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Entry tags:
- *game event,
- *mingle,
- *open,
- 2064 rom: turing,
- dragon age inquisition: cole,
- elsword: add,
- fate/grand order: merlin,
- ffvii remake: aerith gainsborough,
- ffvii remake: tifa lockhart,
- ffviii: rinoa heartilly,
- ffxv: noctis lucis caelum,
- kid icarus uprising: viridi,
- original: melinoë,
- persona 5: kasumi yoshizawa,
- persona 5: ren amamiya,
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- starbound: indigo,
- super mario: bowser koopa,
- watch_dogs: damien brenks
004 - Lucid Dreaming
Lucid Dreaming
Event Info Pt.1 ▲ Event Info Pt.2 ▼ CommentsAs a final reminder, all characters will fall asleep for the full duration of this event whether you decide to take part or not. You may continue tagging threads that take place before the event, but everyone will fall asleep simultaneously.
Falling Asleep, Waking Up
The shift happens without warning, much like the first time people appeared in the world. Perhaps you remember what you were doing in the last moments before a strange feeling of exhaustion overwhelmed you - or perhaps you remember nothing at all. Whatever it may be, you've appeared somewhere new. A seemingly ordinary train station, if not for the bizarre walls of flesh blocking the only exits. The only path forward is down into the pulsating depths, a humid breeze pushing at your back.
There may be others here with you, or you may be alone. Could there be more people trapped in this strange place? You won't find them just by standing around.
Nightmares
The screeching of a distant train will echo through the tunnels on occasion, shadows flicking through the translucent flesh of the walls. Sometimes, however, instead of fading away the noise will only grow louder, closer, until it sounds like the train should be upon you. It never appears, but something else always will.
The train is a siren call for nightmares, and you're unfortunate enough to be their victim. The shadows turn alive, twisting and growing as they rise up from the ground and begin to transform. What form they take varies, but the shadows of the mind know the true fears of those who walk among them. Are you prepared to face the darkness?
Volcanic Panic
The shadows congeal at the edges of the floor, and soon after a hot orange glow begins to fill the room - molten lava is pooling in from the other end of the tunnel. It rolls slowly forward, devouring everything it touches with an unquenchable searing hunger, leaving behind only the charred bones of its victims... although, strangely, the tunnels themselves appear to be completely unharmed.
Outrunning the flow of lava shouldn't be a problem, but there seems to be no end to it. How long can you run from something that never stops? Or worse, what happens if you find yourself surrounded? You'll need to find a way to higher ground before that happens.
A Radiant Plague
The shadows rise up into familiar shapes, and at first glance it'd be easy to mistake them for people. They may even share the faces and voices of people you know, stumbling towards you with wide, open arms... and empty, glowing eyes filled with an orange light. Something smells sickly sweet, and it's only once they're close enough to grab you that they begin to attack.
These are not your friends, and they'll do whatever it takes to make you one of them instead. Unfortunately, it's not an experience you'll be able to survive. Your only hope is to fight back before the plague can take hold, lest you become another mindless husk that knows only to further spread the infection.
Trust No One, Not Even Yourself
The shadows stretch and fill the air, choking everything in a thick blanket of darkness... before dispersing just as quickly as they'd appeared. A few moments pass and nothing else seems to be happening. You must've gotten lucky this time!
... Or did you?
Surely it can't be that simple. Nothing else here has been, so something must have happened just now. It's only you and the person you're currently traveling with... but are you sure that's really them right now? How do you know they haven't been possessed by another nightmare, waiting until you let your guard down to stab you in the back? Should you interrogate them to be sure, or start with restraining them and ask questions later? Wouldn't it be better to just kill them before things get out of hand? The sooner you strike, the safer you'll be when their true form emerges.
Yes, that must be the real explanation. It has to be them that's been possessed by a nightmare. What else could it be?
Joker’s Wild
There’s no limit to what form the shadows can take. The world may have its own perception of fear, but your nightmares are something only you could understand. What darkness lurks in the depths of your heart?
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[Viridi squints in irritation. The dead boar swells alarmingly under her touch but refrains from bursting like a wet balloon just yet.]
This is the end of the world. Obviously it's something I'm a little concerned about.
Why are you grouchy?
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[She snarled it out, grumbling and just kind of glaring at Viridi, then at the boar. She made a 'tch' sound, dropping down to her feet and slowly starting to walk in her direction.]
