I'll See You in My Dreams [WIDE-OPEN PARTY THREAD]

[applesaucemod]

Sometimes the rift only gives the denizens of Manhattan strange dreams. Sometimes, two people will find themselves together in the Dreaming. And other times? Other times, the Dreaming takes hold of dozens of people at once, throwing them all together into one shared mental space while they sleep.

Tonight is one of those nights -- what's more, the rift has outdone itself this time, telepathic tendrils reaching out through the rift into other universes to pull in even those who haven't been physically transported to this world...yet. You might meet a stranger from another world, or you might run into your next-door neighbor. You might notice right away that this isn't the waking world and that you are not alone, or you may drift through blissfully unaware that anything is out of the ordinary. You might not even remember this in the morning at all.

And that's probably going to be fortunate for at least a few people, because what you will notice is the overwhelming desire to get cozy with someone. It's chilly in this big house where you've found yourself, but luckily for you, there are beds, beanbags, and blankets galore, all of them just perfect for getting cuddly with your new friends. Consider yourself lucky that dream-world cameras can't upload photos to the real-world internet.


[It's a Dreaming party, and everyone is welcome! Tag a friend, tag a stranger, whatever! Everyone who's been pulled in will be feeling unusually friendly and cuddly, so get a-snuggling. Some characters (particularly those with strong telepathic defenses) may not be as strongly affected as others; the extent of the Dreaming's effect on each character is up to the mun's discretion.

Also, when we say everyone, we mean everyone. Non-members are welcome to tag into this post, so feel free to voice-test new characters here, and to invite friends who aren't in the game to come do some meeting and greeting. If you've come upon this post and aren't a member of this game, you are welcome to tag into this post.

For those who are familiar with the brbG parties, this is basically like that. Post a tag with your character's arrival and await replies. Time is bendy in here, so each character can have multiple replies/threads. Have fun!]

Comments

[watchesthebeans]

"Farther than I ever want to travel again," confirms Aglet. "Except we'll have to, if we go back."

[wildmage_daine]

"It's worth it, to go back home," Daine says, thinking of the return trip from Carthak. Neither boat ride had been especially pleasant, in part because a few of her companions hadn't been enjoying themselves (Alanna in particular), and in part because the only animals on the boat had been rats. Getting out of Carthak had still been an enormous relief, though.

[watchesthebeans]

"I guess." Aglet gives a little one-shouldered shrug. He does miss home -- he misses the familiar passages in the hall, and knowing the routines of all the Beans in the house. He doesn't know that he misses it being just him and his aunt, though. "Aunt Euphony says we might get some of our cousins to come back with us. If they won't go, though, I don't think we're going to go home at all."

[wildmage_daine]

Daine rests her chin on her knees and allows her head to tip sideways as she regards Aglet. She supposes Borrowers might not get so attached to places knowing that they might have to up and leave at any time. Sounds exhausting to her, though she does understand what it's like to have a 'home' she'd rather not return to.

"Do you have a lot of family?" she asks. She's noticed that he hasn't mentioned parents or siblings, but it sounds like he has quite an extended family. She's a bit jealous; it was only her, Ma, and Grandda, so when she'd lost them, she'd lost everyone.

[watchesthebeans]

Aglet shakes his head, then pauses and gives a confused little nod. "In a way? My cousins, they've got lots of people living together -- grandparents, parents, kids. Little kids, though. Back home, it was only me and Aunt Euphony, since I was little."