Dream Catching

[crouching_sin]

Sender: Naoya
To: Everyone
Subject: Nightmare Remedies

All right, I'm curious. How do people with tendencies towards them prevent nightmares here? I've only had some minor success with harnessing this 'dreamotion' energy, and I don't have access to the methods I tend to use at home.

(Those being various herbal remedies as well as simply loading up with caffeine.)

I suppose I could continue waking up before I can drop into the stage of sleep where one dreams most of the time, but it's stretching even my own considerable limits.

Comments

[darkcharge]

My "friends" circle is a relatively small one. I think they all have roommates.

You might just have to do that dreaded thing called "socializing."

[crouching_sin]

Wonderful.

At least there's bars here. You can find useful information in them, if you're of age. ... Or if you manage to get in if you're not.

[crouching_sin]

Right... my dreams can affect things like that. I almost feel sorry for anyone who ends up in one of my dreams.

[Almost.]

I ran into a few, though I had some assistance dispatching them. But as for preventing the bad dreams in the first place I've got very few options it seems. I suppose I'll have to keep my skills sharp for getting rid of what they cause.

At least I have my demons here with me. Literal demons, not metaphorical. We have a contract.

[mwehehe]

Oooh, are you now?

[NEW BEST FRIEND........... maybe.]

Nope. No electricity for about a year. I figured some stuff about some stuff that was left over from who knows how long ago though, and there was an expedition to find anything useful. There's a whole power plant out in the wastelands with some really old equipment that runs on dream crystals and all that. I haven't had a chance to really explore in there, but it's up and running which is all I could really ask for.

[crouching_sin]

I am indeed. I was barely out of university before I got offers for large projects.

[It's not bragging if it's true.]

Old equipment in the wastelands... that sounds like an enticing target if I ever heard one. If you'd like to go and look at that, let me know. I'm more than capable of defending myself, though I'm not the most sturdy in return.

[darkcharge]

I wouldn't know since I've never bothered.

It makes me wonder if you'd even be kicked out, given what this place is like.

[leveillpier]

It cannot be helped. We cannot control what we dream about or what happens. Keeping the warning in mind is more than enough.

Aye. There are plenty of ways to keep your skills sharp. There's an abundance of resources and of course, the people that have been taken to this dream world.

Demons? Is it a kind of summoning?

[crouching_sin]

Honestly I have no idea.

Maybe you should try.

[crouching_sin]

How do people end up dreamwalking? Is it just something you can instinctively do?

That's true, there do seem to be plenty of people who have been dragged here. The resources seem a bit limited, but... well. I suppose I'll have to dig further into what dreamotion can do.

It is. I originally summoned them from their world and they now reside in a device that I carry.

[darkcharge]

Why would I want to do something like that? I don't even have any desire to try something like that.

[leveillpier]

I practiced with a few people prior. However, it can happen pretty randomly or willingly depending. I can't say for certain. I don't have full control of dreamwalking just yet.

Aye. I am certain you'll find many different ways to go about dreamotion.

I see that's quite different from the summoning I am familiar with.

[mwehehe]

Daaaaamn, lucky.

[NAH, SHE'S IMPRESSED]

Sure, why not? It's being run by some... fairies? I dunno what they are, but they woke up with the power plant when we found it, so there's been upkeep, but I don't think there's been much else. But if you know your stuff, we might be able to get more up and running.

[crouching_sin]

Skilled, but a little lucky, yes.

Fairies? I've had dealings with the fae of my world. What are these ones like?

[crouching_sin]

That's fair enough. It's probably a bad habit to do anyway.

Have you been here a long time?

[crouching_sin]

I see. I suppose I'll just have to practice where and when I can.

Well I'd like to get my spells back up to full strength first, but then I'd like to make sure I have a full grasp on what it is. 'Dream energy' is an awfully vague description. I want to know how it works.

I'm not surprised, given different worlds. But what kind of summoning are you used to?

[darkcharge]

[ Feels a lot longer than what it has been... ]

I've been here since the first batch of arrivals. So yes. You could say that I have.

[mwehehe]

They look almost mechanical. I didn't try to take them apart, I didn't wanna offend them. You might see them around sometimes too, they keep the electricity going and upkeep it and all.

[leveillpier]

If you need a companion, I'd like to practice more myself.

Aye, you're right. From what I learned, it works like abilities from our worlds. I've been able to use my magics and skills here and dreamotion in a way, assists me with those abilities. I have also learned that if you concentrate enough, you can create things with just your thoughts.

...The kind that is at the cost of many lives, unfortunately. One I am not fond of in the least.

[ Alisaie can't stop but think about all the things that went wrong with primal summoning-- all except that one time. She's still on edge about it to this day. ]

[crouching_sin]

Best not to offend the fae, no. But mechanical... usually the fae I know shun the mechanical and iron. How fascinating!

This place is truly strange, indeed.

[crouching_sin]

I see. You've been witness to this 'Story-Eater' thing, then?

[crouching_sin]

I wouldn't mind that, no. And hm. The same as abilities from home? Perhaps I can learn how to cast them easily without my device, then. It would be beneficial to not have to rely on something else.

I can cast magic otherwise, it's just more tiring.

The demons I know - the program I know that most used to summon it in recent days - require that you defeat them in order to form a pact. So I suppose there were a good number of lives lost with that method. Though it was limited to a certain area in my world, recently.

[He isn't exactly remorseful at the fact, though.]

[mwehehe]

I'll have to really dig to see what else they can do, but I'm sure it's SOMETHING cool beyond just upkeep. We can probably put our heads together to see what else we can find in the power plant, maybe.

[crouching_sin]

We'll have to gather supplies if it's far out... unless you know someone who can act as a guide?

[leveillpier]

Aye. It feels that way anyway. It wasn't easy. Mayhap, you'll have it easier than I do.

Device? What a bizarre way to summon and at the cost of lives certainly isn't what I wanted to hear.

[ All the while, Alisaie seems quite perplexed with his writing. She can't feel emotions through words written on parchment, however. ]

[crouching_sin]

They live on the rule of 'only the strong survive'.

If it makes you feel better about me, I was hired to make the thing that allowed them to be summoned. It wasn't my idea.

[Not precisely like this, though he'd had backup plans.]

At least the damage was limited. Fewer people died than would have died had the government enacted their plan.