I13DT - Dreamwalk With Me

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:05 pm

Haley chewed her lip a bit, seeming a bit torn.

"Maybe...should we...go check it out? I mean...it might be better if we go intentionally rather than just slipping into the Astral while we're dozing off. And then...we don't get surprised by something later?"

by **Steve Jones** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:01 pm

"Yeah... maybe you're right," he answered nervously, "Let's at least look."

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:33 pm

"Okay...let's go sit down and do this..." she said heading for the couch, taking a seat and closing her eyes. She focused and tried to project herself into the astral, keeping her shields up and focusing on really reinforcing her avatar this time.

by **Steve Jones** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:54 pm

Steve took a seat near her and did much the same.

by **Narrator** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:03 pm

The flames seemed to be coming from the general astral direction of the dorms, and they were BRIGHT. Far brighter than anything else in the area.

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:12 pm

Haley pushed herself up from a seated position the vague outline of her body in the physical world fading behind as she focused on the astral and the flames.

Her avatar was a bit more substantial looking this time and she looked more confident and determined, even though there was still a bit of fear in her eyes.

"God...so bright..." She remarked to Steve, shielding her face and squinting

by **Steve Jones** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:59 pm

Steve's sci-fi pulp hero avatar came up next to her, shielding his eyes as well. No, not with a bubble helmet.

"Think we could make astral sunglasses?"

by **Narrator** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:58 pm

The flames died down just a tad, making it a little more comfortable to head in that direction.

by **Haley Crusek** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:08 pm

"...maybe just thinking that something's too bright makes it better for us here?" she shrugged, hesitating slightly before starting to make her way towards the Astral parallel of the dorms where the flames burned.

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:09 pm

Or, perhaps, the flames had noticed them, as they were getting closer--dimming down just slightly.

"Little ones, little ones, won't you come in?"

by **Steve Jones** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:54 pm

"Yeah... that's not unsettling at all..."

by **Haley Crusek** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:49 pm

"...I immediately regret this decision," she said fearfully, slowing her pace.

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:31 pm

"In over our heads, are we?"

by **Haley Crusek** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:18 pm

"No..." she lied to the flames.

by **Steve Jones** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:55 pm

"We were just leaving," he said a little too fast.

That's some convincing acting there Steve.

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:45 pm

"Come in, stay a while. Get yourself warm."

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:00 am

"...that sounds...uh...menacing?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:12 am

"Everything can be menacing out here, little ones. It's all about knowing how to handle yourself."

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:59 am

"Who are you? Another thing trying to tell us that we've been lied to all along and we should go read some moldy book in Maldon with a cover probably made of human skin?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:55 pm

"Everyone lies, little one. We lie when we say it's safe at night, and we lie when we say there's nothing to fear.

If you're looking for reading material, though, I think I'd suggest something along the lines of Terry Pratchett rather than a skin-bound first edition. Less likely to give anyone the willies."

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:57 pm

"You...sounded different..."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:58 pm

"Different how, my child?"

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:08 pm

((different because taptalk renders the text color as red on the first paragraph and black on the second and here on the desktop i can see they're all the same color....but we'll roll with this))

"You're talking about creepy stuff just like everything else in this stupid plane and now you're telling me to read one of my dad's favorite authors."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:17 pm

"'Stuff' here isn't creepy. It's different, but not creepy.

This entire school is 'different', have you not noticed?"

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:19 pm

"The three-headed snake? Creepy. The ten other things that have tried to eat me when I've accidentally come to the Astral? Creepy. Talking to a giant fire? Creepy."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:26 pm

"Then come in, already."

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:08 pm

Haley looked nervously between the flames and her Astral travel companion.

by **Steve Jones** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:47 pm

"In where, exactly?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:16 pm

"Don't be alarmed. You may not be able to see them, but the astral equivalent of the dorms is still here. The fire won't burn badly."

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:25 pm

"Won't burn badly ?"

by **Steve Jones** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:58 pm

"I was hoping for no burning at all."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:09 pm

"Maybe it will, maybe it won't. If you never take any risks, you'll never gain any reward."

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:31 pm

Haley looked torn. She chewed her lip.

it's not gonna burn....it's not gonna burn

"Okay..." she quavered, stepping into the edge of the fire and pushing her way towards the building.

by **Steve Jones** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:51 am

Steve not-so-bravely hesitated before following Haley, doing his best to will the flames not to burn.

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:39 pm

The flames tingled, perhaps even unpleasantly, but that was all.

They emerged in a pure white room, with no clearly defined floor, ceiling, or walls--with no obvious seams, the room might well go on forever in all directions.

The OTHER thing in the room was...well, perhaps a little less bright than what was outside, and with a definable human figure in the middle, but still, you know, fairly intimidating.

"I was wondering how long that would take you. It must have been cold out there."

by **Steve Jones** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 5:07 pm

"Wh... who are you?" Steve asked nervously, squinting.

by **Haley Crusek** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 5:32 pm

"Are you...the Phoenix?" she asked nervously.

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 5:34 pm

"I have many names. I have been called Phalkon and Chaos Bringer, Star Child and Black Queen.

You can call me Jean, if it fits better into your frame of reference."

by **Steve Jones** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:46 pm

"And you want to talk to... us?" he asked, as surprised as he was intimidated.

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 8:08 pm

"Why not? You are all my children."

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