(open) rough seas will be calm

[scythegun]

WHO: Jaeger (eventually) and you!
WHERE: Dreamscapes.
WHEN: 8/25.
WHAT: Dreamdives!
WARNINGS: Suicidal implications, threads are warned accordingly.

[You find yourself on a grassy plain. It's nighttime, and while this whole thing is probably incredibly surreal, the scenery is at least peaceful. You can see a dark building ahead of you.

If you look behind you, you'll notice that there's a large, thick forest. Listening for a moment will tell you that there's plenty of wildlife there, and it doesn't sound happy to see you. It's probably not a good idea to head that direction. But hey, if you really want to, there's nothing stopping you.

If you choose to approach the building, you'll hear the distant sound of waves crashing, but otherwise all is silent. It would almost be serene, if not for the ominous look of the building. It appears to be a very large manor. There are plenty of lights on inside despite the late hour, which gives you a little more light to see the building itself. For some reason there are massive chains decorating the left side of the building that don't actually seem to be there for any specific purpose, and above that are flags for... some reason. The whole thing is kind of an experience, and the gloomy atmosphere and isolated nature of the house probably aren't doing much to make you feel at ease.

Since the manor is most likely where you're headed, you might want to get a bit closer to the front door to check it out. Be careful, though - you won't be able to get too close without two guards spotting you. They're dressed in yellow uniforms complete with masks that hide the upper halves of their faces. They don't exactly look friendly; one of them has a crossbow in hand and the other has some kind of large daggers that look like they're attached to the back of his hands.

You'll find that there's a solid wall around the perimeter of the manor; you can hide here for a moment if you'd like. Climbing over the wall seems to be out of the question given the height of it and the spikes on top.

How do you want to proceed?]

Comments

[manufactured]

[Wesker's never seen this man before. He knows for a fact that he hasn't. But just the same, he knows who he is.

He'll look at him for a moment, taking in everything - the appearance, the fading, the slash marks - before he leaves the room; he doesn't like the feeling he's getting from it, but he wants to remember what this man looks like, for future reference. In the event that he ever shows up on the network, so he knows who to keep an eye on.

Anyway.

Back out into the hallway, then, if there's nothing else to see here.]

[scythegun]

[You'll immediately notice that something's off when you return to the hallway - the guard is no longer around.]

[manufactured]

[...Oh. Okay. That's happy. There's no way that's going to bite him in the ass later.

How is the other door looking? Still locked?]

[scythegun]

[Surprisingly, no! It's unlocked and you can open it! There's no indication of what or who unlocked it, but that's probably fine...?? Do you want to proceed?]

[manufactured]

[Of course he wants to proceed.]

[scythegun]

[Once again you'll find yourself in a room that doesn't seem to fit within the manor, but this time it's something entirely unfamiliar.

It looks like you're underwater, with unfamiliar architecture and a high ceiling that shouldn't be possible within the manor's walls. The area is very open, but there doesn't actually seem to be too much of interest here aside from the scenery - there aren't any doors or any way to proceed.

There is something shiny on the floor in the center of the room, though.]

[manufactured]

[All right, this is...new. It takes him a moment to try to process what he's seeing, and to figure out if he should be finding any of it familiar.

"I don't know where we were, I've never seen it before. It almost looked like we were underwater, though admittedly I couldn't get a very good look at our surroundings. I was injured and-"

The reaction it gets from him is a muted one, but it's certainly a negative one; it takes him a brief moment to shake it off, to move forward and see what that shiny thing is on the floor. He can think of a few things it might be, and he doesn't like any of the options his mind is coming up with; as such, it's for the best to push forward and see what it is for himself so he'll stop questioning.]

[scythegun]

[You'll find it very familiar. It might even be one of the options you've thought of.

The blastia looks similar even when it's not attached to Jaeger's chest, though the biggest difference is that the red gem in the center isn't glowing like usual.]

[manufactured]

[That was the first thing to come to mind, yes.

It takes him a moment to pick it up, but eventually he will; it's more difficult than he'd like, but he manages.]

[scythegun]

[Thankfully, touching it will not trigger any emotions, so at least there's that.

