[open]

[imaginex]

WHO: You... and hopefully Sakura (eventually)
WHERE: Sakura's dreamscapes
WHEN: August 19th
WHAT: Sakura could use some help escaping her dreamscapes, guys. Try not to get stuck in them.
WARNINGS: There's a lot, so gonna cover them underneath each prompt.

I. Church on the Hill

[When the dreamscape finally settles, a building will loom right in front of you – most likely a church, as the stone cross that sits at the very top is pretty conspicuous. However, given that the weather has suddenly shifted into a wet evening, rain clouds gathered ominously in the sky, the sight might not seem very godly.

The doors to the church appear shut. However, the silence is cut abruptly by the sound of broken… glass? Maybe a busted window?

Who knows. Have a look around: either through the church doors, or to hunt down the mystery of that noise. There might be plenty here to find.]

[ooc: this prompt will potentially feature human parasites of the worm variety, emotional/physical trauma and abuse (mostly discussed, some shown), and might involve a physical fight (though that can be worked around, just lemme know what you prefer)]

II. Matou Mansion

[When the dreamscape finally settles, you’re inside a house.

... Or, at the very least, a very long hallway. It is the stuff made of nightmares because it’s dark, it’s cold, it creaks with unexplainable noises, and even if you turn around, there won't be a door.

Looks like the only way is forward for now. This should go fiiiine.]

[ooc: this prompt will potentially feature the emotional/physical abuse of a child (discussed, not shown!), murder, discussion of human parasites, looooots of worms, and might involve a physical fight (though that can be worked around)]

III. All the World's Evil

[When the dreamscape finally settles, you’re in a large, expansive room – to call it a basement would not do it justice. It looks and feels like a crypt, instead, a place where the dead sleep, and the holes lining the walls won’t do anything to dissuade you from that thought. In fact, a whiff of the air comes back with the stink of decayed bodies, and though it might be faint, there seems to be… squirming noises.

No matter where you look, though, you won’t find anything living. The floors are bare. No bodies come crawling down the walls. It's as blank as a tomb. Instead, there are three potential ways to move forward. A wooden door to the left and a bolted door to the right – and then, a staircase that seems to lead up and up, to an unknown destination.

Try a door or try the stairs. Try something quick. Just because it seems empty doesn't mean someone isn't watching.]

[ooc: this prompt will potentially feature discussion of trauma and abuse, murder, possession, suicide ideation, a girl who is obviously not in her right mind, and will absolutely involve some level of a physical or mental battle. 'Cause, y'know. Dark Sakura is not very nice.]

[ooc: and as a final note, if any/all of the prompts contain themes you'd rather not deal with, just drop me a pp at ignitible or pm this journal, and we can figure out something that works for you]

Comments

iii because im fucked up

[odasaku]

[ when oda wakes up in this...this place, he gets an unsettling from the start.

he recognizes this place, from sakura's memories-- when he saw her as a child, covered in worms that not even his worst nightmares could produce. so, of course, the first thing he thinks of is calling the possible owner of...whatever this is ]

Sakura? Sakura, are you here?!

jaosdfhias oda is trying his best

[imaginex]

[And his answer is...!

Silence.

Not a sound or a whisper. For all intents and purposes, Sakura is not in this basement. In fact, nothing seems to be, not even the worms. Only eeriness and quiet will follow Oda until he picks a path to go.]

[odasaku]

...

[ well, if that's the case, then oda's going to try to open the door to the left-- what is there? ]

II

[lienhearts]

[Well this is extremely creepy.

Granted, he very definitely tries to find another way to go besides "forward," but once he realizes that's a no go, he gives a light sigh and begins walking down it. Slowly, and as silently as possible, his dream self the "Theo" most people on the app are familiar with, plain brown hair and simple clothes and all.]

[imaginex]

[Worry not, Theo, walk far enough and suddenly the hallway will open up into an honest to god room -- what appears to be a dining area with a long rectangular table in the middle, surrounded by furniture of high quality. Wherever he's ended up has money to spare, that's for sure.

