Darkness Overspreading

[wizard_redfive]

Who: Dairine, you… and an uninvited guest
What: Nightmare sharing
When: Throughout the Nightmare Plot
Where: Dairine’s dreamscape
Rating: Umm… Teen for now. Might change it later.

Three true things await discovery,
Darkness overspreading,
A commorancy underground:
And the Moon is no dream—

Those who enter Dairine’s dream will find themselves on the dark side of the moon. Of course, unless they are well-versed in lunar surfaces, it’ll just look like grey, rocky terrain. Surprisingly, you can breathe just fine despite not having any protective suits. The air is chilly, but not the freezing cold that was normal in outer space.

Above you is a night sky unaltered by smog or atmosphere, the deep velvety darkness of space. Beautiful, isn’t it? However, those that look closely will begin to notice a patch of sky far darker than the rest. As you continue to watch, the darkness will spread out, blocking out stars and galaxies. Before long, whole sections of space appear to be swallowed up by a void of nothingness. Yet make no mistake, this darkness is not nothing. It stirs and heaves as if it were a living thing… or a bunch of little ones, like a giant mass of insects.

That darkness is alive. And somehow, you know it's not friendly.

((Sections: Dark Matter Aliens The Lone Power Other

Her dreams start out fairly tame, but then again so many nightmares do. Don't worry. Things will pick up soon enough.))

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Re: Alien Attack at the Crossings

[the_effect_she_has]

[All right, first the sky looked like it was eating itself on that desolate place, so Katniss started to move towards what she thought would be safety ...

And found herself in a ...a train station? But a train station filled with the strangest people she'd ever seen. This was body sculpting gone to the grotesque.

Still ... it didn't seem dangerous. Maybe she could finally find a damned weapon. So she started to walk through the crowds, looking for something to use, trying not to stare all around her with slack-jawed wonder.]

[wizard_redfive]

[But Katniss, there's so much to see! Walking holly trees, reptilian humanoids, anamorphous blobs covered in fur... all speaking in different alien languages. You might overheard a few words now and then, but you cannot understand any of them.

There seem to be a line of shops off to one side. It's a fair distance away, but you could probably walk it. Maybe they sell weapons there?]

[the_effect_she_has]

[It really was wondrous... no, focus. Focus. She had to keep going. Had to find a way out of here, or around here, or a weapon of some kind. She couldn't understand any of what they were saying, but she did see the line of shops.]

[She started with a speedy walk over to them, cutting through the crowd as quickly as she could.]

[wizard_redfive]

[By dream logic, you begin walking and suddenly you're there.

The shops include all the types you'd expect to find in a terminal and then some. Clothing stores, restaurants, tech shops, souvenirs, odds and ends (with more odds than ends)... the works. Nothing that really screams "weaponry," but feel free to look around. You never know what you might find.]

[the_effect_she_has]

[Damn. Well, let's check out the electronics store, shall we? Might be a taser or something else. She wandered through - looking through the items there as she tried to find something she could use. Even temporarily.]

[Swords. Bows. She'd be happy with a pocket knife if it meant she wouldn't be forced to fight hand to hand.]

[wizard_redfive]

[If there is a taser, it'll probably be unidentifiable by Earth's standards. Finding it will also be tricky in the midst of all the strange gadgets. Floating metal orbs, blenders that change the color of smoke, and other high-tech answers to your everyday needs are spread about the store. The Capital's citizens would probably have a field day in here.

On one of the back shelves is something that looks like a cross between a glue-gun and an egg beater. That... might be a weapon of sorts, right? You could try asking about it.

Or maybe you'd have better luck in a kitchen-ware store.]

[the_effect_she_has]

[Good grief. this was a world of useless.

She snorted her head at the thing that was probably an egg beater -- and made her way to the kitchen wares department. Someone had to have a flipping knife. Or at least a rolling pin. Something that could be used to defend herself if this peaceful scene descended into hell.

... yes. Katniss is that paranoid.]

[wizard_redfive]

[Actually that was a laser dissociator... oh, nevermind.

Onward to the kitchen supplies! A few shops over is a large store dedicated to food-preparation wares. It's divided into sections, with large signs displaying different food-types over each one. They show silhouettes of vegetables, animals, grain, weird images that you've never seen before... Best choose one and work from there. In a store this big, there has to be some kind of blade.

Just for the love of all things holy, AVOID THE HUMANOID SIGN. There are things... best left unseen.]

[the_effect_she_has]

[Like she knows what that is... ]

[She avoids the weird food kinds, and goes for animal. Anything that would do the business of properly gutting an animal should do just fine for her. She started browsing, specifically avoiding the one played with Humanoid Sign. She did not want to know. Ever.]

