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undyingmods ([personal profile] undyingmods) wrote in [community profile] undyingcourt2024-01-20 10:33 am

january tdm/event post

JANUARY TDM - WINTER DREAMS
Welcome to the Undying Court's January Test Drive Meme! This post also functions as the January Event for existing characters, and continues the Winter Season, led by the Blue Court.

New characters may handwave or backdate the previous season's arrival prompt should they wish to, but you may otherwise assume they've been here the whole time! Additionally, all TDM threads can be taken as in-game canon if desired. And remember that apps open February 3-7, with invites opening on January 28, and reserves not long after!

Note that this post will contain: violence, enthrallment, torture, slavery, horror and potentially sexual content. Dreams come in many forms, after all.

This event also features another chance for characters to submit Regains, so make sure to submit after you've posted your top-level or reply to someone else's dream. For characters both new and old, feel free to brush up on the Premise, Vampire Powers, and head over to the FAQ/Game Info page if you have any questions!

  • Note that this event will be occurring throughout the month of January and into February, so characters are free to forward-date as desired!
  • For new characters please format your Top-level in this format: Character Name | Canon | Court | Youngblood/Novice | TDM
  • For existing characters please format your Top-level in this format: Character Name | Court | Youngblood/Novice
  • If you have any questions specific to the event, ask them in the Plotting Post Q&A section!




Top-Level Directory:Chat with NPC: Kashire & Revar
New characters:
Anthony Lockwood - Lockwood and Co | Gold (Youngblood) | TDM
Ash - Original | Blue (Youngblood) | TDM
Cotton Cookie - Cookie Run Kingdom | Blue (Novice) | TDM
Enrico Pucci - JJBA: Stone Ocean | Gold (Novice) | TDM
Hayan Park - Unholy Blood | Blue (Novice) | TDM
Hayato Ichimonji - Kamen Rider | Blue (Youngblood) | TDM
Laios Touden - Dungeon Meshi | Silver (Youngblood) | TDM
Leonard "Bones" McCoy - Star Trek: AOS | Silver (Youngblood) | TDM
Norton Campbell - Identity V | Blue (Youngblood) | TDM
Prince Phillip - Sleeping Beauty | Gold (Novice) | TDM
Suguru Geto - Jujutso Kaisen | Black (Youngblood) | TDM
Sven "Snufkin" Snusmumriken - Moomins | Silver (Youngblood) | TDM
Wyll Ravengard - Balder's Gate 3 | Red (Novice) | TDM
Yasuho Hirose - JJBA-Part 8 | Gold (Novice) | TDM
Yuri (Accellerator) - A Certain Magical Index | Silver (Novice) | TDM

Character Name - Canon | Court (Youngblood/Novice) | TDM

Existing characters:
Conrad Achenleck - Red (Youngblood)
Daria Morgendorffer - Silver (Youngblood)
Eden Woods - Silver (Novice)
Edgin Darvis - Blue (Youngblood)
Erwin Smith - Silver (Youngblood)
Gojo Satoru - Gold (Youngblood)
Harlock - Blue (Novice)
James T. Kirk - Blue (Novice)
Lydia - Red (Youngblood)
Reyson - Gold (Novice)
Snow White - Silver (Novice)
Xenk Yendar - Gold (Youngblood)

Character Name - Court (Youngblood/Novice)

ONCE UPON A DREAM
A quiet falls over the Castle as a new day begins to break. As with every morning, this is a time when vampires must retreat to avoid the rays of the sun, pulling heavy curtains around their beds and windows to block out any light. However, this particular morning is abnormally quiet as the whole of the Castle seems to fall asleep all at once, and all together. After this enchanted sleep, and for the the next thirty days, the Castle's residents will start to experience strange phenomena within their dreams.

During this period, dreams become more vivid, so realistic it feels like the dreamer is awake. Dreamers can pass into each other's dreams without meaning to. Some of these dreams are in fact memories--either those from the lives the characters have lived in the Castle and the outlying lands, or the strange memories they've begun to gain back.

But be careful! For what starts as a regular memory might start to warp into something new. If you're lucky, it'll be something positive, like a dream of a home you've always wanted. But if you're unlucky, the memory might twist and turn into a nightmare, catching you in it and turning your worst fears against you.

