therealbrianna | Come As You Are // Open Post

So this place exists out there, huh? It's really nice.

[ She follows Lia to the table and is amazed at what she just did. ]

Uhm, yes actually!

[A mere glance at the table, and it is filling with plate upon plate of Japanese food.]

Eat as much as you like. Drink as much as you like. You'll never get full. You'll never feel sick.

[ That sight, plus what Lia said shocks and amazes her at the same time. ]

Wow, that's... Kinda cool. I've never been a gluttonous one though but I'll take some.

[ A bite of some sashimi, then: ]
This is nice, thank you ma'am.

You're welcome. [Summoning some cigarettes now.] You'll eventually be able to do this for yourself. A word of caution, though: whatever you make out of the Dreamscape will only match what you know. If you have never taken a particular dish, for example, you can bring it out, but it will taste like nothing.

[ Ooh, cigarettes. She could use a stick right now to give her further relaxation.

She tries to mentally conjure a pack of her usual cigarettes, takes a stick as it solidifies and lights it up. ]

That sounds sensible! I'll take note of that.
So what else... [ She tries to think of an appropriate term... ] ...happens here?

In this space? Whatever you and I want, generally. You're welcome to try and create something for yourself, or change the way that this place works. [A beat.] It helps to start with something familiar to you.

[ Whatever I want? Kinda neat. What should she try it on...

A nod, then she thinks of the beautiful scenery that she sees everyday at Falner, especially when she steps out the door of her house or peers out the window in her room. The clear blue sky, the cotton candy clouds. She looks up to see what she's thought of. ]

[There is a slight tug of resistance, and it isn't from Liandrin: it's from the Dreamscape itself.

Nevertheless, it works. Everything around them changes, save for the table they are sitting at.]

Nice work.

[ Eep, she only wanted the ceiling view to change. Maybe she should practice more on specificity. Still, she's amazed at what she just did. She also feels the tug. Whew. ]

I'm... Wow. I'm still so amazed by all of this.
And thank you, ma'am.

[ Any signs of approval of a job well done from Lia matters a lot to her. ]

It'll be harder for you to manipulate the Dreamscapes of other people in comparison to your own, or to a so-called 'neutral space'. You might want to do some reading on the topic already, or consult with Tala.

[Standing up, and waiting for Brianna to join her before she's sending the table away with a wave of her hand.

Now she's going to have a cigarette.]

But enough about Dreamwalking for the moment. I need to ask you something important.

[Might as well...]

[ She nods, taking mental notes again.

She follows Lia's lead and stands up as well. ]

Okay ma'am, understood.
What do you want to ask me?

[ She's way too relaxed and amazed to wonder what it is. ]

Have you done anything about that Secret yet?

[Liandrin Delacroix Never Beats Around the Bush.]

Uhmmm.... [ She stalls for a bit, clasping her two hands together in front of her. ]

Yeah, I talked to Hikaru for a bit.

And how was he?

[It's an honest question. Surprisingly, Lia tries to NOT use her powers to watch over her ex-lover. She still respects him that much.

That doesn't change the fact that she is concerned, and fully aware of the fact that he's going to do everything that he can to hide away from her when he needs people the most.]

[ She remembers seeing Hikaru seem sad for the first time ever. This affects her. ]

He says he's fine, but we all know that's not true. [ She says that with a small eye roll, but it's more affectionate than annoyed. ]

Hikaru looked really sad though. I'm just happy that he trusts me enough to tell me instead of hiding it. Plus he looked determined to fix it in time so that's something, right?

Ah.

[Taking some time out to take a few more drags before speaking again.]

You're going to have to be prepared to see more secrets, especially if they happen to be the secrets of the people you're closest to. Sympathetic ties, and all.

[Switching topics now. She doesn't want to say too much about Hikaru, or dwell on him. Too close to home, perhaps?]

[ More secrets? Sympathetic ties? This is getting quite good for her. ]

It's nice how you're checking up on him through me though. If you don't mind me asking, do you see everything or do you only see things from these sympathetic ties?

If you're referring to what might come to you at random, then it usually involves something or someone that you possess a sympathetic link to. However, a Dreamwalker like yourself will need to know how to enter the dreams of a chosen target at will.

[ Interesting. ]

So all dreams have a purpose, huh?

[ Her interest peaks at the latter part of what Lia said. Chosen target? Their dreams? At will? Kinda sweet, but she did tell herself that she won't abuse her new...gifts. ]

I didn't know that was possible.

[ A pause, contemplating if she should ask or voice out what's in her head. ]

So you've probably known Hikaru for a while if you share a sympathetic tie to him.

[ To be fair, Brianna thinks that they were like together on past missions a lot or really good buddies - that sort of relationship. ]

[It takes Liandrin a bit of time to respond. Her excuse? She was thumbing out another cigarette, lighting up and taking that first hit.]

He and I were lovers in the past.

[No use in hiding it. She could shield herself, in theory, but Dreamwalking was a tricky thing. If Fate wanted Brianna to know, then the last thing Liandrin could afford to be is dishonest.]

[ THAT she did not expect.

But Lia's not someone she can press on for things that won't make the situation easier, so she backs off the subject. ]

Oh, I didn't know that. I'm sorry for asking...

[ Totally did not see that coming. It must have been kinda rough seeing that Secret though. But she promptly waves the thought away. ]

It's fine. Our story was over a long time ago.

[Yeah, she got the habit of saying 'it's fine' from... guess who?

Anyway.]

Here. I'll teach you how to control what you dream about now.

[ She puts on her serious face to show Lia that she's not thinking about it anymore.

Besides. More important stuff. ]

Okay ma'am Lia.

[Liandrin shut her eyes, and a moment later, the scenery faded back into the black void.]

Concentrate. Try to imagine the world as a tapestry, and every single being in it and beyond it as a thread.

[ Tapestry. Thread. She repeats it in her head, imagining the real 3D world slowly transforming to the likes of those woven textile art pieces they have hung at home. Then she imagines a still of her family, happily eating dinner, frozen in time as her mom passes her a dish, her siblings telling the family how their day was at school, and herself, playfully teasing Roy. Slowly, their faces and body turn cloth-like, as if applying a filter on them using a photo editing program.

Tapestry.

Thread. ]

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