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sixthiterationlogs2017-01-02 05:12 pm
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Nightmares, Dreams, and Questioning Reality
WHO: Riza Hawkeye
WHERE: Inn, Fountain, Woods
WHEN: January 1st - 2nd
OPEN TO: ALL; though the first one is probably only open to people sleeping at the inn
WARNINGS: Hallucinations, Creepy Shadow Child, Monsters and Violence
STATUS: Open
NOTE: Riza is experiencing some hallucinations I got her. Any monsters or characters I mention are all just happening in her head...though that might not be obvious to others at first ;D
I. Inn - Middle of the Night
It started with a nightmare she'd had before. The sound of scraping claws and a terrible shriek behind her. She was running through the decimated streets of Manhattan, the streets blurring together until she couldn't tell if she was heading towards the Strand or away from it. The Strand was safety though, if she could just make it there. She just had to get to Harry, Rosette, and the others first though. However, the creature chasing her was persistent. She'd never faced a crab that she couldn't lose and yet this one was not giving up on her trail.
She slammed into a wall. Had she not been paying attention? Riza started to walk out but then turned when she heard the snapping sound of over-large mandibles behind her. She brought her gun up to bare, taking aim and then pulling the trigger. The creature shrieked, managing to dodge the gunfire with its ungodly speed. She clipped it once, but it wasn't enough. The monster jumped at Riza, knocking her down on her back. She went down hard, the gun flying from her grasp and skittering across the concrete. She reached for another but the over-grown parasite gave her no time and its jaws went for her neck.
In reality, Riza tossed in her bed. Probably not enough noise to even disturb the inn's cats, at least, not until she kicked at something and then went falling off of the bed with a loud THUMP. Whether it was landing on the floor or the attack in her dream, Riza's reddish-brown eyes snapped open. She could have written it off as just a dream then, after all she was on the floor of her room in the Inn. The only problem was that looming over her prone form on the floor was the creature from her dream. It hissed at her, snapping its jaws together just as it had done in the dream but here she didn't even have the protection of a gun.
Riza cried out in surprise, grabbing the first weapon at hand (in this case a lantern beside her bed) and hurled it at the creature. She scrambled up to her feet trying to get away even as the parasite screeched -- the lantern shattering on the floor. She knew what that thing could do -- what it's bite meant -- and they didn't have the luxury of a cure or Healers here. Riza reached under her pillow for one of the knives she'd gotten from her Christmas gifts and turned to throw it. Instead, she was greeted by an empty room and an open door.
Riza didn't question it, didn't have time to, because she started running out of her room and down the stairs. She had to make sure everyone was safe. She couldn't let that thing get to the people she cared about in the inn! Outside her room now, she looked around, including up at the ceiling, but there was no trace of it.
"What the hell!"
II. Fountain - Morning of Next Day
She hadn't gotten much sleep that night, but Riza didn't let that stop her from trying to continue with her usual routine the next day. She was frustrated because while the parasites from Project Daisychain had been light on their feet they still should have left tracks in the snow. She'd searched everywhere around the inn but there was nothing. They'd faced strange creatures here, so it wasn't out of the question, but in the light of day Riza couldn't help but question what had happened last night. Maybe it had just been a continuation of the nightmare and she hadn't been as awake as she thought.
Whatever the case, a walk in the snow was actually welcoming at this point. She'd check the fountain for new arrivals and then maybe stop by some of the houses and speak to the people she now considered friends. Maybe she'd just been hanging around the inn too much. She didn't mind the quiet for the moment and a chance to gather her thoughts. She wondered who would be the best to speak to about this. Ravi and Helen were doctors so maybe she could start there. Then again, Jo had experienced multiple dimensions before and might understand her situation a little before or even Cougar who had seen the creature they'd hunted and also dealt with his memories being taken. In the middle of her thoughts, she almost didn't notice the figure standing on the fountain's edge until his tall, lanky form blocked the light.
Riza looked up and froze, her eyes widening because she'd honestly given up on waiting for him to show up for her. Standing on the fountain's lip was a tall man in a black duster and carrying a long staff. He wasn't looking at her but at the fountain, like he was trying to figure it out. He dipped his staff in the water and Riza breathed out, "Harry?"
The man turned. Riza wasn't sure how this was possible. He wasn't in the scrubs and he wasn't wet, so he'd somehow gotten here on his own volition. He'd sworn that he would, all those months ago when they'd decided it was best to return to their homes. It was why he had given her the pendant, though she'd imagined him arriving in Amestris not...here. Yet, here he was. Harry gave her a crooked smile, holding up the very pendent she'd been thinking about, "You realize this would have worked a lot better if you'd been actually wearing it."
