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
► 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

[puzzlingly]

「Of course they are friends!」

It is... but... 「Sigh.」 It can also blind you, terribly. I was... lucky to regain what I had lost then, but if I hadn't...

「Nope, backpedaling right now!」

I hope you haven't lost anything to your hubris, Kain. Not as did nearly did. It is something I wouldn't wish even to my worst enemy.

[dragonsgrasp]

[Kain sighs, knowing he’s right, but having a hard time admitting it. He’s always been a prideful person, and without that… without it, he wouldn’t know what he’d have.]

I’m glad you regained it. For my part… I very nearly ruined the lives of those who mean the most to me. I very well could have lost it all. I’m… still dealing with the fallout of my actions.

[He tries rubbing the tears away from his face, then realizes with the rain, it’s kind of pointless.]

All actions have consequences, after all, and we must face them.

[puzzlingly]

Well, I'm glad you didn't ruin their lives. 「Which is basically the same he almost did. Losing the soul of his partner would have been, terrible.」

Couldn't agree more. All we can do now is move on.

「Try to, right?」

[dragonsgrasp]

I came far too close to ruining their lives, though. What I did was still inexcusable.

[But he's right, and Kain sighs, again rubbing at his eyes. He nods slowly.]

All we can do is move forward, whether or not we're ready for it. It can be... pretty difficult, sometimes.

[puzzlingly]

You did what you thought was right at the time, the fact that you repent says much more than you realize, Kain.

「That said, Atem stands and offers his small hand at him.」

That's why it's easier to walk that path with someone else.

[dragonsgrasp]

[Kain blinks, his eyes starting to clear considerably. Even the pouring rain is also letting up. He only hesitates a moment, and then reaches out to take the hand being offered. The moment he makes contact, the rain fully stops.]

That's not an easy lesson for me to learn, but... learn it I must. Thank you, Atem. For everything you've done here.

[He can't always go it alone. The others have tried reminding him of that fact during the war, and it didn't always stick then, either. Who knows if he'll always keep it in mind this time, either? But... at least he'll have someone around to remind him again. That means a lot, to him.]