[video; age plot]

[microbrobotics]

[ Having fun with that age plot, everyone? Hiro admittedly hasn't been working quite as crazy hard on a cure this time around, but gosh darnit this is still mostly his fault and he's still got to do something. So here's another video post of him in his lab/garage (with the usual assortment of tech junk everywhere), moving back and forth between his computer and something juuuuust out of frame to the left. He keeps adjusting his new nerd glasses too, not quite used to the feeling of having them on his face just yet.

After a moment, he takes a deep breath and faces the camera. Hoo boy, how to phrase this. ]

So - uh - I know a lot of people kind of got their ages messed up? Like on Wednesday or so? About 6 PM?

[ Ughhh, he runs a hand through his hair. ]

The good news is, I know what happened. Because that was my experiment, and I'm really, really sorry to everyone who got messed up. The other good news is that it was supposed to wear off. Nanites and resilience and blah blah, you probably don't want details.

... It was also supposed to wear off in a couple hours. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that it should wear off, I just don't know when.

But if it doesn't, I'm working on something. Just - everyone hold tight? Don't play in traffic? What other responsible things are adults supposed to say at a time like this?

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[footnoting]

Ah, yes. An absolute genius. [Sorry Hiro, Bartimaeus doesn't trust humans and technology at all] Were the memory issues you as well?

[microbrobotics]

-- No, no way. It'd have to be brain damage if it were, and that's clearly not what's happening.

[footnoting]

Clearly. [The boy raises an eyebrow] Then what is the rest of it- magic?

[microbrobotics]

That's what I think, yeah. There were some demonstrations going on at the festival.

[footnoting]

Ah, wonderful. [Someone stop the outpouring of sarcasm dear god.] Because there's nothing better than humans mixing technology and magic.

So I take it you're just attempting to fix the physical side of things?

[microbrobotics]

Dude. Wasn't intentional, trust me. And 'course that's what I'm fixing - I can't do magic at all.

[footnoting]

It never is. [Bartimaeus, stop being horrible to the kid. Kitty will never let him hear the end of it.]

Well, since you so practically begged- I suppose I could lend my magical expertise.

[Bartimaeus no.]

[microbrobotics]

... Uh. Okay. What do you do again? Exactly?

[ So very, very unsure about this. ]

[footnoting]

It's more what can't I do. I'm a djinni- a spirit of air and fire. A being of magic and power. N'groso the Mighty, the Serpent of Silver Plumes.

[For the love of all things, someone stop him.]

[microbrobotics]

... And how does that help?