[a voice post, made by the network]

[cards_mistress]

[static, then the haunting voice of a young girl starts to sing]

Ring around the rosies,
a pocket full of posies,
ashes, ashes,
we all fall down.

[a pause, a soft laugh, and then -- ]

Yes, you'll all fall indeed. Just like the little girl-child

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[witch_of_memory]

All people fall down. It's natural. But everyone also gets up. They also wake up from sleep at some point. People don't belong in eternal dreams, and she will wake up eventually, even if you keep her asleep.

Even if you want her to stay dreaming to keep you company, there is always a reason for her to go back to the real world. You'll never be able to keep her. I should know.

She exists. And she'll never be forgotten or abandoned.

[cards_mistress]

Ah~? But what has happened to those who swore so vehemently that they would find her? Where have they gone? What have they been doing all this time~? It's been days and weeks and months since she disappeared, and still no sign of the girl-child, the little dream walker.

...Perhaps she herself doesn't want to come back~

[witch_of_memory]

They will find her. I may not know them, but... what I do know is that if they care for her, and she cares for them, they will come.

She may want to stay, but her heart always knows that she will never be happy in a dream.

[cards_mistress]

Oh, they'll never find her. Never in forever! *a laugh, soft and low and slightly ominous* Besides. *in a sing-song voice* You can't find someone you've forgotten all ready~!

She can't do anything either~ she's just a little fledgeling dream seer. She won't be able to take control of the dreams at all!

[gr4yw0rds]

The girl that was kidnapped...?

[cards_mistress]

No, no, no~ try your luck again! She's never coming back. Nevermore, nevermore~

[gr4yw0rds]

You blasted things need to learn to stop imitating real people.

- He's so wonderfully bitter, isn't he? -

[cards_mistress]

Oh, but where's the fun in that~?

Indeed he is! But he's so drab as compared to the dream walker. She's such fun to play with, such a pretty toy!

[white_needles]

Sakura-chan is neither forgotten nor abandoned. Please return her to us.

...or what do you want in return?

((ooc: Nice song choice, btw. If I remember correcntly, this song alludes to the black plague.))

[cards_mistress]

*in a child's high, sweet voice* Can't, shan't, won't~~~

Are you sure about that, sir? Ma'am? Whatever it is that you are~ Oh, now I know! *voice changes to that of Sakura's, bright with laughter* Haku-mama!

[white_needles]

*clenches fist* You have no right to call me that with her voice.

Where is she?

[cards_mistress]

*more childish laughter in the first child's voice this time* Would it help if I don't use her voice then? Would you let me call you "Haku-mama" then~?

Shame, shame, shame~! It's such a pretty voice, it is!

Can't tell, won't tell! It's all the same with me~!

[twoeyedprophet]

*gags at the amount of black smoke pouring off the spaces and openings of the computer*

Whatever you're up to, it's not funny!

...she's in the dreamworld!?

[cards_mistress]

Is too, is too, is too~! You're just a silly spoilsport!

Try all you like, you won't find her~ Not even if you can walk there, too! Tooooooooo bad~

[twoeyedprophet]

I AM NOT A SILLY SPOILSPORT!

So you can control the dreamworld too? Is that even possible!?

[cards_mistress]

Are too~~~

*laughther, not at all comforting* Maybe! Maybe not! But you still won't find her! Never, never, never in a million, zillion years! And we can play with her until then!

[materia_queen]

What in the name of Leviathan have you done with Sakura!??

We're gonna get her back, you freaking monsters. Go find your own dolls to play with. In case you haven't noticed, in most situations, it's the good guys that win.

[cards_mistress]

No~ne of your business, girl-who-plays-ninja!

You can't, you won't! And she's such a pretty, pretty doll, with such pretty, pretty green eyes~ Wonder what would happen if we took those pretty eyes for ourselves~?

Cops and robbers! Let's see who'll win!

[materia_queen]

It sure as heck is! She's my friend, dammit. Let her go!

And don't give me any of that "girl-who-plays-ninja". I beat all 5 of the gods at the pagoda. And I'll beat you too.

If you dare to even TOUCH her eyes, I'd have to poke out yours! And feed 'em to rabid antelopes or something.

Stop messing around.

[cards_mistress]

Can't~ and won't~!

Let's play, let's play, let's play, little ninja! And you can't poke out someone's eyes if they don't have them~~~