⚔ // once upon a dream

[discutio]

[You all know the drill by now. Ignis and Camilla have taken over the nearest kitchen, and there's going to be food in the Pokemon Center soon enough; a warm and comforting vegetable curry. Highwind's even out now, welcoming any and all who might need a large cloud bird to hug after everything that was.]

[It's been a long night. Everyone needs a good meal and a long rest, and luckily one of those things is being seen to immediately.]

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[gekkaju]

It's okay...I know the feeling.

[He will move to sit down, then, propping his Buizel up in his lap. The other two are respectful of Rey's space, even if the Stunky is a bit curious and lingers a touch closer.]

Do you want to talk about anything? You don't have to if you don't want to, o-obviously. It's just...I can imagine whatever Darkrai made you see was probably hard to deal with alone, if it was like others I've heard.

[greydients]

[Rey falls silent, as if considering Atsushi's offer. Perhaps she...hmmm.

...well, it can't hurt to try and talk about it, so. Alright.]

...it's a bit complicated, but if I were to sum it up...

[...how does she even begin to sum this up-]

...basically, I found two of my friends murdered, and it was very obvious who was responsible. That person is...angry with me, because I turned down an offer he made me, so...

[Sighing, Rey fishes a piece of vegetable out of her curry and absently offers it to the Stunky.]

It just felt...potentially realistic, if that makes sense. Like it's something he could be doing, right now, and I'm the only one who is able to fight him on even grounds, so...my friends wouldn't stand a chance.

I'm doing my best not to dwell on it, but it's hard.

[gekkaju]

[Atsushi near immediately feels ice settle in the pit of his stomach at Rey's words. It's...a horrific thing to think about, being responsible for something like that...even indirectly. And for it to be as real as the nightmare he experienced...]

...I'm so sorry, Rey.

[He starts, his voice a touch quiet.]

I don't blame you for being upset by that. I can't even begin to imagine how that must feel.

[He knows what it's like to feel responsible for things...even for near deaths of his own friends. But this is about her, not him, so he decides to not bring that up now.]

...In my dream, I saw that I'd been replaced by my friends. It's definitely hard not to think that...something like that could have already happened while I was gone.

If it helps...I know that you would be doing everything you could for them if you were there. Circumstances being as they are now...none of this is your fault.

[greydients]

[Rey sighs softly, before falling silent for a moment. As positive as the outcome of this little adventure was, it's clear that Darkrai's...particular method of greeting has left a lot of them shaken. If the dreams hadn't felt so real, perhaps it would be easier, but she can still feel the material of Finn's jacket against her palm, when she so desperately tried to rouse him from (what she thought was) sleep.]

...I'm waiting for the moment it gets easier.

[...that was cryptic, but she will explain-]

Being away like this, being able to...disconnect myself from my friends back home, from our circumstances. To forget them for a while, and focus on Sinnoh, without feeling so...guilty.

[Being torn between two universes, she decides, is bloody miserable.]

...does that make sense? I'm rambling a bit. Sorry.

[gekkaju]

No, it's okay. You are making sense.

[A whole lot of sense, actually.]

I do think it's okay to be worried about your friends, though. I mean...of course you would be, they're your friends. Mine are more than capable of taking care of themselves, but I still can't stop thinking about what might be happening. So...I definitely get that.

[He's more torn between two parts of feeling like he should and also shouldn't be there, though.]

For what it's worth...if your friends were here with you, I think they'd be doing the same thing you are right now.

[greydients]

[And funnily enough, that actually makes her smile.]

I'd be disappointed if they weren't.

[Their galaxy is important, but if they didn't have a way to get back - like her - she's confident they'd do their best to help out.]

I take it your friends are the same.

[It's not a question; her opinion of Atsushi is rather high, so chances are he's got good taste in friends.]