[Voice] Looking for Patterns

[halfdarkened]

If anyone's up for it, how about some show and tell about the nightmares? ...I'll share mine on the board if anyone's interested in sharing theirs. Maybe there's a connection.

Comments

[Voice]

[mynamenotwhoiam.livejournal.com]

All I've been able to figure out so far is that it's only happening to people who are in the city.

[venit-ex-silva.livejournal.com]

Similarity is no guarantee of connection.

[Voice]

[halfdarkened.livejournal.com]

Hm. That's a start at least.

The question is why.

[Voice]

[mynamenotwhoiam.livejournal.com]

Who knows? What reason would someone have for trying to give people nightmares? It doesn't really do anything but torture us.

[halfdarkened.livejournal.com]

You're right. But I'm not going to risk losing information that might help.

[private to Riku]

[whodoyou-see.livejournal.com]

Do you really think that'll help? [because if it will, she'll share, but otherwise...]

[venit-ex-silva.livejournal.com]

What have you heard so far?

[heartstoblend.livejournal.com]

What kind of connection do you think there could be, Riku?

[voice]

[valiantdefender.livejournal.com]

The past. Things going wrong. The usual sorts of things, at least for me. And they weren't a problem until I got back in the city proper.

[halfdarkened.livejournal.com]

Just that this is only happening in the city.

[Voice]

[halfdarkened.livejournal.com]

The Organization's involved. Hard to tell.

But it is wearing us down since we're not sleeping well. And what better way to see what makes us tick than to see what still bothers us?

[voice]

[halfdarkened.livejournal.com]

Mistakes. The things I might've done or failed to do. But I don't usually have nightmares about that. Or usually remember my dreams. Looks like this isn't happening anywhere else.

[halfdarkened.livejournal.com]

No idea. For all I know it's connected to being prolonged exposure to this snow. That'd have "Vexen" written all over it. But right now, I want to find out what I can.

[private to Xion]

[halfdarkened.livejournal.com]

...I don't know. But I'm willing to share mine first if other people will.

[Voice]

[mynamenotwhoiam.livejournal.com]

Not being able to sleep would bother anyone. It's not like this is gonna force us to say what our nightmares are about. A lot of people don't dream about stuff that's real anyway.

[private to Riku]

[whodoyou-see.livejournal.com]

[Xion thinks about it for a moment. Riku... knows abut this anyway, so if there's a chance it would help, it should be ok, right?]

In mine... Roxas died, and his power went into me and because it was supposed to be the other way, Sora didn't wake up, and Xemnas... [she trails off, but Riku can probably guess the ending on his own.]

[venit-ex-silva.livejournal.com]

A start, then.

[halfdarkened.livejournal.com]

Yeah, though I'd be happier with "why."

[Voice]

[halfdarkened.livejournal.com]

[Pause.]

I never said it'd force us.

The Organization can sample memories, at least here in this castle, whether we're willing or not. It's why I don't worry about talking about this.

[venit-ex-silva.livejournal.com]

Most would.

[private to Xion]

[halfdarkened.livejournal.com]

[There's silence a moment, but when he speaks, there's a distinct tone of understanding.]

...Mine wasn't so straightforward, but the basic idea's clear. [He pauses again. Does Xion know? ...Everyone else does, one more makes no difference. It's clear the dream bothered him.]

I dreamt I had power over flames. Sort of like Axel, but I could become a huge white-hot firebird. King Mickey told me to protect Disney Town, so I did. Nothing could get past me. But I kept setting the area outside town on fire, so I moved to a mountain. Why I didn't just stop using the fire a while I've got no clue. Dream logic. While I was up there, an army came. Their armor was black and polished until it shone in the light. I took them all down... The first helmet I looked into, I saw my dad. Then Kairi. Sora. Mickey. Mom.

[There's silence before the recording shuts off.]

[Private to Riku]

[ugotafriendinme.livejournal.com]

[Sigh.]

Just.. Lotta stuff 'bout the past and... Various things I tend to worry about what could have happened.

[Clears his throat.]

You think there might a connection for all of us with this though?

[private to Riku]

[whodoyou-see.livejournal.com]

[...oh geez, Riku. Xion's quiet for several moments before she speaks.]

I'm sorry, Riku.

[there is a similarity between their nightmares... but to her, that doesn't help at all.]

[Voice]

[mynamenotwhoiam.livejournal.com]

If they can sample our memories anyway, why would they be making us have nightmares?

[Voice]

[halfdarkened.livejournal.com]

To see what's still bothering us.