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[princeofmope]

@narcolepticdog

Jade’s ears twitched as she listened to the troll speak. When she heard him mention dream bubbles, she realized that he had come to the same conclusion as her, this was likely a dream bubble. Jade was a little troubled because she couldn’t remember falling asleep, but she also knew that she hasn’t always had the best sleeping patterns. Just as she was opening her mouth to ask the troll if he remembered if he had fallen asleep, she was interrupted.

He thought the he needed to give /her/ a second chance. If anyone needed to be doing that it should be the other way around!! He was the jerky fish-douche who had trolled her for years! A part of her wanted to tell him off, he did deserve it after all! She took a deep breath, and settled with rolling her eyes. For now. She tucked a loose strand of hair back behind her ear, and let loose a disgruntled sigh. She supposed his company would be better than no company. Before giving Eridan her answer, she closed her eyes and took in a deep breath. It was behind the darkness of her lids she had a small flashback, one image sticking clearly in her mind. A large white door. She opened her large eyes and furrowed her brows. Maybe this was some sort of insight as to where they were? Jade knew she could be wrong, but she had the feeling that she wasn’t the only one standing in front of that door.

“Yeah, I’m with you!” she exclaimed, suddenly fueled with excitement from the prospect of seeing her friends again. And soon, if her gut was right!

One couldn’t help but notice the little sigh she took before responding. But what followed caught him a bit off guard, she had suddenly gained confidence for the mission Eridan had issued, when at first he got the feeling he was about to be at the receiving end of her annoying human tangent. But nonetheless, he quickly shook the feeling off, and turned his focus back to the topic at hand.

“W-well then let’s go.” He nodded and set off, turning the corner he had found Jade at in the first place.

Idly hoping Jade was actually following him, he continued down the corridor until he approached a wide set of marble stairs. He ran his hand over the railing, taking just a few steps down while in awe at the craftsmanship. The work was worthy of an empress’s hive. This really was and odd dream bubble.

Without looking over his shoulder, “W-who’s dream could this ewen be…” he trailed off. More so speaking to himself than his newly acquired traveling companion. The whole place was so strange, and only felt stranger the more they explored, parts of it familiar, reminding him of historical Alternian architecture and other parts more alien to him. He couldn’t quite place his finger on where he’d seen the style before. Maybe Jade had an answer? Speaking more audibly this time and actually turning his cheek to speak her way he asked, “Do you recognize anythin’ at all in this place?”

[princeofmope]

@narcolepticdog

Jade’s fluffy ears perked up at the sound of an unfamiliar voice filling her ears. Sniffing the air and turning to face the direction that the sound had came from, she was hit with a surprising scent. Ugh, the overwhelming smell of fish shocked her and caused her mouth to turn down into a grimace. One drawback of her increased senses, unpleasant smells were always so much worse. Finding herself facing an unrecognizable troll, she was a bit unsure of how to proceed. She’d only met a handful of the trolls in person before, and she was certain she wouldn’t have forgotten this one. Supressing her giggles over his goofy attire, Jade was about to speak, but he beat her to it.

A bit taken aback by the troll’s demanding tone, Jade paused a moment before responding. This guy suddenly reminded her a little too much of a rude purple text she had encountered during the game. Actually, she suspected this was the same guy. His extravagant cape made a little more sense if that were the case. She only slightly recalled the conversation that they had. The two things that had stuck in her mind were his shitty gun and his even worse attitude! About to give him a curt answer, Jade reconsidered. There always was the possibility this guy had changed, or at least, was a little less rude before. Plus, she usually enjoyed the company she made in dream bubbles! At least she could give him a chance before letting her previous bias’ get to her.

“I really don’t know anything, I just woke up!” Jade responded. It was the best response she could come up with quickly, and it was the truth too! In fact, she wasn’t really sure she could remember what was going on before she woke up in this dream bubble! Jade doubted that this guy had any more idea what was happening than she did, but it was worth a shot. “Do you have any idea where we are?” Jade patiently waiting for a response, trying not to let her curiosity get the best of her.

 A grimace crossed his face. Why should he have expected anything more from her?  He sighed, crossing his arms. Before he could report his discontent with her lack of information, Jade continued with a question of her own. Of course, Eridan had varying hypotheses as to their current state, but nothing solid. He paused for a moment… Jade had to be sleeping if she was in this dream bubble, seeing as behind her round lenses her eyes glowed brightly with life’s radiance as every other living dreamer’s did. Uncrossing his arms, he stuffed one hand in his pocket and the other he held in the air with a shrug.

“I got nothin’, I mean w-what could this place be… if it’s dream bubble, it’s definitely not somethin’ this wersion ah’ me remembers. Could be some w-weird paradox space thin’ again I suppose…”

Eridan said it could be a dream bubble, but wasn’t sure if he quite believed it. But what else could it be?

“I just w-woke up too.” He added, remembering her sharp answer. As if this information would help them figure this all out… It struck Eridan that a strategically planned investigation may be just the thing to do. While investigating was more Terezi’s style, Eridan certainly considered himself a strategist.  And honestly, how hard can anything *really* be when you are a mastermind strategist. His devotion to military and historical literature was going to pay off now, if not only to discover the nature of his surrounding but to at least serve as entertainment. The dream bubbles could be awful droll at times. If this was just another dream bubble he may as well spend it with company, even if that company was a legendary-weapon-hating-god-dog-human-girl. He tightened his lip for a moment, but a second later released it. If this was going to work he was going to have to save his grudges for later.

