Mission Vision -- very early in the morning of Imagination Day 6 [Video]

[so_dark_a_road]

[ Curufin falls out of his bunk, as usual when waking from a mission vision. CRASH! He hits the floor, his blankets entangled with his legs, his right shoulder striking the floor with a thud. Luckily Elves don't break bones easily, but his shoulder is going to hurt. He scrambles to the ICP. ]

Wouldn't you know it, I've just had another prophetic dream. [ He shakes his head and drags his hand through his disordered black hair. ]

Didn't like the looks of this one, either.

I was in a jungle, and it was pleasant enough. Sun shining down through the branches, forest sounds, nice. But suddenly the light intensified, and something seemed wrong with it. I ran to the next clearing and gazed up at the sky, and what I saw was ominous. The sky had turned a glaring dark red and was getting darker by the moment. And then everything grew still, as though the world had stopped. I did not have time to react to that, or wonder what it meant. Abruptly the ground shook under my feet, and the dust rose, and there was fire everywhere, and I heard screams, screams, and more screams. And then I woke up.

Damn if this doesn't seem to me like another candidate for an aborted mission! What the hell happens to the mission world? Is it self-destructing, or is it attacked by unknown forces? Or is this some simple natural disaster?

[ Still shaking his head. He grabs for his jacket and pulls it on. ]

Did anybody else have this dream? Or any variation of this dream?

Comments

[dreamtamer]

That happens every time?

[That was amazing. But if they were bad dreams, it also sounded terrible. ]

[so_dark_a_road]

Yes, every time.

[ It did have its terrible aspect. Since the dreams dealt mainly with the negative aspects of the missions, Curufin couldn't tell until he got there what the real situation was going to be. ]

Takato, do you have mysterious dreams too?

Fade out, completed! XD

[so_dark_a_road]

Oh good, somebody does have a hard copy! [ He nods, happily. ] We can easily manage, then.

[ They cover a little more ground, as regards the mission, and then go off to take care of their various concerns. ]

[so_dark_a_road]

[ Curufin laughs along with him. He does enjoy his interactions with Inigo. ]

Oh, who cares anyway? Time is an obsession that not everybody needs to have. Is time always on our side? Nope! Why should you be on its side?

Besides. . . [ Grin. ] That's probably a good thing, if not everybody is as fancy as me?

[marriedanidiot]

I know. [ She kisses his cheek ]

I know. My Atarinke has grown up so well! But I worry.

[flatteries]

I don't know. I'd like to be a little bit more fancy!

[ Maybe he doesn't need to go full elf, okay, Inigo thinks it'd be pretty weird to live that long, for example.. But some elf things seem to be pretty cool. ]

It's easy to start to feel like being an ordinary guy is bad when you're surrounded by so many extraordinary people like here on the train.

[so_dark_a_road]

[ He kisses her cheek in return. ]

I'm happy that you're proud of me, of who I've become. You're the best mother I could ever imagine having, and I think you ought to take some of the credit for how I've grown up. And I know, you worry about me. No parent wants to see their child unhappy, not for any reason. [ Hug. ]

[so_dark_a_road]

Well, maybe we can create a plan to increase your fancy quotient? [ Grin. ]

Oh, I dunno. I don't really think of you as being ordinary, Inigo. There's something about you that is just not ordinary. I can't pinpoint what it is, but I believe in you.

[marriedanidiot]

[ She hugs back, crushing him close ]

No. [ She agrees ]

You all grew up far too quickly for me.

Want to wrap this thread?

[so_dark_a_road]

[ So nice, to be able to hug his mother, and to be able to share hopes and fears. ]

We parents understand sorrow from our own experiences, and we know that our children will experience it too. But that doesn't mean we don't want them to be an exception to the rule! [ Stars of Varda! How true that was in the case of Curufin and Celebrimbor! But he could neither prevent his son from experiencing trouble and sorrow nor because of the Oath could he prevent himself from being one of the causes of grief. ]

I know. It would be a very different life, if children remained children as long as their parents needed them to be. [ Sweet smile, with just a little mischief in it. ] You'd still have seven little rascals running about the house, giving you completely unbelievable excuses for their pranks.

[dreamtamer]

Only once, but that was back at home. I dreamed about someone before I met her.

[ A frown. ]

I haven't had any dreams on the train like that.

ya

[marriedanidiot]

Hm.

[ She smiles at him ]

There are definite advantages to you growing up, tis true.

[flatteries]

.. huh, really? [ Of course there's something that's quite literally not ordinary about him - the fact that he has a connection to a dragon god back home and all - but it's not really what Inigo is thinking about as he listens to Curufin talk, feeling just enough blood rush to his cheeks for him to lightly blush. ]

You know, maybe that's just you having a bit too much faith in me! Or just you being too nice. All I'm good at is doing my best.

[purifyings]

[The way he describes the relationship between the dragons and this renegade spirit will leave her silent. A piece of her wondered if the dragons had no choice over the matter. Could it be possible they were being threatened as well? Just as she was...

But at the mention of the dragons of her world and situation, her gaze will look down as she seemed very guilty over something. More like...]

There is a song that the traveling minstrels spread across the world. My country became infamous due to it. I wish it were a lie, but... [She blamed herself or rather her bad luck because.] It's true. It had to be done. A great spiritual disaster was on a rampage. The holy spirits and the guardian made the decision to seal her away. It was either allow her to destroy most of the world or sacrifice three countries worth of living souls.

[The spiritual disaster was her past self's romantic partner. Or, rather, a one-sided partner. Thalas's reaction towards her was filled with warmth, but...

Her attention will turn to the explanation concerned the fifteen beings. They sounded similar to her holy spirits. Creatures created to protect a domain. No, it may be possible all fifteen were guardian spirits of different ranks. It was a little weird to consider so many at once though. Her world only allowed for one guardian while the guardian created a copy to take his place after realizing he would not be able to meet the requirements to save the world. Could it be a mix of both? Ah, her mind was so deep that his confession will catch her off guard. It will get her to blink.]

A-Ah, it's the same in your world too? About organized groups praying for a single being? [DID ONE OF THE POPE'S MINON TRY TO KILL HIM TWICE!? Nike was about to scream it, but instead will look down amazed.] ...it sounds like Glorfindel wasn't kidding when he told me our worlds sounded similar. The structure sounds similar enough I can understand you so clearly.

[Looking up at Curufin, curious.]

Your world isn't as futuristic as this one right?

[But the description of normal dreams compare to prophetic ones will have her pouting a bit.]

Why is that!? Why do prophetic dreams have to be made in such a way when normal dreams can be the opposite? Is it took much to ask for positive ones? Which Valar do I need to direct a complaint to!?

[mtsilver_conquor]

Yeah, and I've got Lele and Roro, so even when I'm working, I can set them to recording footage I can go over later.