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[ino]

Who; Ino & you
What; Nightmares.
Where; In ur dreams ;)
When; Anytime between October 5-8
Rating; Generally PG-13, may progress to R depending on which route you take



[Nightmares are never fun, no matter where you go. But things take a bit of a turn for the worse when you've jumped into the mind of a ninja. A ninja that can look into other people's heads, to be exact.

So which path will you pick?]


HIDAN | KAKUZU | BAD END | ALONE | SOMETHING ELSE?

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[ino]

[The mysterious person, whoever they are, only giggles more gleefully when he starts to follow. But the further he goes, the harder it is to tell where it's coming from -- the sound begins to echo louder and louder, as though it's coming from behind every door in the hall]

[whichwayyoulean]

[The Once-ler pauses as he gets back into the lobby, turning his head this way and that. Eventually, he opts to fold his arms, for lack of something better to do]

Okay, Spooky Giggles. Are you gonna show yourself or are you just going to be a bad punchline in a ghost story for the rest of the day? Because that last option? Not cool.

[ino]

[Well, fine then, Once-ler. If you're not going to play, then spooky voice is going to find something else to do! The hall goes silent for a few moments, until a few quiet sniffs can be heard from the kitchenl. It sounds a lot more legitimate than the giggling ... maybe you should investigate?]

[whichwayyoulean]

[That's definitely different. The Once-ler hesitates for a moment, before finally coming to the decision to check the noise out. Carefully, he moves towards the kitchen, peering around the door</i.] ...Hello?

[ino]

[Looking into the kitchen, it's pretty empty ... and also pretty messy. It looks like someone recently threw a bit of a super-powered tantrum in here, what with the holes in the wall, and the broken dishes and food spilled everywhere.

But more importantly, in the corner, Ino is huddled up, her knees pulled to her chest and her arms wrapped around her legs. Her face is in her knees as she sobs quietly. She looks an absolute mess, with dust and debris in her hair and on her clothes.

Will you approach her?]

[whichwayyoulean]

[Of course he would. Even if she was surrounded by corpses and covered in blood he'd approach her. His long legs take him from the door to kneeling by her side very quickly, the expression of annoyance replaced with one of concern]

Ino? ...Ino what happened?

[ino]

[She definitely realizes he's there -- she shrinks away as soon as he approaches -- but she doesn't look up to greet him. In fact, hearing him talk seems to make her sobbing even louder.]

[whichwayyoulean]

[He hesitates, before putting a hand gently on her shoulder. This isn't right, something is very very wrong here. He softens his tone, trying to make it as reassuring as possible]

Hey, Ino, it's okay. It's me.

[ino]

[Sorry, Once-ler, but as soon as he touches her, she's slapping his hand away, pushing herself as far back into the corner as she can go. She looks at him, finally, but she just looks angry, possibly a little crazed, her cheeks wet with tears]

No! Stop!

[whichwayyoulean]

[He's confused, and stays where he is for a moment]

Ino...what's going on? And don't say nothing because it's pretty darn obvious that something is happening here.

[ino]

[She just buries her face in her knees again, pulling her legs closer to her chest]

I don't care if you're real, you're just going to leave me again anyways.

[whichwayyoulean]

[He gets up, moving towards her again, slowly and carefully, his hands held up in front of him to show he means no harm]

I'm not going anywhere, I promise. See? I'll stay right here.

[ino]

Liar ... !

[She tilts her head back to yell at the ceiling]

You can't fool me again! So just STOP IT!

[whichwayyoulean]

[He's sensing a little bit of crazy here. He edges forwards again, waving a hand carefully in front of her face]

Okay, what will it take to make you believe me?

[ino]

[she swats at his hand again, before burying her face in her hands. miserably:]

Stay. Just stay, and don't go.

[whichwayyoulean]

Okay, I can do that.

[He moves to sit beside her, resting his chin on his knees as he tilts his head to watch her]

See? Not going anywhere.

[ino]

[She's silent for a few moments, taking some shuddery breaths to calm down, and moving to clutch her journal to her chest. Finally she'll speak]

Why today?

[whichwayyoulean]

I don't know, I just found myself here. Whatever the reason, I'm glad I did.

[Who knows how long she's been here like this. Whatever the castle's been pulling, it's not good]

[ino]

But nobody's been here for years. And now today, there was already someone else ...

[whichwayyoulean]

It's like buses maybe. You wait all day for one and then two show up at once.

[He offers her a small smile] See? Still here.

[ino]

[Irritably:] It doesn't matter. You're going to leave, even if it's not right away. There's no point.

[whichwayyoulean]

[The Once-ler opts to shift position, leaning up against the sideboard, tipping his hat over his eyes a little and folding his arms behind his head]

Well, you're sure going to look dumb when it turns out I'm not going anywhere, won't you?

[ino]

[Okay, she really can't take this anymore. She stands up, bits of broken wall falling off her shoulders, and just kicks him in the side to make him fall over]

[whichwayyoulean]

[And fall over he does, in an ungainly heap of stupidly long limbs]

Okay ow. What was that for?

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[ino]

Don't you get it?! I can't DO this! [she puts her hands to her head, pulling at her hair. she's practically screaming at him, at this point] I can't take another person leaving, not anymore! So just leave me the fuck alone, okay?!