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⚔ // once upon a dream
[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.]
[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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Either way, Camilla does give Bucky a smile when he walks on up, if a slightly concerned one.]
I'm holding up well enough, all considered; today was simply a rather taxing day. If I ever see one of my siblings in such a terrible dream again, it'll be far too soon.
[...Yeah...]
What of yourself, Bucky? Are you going to be alright?
[Meanwhile, local dragon boi is just kinda sniffing at Bucky a bit. He's a familiarish scent but interesting?? Interesting. Can he have some sweet pets]
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I can't blame you. I saw a lot of things in my dream that weren't exactly fun.
[It was the goats. Seeing his goats just sitting there any not being little shits was kind of devastating.]
I'll be all right. It wasn't nearly as bad as the nightmares I normally have.
[So it's time to give the fluffy dragon pets. Hey there, little guy.]
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[Camilla smiles as she watches Bucky, though; Arion is gladly accepting those pets with gusto, and just kind of nuzzling a bit into Bucky's hand.]
I suppose we truly understand the stakes, now, about what he can do if left unchecked...and why we need to keep moving forward. [...] But I hope our dreams are much sweeter, going forward.
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We're in agreement-- it's unpleasant. I guess it's not a bad way to judge character, if you're a god. But it's not something I want again.
[Bucky will keep right on petting him, then. What a cute dragon.]
Now that Cresselia is aware of us, maybe we'll get lucky. She seemed very kind.
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...Still, Cresselia is a much better subject and Camilla sighs almost dreamily while she watches Arion just kind of revel in the good shit.]
She truly does! I understand why Darkrai seemed almost defensive of her, now; she's such a sweet creature, and has such a bright, wonderful heart...really, it makes me look forward to seeing this world better, so she can have plenty of dreams to bless.
[...Of course, her look goes a little more contemplative after that, just kind of...considering.]
...I do wonder what they could do to Cyrus, however. There's likely something, but...
[I mean, locking Cyrus in eternal nightmares would be great. Or eternal dreams, so he could think he won...]
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[He frowns at her question. It's been something on his mind, too. What can they do, as deities that have power over dreams?]
Maybe they'd be able to look into his dreams. People dream of their past, sometimes. Especially they've been through a trauma. It's not like re-living a memory, exactly-- dreams are too abstract for that, but maybe it would be a clue about what the hell made him decide to do this.
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Do you believe that he's someone that can truly be helped?
[She's not being rude or dismissive or anything like that, but her tone's wholly neutral and genuinely curious. Likely just due to keeping her own opinions out, but eh.]
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[It's blunt, but honest.]
His reaction, before he... ended the world. When Rey and I were talking to him, he shut down. I've seen it before, it's a coping mechanism. [that's probably as diplomatic of an "it me" that you can get from Bucky] It was a pretty specific thing to do.
Kill your emotions to keep you from feeling anything at all.
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Camilla finds herself turning away a bit, her expression darkening a tad.]
It is, yes. I wouldn't have expected that from him; he seems so...naturally like the people here. I wouldn't have thought him simply trying to shut himself off from what he didn't seem to have.
[...]
Perhaps the two of you were hitting close to home, then?
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[With only a few of them trying to actively talk Cyrus down, it's not a surprise. He can't blame the others for being angry, or overlooking it.
Still, Bucky nods.]
Reasonable conclusion to make. Not that I'm saying we should play therapist for the guy, believe me, that's the last thing I want to do-- but finding out why he's decided to go on this quest isn't a bad idea.
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Either way, Camilla actually seems to calm a bit at that last portion--it's good that it's mostly just to find out, rather than trying to deal with him like they dealt with the commanders.]
As long as we don't start forcing ourselves to treat him like an ally, after all he's done, that's reasonable. Certainly, it would give us a better understanding of how to deal with such a thing.
...But he will need to be dealt with, one way or another.
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He can't help the scoff at the comment about treating Cyrus as an ally. Some things never change.]
No, we don't need to treat him like a friend. Figure out what the hell made him decide all this was a good idea, sure, but that doesn't have to mean friendship.
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[Camilla states that very bluntly.]
I don't suspect it's going to end kindly, regardless.
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[Don't worry, Camilla, Bucky agrees completely.]
We might have to prepare ourselves for an actual battle. Not the kind people normally do here, either.
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[Camilla's very serious when she says that much.]
I have no problem going to war with his like, and I'll gladly be a soldier if we should decide to do so. I've done it before, and I'll do it again to render him neutralized...by any means necessary.
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[He doesn't want any of their group getting hurt. And it's not like he can really do a whole lot with just the one arm, though he will do what he can.]
I want to hope we'll be prepared next time.