Event Log: Dreamwalker the Second

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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
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► 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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[lemontree]

I am Daenerys Targaryen. [ She responds wonderingly. ] And these are my dragons. My children. Drogon, Viserion, and Rhaegal.

[ There's a pause. The wind whips through her hair, even as Drogon descends gradually. ]

I have never met another dragon besides my own, let alone heard one speak.

[naw]

[her children? surely not literally, but then again, her own father was human. either way, it probably doesn't matter. she glides alongside Drogon, feeling like a small fish swimming with a shark.]

The "speaking kind" is exceptionally rare. Where I come from, at least. [they were hunted by humans a long, long time ago, she knows that much.]

My name is Nah. It's nice to meet all of you, really! [she cranes her neck to look to Viserion and Rhaegal.] I've only known two others of my kind.

[lemontree]

Where I come from, there are no more dragons. [ Aside from these. ] They all died out or were killed years and years ago.

[ Drogon eventually lands on another grassy slope, and Dany slips from his back. She keeps close to him, resting a hand against his side, but peers curiously at Nah. ]

Would that my own dragons could speak. [ She says wonderingly. ] I can communicate well enough with them, but...

[ But, that would really be... something. ]

[naw]

[sheesh, even in another world they can't seem to catch a break. an unfortunate history of near-extinction is a terrible commonality to have.]

Oftentimes, a mutual understanding from a strong bond transcends any need for spoken words. [the wyverns couldn't talk, but there was one knight who always claimed she could "speak" to her wyvern mount because they were so close.] ... I would offer to translate, if you wanted to know what they're saying, but I don't think I can speak to them.

[now that they're on the ground it's easier for Nah to see that Drogon and his brothers have two legs and two wings, like wyverns.]

[lemontree]

I see. [ It saddens her, but only a little. This is Delight's dream, after all, and there's no room for sadness. ] Well, I am glad to have you here with us. Would you tell me more of your world?

[ In the meantime, Drogon's brothers land nearby to investigate the newcomer. They seem to notice that Nah is one of their kind (in more ways than not), and chirrup with some interest as they walk around her. ]

[naw]

[she greets Viserion and Rhaegal, and sits like a cat with her legs tucked under her body. even if they're not quite as large as Drogon, they're still bigger than her.]

Yeah, of course! I come from Ylisse. We... had some troubles up until recently, but that's all over now. [it was a miserable time. her whole life was miserable. but being here, with Daenerys and Drogon and Viserion and Rhaegal makes it all feel like it was so long ago.]

There were great big fields and hills like this at home, too. Whenever I felt too restless, I'd run through them and maybe set some bushes ablaze.

[lemontree]

I've never heard of Ylisse. [ Dany responds, tilting her head as she listens. ] But I am sorry for what troubles you've had.

[ The other dragon seems more cheerful, though, and that eases her spirits a bit. ]

You're welcome to run through these hills and burn their bushes. [ She laughs lightly, gesturing to the scene around them. ] It isn't as if they belong to anyone.

[ They're beautiful, but if that sort of thing calms her new friend's spirit, then she has no issue with it. ]

[naw]

It'd be a shame to ruin the landscape, though. And all the smoke would look ugly against the sky. [which normally isn't an issue whenever she goes on one of her frolicking rampages, but this sea of grass feels too idyllic to ruin.

so idyllic it's almost surreal, even. she can't even see any towns or roads from here.]

The dragons of your world... do you think they could come back in full numbers? I mean, if you have three of them here with you, then surely it must be possible.

[lemontree]

You're right. [ She's happy, really, that the other dragon isn't intending on destroying it all. ] It's really very beautiful.

[ Familiar, somehow, but without a name. ]

I don't know. [ Dany admits honestly, shaking her head. ] Mine were born because their eggs existed as treasures, and because magic gave them life. [ She laces her fingers over her lap. ] If there are to be others, I do not know where they would come from.

[naw]

Maybe you just need to find more eggs.

[easier said than done, though.] They could be hidden really well. Up in the highest mountains, or at the bottom of the ocean... places where no one else would think to look. I wouldn't know much about that, though, since I didn't hatch from one.

[she's just tossing out guesses for the sake of optimism.]

[lemontree]

That could be. [ Maybe others were kept as relics and only needed to be reunited with a true Targaryen in order to hatch...

Speaking of hatching: ]

You... didn't? [ Perhaps it isn't so surprising, since this dragon can talk, but - ] Then, how were you born?

[naw]

Like... any other person, I suppose.

[right, that probably needs some clarification. without any sort of pause, she's engulfed in a sudden flash of light, and a small girl stands where the dragon just was.

somewhat awkwardly, she rubs the back of her neck.]

Manakete normally stay in a human form. Er, sorry, I should have mentioned that earlier.

[lemontree]

[ Dany blinks, surprised to see the dragon transform. Where she might usually be wary, assuming there is some black magic associated with this, the dream has her more curious and at ease. ]

"Manakete" is what you call yourself? [ She studies the girl, eyes still wide. ] I have never seen anyone able to transform into a dragon.

[ It's... incredible, really. ]

[naw]

Like I said, we're a rare kind. [their dragon forms are formidable, but they're no stronger than any ordinary person when they aren't transformed. which only made it that much easier for humans to hunt them down.

she sits back down, cross-legged.]

I can't stay as a dragon all the time. It'd tire me out. [and she'd go insane. whoops.] So, when I'm not like that, I'm like this. Being able to fly and breathe fire is great, sure, but a human form has its merits too.

[like... being able to fit through doorways, for one.]

[lemontree]

That's amazing. [ She breathes. ] I admit that I'm jealous of you. I love my dragons, but to become one...

[ Well, it'd be unprecedented, among other things. ]

I assume that you have to be... born with that ability?

[naw]

[a somewhat incredulous look;] You're jealous? Really? I mean, I can understand why, but...

[she does have pride in her heritage, but the people she grew up with only ever expressed distaste and hatred because she wasn't fully human. no one was ever jealous.]

Anyway, yeah, only those with Manakete blood in their veins have this ability. It can be both a blessing and a curse.

[lemontree]

Of course. I understand it must be more complicated than that, but...

[ It's an enviable ability, she thinks. And in this dream, influenced by Delight, she can only see upsides. ]

[naw]

Buuut... it's still nice to think about. I get it. [humans can't fly, or breathe fire, or tear up whole trees by the roots. that's their curse, hah.]

Do you think your dragons ever wish they could take on human forms?

[lemontree]

I - [ She looks surprised and pauses, brows raised. ] ... I wouldn't think so. What are the advantages of being human, rather than a dragon?

[ Having only been the former, she can't imagine choosing this form over that of a fire-breathing, beautiful creature. ]