[Phone]
Another message on the radio...it's been a while since we had one of those, hasn't it? And usually when that happens it means that something will happen, and probably something terrible.

[Realizing that he probably sounds a little too bitter, Lion pauses.] I wasn't able to make out as much of that message as I liked, but...he did mention "glitches" in the system. That's come up before, hasn't it? Although this is the first time I've heard anything about a carnival. I wonder what that would be about...still, it seems to imply that there is a way out of this place, but as to how we can find these holes or even use them...

[Lion lets out a sigh, despite himself.] Maybe this is because I've been here for so long, but...it just seems to me like whenever we're given information it's only to bait us into a trap so they can torment us. This is something we can work with, at least, but...I'm still not sure.

( AU Information (contains spoilers for Umineko) )

A: 773 Bunker Street
[Since a servant of the Ushiromiya family has to be up early, Yasu has gotten up, eaten whatever was in the fridge, and is diligently cleaning the windows. Huh. Lion doesn't normally do that kind of housework...]

B: On the way back from the general store
[Since they've run out of some cleaning supplies, Yasu has gone to get some and is now heading home. Unfortunately Yasu may have overestimated how much was needed. Those are an awful lot of bags...]

[C: Phone]
Um... [There's someone taking a deep breath over the phone as though to steady themselves. Even though Yasu has been here for over a year, making public calls still isn't easy. Focus, Yasu. You can do this.] I was wondering...since there are people from different worlds here...some of you have magic where you're from, right? Or...witches, maybe? I was just wondering if anyone could tell me about what they're like where you're from. You don't have to if you don't want to, but...I'd really like to know, if that's okay...

[While that is Lion's voice, it's a lot more hesitant and timid than Lion usually sounds. Weird.]

[OOC: Replies will be from the journal servantmagic! I'll also be using female pronouns to refer to Yasu for reasons stated in the AU info.]

[Well, it looks like Lion has eaten some of those mysterious cookies while unaware of what they really were, because today he will be nowhere to be found. Instead, you may see a small blond child that looks an awful lot like Lion around town today. It looks like he's been de-aged physically as well as mentally...]

[A: Around Town]
[Having lived on a privately owned island his whole life, Lion doesn't get to leave it very often aside from going to school. He's certainly never visited a small town like Mayfield before, so naturally he's very curious about everything. He'll be wandering all over the place, looking around like everything is new. It's a good thing he was taught how to be mindful of crossing the street...]

[B: Neutron Diner]
[Eventually Lion gets hungry from his travels, so he goes to look for food. He's well aware of the fact that he doesn't have any money, though, so you may find a tiny Lion outside the diner just...staring in and looking hungry. Approach?]

[C: John Doe Park]
[Towards the end of the day, Lion realizes that his family isn't anywhere, nor anyone else from Rokkenjima who he's familiar with. This is worrisome, because he's never been away from home for so long before. So he'll be sitting on a park bench and struggling not to burst into tears over the fact that he's alone here. Because he's the successor to the headship, and successors don't cry, right? Right.]

[[OOC: So yeah, Lion has been physically as well as mentally de-aged by the band candy! Replies will be coming from littlemiracle.]]

[Ever since being taken to the factory and operated on, Lion has been scarce. Mainly because the operation locked him inside his own mind, believing that he was back home on the island of Rokkenjima with the dead bodies of his family and friends washing up on the beaches. He hasn't been able to see, hear or feel anything that's been going on in Mayfield.

Today, though, the nightmare has finally ended. Instead of being trapped on the abandoned island with no way of escape, Lion finds himself back in his assigned house in Mayfield, where he had eventually ended up by a stroke of luck. He feels dazed and rather tired, but he still picks up the phone. No use being kept in the dark.]

My apologies...but can anyone tell me what the current situation is? It looks like things have gone back to normal from what I can see, but I think I've missed several days here. I...suppose you could say my mind was elsewhere.