He's got three choices from here: explore the dining room more closely, head straight into another hallway that looks as dark and sinister as the last, or perhaps check the wall to the right, which will show him a wooden door.]

[lienhearts]

[He'd be far more interested in checking the place out if this were not a super creepy... mansion?? Let's go with that until he can better ascertain literally anything about this place besides Big and Rich.

So with that in mind, he's going to quietly go up to the wooden door and listen at it. Does he hear anything ominous, perhaps?]

III

[strawberrypunch]

[Not really the kind of place you want to hang around, no. After a quick survey of his surroundings, he'll try out the stairs. He's not exactly loud, but he's not worried about stealth, either.

Best to figure out just where this is for now.]

[imaginex]

[He will find his path unblocked the entire way. The stairs lead up and up, and at the very top will sit a door that is encased with light.

Given his background, he'll be able to feel it quite clearly: there is something evil lurking on the other side.

Shall he continue?]

[strawberrypunch]

[Never a great feeling, that. But while he isn't armed with a sword, he's remembered well enough how to fight with his fists, too.

He's already prepared to move quickly to dodge as necessary when he opens the door.]

iii

[me_matey]

-Nope. Nope nope nope nope NOPE. She hears those sounds. She got a nose-full of that noxious, horrid stench of death around her. Everything about this place scramed "get out". And among the exits, she wasn't about to take her chance on doors that might have contained more things she wanted nothing to do with. So up the stairs she flew, skipping several steps in big leaps, anything to get away from this place that made her skin crawl right off her back.-

[imaginex]

[Up the stairs she goes then, leaving the room behind. It will take a few leaps and bounds, but there is obviously a door that stands at the very top, pulsating with light.

-- And the light? It does not radiate friendliness. It might even be creepier than the basement. Whatever is on the other side stands to be worse than what she's left behind, but it's up to her if she wants to open that door or not.]

[me_matey]

-Once more, she'd found herself frozen in place, the very thought of moving forward penetrating a deep terror within her, like a sort of primal fear that even her ancestors would understand. She had felt it before, when facing down that insane doctor... the scars in her mind still burned from those memories. She was sweating, panting, and she'd barely done anything...

...


But she had no choice. She had to move forward. Something was waiting behind this light. Something she needed to see. Part of her knew this as a truth so profound that it briefly overrode her fear, allowing her to step into that light, through that door...-

iii let's get wrecked

[ohrlyeh]

[This place is...oppressive.]

[Howard's eyes flit back and forth. There are holes. Why are there holes? He clutches at his arms, shuddering. He...needs to get out. He really needs to get out.]

[His gaze alights on the stairs - he moves towards them to start to go up. Maybe there's an exit there...]

yeeeees let's go let's goooo

[imaginex]

[Well.

There's a door that twinkles in the distance, easy to see as whatever is on the other side is illuminating that room in light.

Though it doesn't seem to be a particularly friendly light -- in fact, if Howard has any sixth sense for this sort of thing, it will be screaming at him to reconsider his options.

... He also doesn't have many other options, so. Will he continue up?]

[ohrlyeh]

Hm.

[That's light. That means it's a way out. His hand hovers above the doorknob though - his own paranoia, even without the help of dreams, is telling him that maybe this isn't a good idea. But he doesn't want to stay in this room, so...what to do, what to do?]

[Indecisive, he places his ear against the door. Can he hear anything?]

III because we're here to fuck ourselves up

[thesettingsun]

[Shuji does not love this room. In fact, he would like to get out of this room as quickly as possible. Which is why he's taking the stairs up right away.]

[imaginex]

[Climbing up the stairs will lead him out of the room! In fact, it will lead him to a doorway that sits at the very top, with light pulsating at the edges.

If Shuji has any sixth sense to guide him, then he might feel uneasy the closer he gets to the door -- like whatever is on the other side can't be good for him.

