The Art of Dreaming

[James Turner]

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-04-30 07:08:17	Alter the dream rolls 6 to Wits + Empathy + Wyrd - Intensity (10 Again)	3, 4, 9, 4, 4, 6	1 success

3 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-04-30 07:09:03	Analyzing The Dream rolls 5 to Wits + Empathy - Intensity (10 Again)	9, 5, 5, 9, 8	3 successes

John had chosen to manifest in the dream, sitting in one of the red leather chairs right leg resting on the knee of the left. Except he wasn’t the strange ghost boy they had all known, he was a kid, barely into the age of adulthood with a blank expression on his face. He was wearing a pair of faded and baggy jeans with a Siouxsie and the Banshee’s shirt.

He’d took a second and reached out with his senses to get a feeling of what the area was like. That was the thing about dreams, he kept having to remind himself that they weren’t real that physical space and limitations didn’t apply here. Dreams had their own logic which could be manipulated which is what Rhodes’ was asking them to do.

He nodded to the instructions and reached out once more, his essence mingling with the skein of the dream feeling at it but not LOOKING at it but instead FEELING it, feeling the emotion that was attached to the dream. Feeling that longing awe, that peace and wonder, coming to understand it. In that understanding he was able to knit and weave, to undo and redo the web of the dream.

He remembered Rhodes’ warning not to play around in his subconscious but this had been a test so subtle and slight alterations…ok, that had been his plan instead a copy of Stephen King’s IT had suddenly appeared in his hands as he leaned back in his chair and started reading as he waited for the others, his ears and eyes watching Rhodes’ figuring the choice of King was good for an Autumn dream.

“Your Hair is Winter Fire
January Embers
My heart burns there, too.”

Answer to the question, quote from the book. Pat yourself on the back John you’ve earned it.

[Yamiyo Lillich]

Hmm no entering through that book was impossible, taking up the book of Seraphina trying to use that as her gate but once more her skills were not up to par.

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-04-30 09:33:44	Yamiyo Lillich rolls 5 to Entering Rhodes dreams wit+emp+wyrd (10 Again)	7, 1, 2, 4, 5	failure

Frustratingly walking around, she was in her own dream so she were quite safe at least and surrounded by things she loved, looking around for a way to find her way before starting to actually think like Rhodes and if there was one thing that she knew about him so would it be that he was careful so why not use that.

Once more opening a book this time one of safety and trying to walk through it, this time with a much greater degree of success.

3 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-04-30 09:33:59	Yamiyo Lillich rolls 5 to Entering Rhodes dreams wit+emp+wyrd (10 Again)	8, 3, 4, 9, 10, 1	3 successes

Appearing last of them all, dressed in clothing that no one would probably ever see her in during a normal situation dressed completely casual, barefeet, a soft warm hoodie, comfortable shorts, her hair set in dual ponytails.

"Finally made it."

Looking around whilst getting the weirdest of feelings, partially ashamed for her inability to initially arrive and partially doing her best to hold back a laugh clearly on the verge of being about to wildly laugh whilst her cheeks flush red in embarrassment. She had walked from one library clearly inspired by Disney to another with the same inspiration it was just to much of a coincidence to not want to laugh.

[Seraphina]

The Dream was one Sera had seen before, but it was still impressive as the first time. And she often wondered what the books held. Dreams? Memories? Hopes?

The Nix appears in a flowing sheer gauze gown, hints of greens and blues blended into the edges. The long material pooled at her feet and behind her.

Her hair was in a long braid, white flowers throughout it. She was still a Spring, but was trying to not draw too much attention. Glancing down at her hands, harder to hide in Dreams, she tucks them into the long sleeves of her dress.

A loving smile was offered to Rhodes, with an incline of her head.

She had the temptation to alter things a bit, and reached out, but failed. Perhaps a sign she should just leave it as is? Maybe, and decides against trying again. Rhodes knew her skills, he didn’t know the new ones, but he knew she more than capable.

So she moves towards the back, a good place to watch and listen, but let those without her knowledge be the focus.

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-04-30 09:59:03	Sera rolls 6 to Analyzing the Dream(Wits+Emp+Wyrd-Int(2)) (10 Again)	7, 2, 3, 7, 2, 2	failure

[Sonnie Wu]

Sonnie the Dream Wraith entered Rhodes' dreamscape and floated about invisibly, because that was hella fun!

"OoOOooOOooOOooOOoo! I'm here to haunt your niiIIiiIIiiIIiightmares!" the Beast's disembodied voice echoed around the library, with barely suppressed giggles as an undercurrent.

"It's a wiiIIiiIIiiIIsh!" the Monkey-Wraith whispered into the ear of the Autumn King.

Laughter accompanied her as Sonnie finally took a corporeal form (or as corporeal as one can be in a dream)... and she coalesced into what appeared to be a 'sexy librarian' outfit, complete with a white blouse, a gray pencil skirt, sensible heels and those glasses. She also had a couple of random books tucked into her arms.

"It's important to dress appropriately for the setting, don't you think?" she smirked at everyone, adjusting her fake glasses in a manner that could be called classy but flirtatious.

What little change did she make to the dream? On a nearby wall, a sign appeared that read Quiet Please.

