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.

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[pastregrets]

[It's the way Omi feels when he snaps and gets aggressive, the way he feels with the wind whipping by on his bike. It's memories that are only a handful of years old and that seem real, even as time starts to fade and dampen them. It's the guilt he feels for being alive at all. They're all rooted in that day, and he wonders if he'll ever get past it. He wants to be good for the people around him, not an absolute mess who just lives like a ghost from day to day.]

Ah, yeah. I should've mentioned that. Since he was a kid, Nachi wanted to be an actor. His parents told me after he died. So when the opportunity to join an acting troupe was practically handed to me, I refused to pass it up. There were times when I felt like I was doing him a disservice by taking up what he should've rightfully been doing. Like... I should've died that day, not him.

[A little grimace that wants to be a grin forms on Omi's lips.]

Is it better or worse to take up something out of that much guilt? It'd probably look more noble if I had a better reason than "I should've died, so..." But it's just that simple. He deserved everything he put effort into, and he wanted it so badly. Me? Seriously, I'm not the kind of guy who's ever had a real plan. So why'd this waste of a guy get to keep going? Is it some kind of... sick morality tale or something?

[yesdoubt]

[Something passes over Momo's expression as Omi speaks - something closed and unreadable, as if of something that Momo's used to concealing even when it should be coming to the surface. There's no death in his own example, but a lot of these feelings hit altogether too close regardless, are things he's only just pushed forward from himself.

He doesn't want to be presumptuous, but he does want to offer what he can, so he reaches a hand out to Omi's back, something unobtrusive but grounding. If he's thrown off, he won't take it personally.]

Whether someone had a plan or not...any plan can be destroyed in an instant. Anyone can find what they wanted desperately slipping through their fingers for some reason out of their own control. But you're making your plan now. By making that choice, whatever your reason was, you've done something worthwhile. You could have run from that chance, or let the past trap you forever without any path forward. It takes strength to step into the position of someone you respected when you're uncertain of yourself. So don't call yourself a waste. The guilt must be crushing, but you can't let yourself be shut out of your own heart over something that can't be changed. You wanted so much for him - do you think he would have wanted any less for you, if he could see what you're doing now?

[It's a genuine question. Momo doesn't know this person, and he doesn't want to make it some presumptuous, guilting sort of angle. He sincerely wants to know what mindset Omi is in as regards the guilt and the blame, because he knows he himself tends to speak for people before hearing them as far as their opinions on him go.]