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Ft. Yuina Higashi

A warm, soft bed. A faint breathing against his chest. A familiar, comforting softness and warmth laying atop him; a heart, beating strong against his own.

He knew these things.

And the first tell that something was off was the bed. The cot in their prison cell was neither soft nor warm.

"Huh." He uttered as he stared at an unfamiliar ceiling, then at unfamiliar windows, and unfamiliar bookshelves and nightstands, and felt unfamiliar sheets.

The only some-one familiar there was—

"Yuina." He mumbled softly as he stared at the crown of brown locks rested atop his chest, reflexively reaching down to peck it with his lips.

Oh, no mask.

...

Hohohoho...!

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There was so much haze... So much fog, as if finally succumbing to the discomfort and unease of the night just pushed her down deeper into the depths.[break]
Until... she fell through the other side, and was settled into a comfort that was too comfortable?[break][break]
Doug stirred first, his breathing changed, and as she was as sleep atop his chest, Yuina gave a sigh first, nestling in a bit more, she wasn't choosing to wake up...[break][break]
Movement... and then her name, a soft kiss at the top of her head... Yuina stirred, her voice coming out in a soft murmer of sorts. She leaned her head up, blinking heavily.[break]
"Doug...," she was nearly pleased, she had half a mind to just make herself comfortable again, to fall back asleep on his chest, finding comfort in seeing his face...[break][break]
Wait...[break][break]
Yuina pushed herself up from Doug's chest, an arm on either side of him, weight settling in her chest. She was seeing it all now, their unfamilar surroundings, a bed that was certainly not one they had shared before... And she studied him closely, no mask, no chain...[break]
"Wh-what... what happened, where are we?"

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POSTED ON Apr 26, 2024 1:47:21 GMT

Dream

Ft. Yuina Higashi

He snorted as she tried going back to sleep, reaching over to flick her forehead— she was up and hovering over him before he was even halfway there, though, drawing his gaze elsewhere.

He smiled at her she stared at his face, lightly tilting his head and winking as he gathered his hands underneath his neck.

"Wow." He said, staring right back...-ish. "Don't matter how many times I see'em— Impressive as ever."

Jokes were his coping mechanism.

He shrugged his shoulders at her question, dragging his gaze back up to her eyes.

"Not super sure. I'm either havin' a really nice dream, or..." He paused. "Having a really nice inter-dream. You're looking beautiful, by the way."

Like she hadn't spent even a day in prison.

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POSTED ON Apr 26, 2024 4:53:28 GMT

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She was thinking very hard, trying to understand what was happening, looking out the window to an unfamiliar city, rooftops going on forever, neon lights in every corner... The last thing she remembered, was so terrible, Yuina's hand moved up to her neck, convinced that she would feel the toxic chain there, but it wasn't there at all. In fact, nothing was...[break][break]
The same could be said for Doug as she glanced back down at him, his smile, that wink, his bare arms, his bare chest...[break]
She burned crimson, eyes darting around, they didn't know where they were... But at least she was with him... Right?[break][break]
"A dream...," she murmured, was the prison the dream...? But it couldn't be, not when it all felt so real, and so vivid... And that vision, that mask... Her stomach dropped, realizing what was missing, what she wanted, Yuina, not what the deepest recesses of herself wanted her to abandon and forget...[break]
And he was right there beneath her, or was it all just some terrible dream that would be ripped away from her, just like the mask...?[break][break]
"Is this a dream...? Or are you really here?"

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POSTED ON Apr 27, 2024 1:13:49 GMT

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Ft. Yuina Higashi

"Huh." Doug uttered, cupping his chin. "Good question."

He didn't usually remember his dreams, so there was a non-0% chance that this might all be a figment of his mind, already desperate to be freed from the chains forced upon him by the asshole trio.

He reached down and pinched, gently, Yuina's tummy.

"Hmm... I don't think it's a dream." He finally surmissed, glancing back up at her and grinning. "This feels same as ever."

Not that he was the one being pinched— but then, one couldn't count on dreams to replicate the sensation of grabbing something soft and pliable, right?

Right.

"But hey—" He raised himself onto his elbows, bringing his face closer to hers. "You're free to run whatever tests ya need, Cadet. I'll do anything to prove to ya it's me."

Yeah, he was probably not taking their circumstances as seriously as he should, buuut...

Eh. He could worry about that after making her forget about her worries.

