leave her behind with the kids —

[happyheartsstaff]

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

Does anything in this hotel ever stay put? Those who go looking for the gym, the hotel spa, or the nightclub are out of luck one day, as they're simply no longer there. The hallways themselves go topsy-turvy, only staying put when one looks directly at them. For those who've been here long enough to have seen the last time the hotel shifted like this and remember how unhelpful the hotel staff were — it seems little there has changed. The only difference is the manner in which they are useless. They will acknowledge the shifting hallways, of course, and even provide direction back to the lobby, but profess they are much too busy to provide an escort.

Eventually, the hallways settle. Gone are The Caucus-Race, the Pearls Within, and the Rabbit Hole in favor of new amenities. Where once there was a gym, there's now an indoor playground. The nightclub has been replaced with an arcade, and the spa is now a massive movie theater. Were there always quite so many kids items on the restaurant menus? When did This Elegant Thimble get such a large children's section?

If asked, the hotel staff will shrug. Some will insist things have been this way for as long as they've been working there. Others will state that, like their wonderful Queen, the hotel will always know what's needed for any occasion and make suitable preparations.

ARCADE

9/11 - 9/23

The arcade, if possible, seems even larger than the nightclub that once stood in its place. There are rows of pinball, action games, shooting games, driving games. An entire room of air hockey, and another of dancing games. Clusters of skee-ball, whack-a-mole, and claw machines. The floors seem to be eternally sticky with spilled soda, and the smell of pizza and sugar permeates the air. No matter how many patrons are within sight, the sound of laughter and excited shrieking somehow seems to echo throughout the arcade.

Token dispensers are scattered amongst the games. Hotel staff will be stationed at the snack bar and the prize counter, ready to hand out tokens or trade tickets won from the games for small prizes.

Occasionally, one of the games will spark and short out. If asked, hotel staff will say it's out of order and put up a sign proclaiming it so. They don't seem all that concerned about fixing it. Soon enough, it will seem to fix itself and switch back on. It will still spark every so often, and something about the music will seem off. Anyone who decides to play one of these games anyway will find themselves feeling slightly dizzy. Is the arcade spinning around them, or is that just them?

When the spinning stops, they will no longer be where they were before. They will find themselves in the middle of the game they had previously been playing, regardless of what it was. Welcome to the other side of the arcade — where the game play is more realistic than ever! Hopefully they had a partner brought in with them, or someone else comes along to try to play who can help them win the game to get back out.

MOVIE NIGHT

9/11 - 9/23

The entrance to the movie theater is lined with concession stands. Snacks and drinks of every kind can be picked up here before going into one of the theater's two auditoriums. Films will be playing round the clock in both, a different one on each screen. Oysters may find the same movies they would have seen on their own world, movies one might find on modern day Earth, or even movies about old folktales or traditional stories that might have been told where they were from. The only thing that will not be showing is any version of Alice in Wonderland, or any story set in Wonderland itself.

At times, particular showings may be billed as interactive. These will be of all genres: musicals, adventures, mysteries, romance, comedies, even horror. Oysters who attend these will be encouraged to dress up, and will even be shown to a dressing room with a selection of suitable clothes. It will only be after they've been seated and the film starts that what is meant by interactive will become clear.

The musicals will have sing alongs, with people from the audience being pulled up to participate in the dance numbers. The adventures and mysteries will have characters on the screen turn to the audience as though they are part of the story, inviting them along in the investigation or interrogating them as a suspect. Protagonists and antagonists alike will walk off the screen of horror movies, seeking help from or looking to torment the audience until their story is completed and they are sent back to their film world. Comedies and romances will find those in the audience being pulled up to act out parts of the story — and may find themselves transported into the setting until they do.