Each nightfall, everyone will wake and return to normal. Or at least, most people will.

[Note: Any current characters who participate in the dream event by creating a top level or tagging someone else at least once in this prompt may be rewarded with a free impactful memory, which may be used in the dreamscape. Don't forget to submit for your Regains!]
A NIGHTMARISH CURSE
It turns out that not everyone wakes up. Those who stay in nightmares for too long may find themselves cursed, and unable to wake up. At first, the curse appears no different from regular sleep. But a few hours in the victim will start screaming uncontrollably. No touch will wake them, no amount of calling their name will break the spell. After too long, the victim will start to bleed, slowly at first, and then more and more as they remain afflicted. A victim left unattended will bleed out and die.

The Council works quickly to step in. Kashire (who is looking rather frayed this season) delivers the news that there's no need to panic, but everyone will need to do their part in locating and curing victims. In fact, the youngbloods seem to be taking this as the perfect opportunity for a teaching moment, and students are expected to try and find a cure with the skills that match their Court. Novices and youngbloods alike are encouraged to try and help lift the curse from anyone they can. (Get creative! Blood heals many wounds...) Any victims that have progressed too far will need to be seen to by Revar.

The nightmare curse, however, can spread quickly. Anyone who enters the nightmare of a victim will fall victim to the curse. Additionally, any attempt to reach out to the mind of a curse victim will also spread the curse. With the combined efforts of the students and teachers, the curse can be completely put out. But it will take time and care to ensure everyone is found in time, and cured safely.
ANYWAY, WINTER GAMES!
But a few curses aren't going to stop the Blue Court from making sure everyone has a good time. The days might be short, and weighed down by the threats of nightmares, but winter has hit Castle Courtsheart in full force, and the long nights and snow-covered grounds make for an excellent backdrop to the Inter-Court Winter Games!

There isn't really a reward for the winning house besides bragging rights and maybe a trophy that doubles as a chalice, but youngbloods and novices alike are invited to join in the festivities and compete against one another in the spirit of glory and the chance to lord over your Court's superiority. Even Council members and mature vampires of each court seem to enjoy cheering on their respective teams from the stands. Everything is fine! Forget your troubles and go play in the snow.

What kind of sports do vampires play? Feel free to get creative, but here are some examples:
  • Thrall-Curling: Since vampiric strength proves to be a little too much for this sport otherwise, teams of novices (or youngbloods) of the same Court can team up to gently compel their thralls to play the thrilling sport of curling. Coax that stone across the ice with care, and take out the opposing team! Or, well, the thralls will do that, assuming they're guided well. Try not to break them. (The thralls, that is.)

  • Figure skating: Practicing your pirouettes? For a vampire, a quadruple-axel is hardly worth breaking a sweat over. Favored for its beauty and almost seductive grace, the figure skating competition will be scored and judged by a multi-court panel. Participants might get extra points for incorporating bladework and masking into their sets, so these performances are sure to wow the judges.

  • Ice Hockey: Yes, the high-contact sport transcends time and space, but vampires don't need silly things like helmets or padded safety gear. Don your court's colors and hit the ice to toss the puck around and score as many points against the opposing team as you can before the time runs out. Violence is encouraged! Everyone likes to see a bit of blood on the ice this time of year. (Shadowstepping is considered cheating, but only if you get caught.)
And more! Snowball fighting may not be a sport, but there's no better time to enjoy the outdoors and stretch those growing fangs and muscles than the dead of winter. So whether you're cheering on your Court or watching from the sidelines, there's something here for everyone. Just because the castle is full of the the undead doesn't mean they can't have a little winter fun.
CLASS NOTES
Other notable happenings for the early winter season include:
  • Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and maybe it's time to find or make gifts for that special blood claim in your life. This season blood jewelry is the hot ticket item. These are pieces made from precious metal and glass, which hold the blood of a vampire in them. Carry a lover's blood to show how much you love them, or carry your own to force down the throat of your enemies so you can influence them.

  • Whispers around school start to say that Black Court lost a novice this month. Not murder this time! He simply unmade himself trying to mistwalk. Eh, these things happen.