"I didn't get much of a choice," Riza replied. She was torn. A part of her wanted to rush towards him and embrace him -- she'd missed him so much. The other part of her was less trusting. This place was already messing with her in so many ways, what was to make this something that wasn't too good to be true. "How did you get here?"
Harry pocketed the pendent again, shrugging, "Magic. How else?" He looked over his shoulder at the fountain, frowning, before turning his gaze back to her, "Look. The window here is really small. This is taking more power than even I thought it would. If you want to get out of here we need to go...now."
Riza looked at his outstretched hand, past him to the fountain, and then back again, "Harry. I can't. There are other people here. It's like Project Daisychain all over again. Help me bring them out of this too."
His eyes widened, "Hell's Bells are you serious?" He rubbed at his neck, her news delivering a blow he hadn't expected. Riza wished she could just drop everything and follow him, but she wasn't that kind of person. She couldn't just abandon all these people -- she'd never be able to live with herself. Harry looked deep in thought and then his image flickered. He gripped his staff tighter and scowled, "No. Not now." His gaze shot back to meet Riza's, "There's no time! I can't rescue them I can only take you Riza. Please."
Harry's image flickered again, like he wasn't a person but a bad connection. Riza had no knowledge of magic and very limited understanding of inter-dimensional travel, but it did seem that he couldn't maintain the power to stay here much longer. He had punched through who knew how many dimensions to find her and now he couldn't even maintain the strength to pull her out. She felt tears at the corner of her eyes but she shook her head, "You'll just have to find me again." It took everything not to run at him, he looked at her pleadingly, trying to get her to take his hand and leave this place. He flickered again and straightened.
"All right. I'll find you. I'll find Mag--," he disappeared.
Riza stood in the snow, making sure he was gone for real, before collapsing on a nearby bench and letting out a sob.
III. Surrounding Woods - Afternoon
Her walk to the fountain had turned into a walk into the woods. She had so many questions, but right now none of them could be answered. Had Harry really been there? Had he found a way to get to this mysterious village? She hadn't seen him again that day, nor had she seen the parasite creature again. Granted, finding his way back here and with a plan to rescue everyone might take some time. Their time together had taught Riza that if Harry Dresden was one thing he was stubborn as hell. She knew he wouldn't give up until he had come through on his promise. The problem was...she couldn't be sure if that had really been Harry or not. It just...it didn't seem real and she had no evidence that he'd really been there. Granted, it could have been because he was trying to cross through dimensions with magic to get to her -- but there were no footprints on the fountain and no one else had been there to see him.
She needed to think and, honestly, she probably needed to talk to someone about all of this. However, she honestly just wanted to be alone for a few more minutes. She could talk after night had fallen. She crossed into a clearing and paused. She felt someone watching her. Riza reached behind her, hand grasping the handle of a knife. After the attack last night and the previous assaults, Riza didn't want to be caught unprepared. The shadows shifted in the trees nearby and she heard a disturbingly familiar chuckle from behind her.
"Honestly Lieutenant. You should know better than that working on me," a voice said, somehow echoing around her. She felt something brush her hand and she felt her heart rate increase. "Did you miss me, Lieutenant?"
Pride. How could Pride be here? Were the people behind this truly that insane? She looked down at her hand where she thought she'd felt his touch but there was nothing there. Riza then let her gaze drift off into the woods, trying to catch sight of the boy homunculus. The homunculus that Edward had sworn would never torment them again. "He's just Selim now. That's all," had been his reassurance as he handed the tiny babe to Mrs. Bradley. But hadn't she heard others talk of being from different time periods? Could Pride have shown up here before Edward's fight with him?
"What are you doing here?"
The trees rustled around her and then the shadows cast by the setting sun erupted with thousands of red eyes. She still didn't see Selim, but she'd never forget the feeling of those eyes on her. There was a laugh, but she still couldn't pinpoint it, "Watching you, Lieutenant. You and all of your new little friends." She thought she heard the sound of lips being licked, a soft laugh, "I like that Miss Kate. Do you think she'd take care of me like Mrs. Bradley has?" The eyes slanted with amusement, Riza trying to keep her eyes on the shifting shadows while also looking for Selim's body. There was nothing, he was just too damn good at hiding. Riza was going to have to keep him talking.
"I doubt she'll be as accommodating of you if I tell her your true nature, homunculus," she hissed. The shadows stirred again, disappointment written in the red eyes. Riza felt something brush her neck and spun, raising the knife in defense. It was all she had and yet she knew it would ultimately be useless. However, it wasn't Selim standing behind her. Her eyes widened as she recognized the person from the village, "How did you--"
She looked back over her shoulder, but the eyes and the shadows were gone. She shuddered, lowering the knife, "We need to get out of here."
