Jennifer decided to stand up and look for something to do. There had to be something interesting for her in this playroom, she just had this gut feeling. Toddling around she observed the scenery around her.
This daycare center was a fair sight bigger than most others she would have seen. This playroom alone was huge, and whatever toddlers were here seemed to have made a sort of play-pretend city inside it. There were a few kids playing with toy cars, coloring on the cardboard walls of the fake city, and stacking blocks. As fascinating as this was, it didn't grab her interest all that much. There was one thing on her mind that she wanted, and that was answers.
"Excoose me," Jennifer asked, "Does anybody know how I got hewe?"
Suddenly, a little asian toddler girl walked over, wearing a pacifier police officer cap that was a bit too big on her head. She smiled at Jenny as she approached.
"Good morning, citizen," she said through her binky, "My name is Officer Kimmy. What's yours?"
"I'm Jenny," she said, "It nice to meet yoo. Um... aw yoo rilly a police lady?"
"Oop! Hold on there," Kimmy stopped Jenny, "You forgot to put in your Paci, citizen. I can't take you seriously without it! Surely you hear your lisp, right? Check your bag there, maybe?"
"My wha?" Jenny asked, checking her backpack. Inside were a bunch of toys, a finger smudged iPad in a bumper, some snacks, and a pacifier. She supposed this was what Kimmy was talking about, and started sucking on it. She relaxed a bit as she did, feeling herself and her brain fall back into sorts somewhat. "Aaahhh... this feels nice... Wha? Hey! My speech impediment is gone!"
"Only so long as you have that Paci in, Jenny," Kimmy explained, "You're a new face on center, huh? What brings you here?"
"Now that's a long story," Jenny explained, "See, I wasn't always a toddler. I actually used to be a teenager and-"
"O M G! You too?!" Kimmy gasped, "That's just like me and everyone else here! C'mon, I gotta take you to the station. I'll explain a little bit on the way."
"Wait, you too?" Jenny asked as she was taken by the wrist.
"Oh definitely," Kimmy nodded, "That was two weeks ago before I came down with Totrophy. It's a fairly recent disease that targets people between 14 and 17. It makes you three years old again and ruins your digestive system, so now we gotta get toilet trained all over again!"
"Totrophy?"
"Uh huh. It was really recently discovered, and it only works on teenagers for some reason. Everyone here got hit with it, except for the nurses and stuff, so now we're basically being treated like toddlers. It's awesome though, because we got high school smarts and know how to take full advantage of playtime. A lot of us are still antsy though, so me some other kids and I decided to play police officer to help out."
"I... uh... I think I get it," Jenny pondered, "So, why are we going to your station?"
"Well, I wanna test a few things about you really quick," Kimmy explained. "Nothing too wild, just handwriting and basic school knowledge. It's easy, so don't even worry about it."