  • As a result of a tie in last month's pumpkin carving contest, members of the Black and Red Courts will find small packages outside their doors. They are gifted silver letter openers, with the handle inlaid with pumpkins and leaves, and a note from Revar with a little drawing of a pumpkin and their signature. How nice!

  • Lady Whisperfangs is quiet for now, but her time is yet to come... This month's check-in will have a field to submit gossip about your characters! Vampires do so love their drama.


Once again, characters are free to talk to the NPCs as well: Revar & Kashire. For any questions regarding this month's prompts, please comment in the Plotting Post. For general game questions, please check the FAQ/Game Info. In the meantime, remember to submit your Regains for this month's free reward, and keep an eye out for our AC Check-in next week, starting on January 25-31.

The new year has brought us plenty of thirsty vampires, so we're glad you're here to share them with you!

prizedstallion: (Consideration)

A Nightmarish Curse - Closed to Close CR

[personal profile] prizedstallion 2024-01-22 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
A Nightmarish CurseCW: Radiation sickness/poisoning, death

[Perhaps you have stumbled upon the wrong nightmare or you entered it intentionally because of how Kirk is screaming himself into a bloody mess in his bed, or maybe you're at his bedside unable to see his nightmare as you try to cure his curse as his voice breaks and he paints himself purple, but either way... welcome to his cursed nightmare.

The first thing that feels wrong is how unnaturally smooth and metal all the walls are, gray and well lit, or they were-- the lights flash as the world seems to tilt spin making walls become floors.. Or are these the floors and you were just on the walls? With a lurch it doesn't matter as the floor tilts dangerously as metal screeches in protest. It feels like the very building is about to collapse in on itself as people scream.

As you start to slip and slide down the hallway as it tilts almost vertical, the ground and walls are too smooth to grab onto. Your heart lurches into your throat as you careen down the slope uncontrollably.
]

Quick! Gimme your hand--!

[The voice is familiar, as Kirk reaches out as you slide by him. He catches your hand, gripping it tightly as he cries out from the force of it almost dislocating his arm. But he holds on to the banister as another person falls right past you both, Kirk's eyes wide with horror.

Before long the building rights itself and Kirk is pulling himself to his feet, helping you up before running down the hallway.
]

Scotty! Chekov! [He yells into a device in his hand, flinching at every person he can't help, and they seem endless around him. People dying, holding on for their life, screaming for help, all of them looking to him while he has to run passed them because he needs to fix the ship to save them.

This is his fault, it's all his fault. He can't save them, he can't save them, he can't--

He throws the device aside, frustrated that he lost the two people he needs to save his ship, to save his crew.
]

Edited 2024-01-22 04:48 (UTC)
serpendipity: (F41)

[personal profile] serpendipity 2024-01-23 10:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ After enough days, it became almost routine to check on the people you knew, hoping that they hadn't succumbed to the quickly spreading curse. When you don't know them, it's easy to keep things simple and nearly clinical, however if you knew them, called them a friend... Eden had been taking the time to clean up the purple blood, setting up a cream on his chest and neck, hoping the scents help sooth the mind and body until they're able to get him moved to somewhere safe.

It was easy to get too concerned, worried about what was being dreamed of to cause such a horrible response...

Before she even realized it, everything was so foreign, Eden couldn't process anything past the way that every surface was so shiny and everything kept going from light to dark so quickly. It was so disorienting, so confusing, it's only because of the familiar voice that she even managed to reach out.

That- That was someone falling a lot faster than she was. It was only a couple of blinks before it seemed like Kirk was yelling into something and running off down the hall. ]


W-wait, Jim!

[ Scrambling back to her feet, Eden took off to catch up to him, ignoring the people around. What kind of world did he dream up? ]

Jim, take a moment. Look at me. Just stop and look.
prizedstallion: (Woah what the hell just happened)

[personal profile] prizedstallion 2024-01-28 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't stop at first, making a running leap over a hallway entrance as the walls become the floor and the lights blink again. The ship groans painfully as it cracks and struggles to stay in one piece. As people scream, as he has to stay focused on the task or--

Or--

So much seems to come to a halt when he hears a familiar voice calling for him and he makes him stop through panicked breaths, he turns to look at Eden, his brow furrowing tightly.
]

Eden? You're not supposed to be here. How are you here?

