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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,
- pokémon: raihan,
- pokémon: samuel oak,
- 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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Because no one would want to be around him if he wasn't strong.
That thought sticks in his mind for some reason, and his laughter trickles off into an awkward silence. Right, well, it's not like he cares what Leo thinks of him anyway. That guy was already making fun of him, so at least now he can have that satisfaction for himself...]
You're welcome to try, but who said I'd be running? [Add takes a step forward, but instead of walking on the ground like a loser he's picked up by his squad of machines, a trio of drones automatically arranging themselves under each foot in one practised motion. He glides forward in a smooth, even hover, not unlike a kid wearing a pair of sci-fi Heelys®.
He's totally just trying to show off. Please be impressed by his cool robots.]
If you don't want to be bait then you'll just have to keep up, kekekeke!
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quite literally.
leo’s scrutinizing expression is quickly replaced with something resembling excitement as the last shreds of add’s dignity float off the ground, riding on sheer chuuni energy. wow! those heelys®! just a pair of idiots here, the groundbound one picking up speed to keep pace with his hovering buddy as he looks down at the drones-- ]
Woo~oah! Why the heck do you even bother walking when you can do that, Dee-dee? Hey, pick me up too! My feet are tired!
[ dee-dee please ]
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[He's maintaining a speed that's just slightly too fast for Leo to keep up comfortably, because he can. Exercise those skinny legs of yours, idol boy!!
although, there is kind of a reason why he hasn't been using Dynamo like this until now... it's actually pretty straightforward. He shrugs as he continues to cruise along.]
Don't know what changed, but my Dynamo weren't working at all until I woke up here. I would've preferred it if I didn't have to deal with Behemoth's innards a second time, but I guess I can let it slide since I was able to reactivate my machines this way.
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no i'm kidding he just picks up the pace a bit after furrowing his brow a bit at add being fcking add. does he want leo to follow...? or, is he like, trying to shake him off his trail...? he legitimately can't tell.
leo also can't tell what, like, half of those words add just said are, so he's left to be clueless and heelys-less. good thing that his stamina and agility are both good, making up for where his upper body strength and brain cells fall short. ]
Ahhhh, you're losing me! Not in pace, not yet -- but in words! If you just list off a bunch of stuff I don't get, Dee-dee, how are we supposed to have a conversation?!
[ nevermind the fact he's basically jogging to have one
ASSHOLE!!! ]
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Ah, I suppose I should dumb things down a bit for you, shouldn't I...? [add you literally just used a bunch of words that don't exist outside your own world does this even count] Dynamo is the name of my machines, Behemoth is this place we're in—half of it, anyway. I don't know where the train stuff comes from. Since it's a place built partially from my memories, you could say I'm at an advantage when it comes to navigating it, kukukuku. Without me, this place would no doubt eat you alive, so be grateful I'm even bothering with a useless person like you.
As for Dynamo... I could try to explain it, but it's probably beyond your understanding. Just know that Dynamo is an advanced machine that I built myself. They're as much a part of me as my own arms or legs. [he's all puffed-out with pride, too, having pushed back his more anxious thoughts for now. he's really cool, right? please think he's cool. not that he cares if leo thinks he's cool... (he totally cares if leo thinks he's cool)]
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despite everything.
despite everything leo's SSTIIILLLL half-jogging right beside add and looking at those heelys-- ]
Huh, I thought-- [ wait, give him a second. ] --I thought all you did was take computers apart and be complicated about things you don't needa be complicated about. Oh, aaand yelling a lot, I guess! You do that too!
[ stop it leo
but, uh, he rambled a little there so he's slowing down a bit to catch his breath. whether add slows down or not, leo sure continues to talk-- ]
That's actually cool! Robots and G*ndams and mechas [ what the fuk ] and stuff aren't a super interest of mine? But, wahaha, who can look at something floating off the ground like that and not think it's neat? And I love hearing about people making something new! How long'd Dee-mo take, Dee-dee?
[ ah
that sure is a nickname for the robot too ]
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And for a moment, there's a surprisingly genuine grin on Add's face—why wouldn't he be happy about someone praising his life's work? He's proud of what he's done, he wants to share his accomplishments and hear Leo thoughts on them, even if he might not be able to understand it all—
But Leo's probably just faking it.
