[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

[scythegun]

[Oh, this is very nice! It's beautiful and peaceful, and the sense that everything is going to be alright is appreciated right now. Sure, there's still the countdown on his hand and he has no idea where Shuji is or what's going to happen when he finds Shuji, but for a moment everything does seem fine.

...But he's not one to stand around for too long, and now's certainly no exception. Time to check this place out! He'll check out the pond first, is there anything interesting over here?]

[thesettingsun]

[In the pond's reflection, instead of just him and his briefcase, Jaeger will see a representation of his hopes for the future for himself.

I'm not saying it's him and Wesker with wedding rings but it could be]

[scythegun]

[Well, since a lot of his hopes for himself are incredibly difficult to show in any sort of meaningful way, of course it's going to be him and Wesker with wedding rings. Wesker admittedly looks like he has no idea what to do with said wedding ring and Jaeger looks like he's about to laugh, but really what else would you expect out of either of them.]

Ah...

[His hand goes to Wesker's heart stone in his pocket, where he's been keeping it ever since Wesker let him keep it. This is really nice... Kind of embarrassing, but really nice...

He won't hang out here forever, but is there anything else to see around the pond?]

[thesettingsun]

[Touching the flowers will get a vision of one of Shuji's hopes - one shows himself marrying Mista, another shows himself on a book tour. These aren't memories, obviously, but they're almost as clear as the ones Jaeger saw before.

There's also a vegetable garden on the other side, but we know Jaeger doesn't trust heart food anyway.]

[scythegun]

[Oh no, these are so cute?? It feels like a very personal thing so he won't touch too many flowers or anything, but that's adorable.

No, he absolutely doesn't trust heart food, but he might as well go check it out! Anything interesting here besides the heart food that he will absolutely not eat?]

[thesettingsun]

[He doesn't have to eat them, but just touching one of the vegetables gets a sense of determination to make these dreams come true.

Other than that, nothing immediately jumps out. You can sit on the bench, but it's just a comfortable bench.]

[scythegun]

[That's precious... Don't worry, he's got plenty of determination already, but he'll take the boost!! Shame about the bench, though. Didn't have enough heart magic to enchant that one too, huh?

Well, unless there's something else to check out in here, it's time to look for an exit! Is the only way out the same door he came from?]

[thesettingsun]

[Maybe sometimes you just want to sit without weird effects, Jaeger.

Back through the bar is the only way out.]

[scythegun]

[Back he goes, then! He'll thank Oda before heading back out to the dining hall - time to go check out that other door, since that's the closest one he hadn't explored yet! Once again, he'll stop and listen at it. Anything to note here?]

[thesettingsun]

[Someone is humming a cheerful tune.]

[scythegun]

[Huh. Well, so far everything's been good (and pretty damn adorable), so he's not expecting trouble, but he'll keep his weapon ready just in case. Time to head on in!]

[thesettingsun]

[It's different, at least.]