Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Second Dream Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Forwarded to late night

[byakkoyagirl]

[Around the afternoon, Paprika was released from the experimental alternate universe and went back to being her cheery dream girl self. And, like most others, she thought she was spared from the continued experiments.

Oh how wrong she was.

Like on the first night she arrived in Luceti, Paprika is going to be dropping into people's dreams through teleportation. Prepare to get your dreamspace invaded citizens of Luceti. Please don't kill her for this - she really doesn't want to imagine the crazy stuff you dream of.]

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[emp3thy]

[It's difficult not to notice those wings in the crowd. She's the only one with them - even Minato himself is lacking them here in the dream. The background hum fades somewhat as his attention focuses entirely on her, like someone turning down the volume on a radio.

She's the only person on this beach he doesn't know.]

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, I got married back home. [Well not her but rather Atsuko. She just likes to use it as an excuse to drive away romantics.] Sweet guy, even if he does have a couple bad eating habits.

[denyingreasons.livejournal.com]

[Naoki tilts his head but then he's offering a smile back.]

Can't say I've ever heard of anyone getting teleported to dreams... [A beat--] Oh, right. My name's Naoki. It's nice to meet you.

[consultmybooks]

[Giles shakes his head.] It is me. Thanks to the Malnosso, that thing is me. It moves my body and talks with my voice and it knows absolutely everything I do.

I know exactly what is happening to me, Paprika. Can you imagine for a second just how that feels? When it's awake, we are one and the same and I know it. I just don't care. I know why I've said everything I've said, why I've done everything I've done, why I think every thought I think while I've been this way.

The only thing that's changed now is that demons really can't dream.

[Giles looks away from Paprika, up at the black sky, and he is trying very hard not to let his voice become a sob.] It hurts, and it snarls, and it murders, and it is me.

...it's tearing everything apart and it is me.

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

[Her eyes blink when the beach scenery begins to fade. Not because it's fading, but because she's upset that it's fading. She turns to him with a coy smile and shouts from several yards away.]

Hey! What's happening to beach?

[refinedmaestro.livejournal.com]

Oh congratulations Miss Paprika. Although, haven't you begun to miss your husband?

[de_bel_survivor]

[Kouki is at a mall, spending time with Atsuro and Yuzu. He's laughing along with them, but then, his laughter slowly grew quieter as the world seems to darken, just slightly. But it returns back to its normal colours.

Hearing them call out his name, he shake his head and catch up to them.]

[blessedbyfarore]

But it is my fault... he doesn't even remember me now. [Gazing miserably at Sheik's face, he reaches out, closing his eyes and brushing his bangs away.]

[And then he glances up at Paprika, frowning.] Who... who are you?

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

I have, but it's okay. He probably doesn't even realize I'm gone. [She reaches into her pockets and pulls out a picture (http://i54.tinypic.com/2zioj85.jpg). The picture is purely a result of the dream and will disappear after all this. She hands it to Chopin.] Here. This is what he looks like.

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

The experiment.

[She grimaces at everything he's saying.] Giles, you probably had some pent up feelings that were being abused and released by the creature they turned you into. It isn't you. I know it isn't you.

[refinedmaestro.livejournal.com]

[He looks at the picture of him and smiles a little.] He seems like a very kind man, you both must be so happy together. [He looks a little sad.] I'm afraid I don't have a wife of my own, otherwise I would tell you about her.

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

[This is not the flower shop, but there are flowers from it among pale yellow blooms. The building is instead an old church with stained glass windows, which looks like it's seen quite the abuse--but at the center of the flowers, everything is peaceful and quiet. The only sound is the drip-drip-drip of rain from a hole in the roof above, slowly pooling together. Aerith has her (wingless) back turned to it as she works among the flowers.]

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

[Death penalty. So this man really did die.]

I'm Paprika. Sorry about coming in like this - I got teleported here.

[consultmybooks]

...there was a grand total of one person I met that night who knew what was happening without any help on my part or any supernatural sense of their own. Did you know that?

[Buffy, still fighting, now clearly has the upper hand over the vampire.]

I could have swore I replied to this :|;;

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

It's sort of a special ability I have. I guess the Malnosso figured out how it ticked. [A weak chuckle.]

A pleasure. It's a shame it couldn't be on better circumstances.

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

He is. Very open to everything. Even if he could work a little on personal appearance. [She looks at him and notices his sadness.] I'm surprised to hear that Chopin. Any woman would be lucky to have you put a ring on their finger.

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

[Oh hey Kouki. Paprika will be dropping in behind you, landing on her feet casually. The darkness catches her eye, but when she sees the other she realizes where she is and follows behind.]

LJ was being an evil overlord again, it's okay~

[denyingreasons.livejournal.com]

It's okay. Not the first time someone's seen my dreams.

[He seems a mix of amused and wistfully fond.] I'm glad this wasn't too bad of one, though. They get a lot worse. [He looks out over the rooftop at the sky.]

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

[Paprika enters the church and looks around the flowerbeds with a small smile.]

They look lovely. You do a wonderful job tending to them.

when is it not an evil overlord?

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

A lot worse? So monsters attacking you is the norm then? Not sure if I should pity you or say how exciting your life must be.

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

What are you trying to say with that? Be more direct.

[refinedmaestro.livejournal.com]

I was engaged once, but my fiancee's parents thought I was too big of a risk to be her husband. [He sighs and frowns.] Since then, I doubt any woman wants me. Not only am I very old, but I'm also too distrusting of others.

[de_bel_survivor]

[He didn't seem to notice Paprika, yet. His attention is on his friends, enjoying the time they have together.

Kouki frowns when the world darkens again, hearing something before it's all normal again.]

[consultmybooks]

[Giles rummages around in his pocket, pulls out a pair of glasses, and passes them over to Paprika.]

Rachel found me out, because I wasn't wearing these. That's why it's looking - it's wondering what it did wrong.

[Giles suddenly looks straight past Paprika at Buffy again. His eyes go wide with horror as the vampire manages to cut Buffy's legs out from under her, sending the Slayer sprawling to the ground.]

No! [And if Paprika doesn't stop him, he'll race over to try and help.]

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

[She holds the glasses gingerly, with a hum. But she has no time to react to what he said before Buffy falls to the ground. As he lunges out she grabs his arm and pulls him back.]

Giles, it isn't real! Don't go!