Audio | Early Egret 24

[wisdominshadows]

If there's anyone else newly awake after an unpleasantly vivid dream, I'd like to speak with you.

[Zelda's voice holds fairly steady over the network, but her voice is slightly horse- as though she'd woken up screaming. Which she probably did, considering.

She lets out one slow breath as she thinks, then continues.]

More specifically... falling. The world dissolving around you. Cries of pain and despair... are any of those familiar? And if not, what else did you See?

[A quiet sigh, and then anyone listening closely can hear a muffled I am sorry about the disturbance, truly- before the connection cuts out.]

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[unfavorableinstigation]

Yeah.

Be right there.

[And indeed, Nita will, expression grim, Manual held by her side, wearing the silver-and-blue pajamas the train had given her.]

Zelda? It's Nita.

[wisdominshadows]

[Zelda answers the door a moment later, looking as though she's just thrown on the standard uniform.]

Come in,

[She says, gesturing toward her own cot.]

Feel free to sit down; I think I need to stand for a bit.

[unfavorableinstigation]

I know what you mean.

[Nita's looking pretty bed-ruffled herself.

She opts to lean on the bed instead, giving her sister a half-hearted wave to whichever bed Dairine's claimed.]

Most of those dreams weren't pleasant, but to have that one again... being able to walk around helps, after that.

[wisdominshadows]

[Zelda nods; after feeling herself dissolved, it's rather comforting to be reminded of the presence of her own body again.]

I know. And as there don't seem to be many clues in the dreams, we might as well take what comfort we can.

[She sighs, running a hand absently through her hair.]

There are no clues to the world we are heading for next, if there is one. Did you notice? Everyone sees someplace personal to them.

And here I hope I make sense. ^^;

[unfavorableinstigation]

Yeah...

It's almost as if it was designed to spook people.

[Again, Nita thinks of the Big Bang; if you heard the echo that cosmic laughter while out on errantry, it could unnerve the hell out of you.]

If that's how all the worlds were united - or separated...

It seems almost too vague to be metaphor.