sheep_game | Counting Stars

[ well she'll be swatting at the ice, but doesn't attack him. yet?

I STOPPED DOING THAT

I STOPPED DOING SOME OF THAT ]

You're still doing it!!!! You tricked people into stupid Faustian bargains for no reason and now you're just messing with them!! You don't give a shit about any of them, so just leave them alone already!

[a current swirls around meris, slow at first and then growing in intensity]

[ mysteriously, some of that bonus water control seems to ebb away when lethe says TRICKED PEOPLE. kind of less on your side here bro.

NO

and she reaches out to swat at him with a huge hand! ]

[why is the ocean arguing with me I'm ri--

shoots upward to dodge the blow, though the rush from the water surrounding her hand is still enough to spin him off-balance; he focuses on creating a dozen or so ice spears to shoot into her hand in response]

[ those ice spears STRIKE with wonderful aim! and they make the goddess roar

ear-splittingly loudly,

so much so that the entire ocean reverberates, shaking harder and harder until the dream shatters, and they wake ]

[sits STRAIGHT up in bed, reaching for a weapon that isn't there

and realizes he's awake. it takes a moment for his brain to try and wind down from "fight" mode.]

--Ugh, come on.

[rubs at his face, debating whether or not to try and go right back to bed. but now he's fully restless in the wake of the dream, so he slips out of bed and into the hallway, checking to see if he can hear anyone else up and bopping around...]

[ quiet at first. but then there's a distinct sound of a door quietly opening and shutting and footsteps heading towards the stairs ]

[waits for a few seconds, debating the possible pros and cons of this, and follows the sound of those footsteps]

[ well, if he follows, we're just going down to the kitchen ]

[into the kitchen it is! he's not trying to be sneaky; his footfalls are still heavy with half-sleep as he wanders into the kitchen under the pretense of grabbing himself a cup of water]

[ cepheus has splashed his face with water and filled a glass of his own by the time lethe walks in. he's rummaging around in the pantry, but he turns around empty-handed after a moment. ]

Sorry if...I woke you up.

[shakes his head and slips over to grab a glass of water]

I'm a light sleeper. I feel like I should be apologizing for waking you up.

[ raises an eyebrow ]

I'm also a pretty light sleeper, so let's call it even.

Deal. Everyone in this house is a light sleeper or doesn't need to sleep at all. At some point it'll be more surprising if someone doesn't wake up at odd hours.

[sips at his water and steals a glance at Cepheus's face; does he look like he's been getting shitty sleep, or about normal?]

Especially with Kevin around here.

[ lingers by the counter instead of going for his own glass, leaning his weight against it. he does in fact look like he's been getting pretty bad sleep, and not just this night. ]

Kevin and Charon. That guy always shows up when you least expect it.

[fiddles with his glass as he tries to think of a way to broach the subject without spooking him]

...Is having bad dreams a demigod staple?

Oh, yeah. We all get them, all the time. Bad dreams, visions, chats with immortals...Kevin could tell you about it too.

Do all of those things still happen here?

[ shrug ]

It's just the nightmares, here. So far.

That seems to imply the rest will follow.

[frowns]

I mentioned it to Kevin already, but...if you need help sleeping, I have a skill that can do that much.

I always expect the worst.

[ is just a statement of fact, phrased like half a joke ]

— wait, really?

Really. I'd appreciate it if you didn't spread it around, obviously, but I don't mind Lily knowing what I can do. I have a skill for calming, and a skill that can put someone into a dreamless sleep. It requires a certain level of trust to work properly, but even a little bit is better than nothing, right?

A li — I trust you. Why wouldn't it work?

[shrugs]

That's just how the skill is. If you trust me, even a little, that's enough to help you get a good night's sleep. I...figured you'd have the same concerns that Kevin did about people walking into your dreams, so...

...like what happened tonight?

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls

Re: m pls