Dreamland (round 3)

[foundationmods]

[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?]

Comments

[sotoshini]

Kind and generous...I don't think anyone's ever called me that. [ Surely he wants to protest, but he can't find the energy for it right now. And somewhere, as strange at it is, he knows it's not entirely wrong either. ]

I want to be me, that's all.

[chaoscontrol]

Then be you. Find yourself. Forget the rest for a bit and focus on you. There's nothing wrong with that.

[sotoshini]

[ Natsuno's silent for a while, staring at the little bit of sake left in his cup. That's what he had committed to a few weeks ago, but somehow things had gotten clearer and yet more complicated at the same time. For better or worse, he would have both the time and solitude to think this all through in his third afterlife.

No distractions. ]

...yeah. [ He gets up from the table just a touch unsteady—he's somewhere neatly in the realm of drunk, but not so much so that he's stumbling. Perks(?) of being kind of a lightweight with an empty stomach. ]

I wanna sleep. [ Quietly, after some internal debate. ] There free beds?

[chaoscontrol]

[Shadow nods, but doesn't stand to help Natsuno with his stumbling -- he doesn't think the young man would appreciate it anyway.]

Of course. Upstairs. Watanuki's room is locked, so don't go in there. There are futon mattresses in the others.

[sotoshini]

[ Nodding, he stops in the doorway of the kitchen. ]

Thanks. For everything. [ Yeah, even that awkward talk before. He has a lot to think about. ]

[chaoscontrol]

...

You're welcome, Koide.

[Shadow doesn't say it aloud, but his expression seems to say And I'll be here if you need me again.]