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They all die during some apocalypse/Overblot moment (I'll just say Malleus's Overblot because why not) and all end up back in time.

Instead of realizing they're back in time, the first years all have a moment for around 3 ish days where they all assume they are in an alternate dimension because their friends (other first years) are being way too nice.

They all wake up back in time right around Orientation, including the Prefect and Grim. The Prefect/Yuu did not act calm but instead of "OMG WHY AM I IN A DIFFERENT WORLD AND WHY DID I COME OUT OF A CASKET AND WHY IS AN EVIL BIRD MAN STARING AT ME" they were more like "..Is that Grim or am I on crack?"

Ace and Deuce did not fight or have the cauldron moment and just met during Orientation, and Epel did not fight Vil during Orientation.

Jack and Sebek (who was uncharacteristically quiet) were both trying to lock in and figure out if they were back in time but witnessed Ace and Deuce getting along and Epel being very calm and both decided "Yup this is NOT my world".

Ortho was running data and had half a hunch he was only back in time due to some super duper cool tech data he got telling him his info of the world he was previously in and the world he was currently in had a 100% match but decided to fuck with the first years and remain quiet.

All of the first years had come visit Yuu and Grim after Orientation to drop off some spare stuff they had, like clean pillow sheets and pillows, blankets, cooking utensils, extra shampoo and towels, albeit extremely awkwardly.

At some point Yuu had decided "Yup this is NOT my world" (part 2) because of that and because Epel and Sebek were both way too quiet.

Epel did NOT have his Orientation uniform vignette story happen because he hadn't fought Vil and had Vil's table manner lessons drilled into his bones. Rook did somewhat figure that Epel was not originally born into a noble family due to 1. his table manners being just a tiny bit sloppy (curse his hunter instincts) and 2. Epel had caught his eye and 3. he did seem slightly out of place and seemed awkward amongst his fellow classmates.

Sebek was quiet since he was trying to think so it scared every single Diasomnia member in existence (aka just Malleus, Lilia and Silver).

Ortho was acting normal around Idia but had basically been acting "odd" and seemed like he wanted to go somewhere else but had been trying to seem calm.

They figured it out when Ace didn't punch Riddle (the Overblot happened either way.) and all of them (Sebek, Jack, Epel and Ortho were all hiding around since they figured the Overblot might happen) went "AHA-".

Eventually all of a sudden NRC had 8 first years all bickering loudly and running after each other as if they had been friends all along.

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it's mostly funny. mostly, they all have a good laugh over how weirdly articulate jack is, or how epel insists on climbing every tall thing he can find, or the way yuu is always falling asleep the second they get comfortable, or the way ortho looks at even the most mundane of objects with such curiosity and wonder.

mostly, they're just trying to keep ace from flying off on one of the broom, or stopping sebek from stuffing his face with honey, or watching deuce draw his "mummy" by incoherently scribbling on a piece of paper with a broken blue crayon

mostly, it's harmless.

mostly.

except when it comes to the housewardens.

the first time ace and deuce saw the severe look on riddle's face, they clung to cater and trey like their lives depended on it.

the first time jack saw leona, snarling lightly,, he stood in front of ruggie protectively and bared his dull puppy teeth at him, all the while shaking in his boots.

the first time epel saw vil, who tried to pick him off one of the pillars, he was so startled he fell, then scrambled up to hide behind rook. if vil's in the room with him during naptime, he won't even TRY to sleep.

the first time ortho saw idia, he stared blankly at him, as if he were a stranger. he'd been perfectly cheerful (if a little confused) to everyone else, but as soon as idia walked in the room, his eyes glazed over and he greeted him like a perfectly obedient robot... and nothing like the ortho they knew.

the first time sebek saw malleus, he just burst out into tears, climbed into lilia's arms, and refused to get out of them until he saw malleus leave the room. 

when yuu saw a housewarden for the first time, they locked the door to their bedroom and didn't come out for four whole hours. sometimes they started screaming for no particular reason.

and nobody’s quite sure what to do with that.

Riddle is unsure of what happened, he had been trying to work on himself and everything had been going well so far. But when Ace and Deuce are suddenly toddlers, they fear him and he is struck by lightning. He feels like he is looking into a mirror when his mother found him after sneaking out with Trey and Chen'ya. He attempts to get on their level, show them he isn't mad but it only sends the boys into more hysterics and Trey tells him it's best if he stays away and he breaks.

