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Barok van Zieks ([personal profile] discourtesies) wrote in [community profile] dreamcrystals2021-11-04 09:26 pm

journal ⚔️ a warning

Sender: Barok van Zieks

[The writing is hurried, a cursive that just manages to be legible. In his rush, his usual formalities are cut short. The message is more important than the form it takes.]

There is a demon in the wilderness — a bestial man. Powerful and violent, able to heal itself in an instant. Anyone unable to defend themselves should avoid the woods until [until what? It's killed? If there's any shred of the man still in there, he can't condone that.] further notice.

[Is that a drop of blood on the page? Eh, it's fine.]

It was Kazuma Asogi. I don't understand it, but I wasn't able to reason with him and he became this thing before my eyes.

[After a moment, he adds:]

He cannot be left like this.
professorbestie: (Britain - Thinkie)

[personal profile] professorbestie 2021-11-07 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[That certainly doesn't sound like Kazuma at all. He'd seen the young man's behavior in court as a prosecutor and certainly, it had been cold and reckless, but nothing sadistic. A madness...]

Could it be some sort of affliction born of this dream world? I'm afraid I must confess, I've not yet been able to do all too much research on what sorts of sicknesses may be encountered around here. [He presses the gauze to Van Zieks's arm, hoping to cover as much of the scratches as he can. ... He may need more than one gauze for this.] Has no one responded to your public query with a satisfying answer?
professorbestie: (Uncomfy)

[personal profile] professorbestie 2021-11-07 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
That... does leave us with the implication that he can be drawn out of it. That's good. [Once sufficient gauze has been spread out over the wounds, he draws back a little.] Can you hold this in place for a moment, please? I need to prepare the bandage.
professorbestie: (Head tilt)

[personal profile] professorbestie 2021-11-09 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Those words are quite foreboding. Even as he unfurls some of the bandage roll, Yujin's morbid curiosity gets the best of him.]

What... exactly did he transform into? [He knows about "bestial man" and "claws", but that's still not a proper mental image. Especially if this is a common occurance in this world, he'd like to know what to prepare for.]
professorbestie: (Britain - Heavy thoughts)

[personal profile] professorbestie 2021-11-10 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yujin stands perfectly still for a moment, bandage somewhat unfurled and stretched between his fingers as he attempts to picture that. It's terrifying, really. He can't begin to imagine what Kazuma must've been feeling- or thinking. A sigh, then he leans over the injured arm again and begins to wrap the bandage around it.]

That sounds like a formidable opponent, indeed. It's admirable that you managed to escape such a being at all.
professorbestie: (Thinkie think)

[personal profile] professorbestie 2021-11-14 11:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Real specific, indeed. He assumes that whatever Van Zieks is referring to once again references Kazuma. Did the young man do something in terms of 'strange powers' beyond transforming into a monster? This day just keeps getting stranger.]

Pardon... What exactly are you referring to?
professorbestie: (Surprise)

[personal profile] professorbestie 2021-11-15 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yujin's eyes widen and he tenses up out of sheer instinct. Even so, he doesn't dismiss Van Zieks's words as a delusion, nor the result of a concussion. Such narrow-minded assumptions no longer apply in a place like this.]

Your brother? You mean... In the flesh?
professorbestie: (Thinkie think)

[personal profile] professorbestie 2021-11-16 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yujin finishes wrapping the bandage, making sure it's tight and secured before taking his hands off Van Zieks's arm.]

Hmm... Well, this is a world of dreams, is it not? I would not be surprised if your subconsciousness gave birth to such a... a guardian, if you will.