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cityship ([personal profile] cityship) wrote in [community profile] trans_92010-02-06 12:58 am

Beyond the Walls of Sleep

Slowly but surely, the nightmares have been chipping away at the mental defenses of the crew.

Even those who attempt to stay awake to avoid the nightmares find themselves too on-edge to completely concentrate their defenses.

And the Nightmare King has not been idle during all this, no. He has been slowly feeding off the crew, gathering his strength so that he may yet break free from his prison.

And he now uses that new found power, reaching out to affect the minds of the crew even in the waking world. Even those avoiding sleep will find themselves drifting in and out of their nightmares, bringing everyone a taste of despair.

After all, no one can escape the grasp of the King of Nightmares.

No one.

[ooc: OH NOEZ. As you can guess, the Nightmare King is getting stronger. As such, the crew will start experiencing waking dreams. These are much more subtle than the normal nightmares, however, and are more so depressing and surreal than actually brain-breaking. Mostly they would be miserable versions of the character's normal life, or perhaps even their life on the ship.]

[identity profile] playsin-traffic.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
Tony blinked, startled out of his reverie. He let the tubing drop as he stared at the half-hyena, half-woman thing standing in front of him. He blinked, trying to clear his head through the haze of drugs and dreams, trying to remember. He was something more then this. He ought to be anyway.

"...it's fuckin' Los Angeles," he retorted, "Why?"

She was a predator. Like him. She didn't have the rage though.
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[personal profile] withanethel 2010-02-08 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah--" She watched the pieces of the letter flutter to the floor in shock, but her eyes didn't go wide until he explained. She was dreaming. There was some reason that made sense.

And then it hit her. Of course she couldn't stay here. "Here" was gone and wouldn't be coming back. She slumped.

[identity profile] fiercerhyena.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Because not two seconds ago I was wandering around that damn ship, that's why!" Grim Eyes snapped. "And because you don't smell like a man!" She let out another small growl. "When a hunter starts losing her mind, it would be nice if she had a couple of signs first! Although I guess the giant living ship should have been my first clue!"

This was not a happy hyena.

[identity profile] playsin-traffic.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
"Ship...?" He's not in Los Angeles. This is a dream. He starts to snap out of it, blinking and wiping his hand across his eyes. The track marks are gone. Shit, what the hell was that?

"...and of course I don't smell like one. I'm a Garou. Not a human."

[identity profile] doctorbadtouch.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
Tick. Tick.

Muraki, this is a dream.

The body on the table changed again. A man, short brown hair and large violet eyes full of pain, bandages trailing from his wrists.

You need to wake up!

"I am awake, Ahava." There was annoyance in his voice, even a hint of contempt. He stepped towards the body again. A dream? Even the quiet blackness of death had been taken from him. No, this was a reality. His reality. The nightmare wasn't the blood or the bodies or the inability to save those he had lost; it was this cycle, ever-repeating, unbreakable even by death itself.

He reached up and closed the man's eyes. "Time of death..."

Violet eyes opened again of their own accord, fixing on him. Somewhere, a clock stopped.

The dream ended and the doctor crumpled to the floor.

[identity profile] vision-ya.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
"[I would say it was a nightmare, but I was awake,]" Jonas answered distractedly. Although, really, what did it matter what Cassie thought of him? She was just a child. Why had he been so concerned with her when he should have been thrilled to have his wife back and sane?

And what was that screaming sound in the back of his mind?

"[I apologize for avoiding you, my love,]" he said, reaching out and taking her hands. "[This ship does very strange things, it seems.]"

[identity profile] doctorbadtouch.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
The doctor caught her easily before she could fall, lowering her gently to the floor. "Rest for a moment. Are you alright?" The concern on his face was plain and open now that she was awake.
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[personal profile] hexyeah 2010-02-08 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
Wanda's jaw dropped. "What- no- you told me you weren't." Wanda stepped back, trying to slip out of Vision's grasp. "You are not my husband."

[identity profile] fiercerhyena.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
"You look like a human," Grim Eyes said dubiously, still eyeing her surroundings like the cars might leap out of the street and bite her, her spear held in a defensive posture.

Things began to waver around them, going hazy and more dreamlike. "What in the name of She-is-Fiercer is going on around here?"

[personal profile] not_the_philistine 2010-02-08 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
That word. It rests curiously on his ears.

Goliath turns from the view of the city, his claws digging possessively into the stone of the battlements. The castle may be lifeless, but at least it is familiar. At least it is his.

Though he cannot bring himself to be too enraged at the trespass of a cat. Even a . . . talking one.

"You are trespassing." But his voice is calm, curious. "Why?"

[identity profile] playsin-traffic.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
"...I think I'm waking up," he responds. "And looks can be deceiving y'know."

He laughs softly as his dream fades, "...wow. That was depressing."

