⇨ DANGEROUS ENCOUNTERS

[ringleaders]

Who: Anyone out in the library.
When: Day 59
Where: The Athenaeum
What: Towards the end of the visit, we are visited by a series of worrisome NPCs, who may or may not be illusions. There will be at least 5 NPC toplevels posted overall, all happening in a similar time period ICly (in rough chronological order), so not everyone needs to be in every thread.
Warnings: Possibility of very real danger to anyone who participates. Remember that Sans has told everyone to travel in groups, so if you aren't, you'll probably get a scolding later.

TURNING THE PAGE↴ As the carnival continues to explore the Athenaeum in the pursuit of more information about the legendary Miracles, the tension is thick with the knowledge that the Summer Court could be in pursuit any day now. On Day 59, a series of threatening encounters will begin manifesting - but are they real, or an illusion?

Comments

[hippocarnival]

Yuya wrinkles his nose. "Well, that's too bad for her because you're definitely coming back." He sticks his tongue out briefly, dampening the offense of his words. He can reach the others, though, and at least try to contact Lapis.

They'll probably appreciate hearing from him. Watching Steven fall into the Rose Queen's arms like that... it was alarming, but Yuya's glad to see him finding some clarity again.

"Can you pass on a message for me, too?" He tilts his head. "To Mr. Strange. That we haven't left, and we'll definitely save him from Ignatius."

He's not sure if Strange actually needs the same reassurance, but he knows how much Strange has to lose if he's stuck with Ignatius. That would be daunting for anyone. "He has to get back to Mrs. Arabella, so... even if he offered himself, I can't leave it at that."

[starseedling]

"Yeah, you right," Steven says, nodding in agreement. He smiles a little, feeling comforted for now, even if he dreads going back to what's happening in the waking world. "He does. I'll tell him for you."

He exhales, releasing tension. He feels like he might be wasting energy, now. Dream traveling tires him out rather than allowing him rest, he knows that much. What should he do? Should he keep searching?

"I don't know how long I can stay here," he says, before laughing feebly. "But I really don't want to wake up."

[hippocarnival]

"Well, I won't tell you to leave." He scratches the side of his nose. Realistically, even Yuya shouldn't stay here when he has messages to deliver and rescues to start preparing. But he doesn't want to rip this comforting presence from Steven when he's suffering so much.

A little longer is probably fine. Yuya's mind is still filling the waters with the peaceful familiarity of home, if a little embellished. A school of fish will probably try swimming through them before being forced to scatter around.

"Gongenzaka meditates a lot to clear his head. I'm not very good at it, but... I guess it does help to let everything go just for a little bit."