Event Log: Dreamwalker the Second

[hadrielmods]

Who: All characters participating in the event
What: The event log for the Dreamwalker part 2 event
Where: In your dreams
When: October 14th-20th (the second log will go up on Oct 23rd, please keep the two weeks of the event separate!)
Warnings: All different kinds of dreams falling under the umbrella of Delight, Rage, Sorrow, and Hope.

This time, the weird stuff doesn't happen when you're awake- as a matter of fact, your waking hours are the normal ones. That's because you're forced to sleep by some unknown entity, getting more and more exhausted by the moment as night falls. Better make sure you're always around a soft pillow.

Once asleep, it doesn't get any less weird- your dreams will be influenced by one of the four gods that make up the first week. Something to make you smile, something to make you angry- or something that reminds you of your deepest regret or most vulnerable hope, they're all things that you're dreaming about now for some reason, no matter how hard you may try to pull away from them.

To make matters more complicated, there are others intruding on your dreams who definitely don't belong there, and while they may seem like manifestations at first, it becomes clear that these others are actually the consciousness of other members of Hadriel, getting some top quality exposure to your angriest, happiest, most sorrowful moments. Hope it doesn't get awkward when you see them tomorrow...

► This log covers October 14th-20th.
► Feel free to make your own logs as well
► Please tag headers of threads with content warnings where they apply
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!
► If you die in dreams you don't die in real life, but if you somehow die in real life anyway, please let us know here.

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[imhisaunt]

"You mean go out into the desert? Isn't that dangerous??"

The boys who had been in the Desert War had no shortage of stories about snakes and scorpions and all kinds of creatures who cause infection and gangrene, if not death.

[puzzlingly]

Atem shakes his head quickly.

"No! I wouldn't go there either, it is dangerous. You can die, it is very hot and there are snakes. Snakes are pretty bad, once one bit my friend, but I saved him." No problemo. "But there is the market, and... The river, there is the river too, it's really pretty."

It also has crocodiles.

[imhisaunt]

"Oh! Well the market sounds very nice.|

He clasps his hands together eagerly.

"Lead the way, young man."

[puzzlingly]

Unfortunately, this is where the small child draws the line. It might be his dream, but it is still bound to his limitations, his fears and memories, or, you know, he has no idea. The stranger (that is not so) however, seems to push his boundaries, making him wonder, how can they leave the palace without being seen?

Atem reaches for the old man's hand, just so he doesn't get lost, and guides him through the memories of his home.

The nature of the dream doesn't allow the small prince to despair, and so they soon find a door, a huge adorned stone door. One too big for a mere child to open, but he tries anyway.

[imhisaunt]

Delmar lets his hand be taken, following patiently. However when Atem struggles with the door, Delmar gently lets the small hand go to try and push against the thing himself.

"Here, let me try."

With the best of his strength he tries to give the thing a good shove.

[puzzlingly]

Atem stares at his new friend in awe, the door budges, and the little one tries to help anyway! When it is open enough, he slides through it and urges the other to do the same.

"Come on! Before someone sees us!" There is absolutely no one pursuing them, but hey.

Once out of there, Atem runs ahead into a place he's actually never been in, having lived inside the palace most of his life. Fueled by memories, this place might not be totally accurate, nor a textbook, but it's so damn pretty. Waset, later renamed Thebes, now called Luxor, is nothing like what history channel shows anymore. There are no ruins, everything is more colourful, and for the first time, there are people out there. Even from within the palace, Atem could sometimes hear the racket and laughing or even fights that would happen in outside, the market is loud and alive.

[imhisaunt]

"Careful!" Delmar calls after him when Atem begins to run ahead. "Please don't go too far or I might lose sight of you!" And that would be very bad.

But it is difficult not to get distracted by the wonders around him. Such a place he has never seen before, not even in paintings.

"This is amazing!"

[puzzlingly]

Atem doesn't go too far before he retraces his steps, grabbing Delmar's hand and pulling him to walk (that's a kind word for trot) with him, he just seems so excited and happy to be out of there.

[imhisaunt]

"What do you want to look at first, hmm?" Delmar ends up in an odd half-walk, half-trot given his legs are much longer than Atem's but the little boy is more than making up for that with eagerness.

[puzzlingly]

The child doesn't need to tell him where to go as he guides them to a rather colorful booth, there are ... things. Probably things that shouldn't be mashed together, a mix up of beautiful fabrics and even bright foreign fruit, honey coated dates, a bunch of twinkly jewelry, you know, just, stuff. (Maybe even card games...)

"You need one of these, and you should try these and wear these..." He goes on as he offers Delamar a variety of stuff.