【EVENT】 New Year's Wishful Dreaming

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Wishful Dreaming Event

On the Eve of the New Year, the city of Starsand is surprisingly quiet. For a place so eager to throw parties, you might think that the streets would be full of life. But instead, Starsand’s streets are quiet and it’s citizens shutting down shops early. In this city, the last night of the year is contemplative and quiet. Citizens might make their last shrine visits, but it’s uncommon to see them out past 11.

They say that it’s important to fall asleep before the New Year, because you want to treasure your first dream of the New Year. Supposedly it’s lucky and prophetic. If you write it down and remember it, that dream can even guide you to your greatest desire. And rumors are always good ideas in Starsand.

Sleep comes easy on this night. Characters will find themselves getting drowsy by 4am at the latest. When they do fall asleep, they fall into a deep and elaborate dream.

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OOC NOTES

The first dream of the New Year will show characters their wishes come true. They will get to enjoy the life they long for. But strangely, they may find other Fallen Stars wandering into their dreams. These encounters may shake them out of their dreamlike state and make them aware that the dream is just that: A dream. If the dreamer denies their dream or has doubts, then the dreamscape will fall apart into a nightmare before both dreamer and visitor wake up.

It is possible to have multiple dreams: Characters must wake between dreams, even if just briefly, then fall back asleep in order to change their dream. There can be multiple visitors before the dream ends for good.

On the morning of January 1st, all characters who had a dream will find a prismatic crystal clenched in the palm of their hands. The crystal will reflect the contents of their dream, so long as they hold the same wish. If they change wishes or lose faith, then the crystal will turn black and melt into Rumor goo.

NPC characters may reply to dreams with clues. Please indicate which characters you want to receive clues by putting a “*” in their toplevel title. You may request clues for up to 3 characters. Thank you for your help!

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Comments

[marshmallowpurgatory]

[... Pidonus moves in a bit closer, placing a hand on his shoulder.]

You're not a bother, Yuuto. Never.

What happened?

[spacialeyes]

[He relaxes at her words. Right... His friends don't hate him. He's safe with her.

But looking back at the door makes him tense again.]

I don't know. I think it leads somewhere important, but I can't get in. [And he's afraid to try unlocking it.]

[marshmallowpurgatory]

... You were panicking about... Having wished for something.

[Pidonus looks at the door herself. It's chained, but...]

Something important that you cannot enter. Like... Something you've forgotten, maybe? Hells know I've experience with that one...

[spacialeyes]

[When she hits the nail on the head, Yuuto has to give in. He doesn't like to lie to his friends.]

Mm. I-

[He shifts his weight nervously.]

I had the Wish Maker grant me my wish. It's what turned me into a Rumor.

But I can't remember what it is that I wished for. I'm sure it was granted and it must have been important to me, but for some reason I forgot what it was.

[marshmallowpurgatory]

... You're not alone on that, you know. I only know what Riana's wish was secondhand. And how roundaboutly it was granted.

[She places a hand on his shoulder.]

... I wonder what it was. But to dwell on it too much... That's not great, either.

[spacialeyes]

But I’m a kami. If I’ve done something out of selfishness, like making a wish, then I…

Especially if that wish might be a burden on others, I…

I need to be punished… don’t I?

[marshmallowpurgatory]

[Pidonus sighs, and moves to flick Yuuto's forehead a bit.]

No, Yuuto. No, you do not need to be punished for, essentially, wanting something.