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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.]
starlightace: (T-that doesn't go there!)

[personal profile] starlightace 2010-02-06 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Nanoha gives a little squeak of surprise as she tumbles to the floor, pushing herself up to a sitting position, her legs still not working. "H-hey! What was...?!"

[identity profile] toariversodeep.livejournal.com 2010-02-07 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
"Get up," Roxie says, faintly annoyed, and she crosses her arms over her chest.
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[personal profile] starlightace 2010-02-07 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
"Get up..." Nanoha repeats to herself. It sounds ridiculous, of course. Hasn't she been in this chair for years? Her legs don't work any better now than they have since the injury, but...

...if this is a dream...

...and she recognizes this girl. "Stand on my own," she says again, quietly, before reaching up to the windowsill, trying to pull herself up to her feet - and her legs buckle under her, useless, sending her crashing right back down again.

But she grabs the windowsill a second time.

[identity profile] toariversodeep.livejournal.com 2010-02-07 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
"Get up," Roxie repeats, and a grindingly frustrated edge in her voice starts to make itself clear. It may not be quite in the same way as the rest, but dealing with all this is certainly wearing on her.
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[personal profile] starlightace 2010-02-07 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
"I... am," Nanoha says through gritted teeth, as she pulls herself again up to her feet. "What does it look like I'm--"

Once more, her legs give out, refusing to support her weight. But it doesn't dissuade her, and she reaches up to stand up a third time.

[identity profile] toariversodeep.livejournal.com 2010-02-07 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
Roxie taps her foot impatiently. "Fate and Vivio will be wondering where you are," she says, and leans her head down, waiting."
starlightace: (*Aerial)

[personal profile] starlightace 2010-02-07 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Fate? But... but Fate's..." She's dead, thinks Nanoha, before the reality of what Roxie says sinks in.

Fate's alive. She's her wonderful girlfriend, and together they adopted Vivio. She recognizes Roxie now, too. This isn't real, this is a dream - a nightmare.

The next time she pulls herself up, her legs are shaky... but they hold.

[identity profile] toariversodeep.livejournal.com 2010-02-07 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Will you be able to manage yourself now?"

Roxie is busy. She has people to help and things to do.
starlightace: (*Aerial)

[personal profile] starlightace 2010-02-08 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
Her legs feel stronger already, every moment she stays standing, and she nods. "I will. Thanks, Roxie."