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POSTED ON Jul 16, 2024 16:20:28 GMT

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Unovan food was simple. Sometimes, it was a bastardization of other cuisines, but it had its own charm, admittedly. She didn't seek it out as she preferred the comfort of Galarian curries, but she could enjoy a solid Tauros steak and potatoes. She began heating the pan, first. Then, she chose her hunk of meat and chose a variety of spices to complement it. She grabbed garlic and butter to create the perfect substance for basting the meat. Finally, she picked the nicest strand of rosemary she could find. [break][break]

It was simple enough to select a potato for baking. The steak required more attention. She seared it carefully, counting in her head as it went to ensure she went about it evenly. She used a spoon to continue soaking the meat in the garlic butter. The rosemary went in to embed the meat with a gentle aroma and flavor. The baked potato was an easier fiend. It received garlic butter as well once she split it open; then, she gave it a generous helping of shredded cheese and chives. [break][break]

She plated the medium rare steak with the baked potato and took a step back to appreciate its heartiness and simplicity. She was no UNovan patriot, obviously, but she figured it was a dis hthat would make any Unovan feel patriotic.[break][break]

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[SSG][C/Eris] Confront

POSTED ON Jul 16, 2024 16:12:01 GMT

Josh Devlin

The scale does not tip. The dreamscape does not change. You feel the weight of Eris' words and continue to have only your words to defend yourself.

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The scale does not tip. The dreamscape does not change. You are powerful and continue to have say over Josh's fate.

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Happy Vibes and Truthful Lies [SS:G]

POSTED ON Jul 16, 2024 16:11:49 GMT

howard slayte & june sleigh

The dreamscape does not change.

Its stillness, now, is a portent. Something is coming. Deep in your subconscious, your minds tangle with the idea that you are going to have to make a choice and regardless of what you choose, you will lose something.

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l◻f◻ l◻ght (SS:G)

POSTED ON Jul 16, 2024 16:11:38 GMT

Cillian Quinn

Awareness washes over you like a cold ocean wave, lapping and ebbing and flowing. This is a dream. Something is wrong with it. Temp's mind is really here.

Tempest Quinn

Your awareness spreads to Cillian through your deep connection with him. Somehow, deep in your subconscious, your mind is tangling with the idea that you are both going to have to make an impactful decision. It is coming fast. You do not know what it will be. You do know that it will involve loss.

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velmos saga [ss:g]

POSTED ON Jul 16, 2024 16:11:26 GMT

priam conrad

The dream is in alignment.

Fully invested in the dream, you have the capacity do anything as if lucid dreaming. Perhaps, extremely deep in your subconscious, your mind realizes you are going to have to make a choice soon, one that will change things for your waking mind. But for now, your mind dictates this reality. You are the narrator. What is it that you desire most? You can make it true, here.

oscar clayton

The dream is in alignment

Fully invested in the dream, you... feel safe? Safer than ever. Perhaps, extremely deep in your subconscious, your mind realizes that someone you can actually trust has the reigns in some way, is able to protect you or hurt you more deeply than anyone else in your life and despite any training or experience or life lessons, you find yourself trusting this person. You are safe. Do you choose to believe this is true?
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Dreams Within Dreams (SSG)

POSTED ON Jul 16, 2024 16:11:05 GMT

Lucia Aldrete

You can change the world, your fate, everything... is this all that you desire? If you were no longer passive, no longer victim, no longer determined by those around you but by yourself instead... is this all you would choose?

For now, you have ascended to godhood. What you choose is what you are. What do you choose?

John Sullivan

You remain grounded in the dream, choosing this reality over another. You indulge in it deeply, meaning you feel the loss of control all the more fully.

You get the inkling that you can take it back from Lucia if you can restrain her.

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THE FIRST SUNRISE

POSTED ON Jul 16, 2024 16:10:52 GMT

MATIAS SILPH & Elisabeth Fiorelli

The dreamscape has tried to contain two powerful opposing forces that cannot be balanced and has failed.

Turmoil. The dreamscape around you shifts, jerks, then shatters. You find yourselves standing in some expansive white space with no borders; only chunks of the reality you had just been in float around you, sometimes shifting in color like aberrations on a TV screen. These pieces move in erratic ways and are unreachable and untouchable regardless of what action you take to chase after them.

Blight. The reality of your reality is that you are dreaming and something is wrong. Awareness burns in your throat like absinthe. Deep in your subconscious, your mind is tangling with an understanding that there is an unavoidable choice coming. Time is running out. You know you will lose something regardless of what you choose. What happens now either has severe consequences or none. What are your final words?

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RKS: Cillian & Ameena

POSTED ON Jul 16, 2024 15:33:09 GMT

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She didn't like the loss of sensation the deeper they walked into the shadow. Maybe Cillian felt comfort in the darkness, but she wouldn't be able to relax in it until she had a pokemon that could commune with shadows and offer some kind of guidance. [break][break]

"I will be requesting a meeting with Naomi Sato if our Unown experiment is successful. But I am optimistic we can douse it in shadow." Not that optimism impacted research experiments, but she was confident her first sacrifice to Cillian's shadow methods would work out. [break][break]

She felt the scene threaten to shift around them, which she was thankful for. "There is something so unsettling about the Unown. I wonder how she tolerates their... watchfulness." She wasn't sure how else to label it. But being surrounded by them, even in the simulation, made her feel like she was in the same panopticon as that of the penitentiary.