What will he do, then?]

iii

[promisedyou]

[ Ah, yes. This sort of sight feels rather familiar to her in spite of its many differences. The oppressiveness of it all, the sense that something dead could only live in here, not to mention the disgusting smell of corpses and blood that her mind and body recalls too well...

It's disgusting.

Her eyes flicker around her; seeing the two doors and the flight of stairs. Does it really matter what she chooses? Going up the stairs will doubtfully actually get her out, and going through the obvious wooden door doesn't sound like a great idea, either. Of course, she's going to keep her caution and see what she can do, first.

Let's check that bolted door first and see how, exactly, it works. If she has to, she will absolutely make the attempt to destroy the door, depending on what it's made of. After all, locked doors are there for a reason, aren't they? ]

[imaginex]

[Upon closer inspection, that bolted door is the type that has an iron bar in front of it, held closed by a padlock that will require a key to open. Said lock could possibly be broken with enough force, too, should it come to that.

Otherwise, it sits silently at the girl's approach. Would she like to press her ear against the door, listen in? Locked doors are indeed locked for a reason.

Maybe this one is keeping something in it.]

I, and definitely okay with a physical fight. Hurt me bro. Gimme your worst

[mincingminuet]

[Penelope's hands tighten to white knuckles on the long spear she'd brought with her into the dream. Staring up at the church in front of her, she breathes in the cold night air and steels herself. Stepping forward, she starts towards the door and reaches inside herself to hold a defensive spell at the ready. As she does so, a trio of voices within her head all chime up various warnings. Mateus, Cuchulainn, and Ultima all writhe with anticipation, each one of them keyed up for various reasons...

When she reaches the door, she raps hard on it three times with the butt of the Zodiac spear and then pushes inside.]

Hello?

yea yea yea

[imaginex]

[The church is not much warmer, sorry to say, carrying with it the same heavy chill as the cold night air. And while it's lit on the inside, the light bouncing off the church pews, there doesn't seem to be anyone around.

-- That doesn't mean it's silent, however. Penelope is going to hear two voices: one clearly belonging to a female, the other a male. And the two are locked in an argument:]

"Are you planning to kill Sakura?"

[The boy's voice is shocked, but in contrast, the girl replies with cool regard.]

"What? You're telling me you didn't come here prepared for that? Killing her is for her own good now."

[The voices seem to be coming from a room far off to the right, probably a door that's set deep into the wall. Will Penelope wait to eavesdrop more, or try to find the source of the voices?]

Sure let's do II here

[matchbreaker]

[ An old manor and the only way forward is... forward. The old woman in the young woman's body can't help but be a little bit amused at the whole set up, despite the more dire mood. And in that regard, she stretches out her hands, sensing the area for any bats and...

There's only the ones she keeps in her purse. So okay, there's four. ]

Better than nothing, I suppose.

[ So let's go on in. ]

[imaginex]

[Forward she goes, then! Not that she had a choice, as she has already recognized. But at least she doesn't have to walk for long. Quickly enough the path is going to open to her right, leading into what appears to be a large dining room, with a long rectangular table in the middle, surrounded by chairs.

That's all she'll get from a cursory glance. Does Elda decide to explore the dining room proper, or would she prefer to keep walking along the hall?]

I is the loneliest number

[falsepretentious]

[He thought he was about to help Sakura, but now he's by an unfamiliar church-like building instead. Before Byakuya can even get a proper handle on the current situation, he hears the noise of broken glass somewhere nearby.]

What the...? [He soon starts moving, in search of a source.]

[ooc: He's not exactly one for physical fighting, but I don't mind him potentially getting involved in one!]

[imaginex]

[Having chosen to look for the source of the glass, Byakuya will find the product easily enough -- glass shards from a window that are collecting rain on the muddy ground, and with no person in sight.

However, there are foot prints instead. Leading into a grassy field, very pointedly away from the church.

Which means Byakuya has a choice: follow the footprints, or take a look inside the church.]