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[((OOC note: This fourth wall is open to any character who would be game legal. If a character who posted here reserves or apps in September, these threads can be considered game canon as long as all involved agree. If a character doesn't app, for those in game already... wow that was a weird dream. Wait, what did you dream about again?))]


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For Jordan, still comatose after the magical mishap that had resulted in the first Misrecalled being summoned, it began with a dream. A dream so strong, that it had her stirring fitfully even in her current state; and eventually caused her to release an uncontrolled burst of magic.

For everyone else, unaware of what was coming, it began with falling asleep. Whether or not someone was tired before hand, whether they even could sleep, they simply fell asleep - or a reasonable facsimile - wherever they happened to be. Maybe they remembered falling asleep, maybe they didn't. But either way they suddenly found themselves in... a very strange place.

First all there was that they could see was a vast featureless plain in shining gold and silken draperies. But that was only a glimpse, for just by existing in this space, each dreamer warps it. Changes it. Not all at once, but bits, constantly changing between them and whomever they encounter. Each person brings with them bits of three places... where they had been last, a familiar place from memory, and whatever place they call home. But this is constantly changing and shifting, more so the more dreamers are present in any space. Before long, Bits of different landscapes, different environments, even different weather conditions will cover the landscape like some crazy patchwork quilt. Here a bit of a sunny, idyllic garden, there a section of shadowy, graffiti covered slum. To one side, a chunk of charming cobblestone streets under sunset tinged skies, to the other, a forest of towering trees, some of which seem to be moving. And glimpsed through the gaps between some of the odd terrain sections, some remainder of the poorly defined golden space, hung with colorful draperies could still be seen.

And the ground itself was not immune to the changes. While the ground on which they stood might seem stable enough, if someone walked more than a few paces in any direction, that could change. Solid ground could become shifting sand. Or water. Or a wall might suddenly appear to block their path. Doors might lead to places they definitely shouldn't or open to the edge of a sheer cliff. And if the complete lack of logic to the landscape wasn't enough of an indication that this was some sort of dream, then the unreadable signs would clinch it. Because any signs - or indeed, anything with writing on it that they didn't have on their person when they arrived - was covered with nothing but unreadable gibberish.

And it got even more surreal when a dreamer spotted anyone else in the dreamspace, or even looked at their own reflection - for each person appears in the dream in whatever way they see themselves. So someone with low self confidence might be short, someone with a huge ego might tower. If someone sees themselves as a horrible criminal who needs to repent, they might be in prison togs. If the change is dramatic enough people who know each other well might still fail to recognize each other within the dreaming.

Now normally such a bizarre dream might have been put down to stress, a meal that disagreed with them, or maybe indulging in some sort of illicit substance, but this clearly was no ordinary dream, if for no other reason than that in this dream, they weren't alone. The other people they encounter are not just figments of their imagination, and they too change the shared dream space.

Those already either on the Isle or in the kingdom of Auradon proper would find themselves all thrown together in the bizarre dreamworld. And that would have been strange enough. But more than the current populations of Auradon and the Isle could be found in this place. Maybe the faces where familiar. Maybe they weren't. But they definitely hadn't turned up in the physical world that was home to Ben and Mal. Yet anyway.

Given the extremely variable geography, exploring the area might be dangerous. At least as dangerous as anything in a dream could be. But investigating might help them find a way back to the physical world faster, for those who realize they are dreaming. Or they could just stand around and talk or complain about the latest bit of magical weirdness to happen to them and hope they woke up soon. Or they could go with it and enjoy the weird. It was their dream, after all. They could pretty much do what they liked. Or at least try to. Either way, they seemed stuck there for the present, for better or worse.

Date: 15 Oct 2023 08:28 (UTC)
professorsong: (Pensive)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"Normally I'd ask how that would be fun... but I'm sure I can find ways to make it so..." she chuckled. "Alright... so let's start with..." hmmm.... where to start. Ah. "My mother snogged my husband...."

Date: 15 Oct 2023 09:19 (UTC)
under_the_raptors_wings: (Default)
From: [personal profile] under_the_raptors_wings
That earned a pause and he stood there a moment, trying to work out the sentence before giving up and rubbing at the back of his neck. "Sorry, umm, the word 'snogged' didn't translate?"

Date: 15 Oct 2023 09:49 (UTC)
professorsong: (Loves him so much)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
She laughed. "Let's just say she wanted to do far more than the kissing she got away with." She was watching now to see his reaction, amused.

Date: 16 Oct 2023 00:08 (UTC)
under_the_raptors_wings: (Default)
From: [personal profile] under_the_raptors_wings
Honestly, the reaction was continued confusion. While that helped define the strange word, or at least the situation described, Æn'kae was left wondering the precise meaning. Did snogging refer to kissing? Or only romantic kissing? More than that?