WHERE: Inn, Fountain, Woods
WHEN: January 1st - 2nd
OPEN TO: ALL; though the first one is probably only open to people sleeping at the inn
WARNINGS: Hallucinations, Creepy Shadow Child, Monsters and Violence
STATUS: Open
NOTE: Riza is experiencing some hallucinations I got her. Any monsters or characters I mention are all just happening in her head...though that might not be obvious to others at first ;D
I. Inn - Middle of the Night
It started with a nightmare she'd had before. The sound of scraping claws and a terrible shriek behind her. She was running through the decimated streets of Manhattan, the streets blurring together until she couldn't tell if she was heading towards the Strand or away from it. The Strand was safety though, if she could just make it there. She just had to get to Harry, Rosette, and the others first though. However, the creature chasing her was persistent. She'd never faced a crab that she couldn't lose and yet this one was not giving up on her trail.
She slammed into a wall. Had she not been paying attention? Riza started to walk out but then turned when she heard the snapping sound of over-large mandibles behind her. She brought her gun up to bare, taking aim and then pulling the trigger. The creature shrieked, managing to dodge the gunfire with its ungodly speed. She clipped it once, but it wasn't enough. The monster jumped at Riza, knocking her down on her back. She went down hard, the gun flying from her grasp and skittering across the concrete. She reached for another but the over-grown parasite gave her no time and its jaws went for her neck.
In reality, Riza tossed in her bed. Probably not enough noise to even disturb the inn's cats, at least, not until she kicked at something and then went falling off of the bed with a loud THUMP. Whether it was landing on the floor or the attack in her dream, Riza's reddish-brown eyes snapped open. She could have written it off as just a dream then, after all she was on the floor of her room in the Inn. The only problem was that looming over her prone form on the floor was the creature from her dream. It hissed at her, snapping its jaws together just as it had done in the dream but here she didn't even have the protection of a gun.
Riza cried out in surprise, grabbing the first weapon at hand (in this case a lantern beside her bed) and hurled it at the creature. She scrambled up to her feet trying to get away even as the parasite screeched -- the lantern shattering on the floor. She knew what that thing could do -- what it's bite meant -- and they didn't have the luxury of a cure or Healers here. Riza reached under her pillow for one of the knives she'd gotten from her Christmas gifts and turned to throw it. Instead, she was greeted by an empty room and an open door.
Riza didn't question it, didn't have time to, because she started running out of her room and down the stairs. She had to make sure everyone was safe. She couldn't let that thing get to the people she cared about in the inn! Outside her room now, she looked around, including up at the ceiling, but there was no trace of it.
"What the hell!"
II. Fountain - Morning of Next Day
She hadn't gotten much sleep that night, but Riza didn't let that stop her from trying to continue with her usual routine the next day. She was frustrated because while the parasites from Project Daisychain had been light on their feet they still should have left tracks in the snow. She'd searched everywhere around the inn but there was nothing. They'd faced strange creatures here, so it wasn't out of the question, but in the light of day Riza couldn't help but question what had happened last night. Maybe it had just been a continuation of the nightmare and she hadn't been as awake as she thought.
Whatever the case, a walk in the snow was actually welcoming at this point. She'd check the fountain for new arrivals and then maybe stop by some of the houses and speak to the people she now considered friends. Maybe she'd just been hanging around the inn too much. She didn't mind the quiet for the moment and a chance to gather her thoughts. She wondered who would be the best to speak to about this. Ravi and Helen were doctors so maybe she could start there. Then again, Jo had experienced multiple dimensions before and might understand her situation a little before or even Cougar who had seen the creature they'd hunted and also dealt with his memories being taken. In the middle of her thoughts, she almost didn't notice the figure standing on the fountain's edge until his tall, lanky form blocked the light.
Riza looked up and froze, her eyes widening because she'd honestly given up on waiting for him to show up for her. Standing on the fountain's lip was a tall man in a black duster and carrying a long staff. He wasn't looking at her but at the fountain, like he was trying to figure it out. He dipped his staff in the water and Riza breathed out, "Harry?"
The man turned. Riza wasn't sure how this was possible. He wasn't in the scrubs and he wasn't wet, so he'd somehow gotten here on his own volition. He'd sworn that he would, all those months ago when they'd decided it was best to return to their homes. It was why he had given her the pendant, though she'd imagined him arriving in Amestris not...here. Yet, here he was. Harry gave her a crooked smile, holding up the very pendent she'd been thinking about, "You realize this would have worked a lot better if you'd been actually wearing it."
"I didn't get much of a choice," Riza replied. She was torn. A part of her wanted to rush towards him and embrace him -- she'd missed him so much. The other part of her was less trusting. This place was already messing with her in so many ways, what was to make this something that wasn't too good to be true. "How did you get here?"
