[ open log ]

[storiestotell]

Who: Katherine and YOU ( Seriously, anyone at all who happens to be awake and wants to run into the kid. )
What: Late night wandering in the castle, possibly continue on to wandering outside.
When: Forward date to Wednesday (3/20) night. As in waaaaay past her bedtime. Whoops.
Where: Anywhere she can go to in the castle and then onto the castle grounds later on.
Rating: G? PG? - Just a kid exploring so I doubt anything more than that would be expected.


[ There had been some nights where she was able to sleep well enough. No dreams to keep her up once she had managed to fall asleep in bed with a book in hand. Or if she did dream, she couldn't remember them in the morning. But there were other nights where her dreams would wake her up and keep her conscious until the very early hours of the morning. Although it might be more accurate to say they were nightmares, not dreams.

This night just so happens to be one of them.

She keeps her journal with her as she leaves her room, only after tugging on her familiar yellow coat and tying her hair back into a messy ponytail. There's a brief pause where she makes sure the door is closed right before she listens for any signs of someone else in the tower being awake. Hearing none Katherine tucks her journal away in her coat and makes her way over to the stairs to lead away from the tower. ]

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[littlesoul]

{River likes the darkness, River likes the quiet. River likes likes the landscape of dreams that unfold before her at night. She likes walking in the corners of those dreams, even the nightmares and while she sometimes finds herself scared and running, she can't help but feel like it's better than when the world is wide away and screaming at her.

Ad that's what she's doing, her legs speeding her down the hallway as she tears away from a nightmare she tangled herself with. She's scared but not terrified because even though she feels the people's fear, she's experienced worse.

This is a girl who knows what it's like to be afraid.

She spies the other girl, not slowing down as she runs but waving all the same. She dances around her, moves graceful ad fluid as she turns and spins around her.]

The dreams can't get you, it's the other things you should be scared of. The things that live outside your dreams. [She slows a few feet away, looking over her shoulder at the girl]

[storiestotell]

[ Katherine really had not expected to run into anyone on her late night stroll. So the sight of River had certainly caught her by surprise. Her footsteps came to a stop as she watched the girl, observing with a wide-eyed look.

Certainly the sudden display of dancing was a little odd. However, this was not the reason why she was regarded her with a baffled expression. ]

How... how did you know about my dreams?

[littlesoul]

[She shrugs, her body swaying as if she was unable to stand still.] Could feel it. Dreams tug at you and you're trying to shake them off. Dreams can be stubborn though.

[She turns around, studying her properly.] Try reading.

[storiestotell]

Feel it? I... I didn't know there was anyone here that could do that. Could sense another person's dreams. [ Although she had seen what many would consider to be strange, there were still times when even she could be caught off guard. ] But I guess you're right. I am trying to avoid them.

[ Scratching her cheek she did manage to smile a little. ] I did for a little while. But I couldn't go back to sleep so I thought I might take a walk around.

[littlesoul]

[River considers this for a moment, then smiles offering out her hand.] Dance with me. Dance with me and fall asleep dreaming of movement.

[storiestotell]

Oh-- um. [ She hesitates for a second, before reaching out to take her offered hand. ] Alright.

[pinwield]

[ Arrietty is quite focused on her task- that is, reaching the pencil that she sees peeking over the edge of one of the tables in the lobby. She could use that for a lot of things, and it's not that hard to get to.

She's getting her little pieces of double-stick tape out of her bag- she's learned a lot from her father- and has already slipped them on over her gloves and boots when she notices movement at one of the doors, out of the corner of her eye.

She freezes, going totally silent, and slowly begins the climb, hoping the bean won't notice the noise. ]

[storiestotell]

[ Give her a moment and Katherine will take notice of the borrower as she walks on through the lobby. Getting some fresh air was an idea she had considered to see if that would help to clear her troubled thoughts.

But along the way she spotted the familiar, red haired person, watching for a few seconds as she proceeded with her climbing. Katherine glanced around the room and, when seeing that no one else was around, she approached Arrietty with a smile. ]

... Do you need some help?

[snowstorms]

[Jack doesn't sleep. He hasn't had a nightmare, so to speak, in about three hundred years-- unless he counts that encounter with Pitch. So he's entertaining himself in other ways, encouraging the late night frost. He drags his staff across the stones as he walks, freezing the late night dew and making it slick.

It's basically dead out here, and he's not paying too much attention. Katherine might find the door to the tower a little reluctant-- someone's iced the frame, making it stick.]

[storiestotell]

[ Well that hardly seems fair. She had just started her walk and already she was being told to go back to bed by means of a door frozen shut. She had tried to tug it open with one hand but when it would not budge, she gripped the handle with both and pulled. ]

C'mon now-- open up already!

[snowstorms]

[Jack hears someone having trouble. He smirks to himself and floats over, waiting until Katherine's throwing all her weight into it... and then he nudges the door open.]

[storiestotell]

W-whoa!

[ This really wasn't her night now was it? With her balance thrown off as the door opened that split second before she put all of her weight into her shoulder, the foundling stumbled through the doorway with a yelp. She tripped over her feet and landed not-so-gracefully on her rear, flinching when she did. ]

Ow...!

[snowstorms]

[Jack laughs for a second before he remembers that he isn't invisible.]

Sorry, didn't know you were there.

[Yes you did, you floating snowy jackass.]

[storiestotell]

[ Katherine scrunched her nose when she pulled herself up, taking a moment to brush off the back of her coat. ]

You didn't hear me on the other side of the door?

[ What. A. Jerk. ]

[deductiongeek]

Conan didn't deal with insomnia often. His child's body, with its need for more sleep, usually saw to that. But every now and then the thoughts and ideas that constantly ran through his head here plagued him enough to drive him out into the castle at night.

He leaves his journal behind and sets off for the kitchen. With very few others awake, maybe he could get away with making his own tea for once.

[storiestotell]

[ Learning that it was normal (was that even the right word to use in a place like this?) to see other people up and about at such a late hour. That didn't keep her from arching an eyebrow when she caught sight of a child, looking no more than half her age, walking about.

Unable to ignore that nagging little troublemaker known as curiosity, Katherine followed him as quietly as she could, noting that he seemed to be heading in the direction of the kitchen. ]

[deductiongeek]

[He stops and turns around as he hears the sound of following footsteps.]

What do you want?

[storiestotell]

[ Smiling sheepishly, she waves to the little boy. ] I'm sorry! I was just taking a walk around the castle!

[deductiongeek]

Its late to take a walk, isn't it?

[storiestotell]

[ Both eyebrows lift curiously. ]

You're one to talk.

[pint_sized_carnivore]

[Chie cannot sleep, being new and all (and hyper), so she thought of taking a late night stroll. She heads down the stairs to go to the lobby before going outside in the grounds]

[storiestotell]

[ Katherine had finally made it to the lobby and could be found sitting on the steps outside the front doors. She had her fur-trimmed collar up and close around her neck to keep her warm, her gaze fixed on the night sky above. ]

[pint_sized_carnivore]

[Chie sees the girl sitting alone outside. She actually took the spot she was meaning to take, but she didn't mind. She smiled at her and gave her a friendly wave]

Yo! Can't sleep too, huh?

[storiestotell]

[ Looking to the other girl, Katherine smiled in return. ]

I guess I'm not the only one then. I thought that maybe a little star gazing might help.

[pint_sized_carnivore]

My dad says it does help, like counting sheep. But I actually feel more awake when I do that. My friends say I'm weird for it [A laugh. Chie looks up to the sky to see the stars]

Woooow... I haven't seen this much stars ever since I was a kid.