DAYCARE AND PLAYGROUND

9/11 - 9/23

The front of the daycare is small, with a place to check in and drop off or pick up kids. This is the only area that Oysters who are not either helping out at the daycare or being dropped off themselves will be able to easily access. Behind this are sectioned off areas for quieter activities, with materials such as books, art supplies, toys, etc. There's a small kitchen that will be off limits to the kids, and an area for snack time and nap time. Hotel staff are very present and interactive in these areas — reading to children, making crafts with them, telling stories, fixing snacks. Some will be taking a quiet break for themselves in the kitchen, and may be willing to talk to Oysters helping out at the daycare.

The back of the daycare is an expansive indoor playground. Here, the children are mostly left to their own devices. There are some hotel staff out there to keep an eye on the children as they play, but they tend to cluster together for conversation. Oysters helping out at the daycare will be somewhat warily included in this if they approach. These hotel staff will mostly be dismissive of any children coming to them unless they are injured or crying. There are multiple parts of the playground that can be used to sneak in and out to the hotel area at large, if one is looking carefully! Any children who are not supposed to be there have a low risk of being caught unless they draw attention to themselves or try to enter the other area of the daycare.

The other children in the daycare fall mostly between the ages of 6-11, with three or four outliers who appear to be toddlers or in the 12-13 age range. Astute Oysters likely to observe the behavior of the children will notice that there are clear social groups among them, as though they have known each other long enough to have friends they're accustomed to playing with. There are some who seem friendly and popular, some who seem to keep to themselves, some who seem to have good relationships with the hotel staff and others who seem determined to cause trouble, those who are bullies and those who are picked on. Their willingness to play with or answer questions from Oyster children or adults is equally as varied.

There will be a posted list of Oysters banned from helping out at the daycare. It will not be easily seen from the front of the daycare, but hotel staff will identify who is on it if asked. It will include the below names:

• Lan Wangji (novel)
• Wu Xie
• Wei Wuxian (novel)
• Crowley
• Commander Shepard
• Matthew Murdock
• Lan Wangji (TV)
• Sam Wilson

Characters on this list who have been de-aged will also find that hotel staff are reluctant to accept them into the daycare. They will be allowed only if someone not on the list vouches for them, and otherwise will have to sneak in through the playground.

If you have any questions, please leave them over here! For those interested in asking questions or interacting with the daycare staff, please reply to the first comment on this page, and the second comment for the other children!

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aziraphale | good omens | ota

[lunchbreaks]

DANCING QUEEN, YOUNG AND SWEET

[ Okay, so maybe he's not young-looking. Or young. But he certainly is younger, walking around, very confused, and slightly embarrassed by his wings being on full display.

Eventually, they assign him to be taking care in the daycare, and he is. Lost. He has never really been good with children, any more than his miracles allow, but thankfully he's got Crowley's miracles.

So if you happen to be a child near him upset, don't be. Aziraphale has a lollipop for you, that appeared out of nowhere. If you've tripped and fell, don't worry, let Aziraphale patch it up. There there, good as new. ]

DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW THAT YOU'RE OUT

[ Towards the end of the event, Aziraphale wakes up in a body he's never owned and has assumed that Heaven issued him another one while he wasn't looking.

Miraculously, all his clothes fit perfectly, as he wanders the halls looking for a sign of his new assignment. Surely there was a reason that he was now about waist-high, even more cherubic-looking than he had previously, still with blue eyes and a mass of white-blond curls on his head. ]

Ah, excuse me.

Do you - do you know how I could reach head office?

[ He just assumes that the other person he's talking to... is also an angel. ]

WILDCARD

[ hmu assemble for a custom opening or make one! ]

Dancing Queen, Young and Sweet

[shootthesun]

[ He is a child, and he is upset, but a lollipop is definitely not going to be enough to fix this one. He came into the daycare because he wanted to ask them, the daycare staff, again to tell him where his brother was or to send him home, and the fact that someone knew and different is in here is not going to stop him.

Even if he does have wings. ]

Shushu, have you seen my little brother? He's three and he's got black hair and dark eyes and he's like this big, and everybody says he's at home, but why take me if they're not going to take him too, huh?