Why are you pissed? A ruined earth is just a chance to let the apes stay dead and start over again. You clearly have the power to do it. Spawn the parasites and them grow to be an all new disappointment, rinse, repeat until Amaterasu finally gets tired of it and burns it all to ash?
At least you've got something to do do here, right? I'm just a vengeance that's already long done.
[Oh, those green eyes were penetrating, looking into the woman in front of her, a mixture of disdain and displeasure merging with intense envy. Such useful powers she had. What good were hers when there were only the two of them?]
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Nobody is trying to destroy you. No, they indulge the worst of themselves and feed your domain. It's envy, isn't it? It's envy that creates conflict, envy that creates war and disaster, envy and greed and unchecked desire.
You're going to do great while I wither and die.
[...A part of her feels a bit confused. Why does she care about this... random spirit of a concept? But the more she thinks about it, the more it makes sense. It's her power that grows stronger, her power that will lead to the destruction of the Earth...]
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[She reached up a hand to blow over her palm, dust scattering like the ashes of a funerary urn. Where it glittered there was a sparkling of green on the air. She grinned over at her, the air glittering when she did and shrugged.]
One day the fools will swell my power until they destroy themselves because they cannot know the meaning of moderation... and then they'll be gone. And you'll still have this.
... and eventualy the flakes of dead skin that are on the edge of the earth will fade, the wounds will scab over. I will be gone, and you can start again. [Snicker] Maybe the next batch will do better? Maybe stop at the dinosaurs this time.
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[Viridi stomps too violently and the bloated boar finally explodes, covering her in dream detritus.]
Ugh!
[...Viridi herself swells briefly in outrage - literally she expands to like twenty feet before she shrinks back down.]
What are we even arguing about? We're both miserable! This is the worst possible outcome for both of us. Stop trying to rile me up; I'm already riled!
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[Heh. She was so easy to rile up wasn't she?]
Except I'm pretty much sure this isn't actually your world. If it was would I be here?
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[it succeeded]
I don't know what you're trying to accomplish.
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Sort of why I was saying you'd last longer than me. Can't keep it up forever, though I guess we're in the fucking tunnels aren't we? Which means this is all some fucked up bad dream.
Heh. I'm your nightmare.
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I'm jealous of anything that doesn't have to beg and plead for humans to respect them! Or in your case, just... mindlessly power them. You think I like that they toss me aside like wet socks?
[There is a rumbling of earth as Viridi stamps her feet like the child she is.]
You're not my nightmare. I barely know you. You're just another dream of what might be.
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.... of course, you almost want to do that as is. [She giggled some, resting her head on her hands.]
This shouldn't be this much fun, but it is. Just watching you stamp your foot like that...
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Trust me. You're not doing anything I wouldn't normally do on my own anyway.
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You would have gotten pissed off here anyway. I might as well get the most out of the moment.
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[Viridi sniffs coldly.]
Maybe you're not doing anything I don't already think or do, but it's still highly irritating so if you can drop it now, that'd be great, thanks.
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I should thank you... I'm realizing that there's not really that much harm I can do right now. No matter how jealous I make you, how much can either of us really do at this point, if this were reality? Grouse at each other?
So... uhhh... this is going to sound funny, but thanks for being my punching bag.
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Yeah, we'll see how smug you feel when I send a hoard of sentient trees your way the next time we do Show 'n' Tell for the class. You know I didn't even use any powers just now, right?
You're lucky I was here to wallow in misery in the first place.
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We will, but I also already know just how jealous a woman you really are. Kind o telling, if we were to get into a fight.
Not that I'm really looking for one.
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[She snorts to herself lightly.]
I'm done with this place. Stick around if you'd like.
[Viridi stomps her foot once more and a fissure runs through the earth - from it springs a strong sapling that begins to branch and blossom. A verdant symbol in this wasteland.
In the next moment, she's flown away.]
fin
[She watched her fly off in a huff, giggling to herself. Yeah, that was a fair cop, but she'd probably argue that it was natural, hard to stop, even if some of it was conscious. This one was easy to poke.
But when it was done and Viridi was gone, she just snickered and got up, dusting herself off.]
Ok... I'm going to go find Legion or Merlin. That'll stop me being tempted to do that again. Heh.
[And with that, she was on her way by more mundane means, her feet.]