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Meilin "Mei" Lee ([personal profile] itsgunnabe_mei) wrote in [community profile] dreamcrystals2022-11-03 04:48 pm

~*~fourth entry~*~ dream recording

Sender: Meilin Lee
To: Everyone
Subject: Passive Dream Recording
Warning: N/A, will change if needed.

A flash of light! It's a harsh spotlight, like someone is being interrogated! There stands our young heroine, trying to block the light with her eyes, confused and frightened. "W-what's going on?"

Five shadowy figures stand behind her. Each one is holding a flashlight, making the light even more intense. The walls are steel blue, there's no escape.

One of the voice speaks... it's a young man. 

(Anyone who has been subjected to Mei thrusting a certain boyband at them may note it's a familiar voice.)

"Baby, you're under arrest."

Mei whips around, startled, and clutches a hand to her heart. "W-what?! But... But I didn't do anything!"

The other figures begin to speak up - all of them young men.

"Oh, you're a criminal, all right."
"It can only be you."
"Cause baby... it's a crime to look that good!"

The harsh lights now turn into theatrical spotlights! Why, it's Mei's favorite singers, the boyband 4*town! (Yes, there are five members in a band called 4town, roll with it.) They're all dressed as policemen, and begin to break into song and dance - Mei squeals with glee, and giddily joins in. After all, she knows this song by heart! It's all fun and fabulous for a few minutes... but then, a siren breaks out, and a red alarm flashes.

"Oh no!" Says one of the hot young men. "It's the warden!"

Mei isn't worried - sure, there isn't another member of the band, but she's guessing that the surprise guest is another sexy piece of eye-candy. "Oooh, who is it?" She giggles, wiggling back and forth in anticipation. "Are they gunna lock me up and throw away the key~?"

The men begin to back away warily as the newest shadowy figure approaches... and they too are dressed in police attire... but it's not another young cute boy. It's a middle-aged Asian woman.

Mei's eyes almost pop out of her skull in sheer shock. "MOM?! What are you doing here?!"

4*town abruptly vanishes as Ming Lee looks down at her daughter, her voice quiet but saddened. "Meimei... how could you? After all we discussed, after all you went through... how could you tell everyone about the Red Panda?"

Mei swallows, at a loss for words. She looks around, but she's all alone, save for her mother. "I-I'm sorry! I just... I thought... things are different here!"

"And look at the people you're surrounding yourself with!" Ming continues as she approaches Mei, who almost seems to shrink under her gaze. "Demons? Hellhounds? People who claim to be swords? You're hanging out with men more than twice your age! Whatever happened to Stranger Danger? There isn't anyone there to protect you! What am I supposed to think?"

Mei holds herself, unable to come up with any form of defense. Her eyes start to get blurry with tears. "... Please don't be mad, mommy... I just... I just wanted some friends, and they understand me, and... they..."

"Oh, my little Meimei." Ming comes to her daughter and pulls her into a tight, loving embrace. She tenderly strokes Mei's hair as Mei clings to her. "I'm not mad at you... I'm just worried. But it'll be all right. Things will be different from now on. I won't let any of these awful people get near you. In fact... I think it's best we never let anyone near you at all."

Hold up. Mei freezes in place. "Um. What?"

Ming's voice becomes wayyy too cheerful. "Like you said, I'll lock you up and throw away the key. That way, you'll never be in danger again! And you can always stay my little Meimei!"

Before Mei has a chance to object, she's suddenly thrown into a jail cell and the door slams shut on her! She grabs the bars, shaking them hard, letting out a horrified - 

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Which is when Mei falls out of her bed, the dream ending right then and there. 
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[personal profile] refire 2022-11-08 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
All of it's mortifying.

Any chance a distraction might help take your mind off it?
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[personal profile] refire 2022-11-08 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I got you some things for your school. Are you still working on it?

I know how important that was to you.
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[personal profile] refire 2022-11-10 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
A few chairs and tables. They're different sizes so I don't know how good it would be for you.
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[personal profile] refire 2022-11-11 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
I had some help cleaning out the storage at the smithy so a lot of useful things turned up.

I'll drop by over and hand them over to you.
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[personal profile] refire 2022-11-11 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't mind doing that if it'll make you happy.

Is there anything else you need me to bring over while I'm dropping by? By this point I might as well.