foundationmods | Dreamland (round 3)

[A strange house of some sort sits in the pitch black nothingness that exists around it. For those just now wandering in, they will be drawn to the building, finding it lit up in a way that it should not be. It's as if the whole area- house, yard, fence, and giant sakura tree- all give off their own light, and the newly-arrived are drawn to it like a moth to the flame.

Inside the boundary of the yard, the familiar faces of those who have passed on already will greet them. Depending on who is asked, they might give an accurate explanation. But even if they don't, one thing is clear: you don't want to leave this place. The area outside feels Dangerous, and it is probably best to stay put.

Fortunately, the house is built in an old style, and there are many rooms to explore. One room on the second floor seems locked, but the rest are open to explore as desired. The standard rooms are easy to find: kitchen, a W.C. and a bathroom, a sitting room of some sort, and a couple bedrooms (with plenty of futons for the dead to use). There are also several tatami mat rooms with nothing in them currently, but it seems like there might be some use for those rooms.

Around the house, perches for birds can be found. No birds are on them currently, though.

Sometimes Watanuki can be found in the house, but most of the time the dead will be left to their own devices. The question is, what will they do here?]

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Great. Assuming you aren't obscuring the truth again... now there's a third party somewhere, adding to the madness!

[he throws his arms up!!!]

Given that he gave over another piece to that book, it's probably the same person who wants us tracking down that girl. And I already have suspicions of who she is, so that narrows it down a lot.

And? Who do you think it is?

It's probably-

[He tries to say a name there, but as he speaks, he starts to choke on his words. He drops to his knees pretty quickly and gasps for air as he claws at his throat.]

Kimihiro!

[ WHATS THIS??? FIRST NAMES??? But also Shadow rushes over to support Watanuki. He waits until the witch can catch his breath]

What the hell happened...? [YOURE DOIN HIM A BIG FRIGHTEN ]

[It's going to take a moment, and he even falls down to his knees and coughs some more before it finally subsides. And when he can finally breathe, he looks rather concerned. ]

I...I don't know. That's never happened before. It was like I was choking on the very words I was trying to say.

[Shadow does his best to support him, but except for doing CPR, he doesn't know if there's much he can do. He does seem visibly relieved when Watanuki collects himself though]

That was very odd. My guess is something similar would happen if you tried to write it down, hm? What could possibly be stopping you here, in your own world? [it's less a question and more a very real concern. If you aren't free to do as you please in your own little dream realm... what kind of thing could have that power...?]

Probably. I'd rather not risk it.

[Shadow does have a point, though. This is his own dream. Why would he be unable to say it in his own dream?]

...it might be a witch thing. I should ask LambdaDelta.