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[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

[Well, the trap is back, Plane. She's wearing casual clothes this time - really casual, in fact; looks like she just woke up. Which...she did. She's clutching the sides of her head, hands over her ears, breathing hard, and looking very disturbed.

After a moment, realizing that she's at the Plane, she relaxes, letting her hands fall back to her sides. She looks around warily for a moment and then sighs.]

...is it just me or did they get worse recently?

((ooc: This just in - nightmares suck. :|b))

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[lamb_of_gold]

What happened?

[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

One hell of a nightmare. [Shakes head slightly.] Thought they'd gotten better...guess not.

[lamb_of_gold]

Ah. They happen frequently to all who come here.

[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

Oh. ...that's just wonderful, isn't it.

[lamb_of_gold]

Isn't it just.

[contract_star]

Something wrong?

[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

Hell of a nightmare. That's about it.

[contract_star]

Ah...I see. That's something that just goes along with this place.

[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

Huh... And here I thought it was all stars and randomly meeting people from other worlds.

[contract_star]

It's a fair bit more complicated than that.

[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

Is that so. [A brief yawnnn.] How?

[contract_star]

All of the experiments, all of the strange things that happen with our realities...no one understands it all.

[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

..."Experiments"?

[contract_star]

Personal experiments. They vary from person to person.

[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

That doesn't sound like a good thing.

[contract_star]

It can be anything to alterations to your reality to alterations to yourself. People have shown up here having regressed to children and such.

[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

Wow. I don't suppose there's some way of avoidin' these?

[contract_star]

None that anyone has found.

[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

That's...just wonderful, isn't it. [And by "wonderful" she of course means "augh this is terrible."]

[contract_star]

Oh yes. It's delightful.

[silenteden.livejournal.com]

[That... does not look like a happy Haseo. He frowns and makes his way over quickly, placing a hand on her shoulder.]

Man... let me guess, nightmare?

[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

[After a moment, she nods.] Yep. Funny, I thought they'd been getting better lately. Guess not.

[silenteden.livejournal.com]

I don't know about worse, at least for me. Mine all just really suck. [He shrugs a shoulder.]

You gonna be okay, though?

[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

Hm. Yeah, nightmares do tend t' suck.

...It was just weird - I'll be all right. Dreams are just dreams, after all. [She shakes her head just a bit.] Just a dream.

[silenteden.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Just a dream. You... don't sound too convinced, though. You wanna talk about it?

[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

[She is quiet for a moment, and then:] It - was a dream about the past. So I guess it wasn't quite "just a nightmare" at one point. [A pause.] ...I - kinda wish it had been, though. Just a nightmare, I mean.

[silenteden.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I know what you mean. ... Lately, I've been having nightmares that AIDA keeps coming back. And no matter what we do, it's never enough.

[He shakes his head slowly.] I think it's this place that's giving the nightmares. That's what I overheard, anyway.

[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

The AIDA - that would be bad, wouldn't it. [Especially if it meant Tri-Edge again. D:]

Yeah, that's what the others have said, too. That it's because of this place...

[silenteden.livejournal.com]

Guess we just have to keep telling ourselves that they're just dreams. Right? Even if they are brought on by the Plane.

Hey, Haseo, if you don't mind my asking... what... happened in yours?

[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

Mm, I guess so.

In the...nightmare, y'mean?

[silenteden.livejournal.com]

[He nods.] Yeah. ... Of course, "Be quiet, Kuhn," is a pretty valid answer. [And were she the Haseo that Kuhn knew, he'd actually expect that answer.]

[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'm gonna have to go with that one. I'd rather not talk about what happened. ...Not right now, anyway. [She shrugs...aaaaand yawns just a bit.] Not a good hour for explainin' stuff all that well, yeah?

[silenteden.livejournal.com]

Fair enough. You should get some sleep, anyway. [He tries for a comforting smile.]

But if you ever do need to talk, I'll be around.

[shadow-shot.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Hopefully that damn nightmare won't come back.

... ...Thank you.