Merriment 3, early [video]

[motherofresistance]

[It's early morning when Leia appears on the network, just shortly after the morning announcement. It's obvious she's just woken up by the fact that her hair hasn't been put up and she's still wearing her nightgown.]

Did anyone else have a... very disturbing vision last night? More intense than a normal dream? If so, I'd like to compare notes.

[This vision was as vague as the other one had been, but from what she could infer from it, it meant nothing good.]

(OOC: Leia's roommates are welcome to have seen her wake up with a start, looking frightened for a moment, which is fairly unusual for her.)

Comments

[helborn]

[Oh good, someone else asked so he didn't have to.]

Y... ep. And it gave me a feeling like the place where I got this 'ability' in the first place. Which was one of our... rougher missions. At least in terms of metaphorical and possibly literal mental scarring.

[motherofresistance]

[Leia nods, expression grim. It fit with her impression, which... wasn't good.]

Were the details of the vision the same for you? A crack in reality, flashes of color and the sound of screaming, then the sense of standing on the edge of chaos and madness, followed by being overwhelmed by the colors?

[helborn]

I...

[He looks surprised. Usually they're different. What could it mean?]

... Yeah. Pretty much exactly.

[motherofresistance]

[She notes the look of surprise.]

I take it you were expecting it to be different? This is only the second vision I've experienced here, so I don't know what's considered a usual pattern and what isn't.

[helborn]

I'm used to them being different aspects of the same situation, yeah. To have them all the same... I don't know what that means.

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[almukhtar]

I must admit, I was worried to speak anything publicly.

Re: voice

[motherofresistance]

If it had been less intense, I might agree with you. But the danger feels more significant this time than it did before the previous mission.

Re: voice

[almukhtar]

Yes, it was... intense. ( He spoke with a few people earlier in the morning but if he was the only one then perhaps... hearing someone else speak of such things though. ) May I inquire?

Re: voice

[motherofresistance]

About the previous vision, or this one?

[wisdominshadows]

If you would please give me a few hours, then I would be happy to discuss the matter.

[motherofresistance]

Of course. Let me know when you're ready.

{Leia has other things planned for today, but will make time to discuss this.]

[wisdominshadows]

I'll be in the gymnasium. Forgive the delay, I simply need to quiet my mind a bit.

[By hitting something. Very hard.]

[motherofresistance]

[Leia understands that feeling.]

I should probably clear my mind a bit too. Maybe we could meet in the library in a few hours?

[That will give them both time to clear their heads and also get some breakfast. Because vision or no, practical concerns are still a thing.]

[so_dark_a_road]

[ Curufin slides out of his bunk instead of flailing and falling out, as he usually does when he has a disturbing vision. He goes to the ICP and answers. ]

Yes, I did. The world I was on BROKE and colored light streamed through the cracks. People were screaming and crying, but I couldn't see them. I felt as though I was standing on an emotional precipice, and if I fell over I'd be falling into madness.

Did you see something like that?

[motherofresistance]

Almost exactly that, yes. And I've been told that having the same vision isn't the norm. Which likely doesn't mean anything, good, especially given the contents of the vision.

[so_dark_a_road]

When we have pre-mission dreams, it isn't always exactly the same dream. There may be variations, though usually small ones. This one strikes me as being a warning vision, and as you say, given the contents of it, it probably doesn't mean anything good. And of course, it gives no clue as to what we should do if the vision comes true while we're on this upcoming mission.

[motherofresistance]

Of course not. That would be too helpful and make too much sense.

[Can he tell Leia isn't especially fond of how vague most visions are? Cause she isn't. At all.]

The question is, what can we figure out from what little we got?

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[blitzcheer]

You're gonna share with the rest of the train, right? Anything we should be worried about?

[ The dreams were always Bad(TM), but it'd be good to know if there was anything telling about them. ]

Re: video

[motherofresistance]

[Leia nods.]

I saw a crack in reality and flashes of color and heard the sound of screaming. Then there was the sense of standing on the edge of chaos and madness, followed by being overwhelmed by the colors.

So yes, we should likely be worried.

[blitzcheer]

[ ...well, that was a dream. ]

Ergh. [ Ergh. ] Think that might be our illusion pal? It doesn't sound very...in line with reality.

[ What with reality being cracked and all. ]

[motherofresistance]

I'd bet money on it. But other than the entity being involved somehow, it doesn't tell us much.

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[wizard_redfive]

Not a vision, but... just a feeling.

[Dairine's uncomfortable expression implies it's not just a feeling. Wizards are trained to trust their instincts.]

How bad are we talking this time?

Re: Video

[motherofresistance]

In all likelihood? Very bad.

I saw a crack in reality; there were flashes of color, and I heard the sound of screaming. Then there was the sense of standing on the edge of chaos and madness, followed by being overwhelmed by the colors.

I don't know what it could be pointing to, but I'd bet any money that the illusion entity from the last mission is involved somehow.

Re: Video

[wizard_redfive]

Figures. Hard to catch a break on this train.

[Her mouth thins into a grim expression.]

Well, at least that would be good timing, if it was them. Our illusion training is still fresh, so people shouldn't have forgotten. And with only one platform, there'll be fewer new arrivals to have missed it.

Though I wonder... You say there were colors? I wonder if the Void itself could cause problems to a world.

Re: Video

[motherofresistance]

Possible, but only if it's via the entity's involvement somehow. It was a mass of blinding colors itself; you couldn't look directly at it. Even trying to touch its mind, all I could sense were more colors. It was unlike anything I've seen or sensed before, and that's saying quite a bit.