[lunchbreaks]

[ He takes a look around and-- oh, thank goodness, no three-year-olds. ]

Oh, I don't know about that but I can check with the others.

[ He offers a reassuring smile. ]

What's your brother's name?

[shootthesun]

His name is Nie Huaisang! And he's not in here today or I'd have found him already.

[ He caught that little look around! ]

Everyone says he's at home, but if someone's going to kidnap me, why wouldn't they kidnap him too?!

[lunchbreaks]

Do you... expect to be kidnapped?

[ Though, right now, getting kidnapped is honestly probably what happened. Since Aziraphale has no other explanations. ]

[shootthesun]

Most people wouldn't dare because my a-die would break their heads, but that's the only reason I'd be somewhere weird like this. I dunno why anybody would kidnap me and then let me wander around though.

[ He might be nine, but he's a nine year old heir - he's been very well cautioned on the dangers of the world, and the importance of being cautious. None of it is helping here. ]

Dancing queen~~~

[sadflutenoises]

[ooc: sorry i have no bby icons, just pretend~]

Between looking for anyone he recognizes, he can't resist playing on the exciting playground toys, and they make for a welcome distraction, at least until he winds up with scraped palms and bloodied knees and worries that he's scuffed up the new clothes he just got and torn the knee out of the trousers. Hopefully no one will be too mad.

He dusts himself off, and means to return to his search, but it's hard not to be distracted by the giant wings, even halfway across the playground. He's not been on any night-hunts just yet, but he's pretty sure the person isn't bad, or any kind of demon, at least. Maybe he is a demon, but he's a nice one, he thinks. His face seems like he's nice, at least.

"Qianbei?" he's not sure how to address a grown up... winged person. But it's probably better to be polite.

[lunchbreaks]

"Ah, yes?" he answers, in his best Chinese, because he always thinks it's more comfortable for others to speak in their language, particularly for children. And as he's from his past, he actually does remember his Chinese quite well, as he's had to use it more recently.

He looks Wei Wuxian up and down and says, "oh dear, you seem to have gotten into a bit of a scrape. Here, let me help with that." With a snap of his fingers, Wei Wuxian's scrapes are healed, as is his torn trouser leg.

[sadflutenoises]

He blinks in surprise, first at the way the strange person speaks so well, and second, nearly falls over in shock when his scrapes are suddenly gone, and the trousers mended, looking as if there'd never been a hole in the first place!

"Ah-" he turns his hands over, then glances up, mouth hanging open for a moment before it turns into a smile, his other questions forgotten, at least for the moment.

"How did you do that?!"

[lunchbreaks]

"Ah, it's a special thing I can do," he says. See, not a demon! Just a nice man who wants to help Wei Wuxian.

"But that doesn't mean you should keep getting in trouble. What happened?" he asks, "and are you alright now?"

[sadflutenoises]

The miniature Wei Wuxian gives him a puzzled look, considering.

"Only you can do?" he presses. If he could snap his fingers and mend any wounds or scraped up clothing, he has a feeling he and Jiang Cheng would get in trouble a lot less often.

On that note, he well-used to being interrogated for his troublesome activities, so he toes the ground and looks aside, somewhat guiltily.

"I was just playing," he explains, "I didn't get off the slide fast enough and the other kid bumped me off. Don't tell, okay?"

dancing queen

[thotsandprayers]

Really? I can have that?

[Kiara's a little surprised by the candy, like it's not something she's been offered often in the past. So surprised she didn't really think about the language barrier, so hopefully he can understand her. That's probably part of why she's upset, it's not a lot of fun having to rely on the Empathy to get through conversations with anyone who doesn't speak Japanese.]

Re: dancing queen

[lunchbreaks]

[ It's a good thing Aziraphale happens to speak Japanese. He'll switch over, and though his accent isn't the greatest, he's mostly understandable. ]

Of course! In another flavor, if you'd like. What do you like?

