Deep Dreamer

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Though she'd been told to stay in medbay, in case she really did fall asleep somewhere no one would find her, Miku had stumbled and shuffled her way to the observation deck. It wasn't like she was alone, after all, Amane's faded spirit was with her, begging Miku to find her brother and help him.

Miku wasn't sure if she meant Amane's brother, or her own, though, and continued to sway back and forth before one of the large windows. Her lips moved, but her voice was softened to the point of almost silence.

"Sleep, priestess, lie in peace
Sleep, priestess, lie in peace
If you cry, the boat you'll ride
The last trip to the other side
Once you get there
sacred marks you'll bear
They shall be peeled off
Should you fail to lie still."

But that was the problem, wasn't it? The priestess wasn't lying in peace, and instead dragged her deeper and deeper into the manor of sleep. Beneath her skin, the tattoo bruise twisted and burned. Miku sucked in a shuddering breath and pressed her hand against the wall for support. In order to not worry anyone more than she had, she needed to suffer in silence. Which meant being quiet during her rarer and rarer waking hours.

"Sleep, priestess, lie in peace
Sleep, priestess, lie in peace
If the priestess wakes from her dream
Perform the Rite of Stakes
Her limbs pinned tight
Lest the doors open wide
And suffering unleashed on all..."

Miku continued to sway back and forth and murmur the lullaby, senselessly.