[She wasn't part of this... wait how does he know her? She doesn't look right.. why doesn't she look like everyone else? This isn't right... something is off here.]
serpendipity: (F81)

[personal profile] serpendipity 2024-01-28 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ None of it was quite right. Eden knew how she looked just a few moments ago, before ending up in this foreign construction that groaned like it couldn't hold together much longer. She knew she was just at Kirk's bed, hands stained in blood from cleaning him up and applying whatever she had to buy him the time needed. ]

You were screaming in your sleep! I had to check on you, to buy time. I don't even know if anyone got to the room yet, I was just-

[ Just ending up in a place that tried to send her falling towards some kind of doom. ]

I need you to focus more. This is the curse that's been spreading around. Remember the curse?
prizedstallion: (Why would you do that for me?)

[personal profile] prizedstallion 2024-01-28 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
My sleep?

[He was panting in a panic as he looks around himself some more.. this place starting to look more foreign by the second. He shakes his head trying to understand this. The curse, sleep... ]

Curse? I--

[He shakes his head again as if to try and clear it, to ignore the screams and groaning metal, the way parts of the ship crack.]

Stop! [Finally it's as if everything goes silent for a long moment and he blinks.]

I'm not awake? This isn't real?

[Why did it feel so real? Almost more real than anything else.]
serpendipity: (F11)

[personal profile] serpendipity 2024-01-28 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The fact that everything did, in fact, stop, should say more than enough. It gives her a chance to close in further, checking to see if there's any injuries here as well. Though maybe it was this odd scenario of people falling in a tilting hallway that had produced the screams each time. ]

I'd have trouble believing any of this is real. Metal walls? The clothes?

[ Everything else that was happening, and the items that were around. There's no actual lamps or fireplaces or anything, but the place was lighting up. ]

How did you even come up with all of this? Were you reading one of the weirder romance books or something?
prizedstallion: (Bullshit)

[personal profile] prizedstallion 2024-02-01 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
[But this feels so real... it was real. He was sure of it, but how could he be so sure? What was this? He was so sure he was on a ship but.. what was the ship's name? Was it in water? Wait, why did he even question if it was in water?

Squeezing his eyes shut, he shakes his head.
]

I.. I don't know. To me it doesn't even feel like a dream..

[He looks around himself.]

It feels like home..

[His voice is small and unsure. Everything felt right.. Part of him doesn't want to wake up now that he knows it's a dream but--]

You said I got the curse?
serpendipity: (F58)

[personal profile] serpendipity 2024-02-01 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ She'd say that it really felt like some kind of a nightmare right now. ]

Like home? How does this-

[ No, she didn't want that to sound aggressive or oppositional, even if the younger novice was just confused given the setting. despite how oddly dressed and put together this dream set her as, probably to seem like she belonged in this foreign place, she knew that she was just at Jim's bed, and there was so much purple smeared and stained everywhere. ]

I don't know how this feels like home, but right now you're in bed. Screaming, kind of like you were just before, but without names or anything. Just... pain.

[ But whatever was going on, he was obviously attached to things. People generally didn't want to leave home, did they? ]
prizedstallion: (Serious Captain Mode)

[personal profile] prizedstallion 2024-02-02 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Dream logic... I just-- maybe it's the curse trying to keep me from waking up?

[Part of him doesn't believe that at all, but that's hardly a matter right now. It was the most logical thing because even if this place felt like home and the people around them like family, it wasn't. The nightmare just didn't want him to wake up.

Looking around him again.
]

Well... I'm aware now. So, what do we do to wake me up? [He was serious business mode, the dream in slow motion around them. It didn't seem weird, but again, dream logic.]

The best course of action I can see is to either find an end point or disrupt the nightmare.. well, more than we already have.
serpendipity: (F42)

[personal profile] serpendipity 2024-02-02 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
It's- I was busy cleaning you up and putting a salve down, I didn't have a chance to use any other actual treatments...

