The Sunspire everafter

Consider the kids bubble-wrapped! Open to any of the babies or parents.

After the attack, things happened quickly. Ibis didn't really know what was going on, but she knew a change had occurred. She felt it in herself on some level, having been changed by the panic and the chaos that had ensued after the cat had come for her. The girl was too young to realize the danger of what had transpired — but she and @Okeanos had been taken away after that, brought to a new place with strong smells. She remembered squirming as she was carried by the nape, and then an all-consuming sleep took hold of her.

When she woke, she was in this new place. It was dark and it was warm. Images of the cat had all but vanished from her malleable mind and yet, she felt a nervousness that could not be identified. Eager to find comfort, Ibis sought her brother — but the body she squished against was the wrong color, the wrong smell, and while she enjoyed the presence she was also confused by it. After a few moments of jostling to get comfortable, she finally gave up and rolled away from the sleeping stranger.

Her tired eyes looked around in the dark for her mother and when she couldn't find her, she began to whine softly to herself. This change was too much and she did not like it at all.