interlude dream; あああああああああああああああ. ✖

[desomnia]

( WARNING: might possibly get a little disturbing in the comments, although in the scary sense more than the gore sense. If you're uneasy around uboa related things, proceed at own risk. )

[ If you happen to enter this dream, you might suddenly get a pretty pleasant feeling at first. The soft pastel colors on the walls, the nice carpet on the floor, the neat furniture-- it almost seems like a perfect room for a girl in her early teens to belong. And so there is a girl of about that age walking around. A perfect girl in a perfect room. Her blonde hair is done up in a ponytail and she's doing perfectly normal things; walking around in the room, studying at her desk, reading a book while sitting on her bed. She won't notice you even if you would try to shove her or poke out her eye, really, she just seems that absorbed in her own world.

The only thing that's not normal about the room is the fact that the lights keep going on and off for some reason. It's so bad that your eyes might need a moment to get used to the constantly changing light.

If you look for the source of the constant light switching, you'll find another girl standing near the light switch. She seems much less perfect compared to the blonde hair, her hair a bit more dishevelled in her braids and her face looking a bit drained. Yet she does notice you, unlike the blonde girl, and your gazes might even cross for a moment. If you've paid enough attention to the network lately you might recognize her as one of the newer arrivals.

But even if you notice each other, that doesn't mean she will stop pushing the light switch over and over again to make the lights switch on and off. Maybe you'll have to ask if you really want her to stop.

Or maybe you should just stick around and see what happens. ]

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[floriography]

[ Viktor isn't too sure what's going on here. this room is nothing like his own back home, or like any of the crofts here in Demeleier. the room is perfect, like that of a young girls on a TV sitcom or in a game. no matter how many times he tries to call out to the blonde girl she doesn't listen to him- and as the lights start to switch on and off he'll quickly glance toward the doorway.

he winces, but makes out Madotsuki's shape and face between the darkness and the light. the girl with the knife. he'll get up from where he's sitting on the floor to nervously move over to her side. ]

Um- w-what's going on here...?

[desomnia]

[ At least Madotsuki is perfectly aware this is a dream - after all, even back home she could only see this place in her dreams. It's not real. So even when Viktor happens to show up in her dreams - and she does recognize the boy since he had helped her out earlier - she doesn't show any signs of surprise.

She just continues switching the light on and off, turning her gaze towards the boy when he gets closer to her. ]

I'm waiting. [ Her tone sounds very netural, as if nothing special is going on. She pauses, as the lights go on, off, on, off, on a few times. ]

... It usually takes a while before it comes out.

[floriography]

'It'...?

[ he'll glance over at Poniko across the room, going about her business. the blonde girl didn't seem to care about her lights being switched on and off. what was going on here...? ]

What is 'it'?

[desomnia]

It's easier to just see it.. I think.

[ Easier to see than explain, she's aiming at, and then she turns her head back to take a glance at the blonde girl before looking back at Viktor, blinking a few times in the changing light. ]

It's a very small chance everytime you turn off the lights.

[floriography]

I-It's not...something bad. Is it?

[desomnia]

[ She seems to think on that a moment before answering. ] I don't think it's really bad or good..

... I can't stab it though. It's.. one of the few things I can't do that to, for some reason.

[floriography]

S-Stab... [ he's worried about looking behind, now - ]

W-Why...why do you want to stab it?

[redacted-error.livejournal.com]

[Chell raises her brows at the unfamiliar environment, though only momentarily as she forced to squint from the consistent flickering of the light. A turn of her head, and the woman spots a girl, who also happens to be the one causing the light to turn on and off.]

It doesn't seem to be bothering her. [She is referring to the other girl, who hasn't stopped to look up or say anything.]

[desomnia]

[ Even as Chell speaks up, it takes Madotsuki a few moments to lazily answer - her head turns to the blonde girl before looking back at Chell, shaking her head a little. ]

... Nothing will reach her any longer. [ And still she keeps turning the lights off and on, off and on as she speaks. ]

[redacted-error.livejournal.com]

Any longer? [She is more confused than before.]