Harry pocketed the pendent again, shrugging, "Magic. How else?" He looked over his shoulder at the fountain, frowning, before turning his gaze back to her, "Look. The window here is really small. This is taking more power than even I thought it would. If you want to get out of here we need to go...now."
Riza looked at his outstretched hand, past him to the fountain, and then back again, "Harry. I can't. There are other people here. It's like Project Daisychain all over again. Help me bring them out of this too."
His eyes widened, "Hell's Bells are you serious?" He rubbed at his neck, her news delivering a blow he hadn't expected. Riza wished she could just drop everything and follow him, but she wasn't that kind of person. She couldn't just abandon all these people -- she'd never be able to live with herself. Harry looked deep in thought and then his image flickered. He gripped his staff tighter and scowled, "No. Not now." His gaze shot back to meet Riza's, "There's no time! I can't rescue them I can only take you Riza. Please."
Harry's image flickered again, like he wasn't a person but a bad connection. Riza had no knowledge of magic and very limited understanding of inter-dimensional travel, but it did seem that he couldn't maintain the power to stay here much longer. He had punched through who knew how many dimensions to find her and now he couldn't even maintain the strength to pull her out. She felt tears at the corner of her eyes but she shook her head, "You'll just have to find me again." It took everything not to run at him, he looked at her pleadingly, trying to get her to take his hand and leave this place. He flickered again and straightened.
"All right. I'll find you. I'll find Mag--," he disappeared.
Riza stood in the snow, making sure he was gone for real, before collapsing on a nearby bench and letting out a sob.
III. Surrounding Woods - Afternoon
Her walk to the fountain had turned into a walk into the woods. She had so many questions, but right now none of them could be answered. Had Harry really been there? Had he found a way to get to this mysterious village? She hadn't seen him again that day, nor had she seen the parasite creature again. Granted, finding his way back here and with a plan to rescue everyone might take some time. Their time together had taught Riza that if Harry Dresden was one thing he was stubborn as hell. She knew he wouldn't give up until he had come through on his promise. The problem was...she couldn't be sure if that had really been Harry or not. It just...it didn't seem real and she had no evidence that he'd really been there. Granted, it could have been because he was trying to cross through dimensions with magic to get to her -- but there were no footprints on the fountain and no one else had been there to see him.
She needed to think and, honestly, she probably needed to talk to someone about all of this. However, she honestly just wanted to be alone for a few more minutes. She could talk after night had fallen. She crossed into a clearing and paused. She felt someone watching her. Riza reached behind her, hand grasping the handle of a knife. After the attack last night and the previous assaults, Riza didn't want to be caught unprepared. The shadows shifted in the trees nearby and she heard a disturbingly familiar chuckle from behind her.
"Honestly Lieutenant. You should know better than that working on me," a voice said, somehow echoing around her. She felt something brush her hand and she felt her heart rate increase. "Did you miss me, Lieutenant?"
Pride. How could Pride be here? Were the people behind this truly that insane? She looked down at her hand where she thought she'd felt his touch but there was nothing there. Riza then let her gaze drift off into the woods, trying to catch sight of the boy homunculus. The homunculus that Edward had sworn would never torment them again. "He's just Selim now. That's all," had been his reassurance as he handed the tiny babe to Mrs. Bradley. But hadn't she heard others talk of being from different time periods? Could Pride have shown up here before Edward's fight with him?
"What are you doing here?"
The trees rustled around her and then the shadows cast by the setting sun erupted with thousands of red eyes. She still didn't see Selim, but she'd never forget the feeling of those eyes on her. There was a laugh, but she still couldn't pinpoint it, "Watching you, Lieutenant. You and all of your new little friends." She thought she heard the sound of lips being licked, a soft laugh, "I like that Miss Kate. Do you think she'd take care of me like Mrs. Bradley has?" The eyes slanted with amusement, Riza trying to keep her eyes on the shifting shadows while also looking for Selim's body. There was nothing, he was just too damn good at hiding. Riza was going to have to keep him talking.
"I doubt she'll be as accommodating of you if I tell her your true nature, homunculus," she hissed. The shadows stirred again, disappointment written in the red eyes. Riza felt something brush her neck and spun, raising the knife in defense. It was all she had and yet she knew it would ultimately be useless. However, it wasn't Selim standing behind her. Her eyes widened as she recognized the person from the village, "How did you--"
She looked back over her shoulder, but the eyes and the shadows were gone. She shuddered, lowering the knife, "We need to get out of here."
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end?
"I will," she says, opening her eyes and looking at Peggy so the other woman can see that she is being honest and sincere, "I promise."