[Video Post - Dream Virus, Day 1]

[unknownrival]

[As is the way with some dreams, the dream is as likely to show something in text or sound as it is in pictures.

It wants you to clean up after a disaster, and you do.

There's no one left in this part of the city. The houses are all intact, but inside them, there's only dust. You walk past without thinking of what used to be there.

The perpetrator is still laughing after you stab him. You don't ask why he did this, but he says "Because I could."

I want to stop.

It wants you to clean up after a disaster, and you do.

There are bodies strewn in the streets, or what's left of them. Mangled together, so disfigured that it's difficult to tell where one begins and the other ends.

Someone crawls up to you - her face is mostly melted off and her eyes are gone, but she can still hear you. "Please, you have to help-"

You run her through. It's not a mercy-killing - she found you, and so she dies.

The one who did this says nothing when you shoot him, except "It's beautiful."

I want to stop.

It wants you to clean up after a disaster, and you do.

It wants you to clean up after a disaster, and you do.

It wants you to kill whoever's left, because everyone who needed to be saved is already dead. And you do.

I want to stop.

You have to. You can't think, and it controls your every breath. You are nothing - a mindless soldier that will fulfill his purpose.

I want to stop. This isn't what I wanted, all I ever wanted was to save people. It doesn't matter if I die afterward. I want to stop.

You can't. You have no choice.

It wants you to clean up after a disaster, and you do, and you will until the world itself ends.]

((Issei will be having dreams every day of the virus - this one's a nightmare about Archer's situation.))

Comments

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

....

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Oh, Hakuba. I didn't mean to post this, I'm not certain how it got here.

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

Not yo, not the others..something is happening again.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

A virus, most likely.

Just to be clear - I dreamed this. I've never had to kill anyone, and I certainly have never had to kill people for all eternity, so don't worry.

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

yes. how ironic, I'm not affected because I don't sleep enough to dream. finally somethign good come from my insomnia.

I have the sensation that the dream wasn't all about you, Issei.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

That's something, at least. But I wish you could get some rest.

Eh? What do you mean?

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

Hn...

You see, it's your dream, but I don't think that the person on your dream represents you ..not all you at least.

But I'm not an expert, I might be wrong.

Knows exactly what it's about, but would rather not say.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

That is - you could very well be right. It would make sense.

D: poor Issei

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

Hn.

You been under a lot of stress lately, must be that.

He appreciates the sympathy.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I suppose so. Thankfully what I'm doing hasn't been this bad, but...

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[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

I knwo, my friend, I know. Butt I'm sure that you are doing it...for a good reason.

Issei's really grateful to have Hakuba as a friend at this point. <3

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you believe me.

Are you all right? I know you're not sleeping well, but...

So is Hakuba to have him. THe detective just wants to help <3

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

I do.


.....


Alizé is still missing.

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

. . . .

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Let me guess. It's much worse than that?

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

. . . You have no idea.

I shouldn't have told you this, any of this.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I know. I haven't seen what you have, and I'm grateful for that.

I don't have nightmares about it all the time. Just occasionally.

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

You shouldn't even be having them at all, damn it.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I can deal with nightmares. It's you I'm worried about, Archer.

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

I'm fine.

You're the one I'm worried about damn it.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Why would you be worried about me? Considering your situation, I doubt any trouble I could get into would compare.

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

Because you're my friend. It's my responsibility.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

And you're my friend. It's my responsibility to worry about you in return. I'm glad that you told me.

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

I think I'm regretting it.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I'm not so fragile that I can't deal with a few nightmares now and then, Archer.