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.

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[heavyliesthecrown]

[ He doesn't even know what to think when he's set up high on a shelf. It isn't as though he can't get down. They are in the water, after all. He can easily swim off. It is the fact that we was placed up to begin with that takes him aback.

. . . He can only assume he means the ink and darkness that causes the room to appear murky.

For Pond Fiend to appear like a shadow.

He reaches out to catch his arm before he can swim away.]

What about you? What is all of this dark stuff-

[ He rubs the back of his hand against one of his cheeks to see if the color will rub off at all.]

[strateelgic]

[It doesn't, and Pond Fiend bats the boy's hand away gently. He brushes at Crescendo's clothes as if they're covered in dirt, although none of the ink had clung to him.]

Nothing, nothing.

Just despair. Just blot.

It's heavy, so you're better off up here.

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ . . . ]

Then certainly I cannot allow you to wander alone in it?

[ If he is able he will try and scoot back off the shelf. ]

I know that you are suffering right now. That you are sad and frustrated, angry, and even at a loss. And that is okay. It is okay to feel those things, even as unpleasant as they are. I understand how truly unfair this place is.

[ He shakes his head.]

You cannot stay here, though. If you lock yourself up with such negative emotions, you will fail to see beyond the darkness that is clinging to you right now. You will never find the answers you are looking for here in this murky pit. It will only ensnare you.

[ . . . ]

Your brother would much rather that you swim freely through the ocean, rather than remain trapped in a dreary place like this, right?

[strateelgic]

[When he tries to get off the shelf Pond Fiend will just grab him and hold him close to himself.]

No... it's dark out there. I can't see.

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ . . . He is so out of sorts, isn't he? Crescendo has always been a little awkward when it comes to physical affection, but he has become a little better at it, he thinks. At least, when he reaches out to gently grasp Pond Fiend's face between his hands it seems natural as he forces his gaze down onto him. ]

Look at me.

[strateelgic]

[Looks at him, then looks away, keeping his eyes downcast.]

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ He does what he can to redirect his focus back onto himself. ]

Pond Fiend. Please.

[ He searches his eyes, his gaze darting between the mismatched colors. This downcast expression doesn't suit him at all.]

I know you feel lost right now. I know. I know you are frustrated, searching for answers, and desperately reaching out for something to grasp onto. To understand. To know. To be useful.

[ Oh how he knows. ]

It is going to be okay.

[ He swims up just a little if able, to rest his forehead against his, reminscent of before.]

I know it does not feel like it right now. Everything hurts, and it may feel like that for a little while. But we are not going to give up. Allow yourself to be sad and frustrated. And then take those emotions and channel them into determination.

[ They may know nothing right now. But that does not mean it will always remain that way.]

Do not allow your negative emotions to rule you. Take a grasp of them, acknowledge them, and then use that awareness to burn them up as fuel that lifts you higher toward your goals. I know that you can do that.

I have faith in you.

[strateelgic]

[Pond Fiend brings up both hands in order to push Crescendo away. Then he places one hand over the other teen's mouth.]

Stop. Stop with your words.

[He shakes his head.]

I'm sorry. I'm not sure I can be like that.

[Then he removes his hand.]

Please just sit here with me.

[heavyliesthecrown]

All right.

[It feels as though he should be able to do something more. But maybe, what he needs most right now, is to simply not be alone.]

I am not going to go anywhere. I will stay here with you as long as you need.

[strateelgic]

[The merman nods, then he sits on the shelf instead and pulls Crescendo into his lap.]

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ He doesn't fight it or pull away. Instead, he leans back against the eel's chest after a moment, while his hands fall down to rest atop Pond Fiend's. He hopes the simple company and comfort of another there helps. ]

[strateelgic]

[It won't clear out the darkness surrounding the area, but it will bring a small amount of comfort to him before he wakes up.]

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ Good. It may not have healed anything at all. But he doesn't have to feel alone through it all.]