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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: 20 Oct 2023 08:11 (UTC)
professorsong: (Spoilers)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"Got it in one, sweetie."

Date: 23 Oct 2023 09:02 (UTC)
queen_butterfly: a pretty, pale girl with black hair, dark makeup, pointed ears, and large dark eyes (soft smile)
From: [personal profile] queen_butterfly
"I see." A bit more of a smile again at that. "Well, then... I don't suppose you've any ideas, or... if there's anything else you'd like to know about this mess?" A little gesture to the map she'd made, as she set the not-a-mirror aside... to have it hang midair without support. But given that this was a dream of some kind, and that who she was talking to was a literal hourglass... it was probably actually one of the least odd things there in their vicinity, wasn't it.

Date: 23 Oct 2023 09:15 (UTC)
professorsong: (You bought that?)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"Oh a lot, though I'm not sure you'd have the answers to most of it. But tell me, out in Auradon is there a man in an absolutely ridiculous outfit, probably calling himself John Smith or some other such inanity? Going out of his mind at being trapped and acting as though he has all the answers or should have all the answers, perhaps?"

Date: 24 Oct 2023 02:50 (UTC)
queen_butterfly: a pretty, pale girl with black hair, dark makeup, pointed ears, and large dark eyes (her name is actually Trouble)
From: [personal profile] queen_butterfly
She looked ready to say something, but hesitated, trying not to smile. "In truth, some of that description would fit more than one person on our side of things. Just not enough of it for me to say I'm certain who you're asking after is there. Sorry about that."

Date: 24 Oct 2023 09:17 (UTC)
professorsong: (Laughter is the best medicine as prescri)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"More than one person...? Sounds about right. Well, will you give him a message for me when you wake up?"

Date: 24 Oct 2023 10:09 (UTC)
queen_butterfly: a pretty, pale girl with black hair, dark makeup, pointed ears, and large dark eyes (popcorn and/or tea!)
From: [personal profile] queen_butterfly
"'Him'? ...I'm somewhat more certain now that he isn't in Auradon, but what would that message be?"

Date: 24 Oct 2023 10:35 (UTC)
professorsong: (A kiss to end all worlds)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"Three words - I'm waiting, Sweetie. And... well I'd demonstrate the rest of the message but I don't exactly have lips in this form. So just the best kiss you can manage. Right on his mouth." You could hear the grin in her voice, couldn't you?

Date: 8 Dec 2023 11:30 (UTC)
queen_butterfly: a pretty, pale girl with black hair, dark makeup, pointed ears, and large dark eyes (popcorn and/or tea!)
From: [personal profile] queen_butterfly
She laughed a little, amused. "We shall see. I doubt that whomever it is is present, however." A little shrug, apologetic, and she looked back down to the map she'd made. "But as for this...?"

Date: 9 Dec 2023 11:13 (UTC)
professorsong: (Wearing 12's specs?)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"Ah yes, the map. What was it that you wanted to know?" she asked, with what would have been a twinkle in her eyes, if she had eyes.

Date: 10 Dec 2023 10:43 (UTC)
queen_butterfly: a lady with black hair in an updo, dark dress, dark makeup, looking lost in thought (lost in thought and pondering)
From: [personal profile] queen_butterfly
"Well, you said that your first bit of advice would be to find someone on the Isle side to help." A hint of a smile at that, and she eyed the hourglass.

Date: 10 Dec 2023 11:39 (UTC)
professorsong: (Next stop everywhere)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"Well yes, but now that you've done that..." a smile in her voice for sure.

Date: 1 Jan 2024 05:07 (UTC)
queen_butterfly: a pretty, pale girl with black hair, dark makeup, pointed ears, and large dark eyes (popcorn and/or tea!)
From: [personal profile] queen_butterfly
"Well, you were the one who suggested it.... Perhaps you could tell me?" She couldn't quite hide the bit of smile that was starting. "You asked, I admitted I was working on something of a puzzle. You said you liked puzzles and inquired about it. ...Now what?"

Date: 1 Jan 2024 08:37 (UTC)
professorsong: (Pensive)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"Alright, Sweetie. Well, you said you found a path going the wrong way by poking around a mess that made itself hard to poke around, yes?"

Date: 2 Jan 2024 05:06 (UTC)
queen_butterfly: a pretty, pale girl with black hair, dark makeup, pointed ears, and large dark eyes (calm)
From: [personal profile] queen_butterfly
"An apt description, yes."

Date: 2 Jan 2024 07:37 (UTC)
professorsong: (Next stop everywhere)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"And you can't keep doing that, why? Going where you're least wanted seems to be the most fun way to find new things, after all..."

Date: 3 Jan 2024 09:02 (UTC)
queen_butterfly: a lady with black hair in an updo, dark dress, dark makeup, looking lost in thought (lost in thought and pondering)
From: [personal profile] queen_butterfly
"I never said that I wouldn't keep doing so. But we do have a particular aim in mind, which this strategy doesn't seem to yet be aiding much in accomplishing so far. We're trying to find a route by which to reach the Isle, and everyone on it, yourself included."

Date: 3 Jan 2024 21:44 (UTC)
professorsong: (Pensive)
From: [personal profile] professorsong
"I am certain a number of us would appreciate that, if we knew. But rarely the way forward is actually the way forward. Trust me, straight paths tend to lead right off a cliff. Though that can be fun too. Don't fight so hard to go the way you think you're supposed to go. Follow the path as it appears."

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