What time is it? It's CRACKPLOT TIME!

[no_vampires_plz]

So for a while now I've been kicking around the idea of a bar-wide crackplot in which pups get regressed back to childhood. Now, with the aid of cape_and_wizard_hat, I have a mechanism to make it happen.

The short version: Twilight and Trixie get into a contest to see who can cast a proper Age Spell, it goes awry, and various bar patrons, including themselves, are suddenly considerably younger than they were a moment ago. Hijinks Ensue.

A few specifics:

1. Only pups who are on the Milliways grounds at the moment the spell is cast will potentially be affected. Muns can, of course, Millitime and/or handwave the transformation as needed.


2. How far back the pup regresses is up to the mun, but it has to represent a significant change. No fair turning a 33-year-old into a 30-year-old, for example, unless that pup's body/abilities/whatever have dramatically changed in those three years.


3. [Edited for clarity] While the spell will affect every pup's body, whether a given pup's mind is affected as well is up to the mun. If you want your pup to be a child in mind and body, that's fine; if you want them to be an adult mind in a child's body, that's cool too.


4. The spell will only change you into a form you have had at some point in the past. Pups who were "born" as fully formed adults will therefore not be changed into children, because they never were children to begin with.


5. Everyone will be changed back to their normal selves at the conclusion of the plot. THIS IS NOT NEGOTIABLE.

Now, the question is: When should the plot start and how long should it last? I want to make sure everyone who wants to participate can do so, which means working around everymun's schedules. I'd like to have it happen sometime in the month of October and conclude before Halloween, but otherwise I am flexible like bendy straw. If you're interested, comment to say when you're available and we'll hash out a timeframe from there.

ETA: sdelmonte has floated the idea that the spell could also turn child pups into adults. Anyone interested in that?

Comments

[gavin62truck]

See, this is why I made an icon of 10-year-old Tommy.

I guess the only thing I'd really like is for the plot to maybe start on a weekend, because I have zero time to play anymore during weekdays.

[sdelmonte]

Why only younger? All that temporal energy has to go somewhere! Long time ago, DC did a wacky Young Justice-based event where all the adult heroes became kids. And the kid heroes became adults. It gave the writers (mainly Peter David) a chance for cracky fun with the JLA, JSA, etc, but also let them explore what sorts of adults the teen heroes might be.

Never mind that nothing is going to upset a teen more than being 55!

Frankly, I would love a chance to have Kirk in his prime for just a few days.

[damncompass]

Joshua and possibly Helena are totally in. (TINY JOSHUA IS A HOOT THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME.) It's totally cheating to just have Helena be Victorian, isn't it?

I'm good for whatever. The Warehouse muns are trying to plan a plot somewhere around the middle-to-end of October, but we can kick that about a bit.

[no_vampires_plz]

Hm. I'm not averse to the idea of children being turned into adults by the spell... anyone interested?

[empath_wiggin]

I'd be interested. Valentine trying to deal with being an adult could be funny.

[saphyria]

This sounds like fantastic fun, but I have a question!

If I were to change adult!Sunshine's form into her 17-year-old self during this plot, would she then be 17-year-old Sunshine, embittered and self-medicating, or would she just be adult!Sunshine in her 17-year-old self's body?

Essentially, if this is going to change them into their former selves for a time, or just put them into their former selves' shape.

[no_vampires_plz]

See Point #3 on the list.

[saphyria]

Obviously, if that had been sufficient, I wouldn't have asked for clarification. A simple yes or no would've been okay.

[no_vampires_plz]

The point is, that is your decision to make.

[herr_bookman]

*handraise* Saph wasn't the only one who was wondering. I was just about to ask.

[no_vampires_plz]

I'm sorry, I thought I'd made it clear. It is your call, as the mun, whether the change affects just their body or their mind as well. The list has been edited to clarify that.

[saphyria]

The plot summary above worded it oddly, and multiple people weren't clear on on that point. So I asked. No need to jump down my throat for being interested in your plot.

[no_vampires_plz]

I didn't mean to come off that way. I apologize. ^^;

I will edit the list to make that point clearer.

[bjornwilde]

The timing you have suggested seems good to me. Now I just need to decide if I want a wee Jess or a wee Hank.

