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[verytired]

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un: hypnos

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[inevitablerest]

Do you have some free time this afternoon?

[verytired]

I can pencil you in between my morning nap and my late afternoon nap.

[inevitablerest]

[Sigh...]

I wondered if you'd like to spend some time with me.

[verytired]

Absolutely. Like, just want to check, but did you think I'd say no?

[inevitablerest]

I suspected you wouldn't, but I wanted to give you the opportunity regardless.

[verytired]

Thanatos --

Anytime you want to hang out.

I'll say yes. No matter what.

[inevitablerest]

[Hypnos... Thanatos just looks at that confession for several long moments before he replies again.]

I'll remember.

Meet me outside the inn in 20 minutes.

Text : Un; Caster

[colchismagecraft]

[So how do you go about texting a God out the blue without offending them? Ngh... prayer was far easier, but that wouldn't work in this realm would it?

...Medea knew that Hypnos was probably the best one to advise on such matters, wasn't he? So, hopefully he wouldn't be too furious at a text in the late evening.]

hypnos
please forgive my contacting you this way

i wished to seek your guidance if it did not trouble you

my dreams have been
turbulent
of late

[Nightmares were to be expected after everything that happened the past month or so, were they not? But still... There was a pause as Medea agonised for far too long on how to finish her message.]

i would ask that if there is any advice you are willing to provide me i would be most grateful

medea

[verytired]

[ He'll answer her as soon as he gets up, it may be a couple of hours, though. He can sleep through a lot of things, anymore ]

Hello, dear Medea. No need to ask for forgiveness. At home, I liked my work because I got to help people in times like this.

But, you will have to be more specific with what you mean by turbulent. Unless you want to show me with cognitive magic.

[colchismagecraft]

[It was a relief to get a positive reply, at least.]

thank you for returning my message

[...But working out how to explain what was going on took a little longer.

Ngh. In the end, she decided to just be direct about the problem.]

nightmares
about people ive lost who are close to me
my fiance
my brother

sometimes about the holy grail war from my world
others about the trials celliwig inflicted on us
jasons wretched smug face even shows itself from time to time

its happening more often than i want to admit and i cant sleep well

[verytired]

Ah - I see. I hate to be the bearer of what may be obvious news, but it sounds like these things are bothering you and in a constant state of being in the back of your mind.

These are important events? People? Things like that, no?

These sound like things you need to resolve outside of your dreams for the dreams to resolve themselves.

A mind at peace creates a peaceful dream.

[colchismagecraft]

i was worried you would say something like that

yes
important things and people and places

i dont know where to begin
i havent been a woman at peace for such a long time

[She only imagined he saw the fire she caused.]

i thought sleep was meant to ease those scars

[verytired]

It does a little - more with some intervention.

But - putting at ease isn't healing them, Medea.

Those memories will forever be there.

misfire; un:j.porter

[cantgetanyworse]

I know you said not to worry about it but I do feel awkward about taking advantage of your generosity while we were in Celliwig. Are you sure there isn't a way I can pay you back?

- Jane

text; un: hypnos

[verytired]

Jane, it looks like you've mistaken me for someone else.

But a bit of advice...if someone tells you that it's fine, it's probably fine! Don't worry about it.

[cantgetanyworse]

I'm so sorry for disturbing you!!
I never could get the hang of these contraptions.

[verytired]

I'm not disturbed at all. Nice to meet you, Jane!

I'm still figuring them out myself. Don't worry about it, though.

[cantgetanyworse]

Nice to meet you too!

I like your user name. There's a god in the mythology of the world I come from with that name.

[verytired]

Ah - so you've heard of me! Well, that's me. Hypnos. It's my name.

I didn't really understand the purpose of a username when I made it, so I kept it. Makes it easier for me to be found.

A couple of people have acted pretty strange about this, though, so no need to - well, do that.

text;

[cantgetanyworse]

[A few days after this.]

Hypnos... do you know a woman who calls herself Caster?

[verytired]

Jane.

[ He was happy to see the text but the message itself has him a small bit concerned. So he just dives in. ]

I am familiar with her. What did she do?

[cantgetanyworse]

[Erhm...]

She saw us spending time together at the tournament in Celliwig. We had a... mostly verbal altercation, regarding my intentions towards you.

It seems she thinks enough of your safety to threaten me over it.

[verytired]

...She did what?

Did she try and hurt you?

To put it simply, we're family.

[ it's complicated and weird but that's what it is ]

Which absolutely, to be clear, doesn't excuse this at all.

[cantgetanyworse]

[Well, she was trying to be diplomatic about this, but since he asked.]

She didn't lay a hand on me, though I got the impression she wanted to. When I said I'd speak to you about it she threatened to curse me if I did.

[verytired]

Did she? Thank you for telling me, then. She will be doing no such thing.

I'll be making it very clear to her of that, too.

I know, absolutely, that you can take care of and handle yourself. But it's clear she didn't think to come to me first. So I'll have to go to her instead.