[thotsandprayers]

[She doesn't have too much of an issue with the accent. It's just nice not having to use the earpiece.]

I'm not sure, I don't really have candy very much. Sometimes people would bring me some, but not very often. Oh, and thank you

[She doesn't...entirely think she's missed out, but she does feel a little weird about not having a favorite flavor. Surely, other kids do? But then something comes to mind, though she has no real clue if lollipops come in that flavor.]

I think if there's a red bean one, I would probably like that!

[lunchbreaks]

A red bean lolly...

[ He is not entirely sure such a thing exists, but he digs into his pocket and miraculously finds a red bean lollipop, complete with red beans inside that still add a bit of a nice textural contrast. ]

Here you are, my dear.

[ He doesn't even ask for the other one back. How many candies does this man have? ]

[thotsandprayers]

[Her smile's even brighter now if that's possible.]

Wow, you did have one! It's like magic!

YOUR MOM

[blessmefather]

Head office? Of what?

[ Aziraphale happens to ask another equally confused oyster, this one taller than him but nowhere near adult height. An eleven year old Matt was in the middle of checking one of the hallways, trying to scope out his unfamiliar surroundings. Most of the people didn't pay him any attention, so he's surprised to have somebody stop to ask him a question like that. ]

Re: YOUR MOM

[lunchbreaks]

[ The little Aziraphale is teeny tiny and has a teeny tiny voice. ]

Ah... are you not... are you not employed by.... ah, mm, Gabriel?

[ How does he explain it's the Archangel Gabriel... ]

[blessmefather]

[ Employed? Is he saying that as a joke? ]

Uh. Which Gabriel?

[ The older kid who likes to hog the ball? The younger kid who gets dragged to Sunday school and volunteer events by his mom on the weekends? Or the guitarist who plays and sings kid songs at the orphanage occasionally and tries to teach them how to play? ]

[lunchbreaks]

The...

...The....

Strict one. With the scarf?

[ He blinks, tinily, as a small person. Waist-high. ]

[blessmefather]

[ He wouldn't call any of the Gabriels particularly strict but maybe the older kid counted. He was definitely bossy to the others. Had he been wearing a scarf recently? ]

-Likes to play ball. Always acts as leader of the team when they start up a game outside? That one?

Dancing Queen!

[inlovewithmycar]

[ Oh, there's another angel! Janthiel has a pair of toddlers shrieking with laughter tucked under his arms where he'd been spinning them around in circles. Setting them down, he coaxes them off to go play with a stack of blocks and heads over to Aziraphale, practically grinning from ear to ear. ]

This is brilliant, eh? I heard there was only going to be two humans. Guess She changed her mind?

Re: Dancing Queen!

[lunchbreaks]

[ He looks at Crowley like he's out of his mind for a moment, before he realizes. He's still talking about Her like that. Openly. Happily. ]

Ah, yes. I think they... did this themselves. You know.

When you get two of them together, go forth and... multiply. All that.

[inlovewithmycar]

[ He has no idea, but he nods along as though he does. As far as he's aware, new humans pop out of primordial people-dust, like stars. But it wouldn't do to come off as ignorant in front of the cute angel - he can bother someone else on human duty later to find out about the whole process. ]

I'm guessing the garden's gonna be a bit bigger then to accommodate them, yeah? This lot have a lot of energy, they need some space to run around in.

[ His smile is as bright as his golden eyes. ]

What's you're name? I'm Janthiel - though I'm thinking of changing it again. Just doesn't roll off the tongue. Oh! And where are you gonna be stationed?

[lunchbreaks]

I--

[ Did Crowley re-ascend into Angeldom? Has he lost his memories? ]

I was... to be stationed, in. The Garden.

[ He blinks at Janthiel, and does notice the snake tattoo is gone. ]

I'm. I'm Aziraphale.

[ He smiles warmly at Janthiel. ]

And I think we're going to be quite good friends.