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Promises

Sender: Blitzø
To: Everyone
Subject: Passive Dream Recording. Brief description of violence, severe language.

The room is dark.

In the way many, many dreams are disjointed, not quite taking place in a real space, the darkness is only vaguely in the shape of a square apartment room with the indistinct presence of a counter, a sofa, all barely relevant details compared to the subject of focus. On the floor, a woman is sitting, her massive furred tail curled around her and her shoulders hunched as she tried to sob as quietly as possible.

Reaching out, the hand is familiar - of course it is, it's yours, your red and white burn-scarred hand - and Blitzø's voice comes out.

"Loona? Sweetie... what's wrong?"

His cracking voice only makes the shadowed figure curl in on herself and her shoulders shake... and a low, miserable growl rumble from her chest, rising in volume. Blitzø - the viewpoint - stopped in the middle of the step he'd taken forward and withdrew his hand.

"This is all... your fucking fault," her voice ushered, low and miserable. At the sound of the imp gawping, the growling increased, and Loona seemed suddenly all the larger even with her back hunched and arms wrapped tightly around herself. Her fur was standing on end. "You disgusting fucking creep. You never gave a shit about me. You just want to play house."

"No, Loonie, I'd never--"

"SHUT THE FUCK UP, BLITZ!" the hellhound snapped, standing and turning her head to glare at him, tears running down her face... and eyes looking completely wrong.

"You don't give a FUCK who it is as long as you get to call yourself 'dad' - then FINE! Replace me, see if I care!" With her voice rising, roaring, the details of everything else washed out. Blitzø made several efforts to plead, but all the dreamer could hear was his daughter's furious yelling. "YOU were the one that said you'd NEVER give up on me!! YOU were the one who said you'd never replace me! I should've fucking killed you!"

Bigger, and bigger - nightmare energy as it appeared in the world started swirling around her, suffocating and snuffing the light save for those uncanny golden glowing eyes. Though her words had ceased, the snarling and roaring hadn't, the presence of the hellhound closing in every inch of the space between them.

And then, she lunged, jaws agape to sink straight into the throat.

And the recorded nightmare cuts off immediately.

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[Ohhh... sweetie, let's take a minute to unpack this. She seized her lantern and focused:]

...Rough night, huh...?

[Fuck! Fuck, fuck, fuck. Blitzø had already woken up in a cold sweat - hearing that stupid crystal lantern piping up didn't improve his mood at all. Glancing around-- he'd fallen asleep on the couch instead of bed, fuck!

It took him a bit to recompose himself long enough to trust himself to speak an answer. He grabbed the lantern and tried to focus, slow to actually learn how to use it.]

I'm fine.

[It's what immediately jumps out of his mouth.]

Of course.

[Spoken matter-of-factly. She took the moment to give a sleepy G'raha a little kiss before tucking him in and slipping out of bed.]

I have something for you, now that I have you on the proverbial horn. Where could I find you?

Ugh...

[He pauses and listens - sounds like he didn't wake up Stolas or Octavia with his noise. He was still dressed since he hadn't intended to pass out sitting up.

Quietly, he slunk to the door and slipped through outside, rubbing his face.]

I'm going for a walk.

It is a beautiful night. Have you seen the garden maze yet? I think the moonflowers should be in bloom.

Yeah, yeah, whatever, I get it. Where's the maze again?

[Grumble grumble grumble.]

It is just west of the plaza. I'll bring a couple of friends who could use the exercise.

[Great, more people to be around when he's feeling like shit. The thought of ditching occurred to him, but -- fuck. It'd be counterproductive, probably. Maybe Maddie had a stiff drink ready to share and he could just forget about it all.]

Yeah, yeah, and bring a good heavy axe to cave my head in before any nocturae shit happens, too.

Choices!? Oh, I may have a little number that's been hankering to be given another go, I'll give it some thought and see you there.

[And oh, would she- giving a soft, silvery shoulder a pat to help a very strange creature make the last turn toward the garden maze: It was almost glass-like in the level of silver that covered the body of a rather large... unicorn...? That had joined her for the trip. It bore a long, thin tail ending in a soft pale lavender wisp, matching a mane that had a soft curl to it and weeping blooms growing among the flossy hair. The horn it bore was ivory, smooth and sleek, jutting a solid foot and a half from its head.