[ She was drawn in before having a chance to apply any outside influence. So they really had only dream logic, didn't they? But looking around, it was so alien that she could barely process what could've been going on. She's not exactly the creative type, sadly. ]

I, uh... Fix whatever's happening? We're vampire enough that despite this being a dream, you can help the people around. Technically, we both could. I didn't show up until right before you grabbed my arm earlier, so I'm not exactly sure- Is this a ship? You were also calling for people, so we can get those people.
prizedstallion: (I've got this)

[personal profile] prizedstallion 2024-02-05 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you, for taking care of me. Hopefully we can get out of this before you get drawn into your own curse.

[Now aware, he looks around himself, brows pinched. Sure it was alien, but it also made sense to him, it felt right... real. How was this not real when it felt so right? But she brings up good point, they are on their way to being vampires, there was a real chance for them. He nods.]

Yeah, my ship, I--.. well, I'm the Captain. [He grins as he reaches out to touch the wall next to himself almost fondly.]

I was calling for my head engineer, he and Chekov, they would know how to fix this, but I can't get a hold of them. They might be down in engineering. Come on, I know the way.

[With that, he grabs her hand and starts to run down the hallway as the dream almost takes on life again, the ship groaning and cracking while people around them scream.]

If we can stop the ship from reentry, then we can save everyone.
serpendipity: (F90)

[personal profile] serpendipity 2024-02-05 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
I can't imagine anything that would make me scream so much, so we're probably fine.

[ The only kinds of nightmares she used to have were a moot point. Even before coming to the castle, they were things that were effectively overcome. (Joke's on her, but it helps to ease worries.)

It's odd though; Jim did look like he belonged in this kind of place. Like there's been an attachment, which maybe could be the effect a nightmare has on people? It's hard to tell. The breath of laughter is enough to go 'of course you're the Captain.' A metal ship looking like this, though...

There's only a couple stumbling steps before Eden found a good rhythm to run alongside his lead. ]


So we're hoping for this Scotty person as well? But I don't know what you mean by 'reentry,' so I'm not sure if I know how to help. I'm more like a doctor, not some mariner. I've never even been off land. So you better hope they're there.
prizedstallion: (Losing everything)

[personal profile] prizedstallion 2024-02-07 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't say it, but if his brain can conjure up this nightmare fuel, who knows what her brain could do to her. It was all so weird how the curse worked. He only wished to get out of here soon so he could make sure Eden was okay.

He nods.
]

Yeah, Scotty is my head engineer, no one knows my ship better than him. He makes the girl purr.

[It makes sense when he says it, even if he doesn't have all the context for it. Purr? Engineer? He's not sure he really understands but he accepts it and keeps running.]

I.. honestly I don't know what it means either, I just know it's a bad thing to do with the engines in this state... I.. I don't know what any of that means, but maybe I will understand when we get there.

[He flinches as they run through one area, crowded with people trying to escape into strange vehicles, but there are screams for help as he can't do anything more but continue to run. He knows the only way to save most of this crew is to do this..]

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galacticmalpractice: (01)

dammit jim i'm a vampire not a starfleet liuetenant

[personal profile] galacticmalpractice 2024-02-02 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Bones is definitely in the former territory. He's been working tirelessly in the castle's infirmary, treating patients and watching to make sure nobody screams themselves to death before they can be cured. That Jim ended up in his infirmary is unfortunate -- the kid seems bright, and kinder than he lets on, and there's something about him that nags at him... but he can't really put his finger on it.

It doesn't matter though, because they will save him. He believes that. But even Bones can't go ten shifts without any sleep, which is how he ends up in this strange, impossibly smooth nightmare. The lurching sound of metal around him echoes in his head like he'll never forget it, but he stores all that aside in his mind for now. Then the world begins to turn and that's enough to make Bones stumble -- good thing Jim is there, just in time.
]

Jim?

[ This is a dream, there's no doubt about that. Floors don't turn and right themselves like that in reality. And though Bones is a bit shaken from the sudden flip in gravity, he stands and tries his best to take stock of the situation. Jim looks different, for one thing. What the hell is he on about? What is he doing? With this many injured and dying around him, it's no surprise this is a nightmare.

