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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[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

Am I really? I highly doubt that, but if you say as much.

[She looks around the new field, a serene smile on her own face from the scene.] This place is really lovely. You should dream of it more often.

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[Luke gives a little snort at that as he pushes his hair back - it really does get in the way often like this.] If I could tell my bad dreams to back off and let ones like this show up, I would. I guess I think about the other stuff more often... that's why these things show up, right?

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

[She nods.] Exactly. Dreams come from the subconscious and sometimes things like trauma can affect the mind enough that it leaks into your sleep, when the subconscious is the most active.

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Dreams are kinda scary, huh... It's usually the first two I always see. I don't think I've been here very much. [He looks over at her with a sheepish smile.] H-Hey, I'm sorry you had to see all that. I didn't think I'd get any, uh... visitors.

[The glow of the flowers turns pink, as if to show the blush that doesn't show up on Luke's face.]

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry for dropping in. There are experiments going on and I'm being teleported through dreams because of it. [She looks at the glow with a soft smile before turning back to him.] Dreams are scary, but they aren't real. The thing that makes them real is the dreamer.

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Teleported through dreams? [That sounds interesting for just a second, but considering his nightmare, and thinking about being in her shoes... Yeah, no thanks. Luke kneels down to survey the flowers - He can give Paprika one pretty sight, at least; the Selenia flowers that change colors according to his emotions.] I can't imagine doing that...

[And what she says next makes him go silent. That's true... but still.] Sometimes they look really real. I didn't even know I was dreaming until you said so...

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

It's a pain, but not something I'm controlling right now.

That's how dreams regularly are. You're in a subconscious state of mind and your conscious mind doesn't normally snap and make you realize when you're dreaming. Some people can, but normally people can't. Don't fret about it a lot.

[fabrecation]

Huh... [Normally, Luke would be more interested, but in this dream state, everything is so... well... dreamy. The flowers glow a soft red color, and a shadow, although its silhouette would be familiar to Luke, comes up behind him. Luke doesn't seem to notice as the shadow takes Luke's long hair and lifts it to hack it off at the base, then lets the wind take the long strands away.

Luke merely stares down at the flowers.]

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

[Paprika notices, but doesn't say anything as it happens.]

You should try not to think about things that can't be changed and look for the things that make you happy. Like the future.

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The future...

[Suddenly the flowers disappear, and the sky turns to daylight as Luke finds himself walking with knight's armor around him towards an ominous cave in the distance, as if he's about to head out on a heroic quest to slay the dragon.]

I keep thinking about what I can do to help other people. I know I can't do anything about the past... but I have to do what I can for everyone alive today.

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

It's good that you realize that. Many people never do and always live in what could have been. They observe the hindsight, but never actually deal with it.