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
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Comments

i mean out of context it sounds ominous but HELL YEAH

[weedbgon]

[ Let's get it out there first thing. Thanks for not immediately, instinctively decking a child in defense.

Secondly: Merle loses his shit laughing for a few seconds when he turns around, and nobody can stop that. It's too good. This content is too good, and he hopes that somewhere out there there's a spell that can let Lucretia see it, so he can commission a painting of it, specifically. But he guesses he can come to a buddy's aid. ]

What are you gonna do, press charges? [ He's funny, dammit! ] C'mon, Mookie, that face is your Uncle Taako's bread and butter! Can't mess up his bread and butter!

[ To his credit, Mookie stops actively trying to murder Taako. "I just wanna wrassle 'im!" ]

Nah, nah. Nah, he's a big weenie like Angus. C'mon, how about you look for some pine cones? Or go try to climb Barry's leg? Huh?

[ Somewhere in the vicinity, Barry says "w- wait, what-?" Mookie doesn't look entirely convinced. But Mavis marks her page and closes her book, and gives Mookie.... a Look. The younger sibling herding look.

This gives Mookie the impetus to launch himself towards Barry, and he basically screams "CAN I TRY ON YOUR GLASSES" while he's latching onto a denim-clad knee. Barry may be the first victim in a nerd pile-up. Mookie will probably inevitably return for round two when he gets bored. Pan help us all. ]

CHILD! CHILD! CHILD! CHILD!

[pocketspa]

[You should appreciate it, Merle. Just be glad Taako's not the punching type. You should really be glad it takes a while to cast spells and that your kid that Taako doesn't know is your kid yet isn't getting pulled into hell by tentacles, because that could be happening right now.

Regardless, the kid finally frees him, and Taako has time to process what the hell was just said in his vicinity as he pulls himself off the floor, making a show of wiping the dirt of his pants.]

You. You made that? You made these??

[He just sort of gestures the direction of the children and their assault on Barry, who isn't even registering on Taako's scale of 'why is he even here' at this point. This is like, a real question, that he doesn't actually want to consider too deeply because god that means he has to think about Merle having sex and no, oh god, no, please, any god who will listen.]

Also, follow-up point: if you ever compare me to Ango in terms of weenie-ness again, I will get Evard's tentacles to give you the worst wet willie of your life, and that is a promise.

[weedbgon]

[ Merle is a mature, reasonable grownup person. He's lived hundreds of years and died sixty-odd times. He's made frenemies with the avatar of absolute darkness or whatever.

He sticks his tongue out at Taako. ]

Well, far be it for me to keep you from proving yourself next time. And yeah, I "made those"! I mean, technically only Mookie. But I might as well have made Mavis, too! No takebacks allowed, I was real clear about it when she was born. I think there's official paperwork somewhere? I dunno.

[ Mavis's biological dad probably died or something. It literally doesn't matter what happened to him, Merle doesn't give a singular hoot. ]

[pocketspa]

[Taako, too, is well over 200 years old, and very much legally an adult even without the 100 or so years he didn't age.

He blows a raspberry right back.]

That wasn't the point, you impossible plantfucker, you're a father? Of a child that's still alive? You don't even remember to feed your damn self half the time, some idiot left you in charge of a baby??

[This is how Taako copes with shock- yelling and insults. Coincidentally, this is also how you know they're best friends.]

And yeah, I'll fight a child, I just didn't think you wanted me to fuckin', decimate it or whatever.

[weedbgon]

They sure look alive, don't they?

[ This is one of the exact reasons he kept his kid situation on the down-low. This entire exchange. In any other dream, it would be the nightmare scenario. What a rude wizard boy.

But this is Delight. And in a delight dream, everyone's together and everything is cool. ]

What, you forget that little tidbit? Traumatized by raw power? I don't blame ya!

[pocketspa]

Merle that's not a question.

[Merle. He can literally animate objects. 'Look alive' is a bad metric.]

All I'm saying here is I could have decimated that kid and chose not to, because for some reason you entertain me and I don't enjoy dealing with the fallout if you're sad. Also, like, it's a kid, so. Whatever.

[He folds his arms, looking to where Barry is currently getting climbed like a tree.]

Kinda surprised you didn't lose your eye earlier with that around, though.

[weedbgon]

[ It's not Merle's job to remember wizard stuff. He can't even remember his own stuff. I mean.......... he totally knew that.

