In which demons are de-aged

[kleptophile]

[Good news, everyone! And by 'everyone', I mean 'Mayfield residents', and by 'good news', I mean 'oh god'. Today there is a little blond kid tearing around the town and completely flipping outSee, Lewellyn is a demon! A weak, cowardly demon, but a demon all the same. And he hasn't regained his full demonic status. This means that his body, for the

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[lined_circle]

[Have a six year old girl peering up at you. Theta's dressed in boys' clothes, though, so it's safe to assume this isn't one of the creepy people from this place.]

...Are you okay?

[kid_out_of_hell]

[Lyn looks down at her with sharp, calculating eyes. She doesn't look like a demon - even one in disguise. Still, can't be too sure...] Yeah, 'm just fine. I love being turned into a kid for no reason!

[lined_circle]

...Turned into a kid? You look like a boy to me...

[kid_out_of_hell]

That's what I mean!

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[onedayabus]

[Even in young adulthood, Annie can't climb trees. She doesn't know why; she just can't. People climbing trees makes her angry.

So, have a child bodyslam against the tree with the force of an SUV.]

[kid_out_of_hell]

[Have a yelp and a bitty demon tumbling right out of the tree! He lands - actually more catlike than you'd expect, because instinct and long practice haven't really been negated just because he's in a smaller body, but he immediately and gracelessly scrambles backwards anyway, looking at Annie like she might decide to eat him at any second.] Keep away from me!

[onedayabus]

[She might. But, for now, she just smiles.] Hi!

[kid_out_of_hell]

[...well, Lyn is officially confused. He just kind of...stares at her for a few seconds. No further scrambling, since he's what he judges to be a safe distance from her.] ...uh. Hi?

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[plantenough]

[Suddenly, a little green girl is sitting right next to him!]

Bes you hiding?

[kid_out_of_hell]

[Lyn almost falls out of the tree, but manages to catch himself! Barely. As in he's half hanging off the branch, now.] Holy fuck, don't do that!

[plantenough]

[That warrants a giggling fit. Silly human! She reaches down and grabs his arm to help him back up.]

You am not a good climber!

[kid_out_of_hell]

Yeah, well, you're not a good talker. [He makes a little aggravated noise as he hauls himself back up onto the branch with Viktoria's help.] Anyway, I'm a great climber! I'm just a bad faller. And I wouldn't have fallen if you hadn't popped up outta nowhere!

[nimblehurricane]

[Okay, it seems that the house has recently been infested with blond mites? It's not difficult for Legault to lurk just out of sight (being an assassin and all) and snatch the kid up - gently! - as he skitters by.]

Gotcha.

[kid_out_of_hell]

[Lyn yelps in half shock, half terror as he's grabbed. If he were grabbed as an adult - or, at least, teenager - he could always fight back as a last resort. But as a kid...he's at the mercy of the adults who totally outweigh him!

Also, he's got pretty well-developed senses but he didn't hear this guy coming at all.] Get offa me!

[nimblehurricane]

Hey, calm down, I just want to talk.

[Legault carries him easily into the living room and plops him down in the armchair, keeping a hold on him while doing his best not to seem too overly threatening.]

Now. Who are you, exactly?

[kid_out_of_hell]

[The boy shrinks back from Legault as much as the chair allows. He could refuse the man his name, but it's not like anyone would be in a position to know it or anything...] ...Lyn.