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Event Log: Dreamwalker the Second

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.
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[George is glad to see Dany so happy. she had always been nice, but it always seemed like something was burdening her. now that burden seems to be gone]

Years? That would suck. Who was in charge while you were gone, an evil stepmother or something? And you have dragons. Actual, real, live dragons. That is so cool.

[George so wants to ask if she can pet them]

My father sat the throne until they betrayed him and took the crown. The people have been waiting for his daughter to return to bring peace back to Westeros.

[ Or so she seems to think, in this dream. She has to hope. ]

Of course. They are my children. [ Dany smiles, pauses, and then glances to the sky. Drogon, the largest of the dragons, descends as if on cue, landing with a mighty crash onto the steps. Nobody seems to notice or is bothered by this, but Dany rises to lay a hand on the side of his enormous head. ]

You may move closer to see him, if you like.

Then it's a good thing you're back. How long did you have to stay away from home?

[it's a good thing to hope for]

Your children? So you've raised them since they were baby dragons? [George watches in amazement as the dragon swoops down for a landing]

Okay. D'you think he'd mind if I--petted him? Just a little?

My entire life. [ She usually would seem more angry or bitter about this, but it seems that nothing can darken her mood today. ] My brother and I were spirited away from the place where I was born just before it was attacked. We had to live in Essos until now.

[ Viserys hadn't made it back to Westeros, of course, but he was never going to make it to the Iron Throne. ]

Yes. Once, they could all ride on my shoulders. [ A long time ago.

She laughs lightly at the request, nodding. ]

You can. He won't harm you.

But now you're home and everyone seems really happy to have you back. That's the important part.

[but Dany will because she's awesome]

--seriously? [George laughs] That's hard to imagine. I mean, they're huge. They must've had one hell of a growth spurt.

[George grins back, gets up, and makes her way to Drogon]

Okay, nice dragon. Happy dragon. I'm gonna pet you now.

[she reaches out a hand for a sniff and once that's taken care of, she gently strokes the dragon's head]

Yes. I hope they can stay this happy...

[ Well, forever. Why shouldn't they be happy? She'll do all she can to keep them safe, well-fed, protected... like a good queen should.

And unlike Cersei. ]

They did grow quickly over the years. [ Dany agrees, looking up at Drogon. When George reaches out a hand to him, he barely reacts, either playing coy or indifferent to the contact at all, so long as it isn't a threat. ]

I'm not sure that anyone has ever asked to pet them before. [ She chuckles. ]

Well, you're smart, so that's a bonus. Believe me, it's way better to have a smart leader than a stupid one. Smart ones at least know how to ask for advice if they need it. Stupid ones believe they don't need it in the first place.

[well, George thinks she'd be a great leader]

I bet it was amazing to watch. [she definitely knows better than to antagonize a dragon. she continues petting Drogon, telling him what a good, strong dragon he is]

Yeah? They don't know what they're missing.

Thank you. [ The compliment is... kind, and she smiles softly, watching George and Drogon, who seems to be enjoying the attention, at least in this dream. ] I hope that I am wise enough to hear the advice of others when I need it the most.

[ Or else she'll be no better than Cersei, no better than her own father. ]

It was. I wish I could see it again. [ Maybe she'll find other dragon eggs, one day. It's a long shot, but... not impossible, right? ]

They are surely thinking of their own lives. Drogon is no docile pet. [ And yet, he seems so in this moment, lazing around and allowing a stranger to touch him. ] Nor are his brothers.

Well, what are your advisors like? Are they the kinds that would be willing to, say, tell you if you're doing something wrong?

[Cersei and her father are their own special levels of evil]

What, why d'you think you won't? [George knows nothing about the scarcity of dragons]

Well, they're dragons. That'd be like, I don't know, expecting a tiger to act the same as a housecat. But Drogon seems pretty chill so far. [continues petting]

They are, and they do.

[ Jorah, Missandei, Grey Worm, and Tyrion, among others, are still standing a short distance away. They turn briefly, as if they know they're being discussed, but say nothing, only smiling mildly. ]

There are no other dragons. [ She reports, though the hopeful nature of the dreams gives her voice a touch of... question, somehow, as if she thinks it could be true that more will appear. ] Not besides my own.

[ As for Drogon... ]

"Chill?" [ That makes her laugh. ] I think most would say that he is the opposite.

Then you've got one more plus than most people get. Much less a queen. [George grins at her.

she waves at them and doesn't mind much if they don't wave back]

Seriously? How did you get the ones you have? [George would be in favor of more dragons. especially if she gets one.

George smiles at her laughter, and is still petting Drogon and cooing nonsense words to him] Maybe they just don't know how to approach 'im?

Their eggs were given to me as wedding gifts, though their former owner thought them stone.

[ Stone and long-extinct. After Drogo's funeral pyre, though, they had come to life. ]

... There were living beings in them, as you can see.

[ Drogo snorts as if he knows he's being spoken of, smoke unfurling lazily from his nostrils. ]

That could be. But most are not allowed near them. A mother must protect her children from any possible harm.

--stone? Seriously? I bet he felt like a dumbass when you wound up getting dragons out of the deal.

[life from death is something she knows about personally]

I definitely see. They're awesome.

[she grins as she watches and pets Drogon]

No, that makes sense. Most people would probably freak out and overreact, anyway. That would probably be enough to rile them up.

It's possible he could never have seen them born, if he'd kept them.

[ Only Dany. Only a true Targaryen.

Only blood magic, maybe. ]

They are. [ Awe-inspiring, anyway. ] But they are not pets. They are dangerous to my enemies, and symbols to my allies.

[ Her children, her dragons. The symbol of her House. ]

Yeah? Why's that?

[George gives Drogon a last pat and then walks back up the stairs to sit next to Dany]

Nah, of course they're not pets. But do you have any enemies left? It looked like everyone was plenty happy to have you.

Because they were born under - complicated circumstances. [ She doesn't seem especially inclined to go into detail, not when influenced by Hope. Instead, she smiles around at the people, at George and Drogon. ]

I-... [ Enemies? Reality strikes her, suddenly, and she looks again at the dream. ] ... No, not here. In the real world - the waking world - I think that I will always have enemies.

[ If only that weren't the case. But, she can dream - she can hope, can't she? ]

Shoulda known it wouldn't be as easy as a mommy dragon and a daddy dragon loving each other very much. [a poor attempt at humor

...yeah? That sucks. But you've got good advisors. And dragons. That'll help.

[ She laughs lightly. ]

It will. It has.

[ Hopefully, it will carry her all the way to the throne... in reality, and not only in her dreams. ]

[grins at her]

Then I guess you're all set to make this [gestures to the room full of happy people] happen for real.

I hope so. [ Hope. It resonates with her, in this dream, and she smiles faintly. ] We've come too far to lose sight of this now.

[ Dany and all her allies and advisors. ]

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