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-04-30 10:16:37	Sonnie Wu rolls 5 to Analyzing the Dream: Wits + Emp + Wyrd -2 (10 Again)	3, 10, 6, 5, 3, 6	1 success

[Rhodes]

Anatole's work is a subtle. Small. One might not notice the Dwarf's work, but like so many things, to the Dread Lord it announced the Wizened's allegience to Autumn more than a book of words could. It draws a small smile.

Rhodes looks to the child that must be John amiably. "If that's a quote, I'm afraid I don't recognise it or which you're suggesting."

Yamiyo appears, looking far more dour than usual. Here, she has a face not like Sera's but pale and delicate, wrapped in comfortable clothes. "Ah, Miss Lillich. We're looking at altering the dream, at the moment. Analysing it. Careful changes can see what manner of dream we are in - nightmare, memory, recurring, or a wishful dream, and is one of the easiest steps. With this step we can take futher ones - gain insight into the dreamer; convince them of something, sooth a psychological condition, or search for dream-poison. Please, try it now."

At Sera's smile, a reply tugs at his lips, before he turns back to the students.

The "ghost" gets a leer. "Sonja, if you aren't going to take this seriously, I can show you true nightmares. Or simply eject you from this one. Not everyone has studied like you have."

He looks around. "While Miss Lillich attempts, please feel free to alter the dream some more. As I said before, the strength of the dream is it's Intensity, which you should all feel resisting your attempts. This is the Dreamer's psyche, trying to make it's own dreams, as is it's wont. It is possible to lower this intensity by a process known as Scouring. An oneiromancer can only try to scour each dream once, and if they erase the dream altogether and hold the dreamer asleep, can build their own dream from the ground up, using Glamour. We won't be trying that today - if I did actually wake we would have to start the process of sleeping again from scratch - but I assure you it's very intuitive. Consider when you have a dream that abruptly changes tracks - it's likely a changling altered the dream in some way."

The Flowering looks across, waiting for Yamiyo's attempt. "Once Miss lillich has tried, we will move on."

[Anatole]

Anatole said nothing. He just quietly nodded and settled into his seat. While he sat, he let his eyes feast on the magnificent library and its ambiance.

[James Turner]

First he had to say Sonnie really pulled off that outfit, that or it was the fact he was back to being 19 again but not really 19, dream logic was confusing. He’d remained quiet otherwise, taking in everyone as they were in the dream. He frowned when Rhodes didn’t recognize the quote.

Really? You don’t know King at all? IT’s like one of his biggest books, well one of is a long list to be fair.

“Quote from the book, poem a boy wrote to a girl he longed for. I chose it because longing is the emotion I could pull at in the dream.”

He reached out as Rhodes had suggested to try and Alter the dream once more but their brief exchange had made him lose the thread of the dream. Or perhaps their interactions had changed the threads of the dream. He pondered for a moment, taking the moment to study that connection and its possibility, eyes starring off blankly into the distance past everyone and into the dream itself.

“Hmmm.”

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-05-01 06:38:40	Alter the dream rolls 6 to Wits + Empathy + Wyrd - Intensity (10 Again)	3, 7, 1, 1, 1, 4	failure

[Yamiyo Lillich]

Nodding towards the dread lord, her eyes closing and out of nowhere the library changes to now include a bay window filled with light pillows, that was her preferred spot to read and a library without one was just ohh so incomplete.

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-05-01 09:16:58	Yamiyo Lillich rolls 3 to Dream altering wit+emp+wyrd-inten(2) (10 Again)	4, 9, 5	1 success

Walking over to it and sitting down ahh it was just right, looking towards everyone else and the dread lord whilst taking in the unusual feelings of being able to hear everyone so clearly and easily.

[Seraphina]

There was a small smirk at Sonnies antics. While some might not appreciate it, she always did.

Finding a place to stand and observe, she listens, nodding here and there.

Dream Poison was all sorts of fun. And she was determined to be able to purge it. Though she didn’t actually know if that would ever be within her powers. But there were things she wasn’t aware of yet with being a Dream Healer. Would that be one of them?

With talk moving towards Yami trying again, her attention shifts.

Ah. The window seat, she remembered her talking about that.

[Sonnie Wu]

Take this seriously? What was Rhodes talking about? This was the irreverent Monkey Girl of Sacramento. She was always super serious.

Smiling, Sonnie winked and spoke in the hushed tones appropriate for the locale, "Of course, Sifu. I'll just be over here doing proper librarian stuff."

She sashayed over to a spot near Seraphina (at least someone appreciated humor, dammit!), and she stared at the floor, willing a change to happen.

Staring.

Staring.

Staaaaaaaaaring.

Nothing happened.

"How rude..." The Beast sighed. Didn't this library know she had things to do? Librarians had important work. This sort of delay would simply not be tolerated!

Again with the staring. More intensely this time! Finally, the dream responded, and a large wooden desk formed out of the floor. It was piled with books and paperwork, and sitting at the front edge was a nameplate that read Librarian Sonja.

Sonnie sat down, adjusted her cat eye glasses, and began sorting through the various tomes. "Oh, my. So many overdue books. Someone has been naughty."

Nevermind her, just carry on with the lesson. At least she's not being loud.

try, try again

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-05-01 10:40:49	Sonnie Wu rolls 4 to Trying Again at -1 (10 Again)	9, 9, 2, 3	2 successes
2020-05-01 10:39:05	Sonnie Wu rolls 5 to Wits + Empathy + Wyrd - Intensity (10 Again)	2, 3, 7, 5, 4	failure