This is another chance to do his job, for Bones. If he can bring this dream to an end, then Jim will wake up. That alone makes it worth it, even if it means Bones himself is likely getting cursed just being here.
]

Jim, what are you doing? What's happening?
prizedstallion: (Serious Thought)

[personal profile] prizedstallion 2024-02-02 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Bones?

[Why does it feel both so right and so wrong to see him here right now? Like he belongs but not here. He's not supposed to be here, but-- No, his mind is twisting against the idea of it. Bones isn't supposed to be here, he's supposed to be--]

You're not supposed to be here, you--

[Something is on the tip of his tongue, but he can't say. It's not coming to him no matter how hard he tries.

Shaking his head to dislodge the thought, screams sound around them as he takes the man's - vampire's - hand and pulls him along down a corridor as the world turns. He calls out jump as he makes a running jump across another corridor opening. They are running on the walls.
]

I need get to engineering and turn the power back on, it's the only way to save the ship and crew!
galacticmalpractice: (05)

[personal profile] galacticmalpractice 2024-02-02 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Leonard raises an eyebrow at the stupid nickname, but doesn't comment. Whatever, it's a dream.

Jim's warm and alive, but that's normal for him. He's just a novice, though this place sure as shit isn't anywhere Bones can remember. He takes Jim's hand and follows, making the jump with ease and feeling not even a little nauseous as the world around them keeps spinning off its axis.

Being a vampire sure has its benefits! Even if Bones still has no idea what is happening.
]

Wait, wait—ship? This thing is a ship?

[ That makes no damn sense, but Bones will roll with it. He has to find a way to fix this dream. or Jim might not wake up. ]

How're you—how the hell are you gonna do that? You're not an engineer!
prizedstallion: (9)

[personal profile] prizedstallion 2024-02-02 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, it's my--.. my ship.

[His mind hesitates and halts, like there is more he wants to say but can't remember.]

I'm the Captain, I know somethings about how to fix her, not as much as Scotty and Chekov, that's why I was trying to find them but-- I can't just not do anything with my crew in danger.

[The ship groans and cracks like it's breaking apart, like it could snap in half at any moment. He knows he saw them earlier but he can't for the life of him get ahold of Chekov and Scotty now. Which is weird, he knows he remembers this differently. He should be running with Scotty not Bones... why was Bones here?]

What are you doing here anyway?

[He runs down another hall, taking a sharp turn as they continue, the white halls morphing into the open machinery of engineering.]
Edited 2024-02-03 00:00 (UTC)
galacticmalpractice: (02)

[personal profile] galacticmalpractice 2024-02-03 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ His ship, huh? What a weird-ass dream. Well, Bones can't say he's surprised that Jim's dreams would cast him as the hero. The Captain. Though considering the dire straits they're in, it might not be a title he'll hold for long.

No, that thought is too morbid, even for Bones. Jim would find a way out of this. He doesn't seem the type to ever give up. Even if he's talking about people Bones doesn't know, he can't help but admire Jim's willingness to get out there and try to save his crew.

Bones really is just following Jim at this point, but there's nothing for it! It's a dream.
]

Looking for you, obviously! [ That much is true. ] While this nightmare's going on, you're out in the infirmary screaming your lungs out. Pretty sure those two idiots who keep comin' by your bedside'll kill me if I don't find a way to save you.
prizedstallion: (Bullshit)

[personal profile] prizedstallion 2024-02-03 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
Nightmare?

[He looks at Bones with wide eyes, owlishly as he tries to understand what the other man is saying. For him this was real, this was happening right now and Bones fit in so well that.. That what? No, this couldn't be a nightmare.]

What are you talking about? This isn't a nightmare, it's real... I--

[His brow furrows as he comes to a stop, looking around at everything around him like he's unsure and confused. This is real. He knows it's real. This has happened.

Happened?
]
galacticmalpractice: (09)

[personal profile] galacticmalpractice 2024-02-03 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ Bones shakes his head. This is certainly a nightmare, though he gets the fact that Kirk might not think so. Dreams are weird like that.

