004 - Lucid Dreaming

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Lucid Dreaming Event Info Pt.1 ▲ Event Info Pt.2 ▼ Comments Please see the two info posts linked above for details on the nature of the event, the nightmares within, and the setting it takes place in. You may ask any unanswered questions in either post. If your character dies at any point during the dream event, please leave a comment in the death report thread to notify the mods.

As 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.

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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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Comments

[halloflamer]

can't be that tight if it's everyone you've ever met, which is it?
oh boy now the shirt I gotta see

[...Alright, that's not what he was getting at, at all. But it's definitely worth looking at, he supposes, so he'll allow it.]

now that brings back memories
but if we're sharing

[Likewise, Blue scrolls through his photo roll until he finds something good, sending a photo of himself giving double-V's to the camera along with his Kantonian Exeggutor, both being dwarfed by the arcing neck of an Alolan Exeggutor, peering into the camera frame.]

[rotomphone]

says who? i'm just that sociable, you know!
idk if i have a pic but it's adorable

[ he's just playing around now, but he does do his best to interact with fans when the opportunity presents itself. it's just one of the reasons why he's popular, and he wants to present himself as genuinely as possible.

as for his more attention-grabbing selfies, Blue will have to work a little harder for them. besides, now doesn't really feel like the time. ]

aww 😛
was that in Alola?
i've only seen those big Exeggutor when i went on holiday there when i was a kid

[halloflamer]

I don't think that's the issue here but alright

there's a whole island of them way off the coast
they're pretty friendly for a colony of so-called fearsome dragons!

[rotomphone]

hey, no one says dragons can't be both!!
take it from the friendliest, most fearsome guy around 😌

man, i wanna go to that island now... imagine how big they could get if they dynamaxed!

[halloflamer]

you really don't have an off switch, do you?
well, I guess you're right
there's Dragonite, after all

honestly, I feel like that'd be overkill but I'm kind of curious too
hey whenever we get out of this weird place, why don't you come challenge the Battle Tree?
I'll make an example of you 😌 and then you can go hang out with dragons or w/e

[rotomphone]

don't know the meaning of the word
see, you get what i mean!! 😤😤 you can't judge books by their covers

pffff, overkill shmoverkill!! go big or go home (literally lmfao)
you say that like i can just bounce off whenever i want! some of us have gyms to run you know
but i'll keep it in mind for the off season. don't think you can trash talk like that and get away with it 😏

[halloflamer]

consider a dictionary sometime
there's a book you can judge by its cover, eboy

I don't know why I'd expect someone who's like 7 feet tall to know the meaning but sure, I guess that's your thing over in Galar right?

isn't that the POINT of an offseason?
take a break my guy, life's too short

yeah we'll see 👋

[rotomphone]

why bother with a dictionary when a selfie of me is worth 1000 words? 😎

offseason is for preparing for next season! and i have a VERY busy schedule, you know
you don't get sick gains by taking breaks 💪💪
but in the meantime you can try to convince me by sending more cute pokémon pics k thanks

[halloflamer]

oh honey oh no

right I'm sure all those selfies you need to take

views isn't what they mean when they say 'gains' btw

but if cute is what you want....

[Ask and ye shall receive! An adorable pic of Eevee curled up in the blankets of his bed back home, fur rumpled and ears draped about.]

[rotomphone]

oh YES 🧡🐉🧡
it's ok if you're a little jealous, i get that a lot

[ what exactly would he jealous of? Raihan doesn't know, but it's fun to tease. ]

i know that! you've seen my abs, you don't have to pretend 😏😏

[ but more importantly... ] omg
if i didn't know any better it would look like he wasn't a total brat
i wanna fluff his coat up 🥺

[halloflamer]

jealous?? I have my own feed and followers to maintain, tyvm

but sure I'll give you that
I don't mind seeing them once in a while 😌

much like you, as long as it's only in photos, he's irresistible ❤️

[rotomphone]

what if ❓ we held hands 👬🤫 in the ➡ flesh subway tunnels 😳😳🙈
hahaha 🤣😂 just kidding
unless... 🤔👀

[halloflamer]

you haven't even battled me yet, big guy

we'll see once I know whether you're really worth my time or not, huh?

(I mean, if you really need something to do down here... 🤷)

[rotomphone]

that was actually a joke btw
please don't tell me i have to school you on memes ffs

[ OR WAS IT... he'll leave that nuance behind his text, thank you very much. ]

but the answer is i'm worth everyone's time 🤗

[halloflamer]

sure, back out now [of the battle, he means? or the other thing?]
you're beyond green, dragon boy 😘

we're talking about two different things
but you know what? I won't argue that one