Sixth.

[azumods]

NIGHTMARE. Riley has been largely absent for the past day; he's needed the time, he's said, to try to sort out what should be done about Darkrai and Cresselia. Whether they can be contacted from a safe distance; whether there's something he can do to ensure that there's no risk to the rest of you. You fall asleep on Friday night. You don't remember deciding to fall asleep on Friday night; perhaps you were in the middle of doing something. Perhaps you were keeping watch over the rest of the group, perhaps you were talking to someone, perhaps you were unable to drift off and sitting up poring over notes or books by flashlight. Perhaps you were already well asleep by the time it happens. Either way, Friday night begins to slip into what's technically Saturday, and that's when you drop off. And you are, quite literally, falling. The sensation is a strong one, somehing that disorients you almost immediately, the sort of thing that happens in dreams only to be accompanied by a hypnic jerk that wakes you up safely in your bed, only that moment of awakening never comes. The landing isn't a hard one, however, wherever you've ended up; it's one you're aware of, but not one that hurts you in any way, there's no physical pain. There's only you, and the ground, and the absolute darkness surrounding you. You should get up. Get your bearings. The darkness won't last long, but what it reveals to you when it breaks might not be as welcome as you might think it is...

Comments

[niceoppai]

[She winces at that, but nods, shivering.]

So you made us see... what's gonna happen if we fail? Was that to make us more determined or what? I mean, I don't wanna offend you!

[azumods]

I am not offended.

[I mean, it's territorial but apparently kind of hard to make truly pissed.]

It is a concern many of you have. Failing. You want to fix this world. Save your own. Correct?

[niceoppai]

Of course! Not just my planet, but Angelica, May, the whole galaxy, an' everyone else's homes, too. I don't wanna see this stuff happen to 'em. Everything's dead. It's all wrong. Same with everyone else, we're doing our best, but it might not be enough, and we need all the help we can get.

[azumods]

Spirit belongs to the world. It simply is. It will not be destroyed or torn away. Spirit will come back. Whatever happens to it.

What that human does is destruction only for its sake. It cannot be allowed to continue.

[niceoppai]

You mean it really is possible? Even after that thing he did to the world? That's great! But that just means we gotta keep Cyrus from getting even more of a swelled head.