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.

Comments

[bratherine]

'S a bit lame, innit? ( Of all the people that could come to help, the short teenager with her hands in her pockets and brown hair tossed into messy pigtails, looking for all the world like she doesn't have time for any of this shit, is probably not the hero this story deserves.

... She's not really the hero of this story in the first place. She's just a snotty brat, mostly. )

Don't even hear kids calling anyone rabbit-eared.

( Eyeroll. Get with the times dude. Of course, Kate doesn't hear kids calling anyone rabbit eared in her life because that's simply not a thing, but for the moment, it feels as though she's always been here. And she thinks there's a whole host of better insults in the world.

And it's also kind of lame that an adult is getting so worked up about two kids that looks around her age, so she steps on over, standing next to the two with a brow raised defiantly.

She hasn't so much as thrown a punch before, but whatever. )

[pocketspa]

[The man turns towards her, looking utterly surprised at the intrusion, and the twins take the moment to take a few, measured steps back, freezing in place the moment the scene shifts back towards them as if they hadn't moved at all. They don't look scared, exactly- nervous, sure, but not scared. This isn't their first run with this. Isn't the first time things have gone wrong.

Still, he sputters at her sudden intrusion, as if his blood pressure wasn't already high enough from this.]

You listen here-- nobody steals from me and gets away with it! Now you're even more fucked, kid, if you think I won't take all of you--

[He moves further towards them, and Lup breaks her arm from Taako's grip, starting to run towards his right side, and Taako breaks left, both of them knowing he can't get them simultaneously- and go directly for the knees, intending on dropping the guy quickly.]

[bratherine]

( If there's anything to be said about Kate, it's that she rarely knows when to stop, and definitely doesn't at this age. Which is why the anger just makes her roll her eyes, as though he's a teacher trying to instil discipline that'll never work. )

Sure.

( Sure. With the two kids trying to knock him off his feet, Kate doesn't bother to move, giving him yet another place to try and focus, shifting her weight from side to side. )

'Cause you're gonna catch us.

( She doubts that, highly. She can run fast enough to outstrip this dude, and even if she has to pull both these guys with her, she's pretty confident that she can still manage it. )

[pocketspa]

[Thankfully, this guy can't in fact deal with three kids at once, and when he goes forward for Kate, the twins duck around and give him a swift kick to the back of his knees. He goes down hard, and one of the elves lets out a peal of laughter as the other is already hurrying underneath the wagon, grabbing for something underneath. The man sputters, crawling forward towards Kate to grab her, but it looks like sidestepping him would be plenty easy.

The elf who's still behind him hops once, like they're about to bolt, and looks back towards her. If Kate can tell the difference, it's Lup, looking almost excited at this turn of events.]

Time to go!

[She goes bolting around the front at the same time Taako re-emerges from under the wagon, clutching two bundles of something tightly wrapped in cloth. It's then that the man, still on the ground, surges out and grabs Taako's leg. He shrieks, twisting in his grip, and something bright begins to shine in his hand.]

[bratherine]

( She can't tell them apart at all, honestly. But it's not the most important thing right now anyway - that is the fact that they need to get out of this guy's grasp as soon as possible. But Kate is as fast as she ever was - not as fast as she will be, but still - and jumping out of his way is easy to do.

They can go - right, come on - but the man grabs Taako before Kate's managed to sprint away. She twists herself around, grabbing the kid by the arm, trying to aim her heel at the man's wrist to force him to let Taako go one way or the other.

What she doesn't notice is her power sparking against Taako's arm, trying to provide a boost to his.

This could get crazy. )

[pocketspa]

[Oh, it's going to. All Taako's casting is a cantrip- supposed to be a small ball of light, maybe two or three, that won't be much use other than shoving into his face. The fact he's doing it right at all right now is a miracle. But Kate grabs for the assist, and the light swells in his hand to something closer to a softball, and shoots out of his palm in a solid motion to clock the guy directly in the face.

