dreamcrystals | XX2 Entry

Sender: Beatrix
To: All
Subject: No Rest for the Weary

It would appear that I have been indisposed, though that seems to have been rectified. If for any reason, you have been seeking me, I can now properly attend to matters that were not appropriately handled before said indisposition.

That said, please refrain from entering my personal space and leaving books, regardless of the quality of reading material. Furthermore, please refrain from entering my personal space, period.

I had, prior to my temporary condition, been discussing how to better provide a defence for the town proper. As more dream walkers find themselves in this world, not only do we grow in population count, we also grow in the evolution of the town. The market, beings who are not exactly dream walkers like ourselves, yet present all the same, farming land, the coliseum in disrepair, and our other outskirts.

I would like to know if it is possible to create a defensive ward to otherwise protect Reverein citizens from potential outside threats by use of dreamotion in the establishment of wards. If we are capable of creating such things, it may also be possible to recycle or supply a consistent and constant flow of dreamotion in an effort to power said wards or barriers.

For some time, I have contemplated the ability to, for lack of a better term, 'bottle' dreamotion for later usage. If you have any experience in such matters, I implore you to share your results.

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[Well...!! There might be one fun thing about her.]

Oh? You like a good wine? That might be interesting.

I prefer reds. I admit that I am a bit particular. It is common for me to have some when tending to paperwork. Before I sleep with a book. I have gone to the winery when it opened.

[...But she doesn't party and she gets the feeling someone might get the wrong idea.]

[He likes to party but he also likes to sip wine while he's working on writing too.]

It so happens that I enjoy reds as well! Although I do enjoy something strong and sweet when I'm writing songs, instead. Do you have a favourite?

[His songs... she wonders how those must turn out after a glass or two of something 'strong and sweet.']

I would not say I am a connoisseur of wine. I doubt I have had so many that I could rightfully compare. That said, Alexandria had a vintage I was fond of. Perhaps only because it is home. I have not disliked what I have had here, though.

[Would she believe him if he told her that his writing comes out better when he's a few glasses in?]

If you haven't already you should try the wine that Master Diluc has made in his new stores. Have you heard of it?

I am unsure if that is the same as what I had when I was at the winery. I believe Master van Zieks gave me the Midnight Harvest red.

[Although it sounds like it was Barok's, so Diluc's is most likely different.]

Oh, I believe they have been chatting about the wine-making process! I've heard that name before, anyhow.

That settles it. We should go about starting a taste test between the two sometime soon!

Given that they work together, I would be more surprised if they did not discuss their wine-making. Not to imitate the other, but merely a sharing of information and knowledge. Masters Diluc and van Zieks are clever men.

[And not just because they are so much like her, though that certainly helps.]

I am not averse to the idea, however, of a wine tasting. Most things tend to be more bearable with it. I assume your companionship is one of those things.

I would like to meet this van Zieks sometime. To match up to Master Diluc's skills is quite the feat.

Wonderful, it's a date then. You'll find me ever so tolerable, I promise.

[He will WALK THIS LINE.]

This is not a date.

[Should she address the van Zieks thing? Yes, probably. Chances are Beatrix will even introduce him if she gets the opportunity to, but it's important to nip some things in the proverbial rose bud. The notion of dates is one of those things.]

Oh? It's not? I'm so disappointed.

[Is he though-]

It is not.

[She's not falling for it either.]

If you tell anyone it is, I will find out, and I will hurt you.

Ehe, that was the spark I was looking for.

This is a wine outing. Not a spar. In case you needed the reminder of that. I was unaware a 'spark' was necessary.

Oh, I was only waiting for which moment would bring out that spark in you, is all. You never disappoint.

Only a wine outing, then! Please save your dates for the one you truly adore.

[She never disappoints, eh? At least there's that, though it would seem she's becoming quite predictable. That would be a terrible thing to experience when going up against an enemy.]

I do not go on 'dates.'

[Which. Is true. She's never even entertained the thought of doing such a thing.]

Who can say you won't at all? Life can change at a turn of a breeze.

I am not interested in going on dates with anyone. Besides, 'date' is a concept beneath me.

[Excuse. They 'court' in Gaia.]

Oh, it is beneath you. How so? I'm afraid I'm not always familiar with how terms from other worlds might be used! But I do like learning.

I meant that I do not have time for such frivolous activities. Other things demand my attention and are more worthwhile.

[Untrue. What else does she really have to do? She just knows she'd be terrible on a date and doesn't want anyone else to find that out.

... HER REPUTATION.]

[He's so DISSAPOINTED. He wanted to hear her admit she has some hot dates or something. UGH.]

Once again, such a boring answer...

I thought we established that I am not here to impress or entertain you.

If you are seeking entertainment, perhaps seek out someone like Sora. He is quite the expressive young man.

[Sora? Never heard of him.]

Oh, but I'm much more interested in what you have to say. And it's not a form of entertainment I assure you! Think of it as someone hoping that you live your life as fully and freely as you can. Not everything can be duty-bound.

[He's just a little gremlin about it.]

[Is... this some kind of obsession that people have where she's concerned? Her supposedly living some kind of 'full' and 'free' life? This is a dream world. It's not as though anything happening in this world is actually going to mean anything. Isn't that how it goes?

Oh, well. It's coming from a good place.]

You did remember that this is, in fact, just some extensive dream we are all having, right? That it likely has little to no bearing on our actual lives.

[Take advantage of the adventure before you, he would say...]

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Don't you think?

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