Event Log: April, Dream a Little Dream

[faileas]

Event Log: April, Dream a Little Dream (Of Me)

I. The Looking-Glass House These strange shared dreams are part and parcel of being Mirrorbound, nothing too unusual for those who entered this world through similar dreams and then a mirror. No doubt you've all experienced your share by now. Normally those dreams have something to say about the world, something to show Mirrorbound about their new temporary home, but this time... This time, it has something to show the Mirrorbound about each other, perhaps. The Looking-Glass House, from the outside, seems no different from how it looks in the waking world. Each cobblestone still glows as you step upon it, drawing your attention toward the entryway of the two-story cottage that sits at the edge of the Coven's courtyard. You can still wander the Coven grounds if you'd like, but nothing is different from how it will be when you wake, save the lack of bustling Witches and Monsters going about their business. Areas that are normally inaccessible are still inaccessible. Whatever secrets this dream may hold, they all lie within the hall of mirrors. Perhaps you haven't had reason to step into this building in some time, or maybe you're here often, checking for new arrivals. Maybe you only recently arrived here and the sight of these mirror-lined hallways is fresh in your mind. Something has changed, however... Many of the hundreds of mirrors on the walls remain the same: dull, dusty, undecorated, some cracked or broken. As lifeless as a mirror can get. Yours, if you seek it out, looks the same as it did to you on your arrival - the frame covered in reminders of your home, your life, the surface of it clear and shiny-new. But this time, in this dream, yours is not the only one you can see signs of life in. Other mirrors also have the clear, silvery glass within their frames that yours does, indicating a connection to someone currently in Aefenglom. Maybe you can pick out the mirrors of people you know by the few carvings in the frames you can pick out; the closer you are to someone, the more of their mirror's decoration you're able to see, though the frames of strangers' mirrors remain unadorned to your gaze. You might feel yourself compelled to lay your hand on one of these silvery-bright mirrors, and when you do, the glass ripples like movement on a still pond. Like water, it allows you entry to another time, another place, another world - or at least, the memory of such. Who knows what you'll witness there, something beautiful or something terrible, but you only have to slip back through the mirror into the Looking Glass House to end it.

Welcome to April's event log, Dream a Little Dream! This event is a little more 'make your own fun' than others (since we are not currently in a place to be able to run a plot-heavy event this month), so feel free to play with the dream mechanics generally as you will. The main things to keep in mind are: memories are from the character's point of view however you choose to interpret that; memories cannot be altered or show a character something they could not have witnessed; please be considerate when using other people's characters in a memory, and visitors cannot directly interact with people/NPCs within a memory. Interacting with creatures/environment of a memory is fine. Otherwise, have fun! As always, feel free to use this log or make your own, and direct event-related questions here.

Comments

[pastregrets]

[Juza's ability to see through people isn't totally unknown to Omi. He remembers--quite distinctly--the absolute call-out Juza pulled on him after he ran into Ryo. Juza doesn't know it yet, but that was an important slap to the face.

He's thinking about it, and he loses the smile until Juza starts leading him out with an actual touch. It grounds Omi shockingly suddenly, and the smile turns more genuine. What did he do so aimlessly for those intervening years? Autumn Troupe had only just begun to feel like a home he can fight for, but... Now they're here. And Juza is all he has.

There are far far worse situations.]

I'll be fine, Juza.

[sneaksweet]

[Juza has that uncanny ability to see right into the heart of a situation and call people out. Not that he has any reason to do it right now, but he's worried about his friend. He has no idea how long Omi's been watching that memory run over and over again.]

Yeah. You will be. But not if you stayed in there for however long this thing lasts.

[If nothing else, they've got each other to rely on. They aren't bonded, but he doesn't think they need that to know how important they are to each other.]

[pastregrets]

[Maybe Omi wishes in that moment that he was stronger, that he had less holding him back. Someday he'll hold his head higher and introduce them all to Nachi, but he's still in that mindset of feeling like maybe they'd be better off without his influence.

Weird, being reassured by someone younger. If it was anyone but Juza, he'd feel worse. But Juza does have that gift of getting through to the heart of things, and that's something that makes him precious to Omi as a friend. He relies on Autumn Troupe already.]

I feel lighter, though. Don't worry about me too much!

[They exit, Omi resolutely not looking back.]

The mirrors are really interesting, aren't they?

[sneaksweet]

[He's not sure what Autumn would be like without Omi there. It's a lot of strong and competitive personalities and who knows how likely they are to devolve into a fist fight at any given moment. Even without the rest of them around, he's grateful that Omi is here. If there's any stabilizing factor it's him.]

's pretty weird, seein' other people's lives like that.

[pastregrets]

Right? [He chuckles.] What a way to learn about someone. I almost feel like I should stand guard and shoo people away.

[He's glancing at his hands, like the photo should still be in them. It felt real, but it was just another jumbled part of a more recent memory.]

Must be weird, seeing me like that when you're used to something else.