[no_vampires_plz]

"Or"? :)

[no_more_hiding]

I was thinking the same thing to be honest but I'm trying to be more honest with my time. = D

[break_the_haughty]

Awesome, thanks. Second question: I assume whether or not they change into kid-appropriate clothes is up to the mun as well? Milliways: The Bare-Assed Elementary sounds like a hilarious after-school special.

[no_vampires_plz]

Good question! One I hadn't considered. But given what we saw of the spell in canon, I'm good with it being up to the mun.

[nocarename]

I thought is was a fundamental element of all involuntary transformations: Your clothes change, unless it is funnier that they don't.
The classic example is a wizard polymorphed into a cat. All their clothes change, except for the large, floppy brimmed hat, from out and under which peers the new kitten.

[no_vampires_plz]

...yeah, that pretty much matches what we see in Twilight's canon.

[damncompass]

There is a part of me that kinda wants to see wee Hank and wee Joshua being tiny science bros.

[bjornwilde]

I think I am just going to say screw it and do my best with both, so junior science bros it is! Do you have an idea if you want your wee Josh to have his adult memories? I'm leaning towards Hank having his but can adapt.

[damncompass]

I actually hadn't decided that. Part of me kinda just wanted to have bitty!Joshua be exactly as he was, because he swore like a sailor on one hand, but on the other hand was pretty quiet and very studious.

I'm still up in the air and could very easily be convinced one way or another, though.

[baptizemyself]

I want in! I think I would have her mentally regress as well as physically.

I have a week off starting 12th October so obviously that week would be best for me :D

[withherhands]

Oh man, I am SO IN. As is a wee!M. Now I just need to find an icon for her :D

[ceitfianna]

Ooh, yay, I love this and will definitely throw tiny Will and Charles into it but especially Charles as I've been wanting to play him as a 10 year old in Bar.

[misslucyjane]

Oh my, I've been wanting an excuse to have a baby!Steve.

A week is usually good for plots like this. Any longer and peope get restless.

[vivien]

I...think I may have to play a very, very young version of Tom Riddle for this.

Oh my goodness, yay, inspiration to play!

[sdelmonte]

PS, Trek fans: Kirk was de-aged in an episode of the Trek cartoon, which is not regarded as canon due to an edict by Roddenberry. But I count it, and it's all in a day's work for a Starfleet officer (also see under "Rascals").

[batyatoon]

I like this plan!

[king_gary]

October's a busy month for plots, it seems! I've got a small Halloween plot in the works as well, in the last week of October. Between that, and Gary's canon being set next month, I think only a couple of my pups will be able to do this.

That said, a tiny!Nicholas could be hilarious.

[adiva_calandia]

Circa 1957, which means she was 23, which is probably too old but omg she's so cute.

[aka_casanova]

*pounces on*

Viv! Hi, Viv! (Kate, not switching accounts). We are getting an Eponine in the next few days at the most, so her mun promises me. A living Eponine, at least at first, and Gavroche will desperately want to keep her that way. He may well ask Tom for permission to bring her to the House.

[no_vampires_plz]

I might be persuaded to push the plot back to November if it would work better for people...

[vivien]

HI!

I've seen you playing more and I've been meaning to contact you. What is your email now? Let's talk!

[aka_casanova]

The same as for the last few years - avarielwings@gmail.com, just in case.

[mmexlibris]

Tiny!Alex and Tiny!Nicholas, I think.

You know, just to add to our ever-increasing list of open threads.

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[rudderless]

Tiny Dixie Cousins is so happening in this plot. And that'll be my reward for catching up with tags.

[cook_the_rude]

I'm in.-

[ikissdhimbck]

Oh, yay! I'm claiming Tiny Dixie and Tiny Kate BFF shenanigans right now. ^__^

[lt_blade]

Sonya's definitely in.

[gavin62truck]

Tiny Tommy is going to have to interrupt these shenanigans with spitballs because girls have cooties. And stuff. So there.

[ikissdhimbck]

Kate: ~indignant~ How foolish! Must you spoil our good time simply because you haven't friends of your own?



(Yup, Kate's going to be a handful. ^__^)