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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[de_bel_survivor]

[Atsuro is teasing Yuzu, who looks annoyed by his words.

'Crush them.'

Kouki watch them bicker, before he finally steps in to redirect the conversation.]

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

[Did she just hear that right.

A frown. Kouki's reaction...he can hear everything. A part of her wants to intervene, but that could create a bad situation. This experiment is unsettling with the way it's affecting everyone over a longer period of time.]

[de_bel_survivor]

[His shadow is distorting and growing into a shape, reaching out for his friends' own shadows. Pausing, he glance down at it with a frown, watching it change back to normal after a short moment.]

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

[At the sight of the shape appearing Paprika jumps out of her current location, exposing herself as she gets ready to help, but then she steps back when she sees it return normal.]

[de_bel_survivor]

['Why resist?'

It's back, bigger than ever, catching him by surprise and strangling his friend's shadows. They reacted as if they're strangled for real.]

Stop...!

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

Kouki, snap out of it!

[Paprika rushes over when she sees him in distress. The friends might be important to Kouki, but Kouki is the important one here.]

[de_bel_survivor]

[He hear her voice, but his widen eyes are still on his friends.]

But they--!

[He moves to run over when Yuzu screams.]

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

[She keeps moving to him and grabs his arm when she gets close enough. You crazy people seem to be making her do that a lot 8|]

Stop!

[de_bel_survivor]

Paprika-san, let go!

[Hello, closest friends being strangled to death in front of him?]

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

[Yes yes she knows Kouki.]

It isn't real, but you are. You can get hurt!

[de_bel_survivor]

['Pathetic humans.' 'He's responsible.']

What? But... [Their screams sound so real, their familiar look of fear and surprise.]

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

[...]

If you feel like you must.

[And she limps her grip on him, so that he can run over. If he chooses to.]

[de_bel_survivor]

[He can hear their jeers, accusations against his friends. Atsuro for his idea, both of them for his attachment. Kouki run over, doing his best to reel the Bels in.]

Let them go!

['Submit.']

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

[She doesn't follow and only watches. It was what she decided when he ran off. She wouldn't follow, because it was something he had to do. Even if a part of her wanted to help.]

[de_bel_survivor]

It'll be okay. [The shadow shifted, back and forth from the monster and Kouki's form. His friends making muffled, choked sounds.] I won't break it, you know that, Yuzu, Atsuro.

[Taunts, mocking.]

I'm doing my best for our sakes. [He got them, and Naoya, by his side.]

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

[Paprika only watches, a bit worried about the way he seems to be reacting to everything. How was this experiment affecting him that his dreams took such a large shift between when she first saw them.]

[de_bel_survivor]

[If he was a different person, Kouki would wonder what it's like to make a different choice. But he's himself and must deal with the consequences without looking back, or feel regret, until the bitter end.]

I don't regret my choice, but I'm sorry for not being strong enough.

[The moments when the Bels manage to overwhelmed him. And...not letting them push Yuzu away, but he manage to resist.

His shadow is nearly human-like.

'You can't hold us back forever.']

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

Kouki...[She isn't sure what to say to him though.] It's okay to regret.

[de_bel_survivor]

I want us to live life normally, not in fear. When I made my choice, I see through it to the bitter end. [That's how he usually go. Make a decision, deal with it.]

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

But you aren't home. You don't need to live in fear in the village. [unless lol experiments sob]

[de_bel_survivor]

[Yes lol experiments] I lost control a few times and almost hurt someone.

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

That was because of the experiments, right?

[de_bel_survivor]

They got interested a few times during the experiment, and want to have their 'say'.

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

I see.

[A sigh.]

Hopefully it ends soon, but it isn't your fault.

[de_bel_survivor]

I hope so, too.

[His shadow is now almost back to normal.]

...I know.