So why the lights?

[desomnia]

[ She doesn't reply to the first question, instead making the lights flicker on and off some more. ]

It only comes out when it's dark.. but it's random. [ On. ] There's only a very small chance. [ Off. ]

[redacted-error.livejournal.com]

It? What is 'it'? [Her gaze moves about the room, returning every so often to the girl at the lightswitch as well as the blonde haired girl.]

[desomnia]

Uboa.

[ She speaks the name very softly, as if just speaking the name would be enough to jinx it and make it pop up. But when nothing happens, her gaze shifts back from the blonde haired girl to chell. ]

Nobody except me has seen it before.. You must be either very lucky or very unlucky.

[redacted-error.livejournal.com]

[Hn. Doesn't sound familiar at all.] Why are you looking for it?

[dragon-savior.livejournal.com]

[The constant light switching is indeed throwing Ryu off, so much so that he places his hand on the wall in order to remain steady, and not trip over something on the floor. He does, however, recognize the girl.]

What are you doing that for?

[desomnia]

[ She doesn't seem fazed by the light switching as much - it's enough to make one wonder just how long exactly she's been here doing that. When she notices Ryu, she slowly turns her head towards him. ]

This is the only way it will come out. [ She nudges a little with her head in the direction of the blonde girl on the other side of the room. ]

[dragon-savior.livejournal.com]

The only way that what will come out?

[He glances over to the other girl, raising a puzzled eyebrow.]

[desomnia]

The monster.

[ It seems she prefers saying that over speaking Uboa's actual name, maybe it just feels a bit safer. Either way her gaze darts to the floor for a moment as she speaks the words, even though she keeps switching the lights on and off. The blonde-haired girl still doesn't seem to notice anything. ]

[andallforone.livejournal.com]

[Yosuke doesn't know how he got here, and he's about to freak out because if anyone saw him in a young girl's room, they'd assume the worst and kick him in. His initial freakout, however, is staved off because the lights in the room are just flicking on and off, on and off...

He blinks, trying to get used to the constantly changing light. Then he scowls and turns to look at the lightswitch. The girl in the room doesn't seem bothered - she doesn't seem like she can see it. But there's another girl there, and Yosuke doesn't have a damn clue why she's doing what she's doing.

... But the irritation he feels melts away, curiously. Maybe it's how relaxing the room is otherwise, or maybe it's because the lights are flickering in time to his music, but now the situation seems kind of funny. He laughs as he approaches her.]

Lightswitch rave party, huh?

[desomnia]

[ There's little initial surprise as Yosuke appears in the room. Really, she seems to find it the most normal of things for someone else to suddenly be here, apparently. No, what surprises her is perhaps that expression on his face, that laugh, his words-- it isn't anything she would expect to see in a world like this. And so her expression turns a bit curious. ]

Lightswitch.. rave party? [ She repeats the words slowly, as if she isn't sure what they mean. ]

[andallforone.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you're flashing the lights on and off real fast - like strobe lights at a rave, y'know? Gotta say, though, [He looks over at Poniko] I don't think she cares?

[desomnia]

[ She curiously stares from him to the light switch, flickering the lights on and off another time. ]

... Then.. maybe it is a lightswitch rave party. [ Not like Madotsuki has any idea of partying either way.. ]

[ At the last part her gaze shifts to the other girl though, her eyes narrowing just a bit. ] She doesn't notice anything. ... She never has.

[andallforone.livejournal.com]

Ouch... sounds kind of harsh... [He looks over at her.]

[desomnia]

It's just the way she is.

[ There's almost a kanyeshrug after that, and she doesn't stop with the lights - nor does she stop looking at the other girl while doing so, almost as if she's waiting for something. ]

[andallforone.livejournal.com]

[... Well, this is awkward.]

... Okay then. Uh, why are you doing this, then?