He shifted his focus back to the moment. Rather than the word. "Oh uh.... I guess there is a story to that." He didn't need to know the story, so it was a statement rather than a question. It honestly did not much help understand this person.

He rubbed at the back of his neck then. "I have no Conspirators, so I uh, I can't exactly relate." The whole idea was strangely... not even odd to him, though if it had happened after she'd married him then... yeah. But she hadn't specified that. And given her intent to provoke reactions well, he wasn't likely to jump to the extreme conclusions first.

Date: 16 Oct 2023 01:19 (UTC)
professorsong: (Pensive)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"Oh, so only things you can relate to count?"

Date: 16 Oct 2023 01:25 (UTC)
under_the_raptors_wings: (Default)
From: [personal profile] under_the_raptors_wings
"Huh? No. I uh... no. No. I was just trying to make conversation?" He flushed in embarrassment. Why was she so difficult to get? Was she just messing with him again. Honestly, who even knew, but it didn't stop the gut reaction.

Date: 16 Oct 2023 01:28 (UTC)
professorsong: (Wearing 12's specs?)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"Ah. Well, shall we continue then?" she asked. Okay so that made him flush but snogging didn't. He was going to be a fun puzzle.

Date: 22 Oct 2023 03:14 (UTC)
under_the_raptors_wings: (Default)
From: [personal profile] under_the_raptors_wings
"I mean uh, I just said I had no conspirators. But uh, I've got a couple hundred years to figure that out, I'm not really in a rush." He shrugged, shifting his weight from foot to foot. He didn't really want admitting he wasn't in a relationship to be taken as him being interested in one. Not that he wasn't, but... ah, he needed to find a new topic.

Date: 22 Oct 2023 05:33 (UTC)
professorsong: (To save his break yours)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"Oh, a few hundred? Nice to know I'm not teasing someone too much younger than me. Then again it is interesting being the cradle robber every now and again. Keeps things fresh." She would have winked if she could.

Date: 22 Oct 2023 07:13 (UTC)
under_the_raptors_wings: (Default)
From: [personal profile] under_the_raptors_wings
And that earned another flush along with a small laugh as Æn'kae shook his head. "Oh. No. I'm only 23.. 24? I don't really know how time works in this place compared to home. Either way..." He rubbed the back of his neck. "So you tease people like this regularly, huh?"

Date: 22 Oct 2023 07:27 (UTC)
professorsong: (That smile)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"Only the ones I find cute. Or interesting. Or both. Guess which you are?"

Date: 22 Oct 2023 07:48 (UTC)
under_the_raptors_wings: (Default)
From: [personal profile] under_the_raptors_wings
"I uh... interesting?" He rubbed at the back of his neck. "I mean. This is a dream, I could look completely different outside of it." As she well knew.

Date: 22 Oct 2023 09:23 (UTC)
professorsong: (Uh huh sure.)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
A chuckle. "Oh I assure you, cute has nothing to do with the face you're wearing. After all, no matter how I look... I'm always ravishing, aren't I?" she asked.

Date: 29 Oct 2023 21:07 (UTC)
under_the_raptors_wings: (Default)
From: [personal profile] under_the_raptors_wings
Æn'kae arched an eyebrow upwards. He had a distinct feeling he wouldn't live it down if she had it confirmed that he did find her attractive regardless of not knowing her appearance. "I uh, I would love to have a fraction of your confidence," he said instead, tone far too amused.

Date: 30 Oct 2023 07:57 (UTC)
professorsong: (zzz Cleopatra smile)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"Oh that just comes with practice. Someone as cute as you? You'll get there."

Date: 30 Oct 2023 23:22 (UTC)
under_the_raptors_wings: (Default)
From: [personal profile] under_the_raptors_wings
He snorted in amusement, shaking his head. Sure he was flushing again, but it wasn't strong enough to be obvious against his skintone. Yeah, flustering him definitely seemed to be part of her goal. "I'm less optimistic about that than you are."

Date: 1 Nov 2023 03:46 (UTC)
professorsong: (To save his break yours)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"That's fine, I can be optimistic enough for us both."

Date: 1 Nov 2023 04:45 (UTC)
under_the_raptors_wings: (Default)
From: [personal profile] under_the_raptors_wings
Æn'kae snorted on a laugh. "Not sure how that will make me more confident, but I uh, I appreciate the thought."

Date: 2 Nov 2023 06:55 (UTC)
professorsong: (Spoilers)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"Because I'm infectious in all the best ways."

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