first dream; video. ✖

[desomnia]

[ The first thing that appears when the video clicks on is a huge eye - someone is studying the camera from real up close, apparently. Then the device is held back a little though, revealing a somewhat young looking girl - probably in her early teens. She shakes the device a little, as if she expects something to happen, but when nothing does she just drops it on the ground, even though it's still recording. (She probably doesn't realise.)

The girl looks around somewhat curiously for a few moments, before closing her eyes and reaching up with one hand to pinch her cheek.

... There's somewhat of an expectant pause, but nothing happens, of course.

After opening her eyes for a moment and closing them again, she tries to do the pinching thing again.

This repeats a few times until the girl gives up, just looking a little lost instead as she flops down on the grass almost lifelessly instead until the device times out. ]

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[desomnia]

There isn't anything like this in my room or on my balcony.

[ Stated as if it's a fact, quite dryly, before she looks a bit more worried. ]

... I don't think I went outside.

[floriography]

W-Well... the fairies brought you here. Um... I guess you could...think of it as um. Being kidnapped-

[desomnia]

[ There's a pause and then, as if she's realising, a look of shock flashes on her face. She quickly reaches up to her cheek, pinching again, actually a few times but nothing happens. ]

N.. no way...

[floriography]

I-I'm sorry- b-but you're not alone- um- we're all here too...

[desomnia]

I don't want to be out..

[ Her voice shakes a little. ]

I-I have to go back-- I can't be here..

[floriography]

I-I'm sorry there isn't a way to...none of us can get back...

[desomnia]

So we're stuck here forever..?

There isn't even a way to-- [ wake up, she almost says, since she can't help but think of being teleported to an inescapable area like in her dreams, but she knows this isn't the same. ] ... escape?

[floriography]

N-Not yet...

I'm so sorry.

[desomnia]

I see..

[ There's a pause before she suddenly seems to pull a knife out of nowhere, idly spinning it around in her hand as if she's trying to think. ]

What's the name? ... The name of this place.

[floriography]

[ Viktor's eyes go wide with shock - she wouldn't?-- ]

D-Demeleier-

[desomnia]

What country is it?

[ Her eyes seem fixated on the knife rather than the screen, as she's poking the ground with it a few times. ]

.. No, is this even Earth..?

[floriography]

I-I don't think so... [ he shakes his head. ]

[desomnia]

[ There's a long pause. ]

... If you're not in the box, then.. where are all the people..? [ Her question is a bit hesitant - it's not like she likes to be among a lot of people, after all. ]

[floriography]

Um. All around. M-Most live in the village. I-I'm in a house in the village t-too. It's um, safer here...

[desomnia]

I want to go back to my room. .. I.. don't-- [ she swallows. ]

I don't want to be where the people are..

[floriography]

Y-You can get a house here...b-but they aren't like usual houses- um. W-would that help?

[desomnia]

A little bit. It's better than sitting here, maybe--

... Um.. where can I find these houses?

[floriography]

I- I'm not used to this place yet... so...so maybe it would be better if um... I-I showed you? O-Or is that not okay? Um...i-if you go south I think you should see the village...m-maybe? There's a well there...

[desomnia]

[ There's another quiet moment as she seems to stab her knife in the ground absent-mindedly again. ]

It's.. okay for you to show me.. I guess.

[floriography]

Um...y-you wont stab me- r-right?

[ whoops, finally let that slip. damn. he looks flustered after he says it. ]

I-I'm sorry...!

[desomnia]

[ She looks up to the screen now, her expression almost genuinely confused for a moment. After a few moments though, she shakes her head, still calm as if nothing happened. ]

... I don't have any reason to do something like that to you.

[floriography]

O-oh... I'm sorry. I-I'll come then- w-wait right there.

[ he'll quickly make his way over after turning off his feed then. ]

[desomnia]

[ She just puts the communicator back on the grass, sitting there and staring idly at her surroundings. She was told to wait, but really, she doesn't have anywhere to go here anyway, so..

She just plays around a little with her knife, prodding at some bugs in the grass while she waits. ]

[floriography]

[ when Viktor eventually does find her he's relieved, he'll make sure not to sneak up on her too as he comes up to her. ]

Um... [ oh he never got her name. ] M-Miss? I'm here- er... my name is Viktor.

[desomnia]

[ This moment is actually a little strange for her - she hasn't been this close to another person in.. well, a long, long time. Dream people don't count, and since she's pretty much been convinced this is actually real..

... Well, it takes her a few moments to grasp the situation, and even as she speaks up her voice sounds a little off, as if she's not completely there with her head. ]

Madotsuki. ... That's.. my name.