twelfth date; [video; bitty party]

[troublesmells]

[This is Larry.

Yes, seriously.

That little nine-year-old kid (lol yeah the one at the very back of the picture) peeking up from a pile of clothes? Who looks like he melted into a puddle of white and orange and whose hands have disappeared into his sleeves, which are now far too long for his arms? Yeah. And his goatee is gone.

With wide eyes, he

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[marked_songbird]

Are you all right?

[a pause, as the rest of what he's just said sinks in] Shrinking people into children?

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[bittybutz]

Yeah! She did it to a bunch of other people too...

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[marked_songbird]

They weren't joking when they said that people here had odd powers, huh?

I do hope you weren't hurt.

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[bittybutz]

N-no...I'm just back to being in fourth grade...

[HE'D HIT ON YOU RIGHT NOW but laskdjfaljdfsad WHY AM I A KID that is clearly the only thing on his mind right now.]

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[marked_songbird]

Cheer up. Didn't someone mention that it was only temporary? You'll be back to normal in no time, I'm sure.

[IT'S OKAY, LARRY. you can hit on her later.]

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[bittybutz]

I hope so!

[He tugs at one of his overlarge sleeves.

OR MAYBE HE'LL RECOVER MORE QUICKLY AND SUDDENLY YOU HAVE A KID HITTING ON YOU, ORUHA.]

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[marked_songbird]

Why would anyone turn you into a child though?

[THAT... WOULD BE WEIRD, BUT SHE'LL JUST ROLL WITH IT. uh. somehow.]

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[bittybutz]

Well...she was in disguise, and looking for a place to stay. She knocked on my door and I told her she could crash in the spare bedroom of my apartment for a few days.

Then I found out who she was, and I tried to call the police, and then she escaped and turned me into a kid on the way out.

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[marked_songbird]

That's terrible!

So she's a criminal, then? I've been a bit out of the loop, unfortunately.

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[bittybutz]

I'm pretty sure she is, Edgey wanted to give her a court order! And I think a lot of people are looking for her.

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[marked_songbird]

Can she do other things besides this particular power though?

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[bittybutz]

Ummm...I'm not sure. That was all she did to me. At least.

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[marked_songbird]

[encouragingly:]

Look on the bright side: things could be much worse right now. And you can enjoy yourself for a little bit until you change back to normal.

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[bittybutz]

...

Y-yeah...I think I'd rather be tiny than dead if she had big lasers on her or something...

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[marked_songbird]

Very true. And besides, being a kid isn't all bad, is it?

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[bittybutz]

Yeah...I guess not...