May a Flight of Cherubs Sing Thee to Thy Rest

[cyan_maid]

Who: Jane Crocker AND YOU!
What: The Nightmare Plot
When: October 5th-8th
Where: The Land of Crypts and Helium...sort of.
Rating: PG-13 at the very least.

[With all the terrible things she's seen in the past few days, Jane never expected to fall into a nightmare of her own, but it seems that no one can escape them, at least for long.]

~*~

[You find yourself in a land of desolate grey and black skies, with leafless trees scattered across the landscape, made even more skeletal by their stark white bark. Every once in a while, the sky is punctuated by vibrant balloons, rising into the air on powerful jets of water. There is a long and winding path ahead of you, and for some reason, you feel compelled to follow it.

After what feels like an eternity, you find yourself at a crypt at the end of the path, its open door a gaping maw, and from inside you can hear someone...sobbing.

Inside you find another building, this one with a broken door. It must have been broken by someone with a lot of mangrit. The sobs are louder here, and you may hear a voice that you can recognize:]

Please...not again, please! Leave them be, I beg you!!!

[Once inside, you come to a wide room, and the first thing you'll notice is Jane, kneeling and still on the floor as she gazes into...nothing?]

Stop, you need to stop...I can't watch them die again, I just can't...

[It's almost as if she can see something no one else can see...but that can't be right! Surely she's gone crazy!

Do you approach?]

Comments

[not_mafia]

[Of course Tsuna approaches. What kind of heartless friend wouldn't?]

Jane-san!

[He immediately runs over and kneels next to her, worry written all over his face.]

Jane-san! Are you alright?

[cyan_maid]

[That's odd, it's almost as if she can't hear you. She gropes weakly towards the empty space, tears streaming down her cheeks.]

No!! Put them down, they don't deserve this!!!

[not_mafia]

Hey, Jane-san!

[Yep, this definitely warrants enough worry for him to reach out to put a hand on her shoulder. And maybe shake it a little.]

1/2

[cyan_maid]

[That touch! She immediately grabs your arm, her grip tight as she turns to face you.]

Don't you do that to me again-

2/2

[cyan_maid]

[And then she sees your face. Her grip slacks, and her face falling from its grimace.]

Tsuna?!

[not_mafia]

[The grab startles him a bit, but he relaxes when Jane finally acknowledges her.]

Are you alright?

[cyan_maid]

[She stares at you, like she can hardly believe you're here.]

How...

[amiable]

[ She doesn't get what's going on, but hearing Jane sound frightened like that? There's no way Uru can leave her. ]

Jane? Jane!

[cyan_maid]

[Did someone call her name? It's almost as if Jane turns her head towards you, but whatever's making her so upset makes it turn back again.

Whatever she sees, it makes her scream.]

1/2

[amiable]

[ Holy hell, she jumps back a couple of feet. ]

GAH!

[amiable]

[ And then her stomach does an uncomfortable flip. She steps forward again, reaching a hand out for Jane's shoulder. ]

Jane?! It's me, Uru!

[cyan_maid]

[The touch makes her jolt, like you can actually see her recoil from it, and Jane whips around to face you, eyes reddened and wet and wild. It takes her a moment to realize that she's looking at someone new.]

...Uru...?

[amiable]

[ She sighs, slightly relieved that Jane recognizes her. She does pull her hand back though, not wanting to frighten her. ]

J-Jane... it's okay. [ She thinks. Uru glances around, suddenly more conscious of their surroundings. She looks back at Jane, evidently concerned. ] Are you okay?

[cyan_maid]

[She started shaking her head at those first words.] No, no - Uru, you should run, don't stay here!

[whichwayyoulean]

[Well this place sure pulls up some awkward horrible memories for him. The Once-ler steels himself, though, continuing to walk, eyeing those balloons carefully.

He finally makes it to the building, however and against his best logic, goes inside]

...Jane? Kiddo is that you?

[cyan_maid]

[Yeah, that's LOCAH for you.

There are some hiccups, and Jane's curled in on herself, now, eyes still for the darkness before her.]

No...no more, please...

[whichwayyoulean]

[Oh boy this is so not good. He takes a cautious breath, before walking in, placing a careful hand on her shoulder]

Hey, Once-ler to Jane. Do you copy?

[cyan_maid]

[Her body completely stills at your touch, but just for a moment, and then she curls even further into herself.]

Why did you come here? Can't you see it's not safe?!

[whichwayyoulean]

Well...nothing horrific seems to happened yet. What's not safe about this place?

[cyan_maid]

You need to go now or she'll get you!!

[Jane stop, no matter how much to curl up you will not disappear.]

She'll get you like she's gotten everyone else...

[dupable]

[ If John's not completely mistaken this looks like an Sburb world! And if he's even less mistaken, after a bit of wandering around down long and winding paths and through creepy looking crypts he hears what sounds like Jane's voice.

Well, she did play Sburb herself, but how is it that John found himself in her session? Or out of Paradisa for that matter!

He doesn't question it too much at the moment, right now he's more concerned with making sure she's okay, so he scurries through the broken door, and hurries over to Jane's side. ]

... Jane? Are you okay?

[cyan_maid]

John?!

[This is too much, this is way too much. She grabs onto his shoulders and looks him in the eye.]

John, please, please tell me you can see her, too! Please, oh God, I can't...

[dupable]

[ He looks over at where she'd been looking before, kind of confused about whatever it is she's going on about. See... her? Is there supposed to be a her there? ]

I don't see anyone else, Jane. Who are you talking about?

[cyan_maid]

[She starts sobbing anew.]

I didn't believe, and now everyone's dying...t-the Ba...

[Oh God, she can't even say it.]

[dupable]

[ John reaches up to put a hand on Jane's arm, and leans his head to the side to look and see around Jane... but he still doesn't see anyone there. No one dying for sure. ]

I don't know what you're talking about. I have no idea who you're seeing, but there is no one actually there!