Leona makes a sarcastic comment the moment Jack goes in front of Ruggie, the usual. Being a guard pup or a baby without it's fangs until he sees the fear and tears welling up in Jack's eyes and he realizes that the other is afraid of him. Jack, who had the balls early in his first year to stand up to him and fend him off during his overblot sees him as a legitimate threat to the point he is scared for his life but assumes that Leona is going to hurt others as well. He leaves without a word and watches Jack to see if it was a fluke, only to realize that Jack is on edge because he's younger and his sense of smell is better and he knows Leona is watching.

Vil took notice of how much Epel did not relax around him when Rook was actually frustrated in trying to get him down for a nap, as all children his age needed. He had turned to Vil, possibly to ask for some relaxing mist only for Epel to grab his hand and growl at Rook, shaking his head at Vil and Vil felt his entire being clench in despair. Epel did not trust him at all, even after he had brought the first aid kit for Rook to use, Epel saw him as a threat and that hurt more than he wanted to admit.

Idia stood stock still as Ortho turned back into the very first robot he had made, unable to do anything but spit out the preprogramed words he had put in when he had finished him. The other's told him that Ortho was perfectly fine before, a the mind of a toddler but still speaking, and Idia knew that he was back to when he was nothing more than a simple program. Ortho's integration into the System Ortho had really changed things and...Idia felt sick. He fled to his room and didn't come out until everything was fixed.

Malleus had flinched back, eyes widening at Sebek's frantic tears as he clung desperately to Lilia. The elder fae had no idea what was wrong, trying to coax Sebek into looking at Malleus, assuring him that they where good friends and Malleus would do nothing to harm him. But Sebek only cried harder, to the point of nearly passing out. He was so red and on the verge of turning blue that Silver whispered to Malleus he was on the verge of hurting himself, it took Malleus a long time before he left the room and he stayed out of sight as Lilia calmed Sebek down, hands clenched into fists as slolwy but surely, Sebek calmed down and fell asleep.

Yuu had been staying with Sam, since his shadows would be able to keep an eye on them since wandering around wouldn't do Yuu any good and he didn't technically have a housewarden. Jamil and Azul happened to come to pick up things for themselves and saw Yuu. Jamil, being an older brother, tried to ask Yuu have he was feeling only for the kid to scream at the top of his lungs and rush toward the small bedroom Sam made. Azul came out and asked what was wrong and Yuu screamed again, locking the door and crying when Jamil knocked on the door to ask what was wrong. It was later when the first years where going through some exercises with some of the seniors that they realized Yuu had been afraid of them and not older teens in general. They didn't like the feeling that came with it.

When they reverted a single burning question was in their minds.

like imagine it takes a few weeks for the first-years to go back to normal, and in that time, the upperclassmen all got used to acting a certain way around them.

like suddenly ace and deuce are realizing that riddle is making every excuse in the book not to be in the same room as them for too long, because he never -- ever -- wants to see their faces lit up with such abject terror ever again.

and jack feels leona watching him with such sharpness and intensity. everytime jack gives off even the slightest hint of being nervous or scared, leona visibly recoils and growls, like an animal backed into a corner.

vil always makes sure he's not at pomefiore between the hours of 12 and 3 in the afternoon. he can't even be contacted after curfew. epel sees vil across campus one day, and he can't help but notice that he looks a bit paler than usual, like he hasn't been sleeping at all lately.

idia locks even ortho out of his room. the one time ortho managed to convince him to let him inside, he couldn't help but notice how wrecked idia looked -- more so than usual. ortho watched idia play some video games for a bit, before idia anxiously shoved ortho out of the room with the excuse of needing some alone time to read manga.

sebek straight-up can't find malleus, and that's because wherever he goes, malleus ensures he's out of sight. it gets so bad to the point where malleus insists on eating in his room so he doesn't have to do it downstairs, a place sebek also likes eating his meals.

yuu thinks jamil and azul are mad at them. everytime they try to talk to one of them, they always manage to find some kind of excuse to avoid a conversation. one time yuu tried to get some dinner at the mostro lounge, only for jade to walk up, shove a takeout box in their hands, tell them it's "on the house" (something that NEVER happens in octavinelle), and then politely ask them to make their exit.

and the first-years aren't sure what they did wrong. for all they know, they blacked out for a few weeks, woke up, and suddenly their upperclassmen are straight-up avoiding them.

No safety. No food. No aid. No water. No healthcare. No education. Is this what it means to live? Is this what world accept as life?

If a group of animals were trapped, starved, and cut off from the world like this, people would be outraged.

But because it's us—human beings—somehow, the world looks away.

These are unbearable days. Everything feels heavy. Each hour presses on my chest like I’m being suffocated.

My family needs urgent help.

Basic survival has become nearly impossible. Bread—just bread—now costs over $25 a day to make.

We are not asking for luxury. We are begging for life.

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