[wizard_redfive]

[The utensils here are more identifiable. In fact, it looks like a regular kitchen store now. Katniss should be able to find a good section of knives, spoons, pots and pans, arrows... Waitaminute, what?

No, you heard that right. In the midst of all the food preparation supplies, some of Katniss's arrows are sitting on the shelf. Isn't that convenient?]

[the_effect_she_has]

[Katniss blinked; what the hell were her arrows doing here? No, wait, nevermind. She didn't want to know. Better that she was baffled by this marvel of technology - she just grabbed them off the shelf and started looking for her bow.]

[A little too convenient ....]

[wizard_redfive]

[Better find it quick. Because all of a sudden there seems to be a commotion outside the store. A mix of shouts, squawks, babbling, and an eerie high-pitched synthesizer-like cry can be heard. The shopkeeper (a burly 6 tentacle-armed guy) moves towards the front to investigate, but shortly hoots in alarm and scampers into the back room.]

[the_effect_she_has]

[That was not a good sign. In fact, she would consider that a downright horrible sign. She started scrambling amongst the shelves until she found her own bow, and crept through the shelving to the front door of the store. That way she could peek out.]

[wizard_redfive]

[It's hard to tell what's going on, as the area outside has rapidly devolved into chaos. Nearby tourists are running every which way and making a loud din. But over the crowd, the high-pitched sound of blasterfire can be heard.]

[the_effect_she_has]

[Katniss scowled, she couldn't see a damned thing but she had a feeling she'd want to get out of here. Soon. So she looked for a vantage point - someplace to get up and get out of the immediate fire ... and where she wouldn't get trampled by escaping tourists.]

[wizard_redfive]

[Katniss might be able to find a better spot in the next store over. It's at a corner, so it should have a clearer view of the floor.

She should probably move quickly though. Through the crowd, Katniss might notice a warty amphibian, which looks something like a toad and a lizard combined, though it walks similar to a human. It's carrying a large gun with one arm. The other holds the leash to a skinny little dinosaur... closer to a deinonychus than anything else. With its face to the floor, the dinosaur drags its owner through the crowd. Looks like it's sniffing something... or someone, out.]

[the_effect_she_has]

[Katniss noted the store, keeping low, she dashed over to the store, and immediately took cover behind some ... weird alien foiliage. Didn't matter, it kept her hidden. She breathed through her nose, watching the lizard with the gun and the lizard-dog, grey eyes narrowed.]

[wizard_redfive]

[The pair navigates through the frantic crowd with ease... mostly because people don't want to mess with an armed alien.

Suddenly the deinonychus thrashes its tail and looks straight at where Katniss is hiding. Uh oh.]

[the_effect_she_has]

[Somehow, Katniss knew they'd be looking for her. So she didn't waste any time getting fancy. She put an arrow into her bow, pulling it back, and sending it flying towards the larger dinosaur with the gun. Right through the eye.]

[wizard_redfive]

[The alien lets out a high fluting scream as it falls. Its knobby fingers loosen their hold on the leash, and the deinonychus slips free, rushing towards Katniss on quick, powerful legs. Careful; it's got sharp teeth and is willing to use them!]

[the_effect_she_has]

[Katniss knows what to do with dangerous predators. She already has another arrow notched - and as the creature rushes her she breaths out so she can send the arrow right through the creature's mouth and through it's brain.]

[wizard_redfive]

[A pitiful mewling sound comes from the creature before it crashes to the ground, dead.

Regrettably, the screams seem to have attracted the bug-eyed mercenary's friends. Three more amphibious aliens hurry onto the scene, each heavily armed with blaster guns. One runs over to check their prone ally's vitals while the others hold back, scanning the area.]

[the_effect_she_has]

[Katniss ducked back down, keeping to her corner, eying the creatures carefully. She wouldn't make a move unless she knew she had the upper hand -- or if she had no choice.]

This is so late ahhhh D':

[wizard_redfive]

[After confirming their comrade's death, the one alien pulls out the arrow, looking it over. What sort of outdated weaponry is this?

It calls out a couple of hoots to its partners, who walk over to check it out. Hmmm... A way to ID the attacker? They haven't noticed Katniss yet, but their knobby fingers are still on the trigger.]

Re: This is so late ahhhh D':

[the_effect_she_has]

[She watches them eye the arrow, with their fingers on the trigger, and suddenly her mind clicks onto an idea. She looks around for something for her to hit, something that would make a loud noise.]