{001} dreams within dreams

[thankyoumrthief]

[Tonight you will find yourself in a place that somewhat resembles a forest clearing, along with the ruins of something that used to be a research facility. If you have been to the Unova region before, you might recognize it as the Dreamyard. But that's not the important part.

There's also a blond teenage girl in said Dreamyard, playing with a pink

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[auncyenhalig]

Did you silly guys overheat? [ In a dream it makes some weird sense to her -- work so hard they give off steam, then have to lie down for a rest ... she walks closer to the Pokemon, curious. ]

[thankyoumrthief]

O-overheat...? [Headtilt. Even in a dream, this would make Bianca confused. And she doesn't even know this is a dream, to begin with.]

[auncyenhalig]

Well, look at them, steaming up and all! [ She giggles. ] They don't do that normally, do they?

[ Now that she's closer, she stops, leaning over one Musharna. What she sees in the smoke makes her gasp out of surprise. ] That smoke -- what's it doing? [ She looks to Bianca. ] Maybe you should be careful playing with them.

[thankyoumrthief]

Ah, there's no need to worry, miss! [She gives a quick, dismissing wave with one hand, the other petting the Musharna on her lap.] That's Dream Mist! Munny does it all the time when she's asleep!

[Not going to tell her this happens because Munna and Musharna eat dreams, though. The lady seemed scared enough as it was.]

[auncyenhalig]

Dream mist... then, I guess it's my fault for not having nicer dreams. [ She rocks on her heels for a second, then turns to Bianca with a brighter smile. ] Now seems like a good time to start, though!

[thankyoumrthief]

Nicer dreams-- A-ah, I keep forgetting to tell people... [There's an awkward laugh for a moment as Bianca scratches her head.]

Um, see, those are not your own dreams you're seeing!

[auncyenhalig]

... They aren't? [ That one sure looked like it. She'd hope no one else had been having that dream. ]

[thankyoumrthief]

Well, not unless you have met them before, I think... But if they came in your sleep, you wouldn't really know, would you? A-aaah, I'm not really sure...

[Don't mind her, she's pretty much mumbling to herself now. And trying to figure out how to explain this.]

[auncyenhalig]

[ Aerith laughs softly. ] Don't worry about it. It might just be a coincidence.

Mm ... what used to be here? [ She seems to be noticing the ruins for the first time, looking around and about them. ] Do you know?

[thankyoumrthief]

Ah, those... [She follows suit and looks around, tapping a finger on her lips as she tries to remember.]

I think Fennel once said it used to be a research lab or something like that...

[auncyenhalig]

[ ... But she doesn't know for sure. That's reassuring then, that this dream is as innocent as it seems. Besides the nasty little scare with seeing an old nightmare, anyway. ]

A lab, huh? But now you and your friends get to play here. It's very restful like this. [ She reaches out to the Musharna -- same one she got scared at before -- slowly, reassuring it that she's not going to panic this time, and then starts petting it.

However, Aerith doesn't look at the dream smoke. She's not sure what else she might see in it. ]

[thankyoumrthief]

[Musharna gives out a content muuuuuun at the petting, slightly nuzzling Aerith's hand in return.]

It really is! But, to tell you the truth, there usually are a lot more trainers hanging around, so it's not totally quiet!

[auncyenhalig]

Trainers? [ It takes her a while to figure this out ... but she faintly recalls a dream with other odd animals. ] The trainers that use animals to fight? Strange they'd come out here, these guys don't seem like brawlers.

[thankyoumrthief]

Ah, don't let them fool you! Munna and Musharna look all cute and stuff, but they're totally tough in battle!

[auncyenhalig]

Always the cute ones that get underestimated ~

[thankyoumrthief]

I know, right? But Munny has totally helped me out of a ton of tough spots before! She's a great Pokemon to have, you can take my word for it!