dormes-vous? dormes-vous?

[crittersheep]

WHO: Everyone
WHERE: Pastureland and the world of dreams alike
WHEN: Night 25

Well, that life sure has been slicing, except where it hasn't. It's been a long day. Why not take a night walk? Or lay down and... oh, oh, the dreams are mixing again.

Comments

[spinebuddyandme]

[ Frowning uncertainly through Lethe's talk. There's something about it that twists in the pit of his stomach, but he can't pin it down yet. ]

Of course they did. They're heroes; that's what they do.

The government has meta-human outreach centers you can report to if you develop powers or get them from something weird, but no one I know trusts them. That's where you can end up taken advantage of. They just want to make sure anyone with power is on their side, or at least being tracked.

[mykidisthebest]

[nods in easy agreement]

Any government is going to be like that. They want to track everything and know where you are at all times, and know exactly what you can do. I'm not saying you should go along with that. On the contrary, it would be better to keep whatever abilities the scarab gives you hidden from public entities. Don't let anyone know what you can do unless you can trust them, and trust them not to spread it around.

[...sighs, and runs a hand through his hair]

I know I'm overthinking it. You're smart and sensible, and your beetle friend obviously doesn't want you to get hurt. I just hate to think that even when we're able to send you safely home, you're still going to be tangled up in some weird mess. You should be able to finish high school and go to college in peace, like anyone else.

[spinebuddyandme]

[ He shrugs stiffly ]

It's not bad that you are. It's nice to be worried about, but don't... Don't worry too much, okay? The scarab's really strong, and if the Justice League is who I'm working with then there's no one stronger on the whole planet.

Maybe I won't get to have a regular life, but I'll be okay.

[ The Justice League could never let anyone down!! ]

[mykidisthebest]

A regular life is preferable. At least I think so.

[spinebuddyandme]

[ Lets out a tired huff that he might've meant for a laugh ]

I agree! I wanted to be a dentist, ese.

Milagro's just gonna have to have the regular life for me.

[mykidisthebest]

Hey, you can still be a dentist. I bet the scarab would be great at cleaning teeth.

[spinebuddyandme]

[ That gets an actual laugh ]

I'd save so much on equipment.

[mykidisthebest]

Exactly! It's just good business sense to use the tools you've already got. And helping heroes can be your part-time consultant job on the weekends.

[spinebuddyandme]

Part-time consultant doesn't sound too bad.

[ A little unrealistic based on what he knows about heroes, but one can always dream ]

I'll talk to Scarab about it, but we'll have to see what my memories turn out like.

[mykidisthebest]

Oh, that actually reminds me. The next time we get fountain coins I wanted to see if giving you one of mine would give you more of your memories back.

[spinebuddyandme]

Uh — okay? What if it just gives me one of your memories?

[mykidisthebest]

[shrugs]

If it doesn't work then it won't give it to you, it'll just show the memory in the fountain. That's all it does when I toss a coin in. So it shouldn't hurt to try.

[spinebuddyandme]

[ Nods a little more confidently then ]

Sure, it sounds like a simple enough experiment.