[open dreamdive] no longer human

[thesettingsun]

WHO: You!
WHERE: Shuji's subconscious.
WHEN: August 18.
WHAT: Dreamdiving!
WARNINGS: Depends on how the dive goes, but a likely one is suicide.

[Maybe you weren't even in line of sight of Shuji. Just about everyone has a reason to be out and about on a Saruday afternoon, and nobody wants their day interrupted by the ground falling out from under them. Maybe you don't even instantly recognize that the library entrance you fall into would be part of Shuji's subconscious and not anybody else's.

This is how things ended up for you today, unfortunately. Might as well take a look around and see if you can't spot the man himself.

Locations are in top-levels added as divers enter them.]

Comments

ENTRANCE

[thesettingsun]

[You find yourself in an entrance hall which may or may not be familiar to you - it’s an almost identical match to the National Library that appeared in Apprassage. The only difference is the paintings that line the walls; Shuji’s in a lot more of these pictures than in the National Library.

Oh, and it’s missing a front door, that’s different too. Looks like the only way to exit is up the stairs and through the doors that lead to the main hall.]

[maidofmistakes]

Whoa, whoa. What's going on in here? [She looks around and carefully starts to walk up the stairs.] Did Mr. Tsushima decorate this place as a shrine to himself?

[thesettingsun]

[That would be really pathetic, wouldn't it?

A casual glance shows that most of these pictures are of milestones in Shuji's life - graduating college, signing the cover of his first published novel, etc.]

[maidofmistakes]

Wow... [She scales the staircase and very carefully tries the door. Well, if it won't open, she's got super strength, but opening things the normal way is common courtesy.]

[thesettingsun]

[The door swings open easily, no super strength needed, and leads into the main hall.]

[scythegun]

[Well, this is certainly different. Winding up somewhere unfamiliar is something Jaeger's getting used to, so his first instinct is to check and see if there's anything that might be immediately a threat. His second instinct is to check for his weapon, since he usually carries that with him wherever he goes. Does he still have his briefcase or are we doing this without weapons?]

[thesettingsun]

[No immediate threats, unless you're terrified of paintings or stairs! Shuji wouldn't judge if you were.

Jaeger still has his briefcase, and it still does that transforming thing.]

[scythegun]

[Excellent on both counts! The last time he woke up somewhere unfamiliar he didn't have it and got shot, so you know. Always good to check.

Now then! Since there's nothing immediately threatening to kill him and he's still armed, he'll head on up the stairs to check out the paintings. He loves the arts! He is totally here for fine paintings. What's going on in these?]

[thesettingsun]

[Jaeger's priorities are definitely in the right place.

A casual glance suggests that most of these depict milestones in Shuji's life - Shuji graduating from college, Shuji signing the cover of his first published book, and so forth. If Jaeger happens to touch one, he'll be filled with a feeling of accomplishment.]

[manufactured]

[This place is...uncomfortable, it reminds him a bit too much of Spencer's estates and the training facility, the same sort of large, grand setup that Wesker is entirely too familiar with. He finds himself wishing, briefly, that he had his guns; he tries to shake it off as best he can, however. Hopefully there's nothing that will require shooting anything in here; because Resident Evil memories have trained him very well into looking up, he's going to do that as he makes his way toward the center of the room, checking the light fixtures and verifying that they at least look stable on a spot check as he makes his way toward the stairs.]

[thesettingsun]

[The lighting on top is pretty standard panel lighting - no chandelier about to fall on you here, Wesker. They aren't even damaged. Likewise the smaller lamps attached to the walls are fine, although if those hit you you probably wouldn't be much more than bruised.]

[manufactured]

[Good to know. At least the chandeliers back in Spencer's estate never hit him, he usually just dropped them on other...people. Things that were arguably people? ...He's pretty sure Lisa Trevor used to be a person once-

Anyway.

Up the stairs we go, then; let's look at the paintings, he supposes, while we're here. Both to see how well-done they are as well as what they're depicting.]

[thesettingsun]

[Lisa Trevor probably did not deserve a lot of what happened.

The paintings depict milestones in Shuji's life! Graduating from college, signing his first published book, events like that. They're well-done, although the longer ago the event was the more faded the painting is - so the stuff with cute kid Shuji is pretty faded by now.]

[vitis]

[ john's not entirely unfamiliar with the place, even as few times as he's dropped by it. familiar enough that he strolls with his typical ease, hands tucked behind his head as he surveys the pictures. those give his smile a touch of amusement, actually-- he wondrs if someone did that for shuji, or...? (did he do that himself...?)

regardless, they're not something he quite remembers-- what's happening in them? ]

[thesettingsun]

[The paintings depict events in Shuji's life - milestones John would know Shuji is proud of, like his graduation from college, or him signing the cover of his first published novel.

John's not in any of these himself, but there are a couple faded ones with cute little kid Shuji, so hopefully he's not too disappointed.]

[vitis]

[ D'AWWW

is cute little kid shuji as cute as everyone knew that he would be? do any of these paintings have shuji with braces, important questions ]

[odasaku]

[ oda is...a little suspicious over what is happening, but he definitely recognizes the national library.

as soon as he starts making his way to the stairs, though, he can't help but to take note of...all the pictures. ]

I'm going to have to ask Shuji why his dream has so many pictures of himself...

[thesettingsun]

[Maybe he was secretly a narcissist who puts up pictures of himself graduating college and signing his novel cover. Maybe he was a douchebag this whole time.

But probably not.]

[odasaku]

[ he doubts it.

but he'll continue up the stairs, looking around to check the general state of things. does everything look alright? ]

[strawberrypunch]

[...At least that means the solution is easy? After casting a glance around, Tatsuma begins walking up the stairs. Though he seems fairly relaxed, he's on the alert, relying on his ability to sense other souls in hopes of finding someone else in here.]

[thesettingsun]

[You're in the middle of a soul, does that screw up your ability any?]

[strawberrypunch]

[I have no idea honestly, he never really jumped in souls before.

Getting pinged by Soul all around him is gonna be real weird.]

[dornen_kiste]

<sub>[ Well this felt... fancy. Not Jirou fancy or Ashura fancy, but then after spending time around people with more money than god, 'fancy' takes on a new meaning. Still, elegant, and he felt rather out of place in his class clothes - jeans, t-shirt, chucks.

He glances around, but seeing no other direction to go but up, he places a foot on the first step. ]</sub>

Um - hello? Hello, I'm sorry I don't mean to intrude, I seem a little... lost?

[thesettingsun]

[There's no verbal answer, but Yogi gets the feeling that the way he should go is up and through the stairs.

There's not really any other way to go, so it's not like anyone could blame him?]

[dornen_kiste]

_{[ This was either going to go okay, or very bad. He glanced back behind him again, but there didn't seem to be any other path forward but up the stairs, so... up the stairs he continued, one cautious step at a time, his fingers gliding along the rail. ]}

Hello?

_{[ Just in case they hadn't heard him before. ]}