Event Log: Dreamwalker

[hadrielmods]

Who: Everyone!
What: The Dreamwalker event
Where: In your comfy bed and your sleepy head.
When: May 16th-26th
Warnings: Good dreams, weird dreams, bad dreams, straight-up nightmares. Please remember to tag for warnings in the header if things are going to be bad!

Have you been having trouble getting a good night's sleep? Tossing and turning, unable to rest those tired eyes? Or maybe you don't sleep at all, and never have. Not to worry! For a little while, you'll have no trouble at all falling asleep - in fact, as night falls, you'll find yourself overwhelmed with exhaustion whether you want to sleep or not. Lay down and rest your weary head, friends. Everyone could use a little extra sleep.

But what will your dreams bring? Something happy, images of a perfect day? Something hopeful, something you've wanted for a long time? Maybe you'll dream of anger, of the face of your worst enemy. Or maybe - just maybe - you'll have a horrific nightmare, and wake screaming, covered in cold sweat.

Not before others have time to see it, though. As you sleep, as you dream, the other residents of Hadriel, friends and enemies and people you've only met once, might find their way into your dreams. Or you might find your way into theirs - and then have to deal with someone's else's nightmares, or hopes, or anger. For the next ten nights, you'll find yourself either a host or a visitor, and no matter how you try you won't be able to stay awake once night falls.

Sweet dreams, Hadriel. Don't let the asshole fear gods bite.

► This log covers May 16th-26th.
► 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!
► You can't die in the dreams, but if you somehow manage to trip and fall and kill yourself getting out of bed, please report it on the death post.

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[circumitus]

Able to sense the freezing climes but not be bothered by it, Rey's body heats up as Bianca moves closer towards her. A living furnace, indeed.

She starts to say something in regards to Bianca's first inquiries, but then her mouth snaps shut again and other questions are being asked. A subject matter that Rey would much rather focus on. Because there are plenty of reasons for Faye to feel the way she does, and Rey doesn't hold her in contempt for any of it. Not many third parties who only know Rey would agree, though.

"Sort of, but that's not why things are like this. This country was attacked. Those that weren't slaughtered were forced to leave," Rey explains. "This is the Dvina Hotel, in Arkhangelsk."

Russia, in other words. It's pretty damned cold.

[wormintheglass]

It's not that Bianca doesn't register the unanswered question; it's that the non-answer is answer enough. She doesn't, after all, care about this Faye or her decisions: all Bianca's interested in are Rey's feelings, and those are clear in her voice and body language.

It's adorable, actually. It creates a nest of warmth and tenderness in this frozen wasteland that has little to do with Rey's body heat. Bianca snuggles in more closely and follows the subject change.

"Yes, I saw the sign, dearheart. What year is it here?"

If they were really here, Bianca would know; but this is Rey's dream, and if Rey is time-sensitive it doesn't show.

[circumitus]

"2153. Not sure if it's still October or November or..." Rey shakes her head. It was hard keeping track of time for however long she had been in that sky prison, and she still doesn't have much of a grasp on it.

Time has been thrown in for a loop in Rey's mind. It doesn't occur to her just how strange it is that Bianca is here at all. Doesn't even question it. Everything could just be an illusion, for all she cares. So long as she gets to have this moment again.

"This was only a few hours before I came back. But a lot happened after this."

Such is the usual case with Rey. So much can occur within a few mere minutes. Hours can offer plenty of life-changing events, and did.

[wormintheglass]

"Of course, I remember when you came back."

What she chiefly remembers is the state Rey came back in, and she reaches to squeeze Rey's shoulder.

"So often one finds joy in the midst of destruction. We are corn poppies and rosebay willowherb, growing brightest in the aftermath of disaster."

[circumitus]

The way she'd returned had been quite difficult to forget, especially for Rey. But the changes, subtle as some of them may be, are even more difficult to hide.

Her muscles flinch at the unexpected hand on her shoulder. She doesn't pull away, though. Not just because of her position on the couch, but because she doesn't want to move.

This is... nice. Even with Bianca here. It's nice.

Still, she can't shake the sinking feeling in her chest.

"I think I'm going to die." She closes her eyes, brows knitting when she says this. "Back home, that is." She almost laughs, but a joyless sound. "It's funny. Spending most of my lives not caring whether I lived or died. But this one time, it actually makes me a little sad."

Because this time, in this life, she has a lot more to lose.