[mingle] what's the dream and what's the reality?

[lovetheme]

Lately the castle's nights have been very clear and almost warm, even up so high among the clouds as they are. But regardless of the weather, they are generally peaceful nights, and few things seem to stir during them...apart from the castle's inhabitants, be it with late-night roving or with sleep. The dreams, by extension, are at least undisturbed...if maybe not always pleasant. That sort of thing tends to vary by the person, of course.

But now--and for several nights, consecutively--the castle residents may find their dreams starting to take on stranger shapes: memories they've never had, friends that don't usually arrive, strangers they've never seen. These odd impressions might cling and continue to confuse even upon waking, vivid as they were; was it really just a dream, or maybe something more...? Does that newcomer in your dream remember you there too, in the daytime?

Either way, there seems to be an strange energy in the air during these nights. And it's bringing dreams together.

((ooc: And here's the catch-all post for the dream-sharing event! Feel free to top-level with your character's dreams here, or thread around in others! The event should only last about a week, but backtagging is eternal c: The ooc planning post can be found here!))

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[lovetheme]

Lucas nods a bit, when Grune confirms this is an acceptable course of action, and starts forward towards the pond. There's an opening in the ramp where people can reach the water; the man in the hardhat turns to them as they approach.

"This is the wonderful Hippo Pool," he informs them blandly, tapping his pencil against his clipboard. "Here, you can swim with Hippo Launchers, gaze at Hippo Launchers, and observe Hippo Launchers eating. You can even fight them! That's dangerous, though."

"I'd rather not fight them," Lucas tells Grune gravely, slowly stepping down into the water. It's moderately deep, almost reaching Lucas' shoulders. "I think they'll leave us alone, mostly. They did last time, anyway..."

He tucks the baseball bat under an arm, slowly wading forward. The hippos surrounding them barely seem to notice them; they drift listlessly about the pond with peculiar, muffled mechanical whirs. Occasionally one of them huffs a burst of steam. Lucas stares at them with a frown as they pass.

"...Grune, were there very many...tall buildings, where you're from?"

[lostinmyway]

Grune watches the hippos with delight as they pass, her dress swirling in the water around her legs. When Lucas asks her a question, though, she turns her attention right back to him.

"Oh, yes," she answers. "Some of the buildings in Werites Beacon are two storeys tall. And there are some very tall monuments in the Quiet Lands."