Practically attached at the creature's hip was a much smaller, supremely leggy equine of soft golden fur and horn, with a soft dappling along the flank and hips. The little one was prancy and hoppy in step, and very clearly distracted by this delicious maze, quietly snorting and pawing at the ground.]

...Hi! Hope you don't mind the company.

[Initially, he'd been sulking, trying to ignore the itchy feeling in the scar on his shoulder and the itchier feeling of wanting to reach for a cigarette or alcohol or anything to make his brain shut the fuck up. Nothing worked.

At least, not until he heard hooves - and around the bend came Madhuri with two absolutely stunning creatures.

Every thought completely evaporated from his head as he gawked at them. Holy fuck, they were so PRETTY... and look at that amazing deadly horn on the top!! A real ass unicorn just like in his collector toys!! And the BABY...

Needless to say, Maddie had successfully stun-locked Blitzø.]

[Not everyone deserved honse therapy. But if anyone was made for it, it was the stun-locked imp. The auri woman smiled softly.]

...I figured you would like a ride atop a faerie unicorn tonight. She's a peach. The little one is a little shy, but is okay with anyone Mama deems okay.

[She reached into her bag and retrieved a baggie of strawberries.]

...Or, someone who gives her a treat. Then you become her best friend in the world.

[Blitzø is eager to reach out and take the baggie, retrieving a couple of strawberries and offering one to both mama and foal. The foal's excitement about treats draws a few tears to his eyes.]

Baby...

[He's a little emotional about it, no biggie! His dreamotion manifests as faint, harmless little floating embers, in pinks and whites.]

Edited 2023-08-02 17:15 (UTC)

[She gently laughed as the berries were taken with what she recognized was their usual aplomb, but the foal was trying to browse against this new person's sleeves as if to find more treats just hiding inside them. She is GROWING... she needs extra snacks! Mom surely said it was okay.]

There, now. I have something for you as well, if you're feeling hungry.

[Few things cure nightmares than a bit of comfort food. She'd packed him a sandwich for the excursion, and went to get it.]

[Little baby!! Little baby can get SO many treats. Blitzø crouched down even if he wasn't that much taller than either equine so he didn't loom, offering another strawberry. Holy fuck this is so magical. They're like earth horses with their cute flat teeth and soft mouths but they have those cool ass horns and they're just TEEMING with magic!!]

What're their names? Peach and Mama?

[What was that Maddie said, huh, what-- honse..]

Mama here is my Crystal Lady, and her daughter is a Hidden Jewel for her shyness. Might change as she grows in confidence. The babies are all born gold I've found, so I wonder if she'll keep her dapples and look like mama, or she'll turn a deep blue like her daddy. Oh... I've only seen him once- he's very much a stallion and wanted nothing to do with me, but he looks like he was plucked from the night sky itself, he's very handsome.

I'm simply pleased they're comfortable sticking around with me- I thought they exclusively appeared for virgins, and that's why I suspect Loverboy- as I call dad- keeps away.

Awwww... the girls like me even though I'm a slut. Thanks, cuties! I think you two are super fucking gorgeous and swell too.

[More strawberry for mom and for baby!!! He's purring up a storm, genuinely completely distracted. This was way better than getting shitfaced.]

[Caught off-guard, she had to snicker behind a hand.]

Really, I will never understand how such a word can be spoken so off-handedly... I can count the number of skulls I've fractured for being called something like that on both hands back home. Is it a different-worlds thing?

It's just about owning the shitty things people call you! I'm a slut, I'm an asshole, I'm a daddy-fucker, I'm all that shit. The fuck is anyone gonna do about it? Like if someone called me a slut I'd just tell 'em "don't worry, I'm your daddy's little slut." Or mommy. Depends on if I can sniff out whether they have mommy issues or daddy issues. Fuckin' gets under their skin every fuckin time.