TAGS – Cillian Quinn [break]

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RKS: Cillian & Ameena

POSTED ON Jul 16, 2024 15:29:09 GMT

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Before you know it, you're slammed against the dusty stone walls. Unown emerge from the stone slate as blinking glyphs. Voices flood your mind: "de▉▉rt for our sake. you must w▉lk with us but lea▉e us. we r▉fu▉e the ou▉▉ide w▉rld."[break][break]

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POSTED ON Jul 16, 2024 15:11:12 GMT

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She felt uninclined to use normal type pokemon because of their limited advantages. She also felt like a lot of canine and feline pokemon were underwhelming in nature. Still, she found herself drawn to the Delcatty that was feasting on some foraged berry in an alleyway. "Drop down there," she instructed, and Cora banked to get closer to the lone pokemon. Perhaps it was the stunning purple color that suited Ameena's aesthetic, or just the visible grace of such a pokemon, but she wanted the Delcatty. Ameena disembarked from Cora in the alleyway and produced a juicy pecha berry for Delcatty's consideration. She clicked her tongue until she got its attention, and she lowered herself to the ground slowly to seem non-threatening. The Delcatty's look of suspicion at Ameena told her that the cat had good instincts. An ideal partner...

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TFW PRELUDE: MOSSDEEP SCENARIO B-6

POSTED ON Jul 16, 2024 3:14:25 GMT

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Finally. [break][break]

The relief is so overwhelming she has to fight tears as he finally kisses her. She pulls him close even though they're already touching, desperate for them to feel like one. He tastes a little like smoke. She isn't sure if her head is spinning or the world is, but she feels anchored underneath him. Several heartbeats later, licking her way into his mouth, she realizes that odd sensation in her chest: she feels safe. [break][break]

Safe.[break][break]

It's part of the reason, she tells herself, she doesn't notice the Brute Bonnet encroaching on their moment until the sickly sweet scent of its secreting poison overpowers the gunpowder scent of Montgomery.

TAGS – Montgomery James [break]
NOTES – Dreaming... (brute bonnet!)[break]
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POSTED ON Jul 16, 2024 2:40:50 GMT

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"What is that one..." She said as she peered over Cora's wing. It looked shelled. She hadn't seen this one before, but she took that as a negative. She was surrounded by so many competent trainers that she should be familiar with the most powerful by now. It certainly did not give the aura of a deity, though she didn't like how it was perched on a building. It was watching people. "We can keep looking." Cora cawed her confirmation.

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POSTED ON Jul 16, 2024 2:35:27 GMT

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The scyther was interrupted in its fleeing by a Capsakid. The newcomer launched razor leaf at the bug. It shouldn't have done much, but the scyther was so weak that it fainted. Capsakid chittered with pleasure. Magearna and Ameena shared a knowing look. That kind of conniving behavior was suitable for their purposes. It was a lot like Espathra. Ameena pulled an oran berry from her bag and clicked her teeth. The Capsakid looked at her suspiciously, then scurried over. "More where that came from," she insisted as it took to the berry like it'd never eaten before.

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POSTED ON Jul 16, 2024 2:25:24 GMT

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TFW PRELUDE: MOSSDEEP SCENARIO B-6

POSTED ON Jul 15, 2024 23:52:54 GMT

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She isn't fast enough to duck the stun spore. Gardevoir and her are struck by the speedy production of spore from the Breloom, giving her only a moment to dread the impact as he tackles her. She hits the ground hard. Her mind spins, unable to process the last few seconds until his Claydol explodes above them, disintegrating a large metal shard. [break][break]

The tell-tale scent of interdream mist, like raspberries, fills the air around them just before Ameena notices the pink fog blur her vision. "Oh," she says limply, devoid of rage and rendered more aloof than apathetic because of the mist's soothing properties, "there is interdream mist here." Laughter bubbles from her chest and spills from her mouth like a brook, something staggering and improper and deeply unlike her. A soft amusement. [break][break]

She reaches for her pokeball with all the grace stun spore permits and returns Gardevoir to her pokeball, not wanting the pokemon to be trapped in the unfolding scene. It is too unavoidable now, and she does not want to make a mistake with Gardevoir because they're both under its influence. [break][break]

The world around them shifts fluidly. They are no longer on a residential path in Mossdeep surrounded by unconscious bodies. They are on a lush hill, and the sky is not on fire, and there is no distant clamor of war. A light breeze tickles the long grass she lies on, and her peripheral suggests there are countless dark blue-purple pansies surrounding them; her favorite, though her father always thought them ugly and bruise-like. They were resilient flowers, probably the sturdiest of all pansy species. And beautiful. [break][break]

The context of battle slips through her fingers like sand as the interdream mist settles. Montgomery is on her, and she finds herself cradling his face instead of trying to strangle him as she would otherwise. "Hey," she says simply.

TAGS – Montgomery James [break]
NOTES – Gardevoir is forcibly returned to her pokeball. The dream begins.[break]
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