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POSTED ON Apr 27, 2024 15:34:29 GMT

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It was strange trying to think about what part was a dream and what wasn't, and if this wasn't a dream, how did they get here? Nothing looked real, they couldn't be in Hoenn... And why did she feel like something was... Off? Something in the very very back of her mind was nagging at something, at more than just not knowing where they were...[break]
Yuina gasped at the soft pinch at her tummy, Doug's own attempt to discern what was or wasn't real. He'd done that before... And he certainly was just as cheeky as he'd always been, moving up on his elbows, taunting her in not closing the distance between them... A dream couldn't replicate that...[break][break]
A dream couldn't replicate the thrumming of her heart, the warm shiver that ran down her spine at the intentions of his smile, a dream wouldn't give way to how much she missed him being lost to her thoughts of that vision. It had only been a day (that didn't sound right... that didn't feel right...), yet it felt like an eternity that she was taken back to a place before his sweet promise because of how permeating and consuming it was...[break][break]
"You're trouble just like always, it would be pretty hard for a dream to capture that," Yuina smiled, pink blushing beneath her eyes, shifting a bit more forward on her arms. Dream or not, why waste an opportunity to feel whole again... She could push away that nagging feeling for just a bit longer...[break]
"But-- just to make sure," he did say anything, and she just wanted him more than anything as Yuina closed the gap, leaning in for a kiss that she hoped wouldn't disappear to the idea of a dream.[break][break]

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POSTED ON Apr 28, 2024 2:39:53 GMT

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Ft. Yuina Higashi

"Just to make sure." He echoed with a growing smile, his hold around her waist growing more firm as she came closer.

A little over an... hour(?) later, after thoroughly ascertaining his non-dream-y-ness, Doug found himself back in bed in a mess of sheets, Yuina's warmth burning against him as he panted.

"Hooo... Right... Hngh... then." He hummed, slowly rolling onto his side to look at her, propping his head lazily atop his curled bicep. "We should probably figure out what's goin' on, huh?"

Either that or make really sure this wasn't a dream. He could think of a couple more tests they could run.

"I think we may have gotten it half right the first time— there has to be some sort of... inter-dream stuff goin' on."

It all had to be at least half real.

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POSTED ON Apr 28, 2024 17:21:55 GMT

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Tousled hair, a soft pink flush of burning skin, pulse running restlessly, Yuina couldn't help the contented sigh of falling back into the bed's sheets. There wasn't much left in the way of denying that they were both there in that moment, hearts beating together in passion and an intent to know in certainty that they were together in spite of everything, and that maintained the soft smile beneath Yuina's eyes as she looked to Doug settling in front of her.[break][break]
She laid there in front of him, one hand idly twirling a section of his hair between her fingers, but no matter how blissful the moment was, there was still the matter of not knowing where they were or how they got there... What a way to make a space intimately familiar though.[break]
"I guess we kind of have to...," Yuina murmered, only a bit dejected, but it was like another punishment really, being able to be here in this moment, in this place and have some form of freedom, but it wasn't going to last, it couldn't...[break][break]
"What is it for though? Why would they let us have this when they're threatening to break us...," Yuina wondered, the weight of it all coming back in full force, it really was a punishment, not being able to fully escape, like they were being taunted by it, the control forever looming over them...[break]
Were others having this kind of dream? Were they the only ones in this dream? Why would they be granted some kind of reprieve with no recourse? There was zero chance that this wouldn't come with some kind of drawback, everything they had experienced thus far had strings attached to it.[break][break]
And what was that ticking feeling that she couldn't stop thinking about in the back of her mind?

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POSTED ON Apr 29, 2024 19:40:04 GMT

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Ft. Yuina Higashi

He shrugs his shoulders at the question, eyes wandering uncertainly.

A valid question indeed.

"Maybe they're tryin' to avoid a riot." He offers, not particularly invested in his own guess.

When living became too painful through someone else's explicit efforts, it wasn't uncommon for people to be willing to risk death for an alternative.

'Living in such conditions is worse than death, thus, you have everything to gain and nothing to lose'.

But that wasn't always the case— and frankly, the warden trio did not appear smart enough to arrange for such alternatives.

"Or maybe it's not up to them." He offered next, before snickering. "Maybe this is aaall happenin' right under their noses. Some glitch in the matrix they haven't noticed."

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POSTED ON Apr 30, 2024 2:22:06 GMT

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The amount of uncertainties began to grow exponentially as they started to talk about just what this place might be, and what it all meant.[break]
Doug had a point perhaps, that this was all a way to breed complacency, that knowing at the end of a given 'day' of their captive punishments, they were rewarded with an escape, no matter how false it was... Something to look forward to, to distract and keep them looking at something else...[break][break]
Or then, Yuina pondered the idea that they didn't know... It did seem a bit out of place, given how 'rewarding' it was. She glanced down at her hand, knowing where the cut from the day should be, and it wasn't there. They didn't have their masks, they were otherwise fine...[break]
Still though, she couldn't help the red blush that brushed under her eyes, bashful now, curling in on herself a bit.[break][break]
"Oh I hope so... I'd hate to think that we aren't 'alone' here," Yuina murmered, it hadn't crossed her mind before, and was far too late now. But... It was still worth it. And they had both already had to strip down beside their entire ward... modesty was already shot...[break][break]
In spite of herself, one thing Doug said stuck out... A glitch... There was something off about everything, the longer they spent there the more she could feel it...[break]
"Do you feel anything... I don't... hmm," she had to think, what was it exactly she was feeling? How could she explain it?[break][break]
"...I feel like... there's a clock ticking somewhere, but with every tick, the hand doesn't move-- It's just, ticking, for nothing..." yeah, that was the most sensical thing she had ever said.