After all, there's no way a place like this could be real, right? Even if Bones seems to move through the halls like he knows the place, there's no way this is anything but a curse-powered dream.
]

Jim. [ Bones speaks seriously to him for once, not faking his anger or anything like that. ] It's a dream. You have to wake up.
prizedstallion: (Please tell me something good)

[personal profile] prizedstallion 2024-02-03 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[Something about the way Bones speaks to him hits home and the dream seems to slow around them, haltingly. It doesn't seem weird but Kirk blinks, brow furrowed heavily as he looks at Bones, the confused lack of understanding breaking away as realization dawns on him. He was becoming more lucid as he looks around himself and noticing how this was all so strange.

But even more aware now and realizing this is a dream, why did it feel so real still to him?
]

I.. I don't-- [Why does he not want to wake up? He needs to stay here and save the crew. He shakes his head and tries to understand more what's going on.]

You said I'm screaming? Did I catch the curse?
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[personal profile] galacticmalpractice 2024-02-03 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It sucks to see Jim so driven and sure of himself, and then see that melt away to something almost younger, like who he was in this dream was a better version of himself.

But that's a weird thought, and Jim Kirk is an annoying little upstart novice, not the Captain of some weird ship. It's just a dream -- this isn't even his dream and Bones is having trouble believing it. Shit, those nightmares are strong, aren't they?
]

You sure did.

[ It's not great news, since it means they both have it now. But Bones won't say as much, Jim will have to figure it out. ]

Don't go worryin', you'll be fine -- the cure's not hard to get. But you gotta wake up outta this dream, or you'll just keep screamin'.

[ Bones looks around. This ship seems to be coming apart, and people were counting on Jim to fix it. Was that the problem they needed to solve? ]

It's your dream. How do we fix this ship?
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[personal profile] prizedstallion 2024-02-05 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
Shit, if I have it then... Bones, that means you--

[He gives the vampire an apologetic look, because he doesn't want to have gotten Bones' involved in this, to curse him too. The worry on his face wasn't for himself but for Bones. Kirk would have to make sure that the vampire also woke up once this was over. Would check on him immediately after.

Still, this wasn't the time for it. He was a natural born leader enough to see what needed to be done here and to focus on that. He can't save Bones from the curse while he still has it, so they both needed to do what was necessary to get that cure.
]

We're breaking apart on reentry, we need to go to engineering and redirect the power to the thrusters so that we can stabilize the ship. Come on.

[Still holding Bones' hand, he starts to run again as the dream almost kicks up again, the ship shaking and tipping beneath their feet, people screaming for help as parts of the ship come apart.]
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[personal profile] galacticmalpractice 2024-02-05 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
It's fine. I ain't had it for as long as you have. And when I don't show up for my shift, they'll come lookin'.

[ He waves a hand dismissively, not wanting to bother Jim with his concern. Really, it's Bones' job as a doctor to make sure his patient survives. That's his focus here. It's definitely not about Jim or this strange ship dream. ]

That's a whole load of hogwash if I ever heard it, but whatever you say, cap.

[ Bones would give him a faux salute, but they're already moving back down the halls to try and redirect the power to the "thrusters," or whatever. Finding a room called engineering can't be that hard, right? He's keeping up with Jim fine, though the screaming people are hard to ignore, Bones keeps his eyes on the prize. ]

Founders' flaming tits, did they have to make this ship so damn big?!
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[personal profile] prizedstallion 2024-02-07 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll come looking too. I want to help, Bones..

[He's not sure why it's so important to him to see Bones okay, but it was. It was important to him and his heart, the idea of the vampire hurt really didn't sit well with him. No, he would help if he could.

Jim wants to laugh but the screams around him darken the mood too much to.
]

I know, it sounds like bullshit to me too, but it... it just makes sense, okay? Trust me, I'm hoping this will make even more sense to me shortly.

[That he'll know some way to fix this, to make it better.]

Yeah well, look how many people are around us-- [If the number of people is anything to go by then this ship has to be huge. Like Courtsheart big, right?]

This way, come on.

[They run along metal bridges and walkways, surrounded by hulking metal canisters. Everything was massive and metal, gravity throwing them to the side for a second as Jim reaches out to hold on to Bones tightly.]

Hang on!

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