Log Eight

[desig_survivor]

[All that practice Rogue's been putting into writing on paper?  Gone.  Have a horrifying scrawl made of jagged letters, all connected, not on the same level plane, slanting first one way and then the other, and cramping up here, spacing out there.  There are dark reddish smudges under the ink, too.  ...He's sixteen, the muscle memory is gone, and

Comments

[monodynamist]

[It takes a bit as he reads and rereads it, then decides, no, he doesn't understand like half those words. So he'll pick a simpler topic. At least his own handwriting is pretty much the same.]

At least I'm not the only one to find my hair suddenly twice as long. Are you alright, then? It seems many people have grown too young to function on their own, so it;s good to see others that aren't simply ten.

[desig_survivor]

[Rogue starts to look for the bookmark, then snorts and decides no, he's not going to go through however many entries. Phrasing's like Fred's, but it's not Fred, he saw her entry already.]

More than twice as long. It's - if I was a girl, I wouldn't need a shirt, that's how long it is. [Why did he think about shirtless girls? Inks it out.] about mid-back.

Yeah. This isn't that bad, considering. Just... sithspit, I don't think I'd want to fly with a kid who looks like me.

[monodynamist]

[Dyad doens't know ho he's talking to either, so it all works out!]

[He saw the shirtless girl comment and his mind probably went to the same place, but he won't comment on it. Will definitely keep thinking about it. But won't comment.] I see. Mine's only at my shoulder-blades.

Most people I've spoken to have assured me that it's only temporary, so if luck holds out, we should revert to our usual selves eventually.

[desig_survivor]

I hope so. It's better than being tiny, but this is weird. ...And I just ate all the food at the house and I'm still kriffing hungry.

And apparently I'm cursing more than usual.

[ice_echani]

It will only be temporary. I believe you will be back at your normal age in a few days.

Cursing is not necessary.

[desig_survivor]

I was cursing?

[pause]

Si I guess I was. It just seems to happen... easier, or something.

[ice_echani]

Yes, although I haven't heard or seen that one used in Edensphere.

I suppose it is a matter of impulse control, or a reversion to previous habits.

[wtk_is_wedge]

That's strange. Sithspawn, Sithspit, the whole sithing gamut - sorry - I haven't heard anyone but Biggs say anything like that.

I do seem to act and think differently like this. I hadn't noticed until you pointed it out, though. This is weird.

[Action]

[2fighters1isd]

Biggs glances over from his bunk, "I think you're cute as a teenager. The long hair is a nice touch."

Re: [Action]

[wtk_is_wedge]

Rogue gives him what's supposed to be a Look. Instead of looking stern, he looks sulky. Plus, not ten minutes ago he'd gone outside and dipped his hands to mid-forearm in red paint, further undermining any authority he was going for. The lavender flecks had got to him.

"I don't get why I turn seventeen and you get to keep a receding hairline," he says, with more of a whine in his voice than he'd intended.

[Action]

[2fighters1isd]

"Because for some reason, I got lucky. Who knows why." Biggs is enjoying this far too much. He eyes Rogue, a smile twitching at the corners of his lips.

"Has your voice even changed yet?"

Re: [Action]

[wtk_is_wedge]

"How does this even happen?!" Rogue half-wails, much more dramatically than he usually would. "Why the kriff am I a teenager! This isn't possible!"

His voice doesn't break when he talks; he's old enough that it's changed and he's not soprano. But it does sound higher than usual.