[identity profile] is-the-ultimate.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
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"There is no town. There is no Great Leader." Shadow replied, standing there and watching V3 walk on. "It's time to wake up from this pointless dream. There are others who need your help so much more."

[identity profile] billy-blin.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
Will saw her walking through a hall as he was on his way back from W&P with new guitar strings. She walked right past him. Unusual in itself, but more troublesome was her emotional state. Anxiety, depression... none of the hope and happiness he'd spent so much time cultivating. So, he did what he does best, and began to play a song. That'd grab her attention. Something silly, really jar her out of it.

"When I was a young boy I'd follow the path
Down past the dunes to the sea
And there on the warm sandy beaches we'd lie
The furry old lobsters and me
They'd whistle and squeal as they ran through the waves
So sleek, so furry and fair
But now when I go down to see my old friends
The beaches are empty and bare

Sing hey hidey ho, where'd the old lobster go?
And his body so furry and brown?
Sing ho hidey hey, have they all gone away?
For we haven't seen many around...
"

That ought to do it.
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[personal profile] on_errantry 2010-02-08 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
"You're not where you think you are," Rhiow said as a rejoinder. "My name is Rhiow. I'm on errantry, and I greet you."

She looked out over the battlements, her tail switching.
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[personal profile] withanethel 2010-02-08 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
Œthel put a hand to her face and shook her head to clear her mind. "Yeah, I'm all right," she lied. She was a little shaken up. Lowering her hand, she looked away. Right, this was the ship. "Oh, man, how did I let that happen?"

[identity profile] fiercerhyena.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
"That was a dream?" Grim Eyes asked, skeptical. "Remind me to stay out of your head in the future. No wonder you don't smell right, your head's not right either." Never let it be said that Grim Eyes was polite or tactful.

[identity profile] playsin-traffic.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
"Eh, fuck you, hyena-girl. S'not my fault the Nightmare King is screwing with my head. Besides, L.A. is home. It's not the best place to be, but it's home. My head is just fine, by the way."

He clambered to his feet, eying Grim Eyes up and down, "You're new."

[identity profile] vision-ya.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
The Vision stared at her in confusion, not releasing her hands. The screaming in his mind seemed to be getting louder, but he ignored it.

"[...I suppose I did say that,]" he said. "[How strange. It does not make any sense though, does it? I still remember you, everything about you. Everything about us. Ask me anything, even the things we never told anyone else.]"

He was too short. That was probably what was confusing her. And while the diamond-shaped hole in his uniform over his chest was probably attractive to younger girls, it might be putting her off.

The Vision began to shift into something that Wanda would find more familiar.

[personal profile] not_the_philistine 2010-02-08 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
He narrows his eyes. "I am home."

That is wrong. Home is where his clan is. Without them, he will never be home.

He rephrases. "This is my castle. I greet you, but you are trespassing. For what purpose?"

[identity profile] doctorbadtouch.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
"You're not alright, but I'll let it go if you'd prefer not to discuss it." Muraki replied, smiling slightly. "I'm not sure what's happening myself. You were in a daze, and when I tried to wake you...everything changed."

[identity profile] magetrouble.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
She stopped again and tilted her head as a little of the music filtered through, just bits and pieces. Kala blinked tiredly and frowned before shouldering her bag and moving. Always moving. Lobsters. What were lobsters?

She turned the corner and came to a dead stop as a woman appeared in front of her, the wrinkled face familiar as the hut Kala had been born in. Farla. The woman smiled.

"You're very late, child," she said. "Hurry up, now. There are more bugs at Trenton and if you don't hurry, they'll eat everyone there, too. You're so slow."

Kala sighed and started moving again.
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[personal profile] hexyeah 2010-02-08 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
"No, no, no!" Wanda tugged at his hands. Why wasn't he letting go over her? "This isn't real! Please don't do this!"

He looked exactly like her Vision. Jonas had said he shared their programming but this-

"Why are you doing this?"
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[personal profile] withanethel 2010-02-08 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
She sighed, pushing herself to her feet. "Is that what Nanoha was talking about, then? With the Nightmare King?" It made her shudder. How could something inflict things like that on people?

[identity profile] doctorbadtouch.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
"Most likely. You'd have to speak with her about that." He got to his feet as well, pushing his glasses back up absently. "You'll be alright on your own, miss?"

[identity profile] feelnothinatall.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
One moment she was in the operating room with him, the next they were back in Stacy's hallway and Muraki was crumpling to the floor. Ahava was by his side in an instant, habit taking over as she checked vital signs and absently cursed the fact she didn't have a medical kit on her. She may not be a fully qualified medical doctor, but she knew enough to get by and make sure the man would live.

He was still breathing, if a little shallowly. He'd just fainted then. With a little effort, she was able to get him into a more comfortable position and try shaking him.

"Muraki?"

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