Ah, yes... I recall a particular response of, "I'll fuck your dad and give them a child they'll actually love." I'm saving that for a rainy day.

How does one sniff out particular issues, if I might ask?

[Because they're already near unicorns, why not just talk about these things?]

Oh, THAT'S a fucking GOOD one.

And I dunno. You just kinda get a sense for it - you look at a guy and how he looks at and talks to women and you instantly know that oh yeah, that motherfucker is gonna lose his shit if you infer his parents are cheating on each other. Or you get the vibe off of another dude and know that he'd seethe harder than anything if you suggest his dad was a submissive little bottom.

Ha... quite the people-reader! My father, as all men of my people are, was twice as tall as my mother and she was his moon and stars... to think that some would 'seethe' knowing their sire had a grand old time giving up the reins to their lover!

[She stepped to the side of Crystal Lady.]

Will you need a boost? She's all yours for a walk through the maze!

Holy fuck. You serious, Crystal Lady, you're cool with the idea?

[He's EMOTIONAL... wiping a tear from his eye, he gave the unicorn a loving pet on her neck.]

They're so fuckin cute and sweet. Horses are just the best.

[Crystal Lady was loose of body and even lowered her head to investigate the imp further.]

From whence comes your adoration for the creature, I wonder?

I used ta sneak into the pens and play with the horses at the circus when I was little. My dad fucking HATED me being anywhere near them but they were ALWAYS happy to see me and the meat scraps I'd found for 'em.

Animals have a way of knowing where good people are. Or, when they are needed the most. You were most likely the bright spot in their day, meaty snacks and all.

We didn't have animals at my circus... not for performance, anyway; just the dzo for the cart-pulling and the mares for milk and bartering if needed.

I realize this is the pot calling the kettle black.

Just how long have you been bottling this shit up.

I def mentioned it not 2 u but i mentioned it

[Not... that... he actually delved into that subject without deflecting or RESOLVED any of that.]

at least a nightmare monster didnt actually pop up the weird flower tea shit helped

Do more than 'mention' it. Someone who's better at this shit than I am would be preferable, but if you want to talk this out with me I won't stop you.

Because if I have to drag you out of a nightmare hellscape that forms because you let this keep festering I'm absolutely going to do it but I'm also going to be very annoyed with you.

I'm fuckin aware of what bad shit can happen and I'm working on it Not like anyone would fuckin say anything besides "but you aren't doing that thing you're worried you're doing" like no shit

[Sounds like his prior therapy experience wasn't any better at it than Akechi either.]

Okay. Not being helpful. Back it up.

Look. That

came out harsher than I intended. You're

one of a very small number of people I actively give a shit about. Okay?

Nobody's trying to replace Loona and I doubt very much she thinks you would. And even if she did, she'd be wrong.

Please try to take care of yourself. Again, hypocrisy not lost on me, but the point still stands.

[Ack. He's worrying Akechi, of course he is, he knew this stupid dream capturing thing would bite him in the ass.]

I know she wouldnt. nvm I dont KNOW that. But shed probly be annoyed and angry but not hate any1 the stupid fight with the pink haired cunt fucked me up is all

It's fine. I wasn't exactly in the best of shape after the whole Thing either. But you've been good to me when not a lot of people have, so it'd be pretty shitty if I didn't at least try to help.

I could have phrased that better, earlier.

You know I didn't do it bc I expected you to return the favor Your a good kid tho. ty.

I know you didn't.

Which, funnily enough, makes me want to return the favor more than I would have, if you'd done it as a transactional thing.

Look

I'd never ask you or Stolas to replace my mom
And I wouldn't try to replace Loona
That's not how this works
It's just one big fucked up... mess. Just a bunch of broken fucking people looking for shit in each other they really should've gotten elsewhere.

Except Octavia, Octavia has some kind of magical shit compressor or something, her shit is more together than grown-ass people twice her age. Somehow.

fuckin amazing what having a loving parent around the whole time can do youd think not being a complete asshole useless dad wuld be easy enough but Stols did a good job

Seems easy, and yet untold millions fail at it every single day.

You're both doing fine, in my book.

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