were absolutely magic related. And so once Gabriel was gone and she had composed herself she sent Temari out again. This time to fetch Mallia. Temari hovered out of sight until the Fairy was alone and breakfast was over. Then Temari flew closer to Mallia. "If it would be okay, Nadeshiko invites you to her room, if you would be so kind," Temari said sweetly.

Gabriel had just been on his way down to breakfast when the little Chara had run into him. Knowing that Nadeshiko wouldn't have sent her unless she considered it relatively serious, he nodded. "I'm not busy, no," he said. He did have other plans later, of course, but they weren't time sensitive, and this may well be.

"Thank you," she said, giving a small curtsy before turning and leading him back.

Gabriel willingly followed the little Chara back to the 'twins' room, where he knocked on the door to announce himself before entering. "You wanted to speak to me about something, Nadeshiko?", he said.

"Please come in, she called. She was in the room, her back to the door, focused on something she was holding in her hands. Her voice sounded strained like she was forcing her voice to sound pleasant but it was difficult.

Permission granted, he entered the room, walking over to see what it was she was holding. "Is something the matter?", he asked. "If you sent Temari to look for me it's likely somewhat urgent."

She nodded. "Did... did you close the door?" she asked, hardly holding it together.

Not just urgent, but serious as well then. A moment, and Nadeshiko would hear a soft click. "I have now," he said. "What did you need to talk about?"

She took a deep breath then turned around. She was holding a small keylock in her hands. No key. The crystals on the lock shone in the light. She was crying silently as she held it, tears rolling down her face. "Why do I have the Humpty Lock?" she whispered, voice breaking with emotion.

His first thought upon seeing the jeweled padlock was that it was rather horribly gaudy. But it was a fleeting thought as Nadeshiko's distress immediately took precedence. He crouched down in front of her, resting a hand gently on her shoulder. "I don't know," he said honestly. "Frankly I'm not even certain what it is, or why it's as significant to you as it clearly is. Can you explain a bit about it?"

"It..." she took a deep breath, fingers closing around the lock. "We Guardians were given the Humpty Lock and the Dumpty Key to protect. We were told to hold them for the Joker. But they were stolen one day. A...actually right around when we met Amu-chan for the first time. Amu-chan got back the Humpty Lock and since she is the Joker, it is hers to protect now... But... but I woke up with it. Is... Does that mean..." She shuddered.

Humpty Lock and Dumpty Key? Really? Did the artifacts predate the nursery rhyme, or were they perhaps the origin of it? Given the connection to they had to eggs, he couldn't imagine it was a coincidence, but still...

"Given that among the things I received were two photos I'm almost certain aren't even from my world, I think I can safely assure you that it being here isn't an indication that something's happened to your friend," he said. "That said, I don't think it's entirely a coincidence either. And it is here now, which means we'll need to figure out what to do with it." Regardless of whatever powers it might possess, it looked quite valuable; not something one could just leave out in the open.

She took a few deep breaths, relieved. "So.. so you think she is okay?" That... that That could be okay then. But now she had to get home to get this back to Amu. Of course getting home meant... only Nagihiko would get to go home...

But Amu needed the Humpty Lock. "So... I... I ned to figure out how to go home to get this back to her?" she asked, sadly.

"Hm?" She looked up from her writing, holding the pen aside before she glanced around. No one else was there... even Sai was out doing something else, for a change. "All right, poppet. One moment."

She pulled out another small bit of paper, wrote a quick little note on it -- I'll be back shortly -- and with a little gesture, made her book and cards tidy themselves up, leaving only the note in the middle of the table as she stood to follow. There, now anything being messed with while she was away from it was a lot less likely....

She stepped around the table, offering her hand to the tiny figure -- she knew the way to the dorms, so perhaps Temari would like a ride there? Or to take a finger as they went together...?

Don't Be Afraid To Be Who You Are - Auradon Side

Nagihiko Fujisaki | Partial OTA, see prompts | CW: Imposter Syndrome

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Imposter Syndrome~?