Art supplies & Questions

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Sender: Kiki Asukai
To: All
Subject: Art supplies & Questions

Does anyone know where I can get painting supplies and caution tape?

Is there a way to prevent people from entering your dream crystal? Usually my nightmares are frequent and severe. That's why I want caution tape.



If you could forget your nightmares and everything related to them, would you?

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Comments

Sender: Vanitas

[darkcharge]

You think you can actually make it so people can't enter your little crystal?

Unlikely.

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Have you tried anything before or just let it be?

[darkcharge]

It's more like people just can't help themselves in the end. Something like tape isn't going to actually stop them.

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I was forced into one before, but I would hope people would be wary of the tape if they had a choice.

Have you explored people's dreams a lot?

sender: Shigeru

[mysophobic]

If you ever find any please let me know!

I love to draw and paint and it's a bit unfortunate that there's a lack of supplies here. But I guess we could always make our own?

[ But, ah, that second question really hits home. Shigeru's own nightmares are jarring and downright horrific sometimes, so he understands. ]

Sometimes I want to forget them...but then I realize that the things that happened to me to make those nightmares made me stronger in a sense? It's weird, but, I don't know if I would want to completely forget.

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I will share if I learn anything.

Supposedly you can make watercolors from boiled flowers, although I've never tried it before.

I don't know if I could ever become stronger because of them. How did you?

[darkcharge]

Yes and no. It's not entirely my own doing. As you said, things happen. People are forced.

Other people aren't as nice as what you are painting them to be.

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It's less about people meddling and more about me wanting to protect them from my nightmares.

I know this is a sudden and personal question, but have you ever died in someone's dream while here?

[mysophobic]

Yes! I've heard about that too! And...rocks, and clay, those can be used for paints! It might be fun to try it out, even if we do end up finding something... [ Though it would probably be too messy for Shigeru to actively participate without bluescreening because of his OCD. ]

Ah. Well...fears tend to be the stem of our powers in my world. I...I guess growing up knowing that has given me an advantage of sorts. But despite all that, when I have a nightmare I just think of the people who care for me and that helps me break away from it. Thinking along the lines of that...I figure I would never want them to experience the same thing? So I strive to overcome my own fear of it and to get stronger to protect them from it as well!! In the off chance I encounter something like in in the real world, I'll be able to protect myself and my friends/family too!

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There's always wood carving too, but I haven't tried that either. No better time to learn I guess.

So you have actual power from fear. This might sound mean, but it seems convenient? If you can protect others and live the life you want because of fear...It sounds both contradictory and beneficial. My power never gave me that sort of freedom. It's only recently that I've learned I can be useful to others, but it's not due to any sort of strength. Or personal choice.

I guess I'm jealous.

phone tagging is next level idk how people do it

[mysophobic]

That sounds like it would be fun!

[ But, ah, the next comment gives Shigeru pause as he reads it. He's not mad at all but her words do strike something up inside of him. ]

It's a blessing and a curse, literally. My family was cursed by the dark god many centuries ago. It sounds convenient but people like me...eventually become consumed by their fear and turn into monsters.

But, um why did you...never think you could be useful towards others? And even if that were the case being useful doesn't determine a person's worth.