I want to have the same last dream again (march catch-all)

[ghostfromthemachine]

WHO: Kaiko and... you, perhaps?
WHAT: assorted shenanigans
WHEN: throughout March
WHERE: Nightwake, Amberfall, probably wherever you least expect her—
WARNINGS: will update as necessary!

Prompts will be in toplevels! OTA unless otherwise stated.

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[ghostfromthemachine]

[ outright sticks her hands in the air ]

Oh, no, that's perfect. I just like to know what I'm in for in that sense beforehand— it's kind of rough getting into something good when you're in the mood for one thing only to get smacked with something entirely different, you know?

[abnormalizes]

I totally get you! Sometimes you feel like one, sometimes you feel like the other, they've both got their place in a balanced reading diet.

[ghostfromthemachine]

Exactly! Exactly. Sometimes you want cake, sometimes you want some really bitter greens or whatnot. Anyway— thank you for the recommendation! And for letting me peek.

[abnormalizes]

No problem! I hope you enjoy it.

My name's Evangeline, nice to meet you.

[ghostfromthemachine]

—oh!

[ grinning ]

I'm Kaiko, actually! It's nice to meet you in person.

[abnormalizes]

Oh! Hi! How were the winged puppies?

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ melodramatically flops against the nearest shelf with a sigh ]

So cute. I'm not even much of a dog person, and they got me.

[abnormalizes]

Are you more of a cat person? There's the jello cats...

[ghostfromthemachine]

More of a cat person, more of a fox person. Though I guess those are somewhat cat software running on canine hardware...

[ she looks a little intrigued ]

I'll fuss over anything that'll put up with it, though. And some things that won't!

[abnormalizes]

Also good choices! I don't really have a favorite... at least, not of mundane animals. I'm a sucker for the eldritch, pun not intended.

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ SNERK ]

Pun not intended but hopefully embraced, because that was fantastic. ...I didn't realize— I mean, I should have expected that sort of thing would be real somewhere? But that's a new idea to me.

[abnormalizes]

There's a lot of worlds out there with all kinds of fascinating creatures and people! I would honestly love to just be able to travel around freely and see what's out there, but it doesn't seem like that's happening anytime soon.

[ghostfromthemachine]

Well, maybe if we do enough here...

[ buuut she sounds a little doubtful. ]

It's at least nice that we can trade around that kind of knowledge in places like this, though.

[abnormalizes]

It is nice. It's nice hearing about worlds that are nicer than mine, too. Like, holy shit, some places out there are great, I'd be jealous but I'm really just stoked they exist at all.

[ghostfromthemachine]

Honestly, that sounds like a healthier response? Not that I'd blame you if you were, from what little you mentioned, but I can personally vouch that being bitter is an unideal experience.

[abnormalizes]

I could be bitter, and sometimes it's tempting, but it wouldn't make my world suck less or make me any better-adjusted? So I'd honestly rather be out here going 'holy shit, the concept of a labor union' or whatever.

[ghostfromthemachine]

No, that's exactly what I mean? It's better to enjoy what good things exist when you can.

[abnormalizes]

Yeah! And Ellipsa's pretty great? Not perfect, but great.

[ghostfromthemachine]

It's certainly better in some ways than the last few places like it I've been. It's very... courteous? Towards its guests.

[abnormalizes]

Oh, are you someone else who went through... how do you describe it... being put on teams and made to play games for your soul, or something like that?

[ghostfromthemachine]

—through what? I'm sorry?!

[ technically yes that one time but I didn't keep that CRAU— ]

[abnormalizes]

Yeah uh apparently that's like. A thing? With literal torture? I wasn't there but I know a bunch of people who went to idol hell and multiple places like that and it was a bad time.

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ takes that entire concept in and groans quietly ]

Of course there'd be more than quaintly creepy crossroads... Are they okay?

[abnormalizes]

Uhhh. Doing a really good job dealing with trauma and healing considering the circumstances? But there's definitely trauma there, so. Your call.

[ghostfromthemachine]

I will take that as a sufficiently positive answer! While still offering my sympathies.

[ that's a mood, is what it is. ]