Merle reaches out to pat Taako on like, the knee. Wherever he can reach. ]

I care about you too, buddy. And Mookie's great when you get used to handling him! Took me a couple visits to get my shit together. An- you know, I think you guys are all doin' great so far!

[ But god if he didn't love him regardless. Great child good personality best boy. ]

[pocketspa]

[Shut up what's caring sounds fake.]

Listen. I don't handle kids. Kids are like... tiny, stupider people. And I have enough trouble with the gaggle of idiots in my life. Let him eat Barry.

[At least that's enjoyable. If Taako was a better person, he might congratulate Merle on finding happiness, or something that's his. But he's not. He's an emotionally constipated schmuck.]

How... old is he, anyway? Did we get to this plane and you immediately started boning down? Gods, don't answer that, nevermind, I sent myself straight to fucking hell.

[weedbgon]

[ Merle still loves him too late and anyway he deadass laughs at Taako. That thought existed in the real world. It can't be un-thought. Merle has game, so P E R I S H. ]

He's, uhh. [ Okay. Listen. Nobody's perfect. ] He's not ten yet, that's for sure. I dunno. Did the beach dwarf thing, got married, had a kid, got divorced.

[ Merle blows a raspberry. Just a short one. That was a dumb time and he was shitty at it and he's not thinking about it, the end. ]

[pocketspa]

[No worries, he's absolutely already dead!]

Great. Okay. So we get fuckin' mindwiped and you just start banging. Not even close to something I wanted to know about you.

[Ugh, he's actually starting to feel bad for shitting on him now. Bluh.]

So uh, what's up with the girl? You just steal her?

[weedbgon]

Too late!

[ RIP IN FUCKIN PIECES KIDDO. Merle doesn't give too many craps about getting dunked on right now, at least. Some things are human... elven... sentient nature. Filter in a little dunking once in a while. ]

Mavis is my stepdaughter! [ Ok you bet your ass he sounds proud as heck, though. ] Y'know, daughter, stepdaughter, it's all basically the same thing, anyway. You might get along a little smoother with her, now that I think about it!

[pocketspa]

I mean, yeah, she hasn't tried to gnaw my fucking leg off with her teeth like a bear, so.

[Honestly, Merle, do you even feed that kid when he has to go after bony people like wizards?]

So, uh... yeah. Why is this just happening now, bee-tee-dubs? The children existing talking thing? You've been living with us for, like, over a year.

[weedbgon]

[ Leg-gnawing is part of Mookie's charm and everyone here knows it.

Merle shrugs. ]

There's a lot of reasons for anything!

[ It's kind of weird to have this talk now that he remembers, like. The fact that Taako and Magnus are family in a big way and trustworthy above basically anyone else in the universe. Trying to play it off by going "well I mean you guys are assholes" and having a laugh isn't... really fair. Or nice. Or true.

They are assholes and all, but the good kind. ]

Y'know, just kinda... complicated stuff. I didn't wind up with a real good track record.

[pocketspa]

[As much as Taako would like to fault him for something like this, he really can't when it comes down to it. Taako wouldn't have trusted either Magnus or Merle with potentially serious info at the Bureau, and it's not like it's ever come out in Hadriel. Merle has always been that guy who didn't need to know every tiny detail to know someone cared about him.

On the other hand, all Taako ever does is sling endless shit, so.]

Oh, I see how it is. This is just a ploy to make me think you're a responsible being. Well no dice, buddy! I still know you're a disaster.

[This is still so weird to think about. Jeez.]

Were you ever gonna bring em up on the moon? Give Lucretia a fuckin' heart attack?

[weedbgon]

[ Mister bullshit mcgee over here. What an Elf. ]

A responsible disaster. [ no ] Honestly? I wasn't thinkin' that far ahead. I mean, you bring your kids up on the moon, ya gotta explain a buncha stuff, deal with everyone wanting to meet 'em, askin' about 'em...

[ He starts to laugh. ]

The look on her face woulda been great, though!

[pocketspa]

[He's the best one though, right? Yeah, you know it. C'mon. Give ol Taako the prize.]

Yeah, c'mon, why didn't you think about the con possibilities on this one? She's worried about dogs running off the edge, seriously, ol' spitfire there'll give her the sprint of a lifetime.

[Out of all of them, though, to him it's almost surprising it's Merle. He'd have expected it to be Magnus with a wife and kids. But... well, maybe he just didn't get the chance.

Out of the three of them, most handed this world by Lucretia to live in, Merle's the only one who got to make it a home.]

... You gonna when we get back? Guess it doesn't matter if you won't remember any of this.