Another thought rings through Add's head, and he can't shake the feeling that it's true. Why would Leo care about any of that? He's just using Add right now, after all. He's only feigning interest to be polite. He doesn't actually care.
Or maybe he does care, but only because he wants to steal Dynamo for himself. Isn't that all Add's good for anyway?
His expression falters, and when the moment passes Add can only turn forward again and keep moving. Suddenly, the current topic became unappealing...]
Just because you have a simple pea-sized brain doesn't mean everything else is complicated. Because of you, I had to spend an extra hour putting everything back together that time. [as far as anyone can tell what an hour even is, anyway]
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--but it's gone, and leo's not sure why. did he say something wrong? he's clumsy, his social skills sometimes an absolute mess coupled with the fact that he just puts his foot in his mouth sometimes, but. he'd gotten better at not doing that? kind of?
this place is throwing him off-balance in so many ways that that added level of uncertainty is just another cause for the anxious bundle in his stomach to rise up a little.
leo picks up the pace again, the questioning in the edges of his tone just the slightest bit desperate. or, mm, absolutely baffled? ]
Hm? Are you still really mad about that, Dee-dee? I said sorry! I didn't mean to!
[ how else can he make it up to him...? ]
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[Except he's really... not mad about that at all? It was a mild annoyance at best, he wouldn't have even brought it up if Leo hadn't reminded him. But how can he just stay quiet when Leo is making fun of him, saying that all he's good at is breaking things and yelling?]
I'm good at lots of things. Way more than you probably are. What, you think you're hot shit just because you can sing and dance and whatever? Who even cares about that garbage?
[How dare this idiot look down on him? He's worked so damn hard to get where he is, he's suffered through more than Leo could even imagine. Who the fuck does Leo think he is, laughing and calling Add names and belittling his skills like they're nothing?
That's what pisses him off. This asshole thinks he's so much more important, so much more loved...
Add accelerates, gradually forcing Leo back into an annoying jog as he continues to stew in his emotions. A faint buzz of electricity fills the air, the marks on his arms starting to glow with a violet light—it makes an audible snap when he clenches his fists.]
You're the one who's useless, so why do people even like you? Why is it always people like you that get all the attention, that everyone wants to be around, and I'm just—
[a tool. tolerable at best. does anyone even like him?
He feels so pathetic, he can't even finish saying it. He just clicks his tongue, swallowing down the anxiety and bile in his throat and speeding up again—this time he is starting to outpace Leo.]
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that leaves him absolutely wordless. leo... legitimately doesn't know what to say to that. did he hurt add this much and absolutely not realize it? how was he that blind?
at this point, leo's basically running, his heart pounding in his chest. he absolutely, absolutely cannot let add go after hearing something like that, after knowing he may have pushed him to that point without realizing it. he's already fucked up enough today without adding this to the pile, so-- ]
Dee-dee? Wait, I can't--
[ find the words to properly respond to that and run? not that he could find the words to properly respond to that if they were walking, because leo's just so, so, so bad at them. it's what got him to this situation in the first place, right?
is add just lonely? is it this place, whispering bullshit into his ears, like it did to him? all leo can manage is the simplest truth-- ]
--I really, really like you! I really do!
[ so, god, please don't leave him behind-- ]
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He's getting further and further away... until Add suddenly slows to a stop. His shoulders are shaking—whether it's from anger or something else, he's not going to turn around and show it.]
Stop... just stop it, alright?! I get it! You don't have to rub it in!
People like you... hah! You don't even have to try. So go and defend yourself for once, you worthless trash. You don't need a pathetic loser like me around. You've got thirty seconds to get the hell out of my sight, or I really am gonna be pissed. Have I made myself clear, or do I need to start getting violent?
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add's threatened him before. leo feels it might be something with a little more meaning now, but he doesn't leave.
he comes closer instead now that add's stopped, catching his breath. and then: ]
Hey... You're not pathetic, and I want you around. Not just for whatever bad reason you think it is -- it's just 'cause you're you. How can I say that in a way you believe me? How can I prove it? I'll do it!