In My Head, It's Like Hell

[raisethemoon]

Characters: Luna and whoever
Content: Luna attends to the latest wave of nightmares. Not the kind with teeth and claws.
Location: The dreamscape / Traverse Town
Time: Night, naturally
Warnings: Depends on the dreams, I imagine

Everyone has different reactions to the recurring dreams. Some don't sleep. Some stay close to their friends for comfort. This time, with these nightmares, Luna almost completely disappears from waking society.

They've been escalating over time, she's noticed; what began as common enough dreams of chasing something out of reach (even if the keyholes were entirely unnatural) have now become depictions of outright conflict. Even though not everyone around here keeps the same sleeping schedule, or even stays in the same world, there is always enough work to go around. She's already spent the better part of several days in her room, leaving her bed only to find food from time to time. Traveling in others' dreams is work, not rest, and if she doesn't get sleep of her own, even she will eventually wind down.

...this is, of course, not to say that she's actually been getting the appropriate amount of rest. She isn't safe from nightmares herself, and she's gone through plenty of conflicts in her long life.

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[dork_of_keys]

To be honest, Sora wasn't sure about some of the finer details himself. He scratches the back of his head sheepishly when he realizes how little sense it made. He's not sure if it's the way he explained it or the details themselves, but he knows it's partly his fault it's a little convoluted. Anyone else from the set of worlds he knows would be better at explaining it, mostly, though he can at least explain the Heartless. He supposed he could leave out the Emblems versus Purebloods business for now...

"Heartless are the darkness out of people's hearts, given form. There's a couple ways someone can lose their heart, but there's always a Heartless when they do. They're mostly hostile, though there's a few that won't really bother anyone or even want to play games. Other than, they seek after other hearts, though they can sometimes be controlled. But anyone that can control them is usually pretty bad..."

Usually. Although the only exception he knew of was Riku and that had only been briefly anyway.

[raisethemoon]

"...I see."

Darkness in the heart - that wasn't a sore spot with Luna, oh no. Her shadow writhed slightly on the ground, starting to grow and darken, until the alicorn stamped a hind hoof down on it with an angry snort and a flare of blue from her horn. Sun and moon, how long had it been since she'd let a nightmare of her own follow her into someone else's dreamscape? It must have just been a fluke, drawn up by the conversation... "Unfortunately, I do not think we can recreate an exploding machine for the others anyhow, 'twould hardly be safe. 'Tis good to see it has been done, though."

[dork_of_keys]

Sora could be dense sometimes, but he didn't miss the shadow and Luna's response to it. Clearly she had her own story to tell regarding darkness. But it was her choice if she wanted to. "Yeah, I don't think that's really a good idea either. I don't know what we can do for the others for getting rid of Xehanort's darkness altogether, but we might at least be able to put them back in control of themselves."

After all, Riku had done so, with Mickey's help. It should be possible for the others too, right?

[raisethemoon]

Yes, this was not going well. She thought she'd extinguished all her own nightmares before going out! Was it going to keep on like this?

"That would be enough, I think. Perhaps, having joined with him, they may have some insight on the matter." Luna glanced about, spreading her wings. "Now, I think thy dream shall be well for the rest of the night. I apologize, but there are a few others I must see to." This wasn't at all because she was fleeing her own issues. Nope.