Twentieth Fire ~ Alessa Gillespie ~ [Dream]

[hurtandscared]

The dream begins in fog.

Two girls are on the narrow strip of marsh between the water and the trees, but the fog is too thick to make out more than general shapes of anything besides these girls. Neither of their faces are visible-one is in a fetal position and the other has her head tilted downwards-but one can see them well enough.

The one in a

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[Video]

[notasidedick]

[It takes him awhile to even muster up to contact her about it.

He's shocked. Completely shocked. It can't be a coincidence. Those are his parents. That dream is his.]

Miss...? How did you acquire that knowledge about me?

[He doesn't sound angry. Just...completely shocked. And slightly sad. Well really sad.]

[Video]

[hurtandscared]

[Goddamn it why did the people who those memories belong to have to see this? B( ]

It's hard to explain.

I guess if you have a bad feeling or a bad memory, I have it too.

Re: [Video]

[notasidedick]

[Because the muns are terrible, terrible people who have to do these things for shits and giggles?]

Oh? I guess I'm sorry. I'm not sure you really appreciate having them. [He sure as heck doesn't like recalling them.]

[Video]

[hurtandscared]

[Sounds about right. :3 ]

You get used to it. As long as I can keep track of what's me and what's other people, I can deal with it.

[Video]

[notasidedick]

It seems like a lot to put on you. You seem pretty young. [He means no offense in that. He just wants to big brother you too.]

I'm assuming you have dreams of everyone who's here then?

[Video]

[hurtandscared]

I'm seven. I've had them for years.

Not just the people here. Anyone who's... been near my home, and a lot of people besides, get jumbled up in there too.

[Video]

[notasidedick]

[You poor thing. He wants to give you a hug.]

But...you have happier memories that make things better right? [Because only sad memories is a sad thing :C]

[Video]

[hurtandscared]

[She'd totally be up for a hug.]

In theory I should, but the bad stuff is so bad it blots anything good out.

[Video]

[notasidedick]

[He can't give you a hug from the faciliberry. But it would be too creepy to ask where she is. Oh woe.]

Well. [Short pause.] We can do something better or good right now.

[Video]

[hurtandscared]

[It is nigh impossible to creep this child out.]

What do you mean?

[Video]

[notasidedick]

You said the bad stuff blots anything good out. But that doesn't mean we can't try and do something good.

[HE WANTS YOU TO PLAY WITH HIM. Yes, a grown man is asking you to play.]

[Video]

[hurtandscared]

I'd like to do something good. What are you thinking of?

[ALESSA LIKES THIS PLAN]

[Video]

[notasidedick]

Well, we could always do arts and crafts or play a game. I almost wish I had a pet of some kind you could play with.

[Yay playing!]

[Video]

[hurtandscared]

I have Deathbringer and Petunia! They're both really nice pets! And do you like chess? I like to play chess.

Re: [Video]

[notasidedick]

You have pets? I'm glad. They can be really nice to have around at the very least.

I do play chess, so we can play that if you want. I don't know many people who do enjoy it so I don't know how well my skills are. [Correction: He probably plays it much to well.]

[Video]

[hurtandscared]

They're both really nice. Petunia's a tribble and she's really nice to cuddle and Deathbringer's a cougar cub who sleeps in my bed sometimes.

I'd still like to play! I play with Damian and Papa sometimes, and I'm getting better. I don't mind losing a bunch. It's the game that's fun, not the ending.