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POSTED ON May 1, 2024 21:59:09 GMT

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Ft. Yuina Higashi

He released a hot puff of air, eyebrows rising high as he looked around the room.

"You n'me both, cadet." He said dryly, lip curling.

He had no interest in launching a joint PokeFans career here.

There wasn't a lot of time to think about who might be looking, though— Yuina had other things in mind.

"Uh."

Things that he couldn't even begin to understand.

"What?" He asked her blankly. If his head hadn't already been on his palm, it might have taken the chance to tilt in confusion. "A clock that ticks but doesn't move and ticks for nothing?"

What an eloquent summation of exactly what she had said, with absolutely none of the context, understanding or nuance behind it.

"Uh. Sorry love— No idea what'cha mean." He finished with a shrug, before smiling. "But hey— I ain't got any of the experience you do with time stuff. Maybe it's important."

He wasn't about to tell her to ignore anything in these circumstances— anything they could latch onto was better than nothing.

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POSTED ON May 2, 2024 2:23:17 GMT

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Saying it outloud made it sound even more ridiculous, trying to explain what she was feeling but... It still didn't sound wrong? That was really exactly what it felt like, a clock hand that would tick, but wouldn't finish the tock... It was stuck, not even ticking back and forth, just ticking over and over again in the same spot...[break][break]
Doug was trying to understand, and he pretty much said it outright back to her, even though he sounded just as confused as she sounded unsure...[break]
What did he mean, he didn't feel it?[break][break]
"What do you mean? How can you not feel it? It's like its right in the back of my head, I--," she stopped... He wasn't wrong... But the very idea made her bristle. As true as it was that she had experience with 'time stuff', she almost wanted to vehemently refuse the idea that there was anything having to do with such constructs... Just because she had the experience, didn't mean she had ever asked for it... And the idea that it was becoming prominent in some way, like it was being forced on her again? Maybe she was just imagining it...[break][break]
"I- I don't... I don't remember feeling this when we were awake, and this is some kind of dream... Maybe its nothing," she murmered, there was no telling what was and wasn't real... But it just wouldn't stop.[break][break]
Yuina shifted, moving to sit up from the bed, glancing out to the window and the city streets beneath them, and as if from the very thought of venturing out, to seeing what this place might be, in this dream, now she was clothed.[break]
"I think-- I think there's people in the streets?"

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POSTED ON May 6, 2024 23:13:15 GMT

Dream

Ft. Yuina Higashi

He scratched at his cheek, having nothing to say. There was nothing to notice, as far as he could tell.

Still.

"Don't dismiss it." He said firmly, moving to sit up on the bed, looking at her. "Hoenn ain't a normal place, and neither is anyone who frequents its front lines. Picking up weird items or random abilities ain't unheard of."

The ability to teleport, to feel the presence of legendary pokemon, to feel the presence of a particular legendary pokemon, to strike a dramatic pose and receive extraordinary power—

Nothing was off the table when you were constantly playing Hoenn's roulette. So long as you didn't lose it all to the house— you would get something.

Though not always a good something.

"Huh?" He mumbled as she pointed out the shadows fleeting down on the streets below, turning to the window. "Oh. There are."

He cocked his head, before looking over the city and squinting.

"Does this place look... familiar to you?"

It vaguely reminded him of... darkness.

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Don't dismiss it... She couldn't truly, not when the feeling only became more prominent now that she was aware of it... Still though, whatever it was, whatever was allowing her to so innately feel some sort of passing of time, it was as though it were taunting her, just like the voice that called to her within the distortions... An anomaly...[break][break]
Standing now to look out to the city streets, she could see figures moving about, just as if it were a real, normal city at all. Doug's question though made Yuina pause, glancing closer at a couple of figures passing by below.[break]
"It does... And so do they...," Yuina murmered, between his thoughts on the city scape looking familiar and seeing the blue faces of their captors roaming the streets below, it was clear...[break][break]
"Megalopolans... This is a megalopolis city... But why? What does that mean," Yuina wondered, they too were not donning the toxic chains, nor were they devoid of their senses in being lost to the darkened city that she and Doug had both been to. And then, off to the side, heading down another street...[break][break]
"Wait, look, that person wasn't a Megalopolan, they... Is this all one collective dream?"

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