Dreaming Wide Awake [Fourth Wall/Open]

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Who: Everyone! Current characters, fourth wall characters, whoever wants to show up.
What: The portals are closed. Everyone's in Traverse Town, including a whole bunch of new people. This should be interesting.
Where: Traverse Town
When: Throughout the day
Warnings: Depends on the characters. Expect language at least.

You didn't expect to be here. You really didn't. The technicolor buildings are a surprise, as is the little white flying bear telling you you're in the dream world. He gives you a bag full of what looks to be currency, enough shiny things to create a creature of your own (or so he says), and sends you on your way.

Good luck.

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[lessabrasive]

Have a police officer of a different stripe, Detective Lance. Hands clasped behind her back as she approaches, Lin knows all too well the fish-out-of-water experience.

"They don't bite." ..Often. Her voice is firm, expression sympathetic. "And they're smarter than they look. They can be trained, and they'll heel for treats." They'd do anything for sugar, in fact.

[detlance]

He has serious doubts about the "smarter than they look" comment, but that isn't what he replies to. Instead, he focuses on the last bit, "I don't exactly have time be be training anything. I'd really just like a ticket back to the realm of the waking." Or whatever it might as well be called at this point. "I've got people that need me."

[lessabrasive]

Well, some are moreso than others. For example: the dark blue owl that glided down to join them, blinking as he looked between the humans, looking none too impressed.

"Time is the one thing we all have here," Lin replied, aware of how bizarre that sounded and too weary of it being fact to argue. "The people that need you will be safe," more or less, "as time there doesn't move when you're here."

A spikey purple cat-thing hopped over and settled at her feet. Lin paid him no heed. "None of us are here by choice, but those who've left and returned have all said that time resumes immediately from when you feel asleep."

[detlance]

Lin says exactly the right thing to ease Lance's tension. "That's... good." Really, it is. He doesn't want to know what lengths Sara would go through in order to get him back.

He stares at the additional Spirits and blinks, then smirks just a little. "Got yourself a whole menagerie, don't you?"

[lessabrasive]

"Just two, though I could make more if necessary." The advantage of being here a while: an excess of dream pieces. "One of my colleagues here, Master Eraqus, has a half dozen or so, at last count. More than I currently care to keep with me."

Lin is glad to see the other man relax however, and after a moment's consideration, extends a hand towards him. Handshakes seemed the most common greeting between humans when arriving on this world for reasons beyond her comprehension. "Lin Beifong, formerly of Republic City's police department. You?"