post-hearts

[idolpro]

Who: Sleepyheads
Where: Honmachi Sakura Park
When: Day 326

[ After a long, long, long night, you wake in the dead zone, having slept more deeply than you've ever slept before.

Perhaps more restfully than you've ever slept before, even—do you remember your dreams? Is it all coming back to you, now?

For certain dreamers, the flower markings have disappeared, though if you wake early enough you can catch them glowing bright before burning away painlessly. With that, it feels as though maybe a weight's been lifted off your shoulders—maybe you really needed that sleep.

For certain dreamers, you may find yourself waking up with something new—was that always in your hands? Where did you get that from? Do you remember?

And, for a certain few unlucky dreamers, you may find yourself waking with pain, wounds or scars that remind you that what happened last night was not entirely a dream.

But then, who could ever believe it was a dream anyway?

The sun shines bright; Heaven's chain shines brighter. In the distance, white clouds roll toward the city, threatening rain.

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Comments

[temperedinpride]

[He smiles and returns the cheek kiss!]

Of course. I will be checking on a few people tonight but I will come to you.

[Because timelines matter even less in dreams.]

[time5kip]

I'm not in a hurry and with any luck my dreams aren't going to be any worse than they usually are.

[temperedinpride]

A rousing endorsement of your usual sleep.

[time5kip]

Does it make it better if I say they tend to be fine enough when I'm sleeping with you? On a scale of one to ten it's a solid 5 in horribleness.

[temperedinpride]

That is rather sweet. Eventually I hope being with one of us dispels nightmares entirely.

[time5kip]

There have been a few nights in which I had none, so. Your company has certainly been helpful with that.

Though of course things would be more convenient if i had access to your powers all the time.

[temperedinpride]

If only we could kidnap you to this unit.

[time5kip]

I would also be more likely to make my own drinks so maybe it's for the best that you can't.

[temperedinpride]

Hm... Keeping you from bad habits?

[time5kip]

I've been remarkably good at keeping my drinking habits in check, but still. I don't think I would have been able to if I had been on Baritones.

[temperedinpride]

And we are hardly the types to try to stop you.

[time5kip]

No. You're more likely to give me good reasons to take care of myself instead.

[temperedinpride]

We do prefer the more subtle approach.

[time5kip]

And clearly it has been effective with me. And with you, since you've also improved on your own bad habits.

[temperedinpride]

Leaving Emet-Selch behind once was already too much. I do have some motivation to improve.

[time5kip]

It was, yes. And I am ready to scold you.

Not that I don't understand your urgency. But I am glad you've decided to take care of yourself.

[temperedinpride]

Naught can be done to save my people if I am dead. I am well aware where my priorities must lie.

[time5kip]

That is true. I don't think we'd have any shot at saving your people without your assistance. And this little group exercise did make me feel like we need to stick together.

[temperedinpride]

Agreed. While we divide and conquer well, having one another's back is also important.

[time5kip]

And we didn't even need tattoos to understand the lesson.

[temperedinpride]

Well you did perish twice.

But yes. No group trauma necessary to actually make us wish to take care of one another.

[time5kip]

I did also succeed in getting that book though.

I'm not saying it was a good decision, but still.

[temperedinpride]

[He shakes his head.]

Next time with help.

[time5kip]

[ That actually makes him smile, and he nods ]

Next time with help. I will make sure to look for you before trying something like that again.

[temperedinpride]

Good. Me, Vergil, Hades. Any one of us. We can do things in any two person team. But there was a reason the convocation decided to do things in pairs, generally.