“Jade Harley. I am giwin’ you a second chance.” He pulled his harpoon-rifle from his hip and into the cradle of his arm. “w-we’re goin’ to inwestigate until w-we crack this bitch. W-we w-will need to plan our course ah’ action wery carefully. You w-with me, human?” He always was one for grandeur.

[narcolepticdog]

Jade ==> Wake Up

Jade jerked awake, her head pounding and her body drenched in a cold sweat. She let out a quiet sigh as she slowly sat herself up, and leaned against the wooden headboard. Muscles straining, Jade pushed her fingers against her head and gently rubbed her temple. A soft breeze brushed the bare skin of her arms, a cold shiver running down her spine. Involuntarily, the fluffy set of ears atop Jade’s head twitched and she took a deep breath, a familiar scent filling her nose. Flowers, she inhaled again, peonies, definitely peonies. Brows furrowing together, Jade finally took the time to examine her surroundings. Or, tried. Her blurred vision made that a but difficult. Squinting her eyes, she turned her head to the side of the bed she was sitting on and as anticipated, her round spectacles were perched on a short bed stand. She lifted her stiff arm and stretched it out, grabbing the glasses and placing them on her face.

The crease between her brows deepened, she was in a very large, very green room. The walls were a bright, grass green with flower trim, the sun filtering through the green curtains tinted her room. Plants were hanging from the ceiling, walls, and large pots were placed on the floor. Her god tier garb was hanging from an opened closet door. Jade pushed herself off the bed, her foot landing on something, squishy? Peering down at her feet, she saw the smiling face of a purple squiddle beneath her toes. Bending down to pick up the soft toy, Jade was filled with nostalgia. She had loved these silly little toys, after all, they were so cute, how could anyone not! Things were so much simpler before the game, but this dream was actually the first in a long time that she felt completely in control. It was weird, this was the first dream she woke up from another dream in. A shudder ran down her spine at the thought of her last dream, more like a nightmare really. Jade pushed those thoughts away, there was no need to sour this dream! Peering out the window, Jade decided it was time to explore this dream bubble! Striding across her room, Jade opened the door and walked out, gently closing the door behind her.

The sight of her symbol and the words “Witch of Space” cause Jade’s mouth to quirk. That was weird? She was absolutely positive that this wasn’t a place from her memory, so why would there be a door for her? Deciding to continue her walk through the castle, maybe she would find some answers somewhere else, Jade noticed other doors similar to hers, symbols and titles on each of them. At the sound of an opening door, Jade’s ears perked up, suddenly alert. She started toward the sound and just as she was about to turn a corner, a voice rang in her ears.

[princeofmope]

As he left his room, he had paused for a moment to examine it’s woodworking before hearing the gait of another not far away. He turned his head to see a familiar figure down the hall. Before the human could get to far he called out, “Human Girl!” If it was the human girl he remembered, Eridan probably could have greeted her a little more kindly. Whatever, he assured himself. He didn’t need to act like he remembered her name and her sharp words. *AS IF* he even would bothering dwelling on such things. A gentle breath escaped his lips after catching up to her.

“You there, W-what do you know-w about this?” He gestured around him.

As he recalled, Jade Harley or er- Whats-her-human-face, was a powerful player of the space aspect, could she have done this? She was a witch like Feferi… maybe it was a dream bubble thing. Odd though how it was the first dream bubble to simply wake up in. Eridan wanted – no, needed answers, an fuckin’ fast. This goddog-eared kid better have answers. Head swimming with questions and frustrations, Eridan furrowed his brow. The entire set-up was suspicious, settin’ his fins on edge an ev(v)erythin’. How could a memory like this even exist? It was nonsensical. He’d never slept behind a door with his name on it, let alone his godtier class and aspect… As far as his dream bubble travels had taken him, he’s never seen one disobey the natural condition of memories like this, and so vividly. If this was a dream… did it belong to some paradox clone or doomed timeline friend? He grit his sharp incisors and cleared his head. He had to focus on finding the truth of this domain, and it may just be standing before him. 

[princeofmope]

=> wwake up

Eridan rolled onto his side, grunting softy into the pillow his face was buried in. As he slowly rose from his deep slumber, the dreams that had been at the front of his mind blurred into nothing and a fuzzy image of white lay before his eyes as his lashes batted and he opened his eyes. Confused and disgruntled, he turned over to face the canopy hanging over him. He couldn’t seen to place his location… and he certainly didn’t remember falling asleep. Where had he been? He vaguely remembered a session door… and they won the game? His head began to throb as he attempted to recall how his situation came to be. He closed his eyes once more as he tried to let everything sink in. It became clear to him he had had quite a deep sleep, an surprisingly without the aid of sopor slime.

After lying there for sometime he decided he needed to force himself up and out of this ridiculously comfortable sleeping device. Sitting up, he gave himself a chance to take in his surroundings. He seemed to be in some sort of lavish respiteblock, fully furnished and tailored specifically to  Eridan’s needs. He couldn’t have  designed the room better himself, well, he may have given himself a recuperacoon if he had set it up.

He climbed down from the heavily cushioned sleeping device, and was surprised to find once out of the bet, he felt almost, renewed. He stretched his arms, legs, and shoulders. He was fully clothed in his usually garb, excluding his cape which his eyes quickly found hanging on a hook need a large wooden door. He approached the door and quickly fasted his cape around his shoulders. Much Better.

He turned the nob on the door and exited swiftly into a long corridor, turning back to face the door he’s came from,  he noticed his symbol engraved into the door. A quiet and soft noise that almost sounded like appreciation escaped his gray lips as his clawed hand rose to touch the wood. Where was he, and who put him here?