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The Big Applesauce Moderators ([personal profile] applesaucemod) wrote in [community profile] applesaucedream2013-08-30 07:33 pm

The Fortress of Many Turnings [open]

Welcome to Caerdroia. Though at first glance this world seems calm, even idyllic, closer inspection will reveal a startling lack of linearity. A doorway in one place can suddenly lead to another entirely, the locals going about their business seem totally unaware of your presence, and you may find reminders of home that are less than welcome -- and less than safe.

The countryside seems almost designed to set one at one's ease. Gentle, rolling hills overlook a town in the near distance, and herds of friendly cows cluster here and there (with unknown intent).

The Garden of Curiosities is a walled-off park. Inside, streams and paths wind through beautiful landscaping, and animals can be found on the loose everywhere. For the most part, these creatures are friendly (or at least indifferent) toward visitors, though their appearance might perturb. One might see an animal one has never encountered before, or one might find the garden inhabited by creatures from one's own world that are somehow changed, whether in size, color, or behavior. And, of course, one might find something rather more predatory has taken up residence….

The town hall never seems to be in the same place twice. Finding your way through the streets to any one particular building is an exercise in frustration, as the town seems to shift and change whenever part of it is out of your sight. The hall itself isn't much better once you get inside; stairwells have a habit of appearing on the ceiling, hallways turn into dead ends while your back is turned, and floors are liable to open up into fathomless pits.

The Labyrinth is where many journeys seem destined to end. The way out is, more often than not, the way in. Try to leave one part of Caerdroia, and the doorway might very well open into the labyrinth. And, like any good labyrinth, this one is home to a Minotaur. And, like any good Minotaur, this one would be more than happy to tear you to pieces.

[OOC: Once again, the shared dream is open to all characters, including those not currently in the game and those belonging to players who are not currently members. Once again, too, players are free to choose whether their characters see the dream for what it is, whether they are forced to abide by its rules, and whether they will remember this in the morning.]
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[personal profile] stronglikebear 2013-09-07 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
And suddenly that big black thing he took for a rock moves and has eyes and holy shit that's a dragon.

"Oh, shit!" Yuri swerves back toward the stream for a second, but a grating roar from the trees puts an end to any thoughts of going back that way.
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[personal profile] talking_fishbone 2013-09-07 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
"Dragon express!" Hiccuo offers a hand, ready to wheel him into the saddle. "On or off!?"
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[personal profile] stronglikebear 2013-09-07 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, that thing back in the woods looked like it would definitely eat him, but the dragon is clearly not eating the young man on its back. Yuri balks for a moment, fighting instinct, then darts forward and takes his hand. "On, definitely on!"
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[personal profile] talking_fishbone 2013-09-09 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
Using the leverage, Hiccup swings around with Toothless so that Yuri's more scooped than pulled into the saddle behind him.

"Hi, name's Hiccup. This is weird. How are you!?"
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[personal profile] stronglikebear 2013-09-11 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
"You think this is weird?! You have a dragon!" Yuri settles on as best he can and clings, opening his mouth to give his own name before it catches up with him.

"...Hiccup?" That's a name now?
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[personal profile] talking_fishbone 2013-09-11 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Doesn't everyone?" Hiccup and Toothless arc up high into the sky, looking for a safe place to settle.

"And yeah. Yeah. I know."
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[personal profile] stronglikebear 2013-09-12 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
Yuri feels his ears pop -- that's the fastest takeoff he's ever seen. Considering he's only flown on airliners a couple times, though, that's not saying a whole lot. "Sorry," he says above the sound of the wind, clinging hard enough to probably hurt the other guy a little. He's not strapped on, okay? "I'm Yuri!"
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[personal profile] talking_fishbone 2013-09-12 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"No problem!" Hiccup banks a little lower, giving them a better view of things.

"His name is Toothless, by the way."
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[personal profile] stronglikebear 2013-09-16 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
"...Why?" That's probably not the most pertinent question at the moment, but it is kind of a weird name.

From up here, everything's laid out -- wait. Yuri blinks, and the scene seems to rearrange itself while he's looking away. As he studies the ground, though, he can see it changing out of the corner of his eye, nothing seeming to move while he's looking directly at it, but shifting itself as soon as he looks away. Yuri squeezes his eyes shut, counts to three, and opens them again -- and sure enough, the entire landscape has scrambled itself. "That's...not normal."
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[personal profile] talking_fishbone 2013-09-16 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
Noticing Yuri's glance, Hiccup imitates him. Stares down. Opens his eyes.

"No. No that's not."
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[personal profile] stronglikebear 2013-09-23 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
"Wait." Yuri very deliberately looks away, fixing his gaze on the clouds. Then he gets a bout of severe vertigo, clutches on harder, and tries looking at the back of Hiccup's head instead. "You don't -- do you remember how you got here?"

He's beginning to have an inkling of a suspicion.
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[personal profile] talking_fishbone 2013-09-23 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
Hiccup shakes his head, letting Toothless drift closer to earth now that the danger seems to have left off.

"Like I said. I was trying to get to ICELAND."
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[personal profile] stronglikebear 2013-09-24 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
"This isn't real." Yuri is hesitant to say it at first, but then he says it again, louder. "This isn't real. This is a dream -- we're dreaming. It's the rift."