Touching it will get the center to light up suddenly, though. Somewhere ahead of you a section of the floor will slide back, revealing a spiral staircase that slowly rises up and connects to an opening in the ceiling with a click.]

[manufactured]

[Unlike the heart stone and Jaeger's phone, this is something he doesn't feel right bringing with him.

He'll set it down near the staircase; he can come back for it later, if he needs it. But he'll move upstairs if he isn't hindered from doing so further.]

[scythegun]

[You're not hindered at all, so go ahead!

You'll arrive on the second floor of the manor, like nothing just happened. The decor is pretty much exactly the same as downstairs, with more boxes and pots with swords in them, as you do (apparently). There's also a giant painting of Yeager near the stairs?? Who does that.

Like before, the hallway bends further down and heads further back in the manor. Proceed?]

[manufactured]

[Well, he's certainly not turning back.]

[scythegun]

[Once again you'll find that the hallway is lined with doors, but this time there are more of them. There's also a door in the very back that looks more ornate than the others.

Slightly more pressing are the two guards here, though. Like before, they're both dressed in yellow and one's carrying a crossbow while the other has the knives.]

[manufactured]

[...Are they the same guards as before, because so fucking help him if he has to drop Captain Knives again, he's going to do that.

That said, he's just going to make his way toward that more ornate door at the end of the hallway like he fucking belongs here, and if he gets stopped then, uh. God help whomever stops him.]

[scythegun]

[That's a good question, it's hard to tell? They look exactly the same, but the other guard who was hanging out downstairs also looked exactly the same so uh. Who knows.

Anyway, they'll absolutely stop you, though they aren't readying their weapons.]

What are you doing here? You're supposed to be at your post. And where's the rest of your uniform? You know the boss doesn't want us showing our faces.

[manufactured]

[Great. Just- ]

Haven't you heard? We've got more company, as though we haven't had enough difficulty tonight.

I was sent to get backup. You'd better get downstairs. Now.

[scythegun]

I don't know who you think you are, but you can't order us around. We were told to keep an eye on things here. Unlike you, neither of us are leaving our positions.

[The guy with the crossbow is raising it while his buddy speaks.]

[manufactured]

[He shrugs a bit at that.]

Don't say I didn't give you a chance to leave peacefully.

[...So is this going to be another very one-sided fight, because he is not here for these guys, um.]

[scythegun]

[Absolutely. This is what you get when you're a mid-game boss and your minions are all pretty weak.

Unlike last time, both guards will absolutely try to fight you, but uh. Again, they're pretty weak, so you won't have any difficulty with them.]

[manufactured]

[...Don't worry, he'll keep it non-lethal again. Definitely winding them and knocking them out, but not killing them.

Once that door is unimpeded, though, that's where he's going.]

[scythegun]

[The door opens into a large bedroom, there's a bed beneath a massive window, a bookshelf, and probably more interesting are the weapons arranged in patterns on the walls. Who does that.

Slightly more pressing than that are the two girls who approach you as soon as you've opened the door. They're the red and green-haired girls from the painting downstairs, and they don't look pleased to see you. Both of them have swords and while they're not immediately launching into a fight, they look like they're going to get in your way if you try to get any closer.

Behind them are two more people - the white-haired giant from one of the paintings, and Jaeger. Yeager? It's difficult to tell. He's wearing Yeager's outfit, anyway. Both men turn toward you and while it's obvious the girls and the giant have no idea who the hell you're supposed to be, Jaeger's expression is slightly amused but otherwise practically unreadable.]

Who are you? What do you want? [That's the red-haired girl.]

Go away! Can't you see we're kind of busy right now!? [The green-haired girl.]

[manufactured]

Gauche and Droite, isn't it? Your boss has told me a fair amount about you.

[...That's either going to go over well or not at all, isn't it. Moving on...]

Let's say that I'm a friend of his; I'm here to assist you.

[scythegun]

[Droite - the green-haired girl - glances at her sister, but Gauche's expression remains unchanged.]

No one is allowed to interfere. We have strict orders not to let anyone in.

How'd you even get past the guards anyway? [That's Droite, though she's not moving from her position to go check on said guards.]

[manufactured]

[Oh, um.]

I fought them.

[...Yep.]