Thankfully, this causes him to let go, but that light ball is not disappearing, and seems content ricocheting off the ground and zooming across camp, catching the attention of a dozen over people, all of whom start running over.

Taako, on the other hand just looks at his hand, and over to her, absolutely baffled.]

Did you-- Did you do that?

[bratherine]

( She wasn't even intending on doing anything more than pulling him away, but apparently her powers disagreed, and the startled look is obvious on her face as that ball of light bounces everywhere. )

Uhhh. I guess--

( F u c k i n g h e l l. )

Let's go.

( She's got enough self-preservation instinct to guess they shouldn't hang around and watch it continue to bounce. )

[pocketspa]

[Both the twins are looking with surprise at the way the spell changed, and frankly, it's a good thing neither of them really have better spells than that, or this could have ended up badly. As it stands, Taako scrambles up from the ground as Lup grabs his arm this time, looking back towards the both of them.]

C'mon, go go go!

[Taako grabs at the bundles he dropped, Lup taking one from his hands for ease of movement, and Taako reaches back to take Kate's hand, tugging her along with them as they make their break for the treeline.]

[bratherine]

( You don't have to tell this girl twice, and she's darting out supernaturally quick, her hand clasped tight around Taako's as the three rocket towards the trees, into the thicket. )

... Dickhead.

( The guy, obviously. That's the right thing to gasp out when you finally think it's safe, right? )

[pocketspa]

[The three of them rocket into the underbrush, neither of the twins stopping until they've cleared some distance. They're breathing heavily, but not too much-- Taako, though, is staring at Kate, enraptured.]

How did you do that. Back there, with-- you grabbed me.

[bratherine]

Uh-

( You've got her there, honestly. She's never had her power work that way before, and Kate glances down at her hand, brown eyes narrowed in confusion. )

Guess my power messed up or summat.

( That's... not how she's used to it going. And, with a pause and a sigh, Kate finally declares: )

But it worked.

( That's important. And so's another thing: )

What's th' story with you guys, anyway?

( Yeeeep. Just ask it right like that, Kitkat. 👌 )

[pocketspa]

Power?

[Lup immediately buts in, running up to her twin. Side by side, they look nearly identical, aside from the way their hair is tousled and the way bits of dirt cling to their faces. Taako looks puzzled at her response, tapping a few fingers against his chin.]

Oh, so are you like, uh... Lup, what's the name of those people, uh, magic but you just kinda have it, what's the--

[She cuts him off excitedly.]

Sorcerers! Or warlocks-- hey, did you make a deal with a demon?

[She's readdressing Kate now, folding her arms as Taako nudges her with his shoulder.]

Don't be an idiot, no she didn't. She'd know how to use it if that was up. Sorcerers just like, are born with it and accidentally set stuff on fire 'n junk.

[Lup laughs, shoving at her brother. It seems they're quickly moving off into their own little interactive world, even if they keep talking in her direction.]

I accidentally set stuff on fire all the time! I want fancy buffs!

[bratherine]

( Well. This is a whole lot of words that don't trigger anything familiar, but their interactions barely give Kate the pause to ask about any of it. That really isn't so bad, though. They're away from the guy from before and Kate feels the corners of her mouth tug in amusement at the excited conversation between the two. )

Can't set anythin' on fire.

( That's her contribution to this discussion, and it comes with the bite and pout of someone who wishes they could do anything that cool. )

Guess I'm not a sorcerer either.

[pocketspa]

[Lup grins, wide and toothy.]

I can! Sometimes.

[Taako laughs at her, nudging her a little bit.]

Yeah, only once a day when you think really, really hard, and then you just look constipated.

[Lup rolls her eyes, but looks back towards Kate anyway, obviously intent on carrying this conversation somewhere more interesting to her.]

Well that was like, an assist spell, right? Maybe you're like, a cleric or something. You know, those helpful people.

[Taako snorts at that, too, looking Kate up and down.]

No way. You don't serve some weird god, right?