【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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[spacialeyes]

But you want to see her, right?

[With that, he goes from squeezing her hands to gently grabbing her shoulders and spinning her around.]

It's love. Even if it's scary, or you cry, or burst out laughing. It'll be a good thing. Let's go together, 'kay?

1/2

[loveedition]

[ Deep breath. He's right. Ryoko... would love to see her again. A day doesn't pass where she doesn't wonder what she's up to, and whether or not Kyon is actually treating her right.

She knows it's a dream. The real Yuki Nagato won't be on the other side of this door. It'll be a memory. ]

Okay.

[ Her hand clutches onto the doorknob. ]

Let's go.

[ She opens the door. ]

It's a dream.

[loveedition]

[ And right at the door, with a just as surprised look on her face is a smaller girl with shoulder length purple hair, eyes obscured behind thick glasses.

Her face is already red and she stumbles back a bit, and she soon rights herself when she sees who she's looking at.

"Asakura...san?"

Ryoko can already feel her eyes getting watery. It's not real--

But it's her, in front of her. ]

Y...Yuuto, it's her. It's... it's actually Nagato-san.

[ "Yuki" doesn't really regard Yuuto at all, instead mainly focusing on Ryoko herself. She seems nervous, as is the usual state of things. ]

[spacialeyes]

[Yuuto follows after and is surprised to see a girl whose timidness is not unlike Tau’s. He can hear the emotion in Ryoko’s voice and relaxes; She’s holding herself together okay and he doesn’t feel the need to intervene. He even removes his hands from her shoulders and hides them behind his back.

Nagato doesn’t seem to notice him, but he’s not surprised. No one else in the hallway seemed to acknowledge him either. So he keeps his voice quiet when replying,]

Mm. She looks really relieved to see you.

You should go say hi.

[loveedition]

[ She's holding herself together to a slight extent, anyway. Ryoko steps forward, and before she can even say anything, the meek bespectacled girl speaks again. Saying one word.

"Congratulations."

She smiles, and Ryoko just... can't help but laugh. She's definitely crying, but she's laughing. ]

Yeah. Congratulations, Nagato-san. We're both doing okay, aren't we?

[ With a nod, "Yuki" presses forward to wrap her arms around Ryoko in a hug. It's... a weird feeling for her, but Ryoko just slowly... closes her eyes and tries to return it to the best of her ability. ]

I miss you. I miss you so much. I want you to know that I'm okay. I'm alive. I've got really good friends. I'm... I'm even seeing someone now. I'm okay.

[ There are so many rotten stories she had, so much that she's went through, but... what the hell does that really matter right now? Who wants to hear any of that? Instead, she focuses on her friend. So much so that slowly, the furniture and decorations around the room start to fade. ]

[spacialeyes]

[Oh. So this is what it's like to miss someone.

His heart aches with sympathy. Seeing Ryoko so happy to hug her friend and yet simultaneously knowing that this isn't real, it won't happen, and that Ryoko is aware of that-- It hurts. He's never had anyone to miss in this way, has he?

Yuuto stays back, watching on with a sad smile. As the dream begins to fade, he bows politely towards the two and whispers, still keeping his presence minimal;]

It was nice meeting you, Nagato-san. We'll take good care of Ryoko.

[loveedition]

[ Oh. She's waking up, isn't she? Ryoko steps back... and, from in front of her, "Yuki" tilts her head. Speaking directly to Yuuto.

"Thank you. Asakura-san doesn't know how to share her worries that well... please help her stay safe. Let her know that we still miss her--"

And as if on cue, the dream fades. Ryoko wakes up in a panic, and she's back. ]