Dream ♠ o13

[defector]

Warnings: Spoilers for the Eureka Seven manga, laser beams and burns?
Dream Effects: [Optional] Generally a lot of determination, love, and pain.
Filter: From Anemone, for IC sake.

He smiles, and then he jumps--out of the 'safety' of the typeZERO, and onto the black cable below that connects the LFO to theEND.

(To be honest, he's nervous. After all, this is the most reckless and suicidal thing he's ever done in his entire life--and somehow, that thought frees him.)

He lands safely. That's one obstacle down, and one very significant obstacle left to go: making it across alive.

(He doesn't look back, only ahead, because that's the only direction that matters. Ahead.)

TheEND fires beams around him, but even then he doesn't stop. He only falters when one skims by him, scorching through his clothes, burning his back, his hands, the edges of his face--at one point, the pain blends together until he can't tell where it hurts anymore.

(Even through the pain, he thinks of a girl, a girl he has to reach and he can't stop now--)

His foot slips and he almost falls off as, amidst the pain, a flash of fear courses through him. Then, he regains his balance and the fear disappears. He grits his teeth and, bearing the pain, continues running.

(He's almost there now, but even if he were miles away, he wouldn't give up. He'll go to the ends of the earth if it'll save her.)

Wounded, tired, but successful, he climbs onto theEND. A brief moment is spent feeling relieved, but he allows himself only that one moment before he opens the cockpit, bracing himself to see Anemone again.

(He made it.)

---

[Dominic wakes up to pain, letting out a hiss as he does before he puts his hand over his shoulder. Once he regains his senses, the instinctive surprise wears off. He's already learned what's going on, fortunately.

Still, it hurts like hell, and he just hopes that these burns aren't infected like the original ones. At least he still has the supplies he retrieved when he first arrived here...

The Dreamberry clicks off as he goes to treat his wounds.]

Comments

[scientize.livejournal.com]

[Naomi certainly picks up on those emotions, but she's slightly more concerned with something else first.]

How's your shoulder, Dominic?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[It takes a while for Dominic to reply, as he ignores the Dreamberry until he's done treating his injuries as well as he can.]

... Burned. I've taken care of it, though.

[scientize.livejournal.com]

Excellent. [She wouldn't want to be bothered today anyway.]

For all we've talked, I still don't know exactly what you did before arriving here. Besides die, of course.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[He just smiles mirthlessly at the last part. He's gotten comfortable with talking about his death, luckily.]

I remember mentioning the military to you once before... or am I just imagining that?

[scientize.livejournal.com]

Briefly, I think. Unless I just found it all uninteresting and forgot it.

[SHE'S TEASING.]

[love-lostomates.livejournal.com]

[This seems to be happening to a lot of people. And the emotions of the dream...they resonate.

He looks worried.]

Are you okay?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[It's weird to have people he barely knows--though very distantly, he thinks he's met this person before--worry about him. It's not like it hasn't happened before here, but Dominic has never completely gotten used to it.

Again, it takes him a while to pick up, as he takes care of his wounds first.]

Y-Yeah... I'm fine.

[love-lostomates.livejournal.com]

[A pause, and then he decides to take the boy at his word.]

Alright. That's good.

[He pauses.]

...I hope that you were able to save her.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[A pause, as he's silent with surprise, before he looks away.

Quietly, he speaks.]

... So do I.

[boat-lights.livejournal.com]

[And as usual, Boat-lights-kun is here to lol at you, Dominic.]

Perhaps you should ask a little black cat to lick your wounds. I have heard that their saliva has healing effects.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[And as usual, Dominic is none too pleased to see Vincent--especially after what happened.

A beat, and then with a voice filled with anger, forgetting that he doesn't want to awaken Anemone:]

What the hell do you want!?

[boat-lights.livejournal.com]

[Please laughter.]

Displeased to see me, Sir Dominic? And after all that quality time we spent together as well.

What a ungrateful little man.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[Had this been before, Dominic might've had some hesitation about being so blatantly rude. Now, though...]

Ungrateful? You know very well that there's nothing to be 'grateful' for, you damn bastard!

[carpo-vita.livejournal.com]

[Insight on Dominic's world = +3. There's some continuity with some of his older dreams, and while it doesn't tell him that much more, it still confirms a few things.

TECHNICALITIES SET ASIDE. Aw Anemone. c: ...Despite the tragic ending, one'd suppose. THAT also put aside, however...]

Will you be fine with that wound, Dominic? [It might come off as a bit cold, but he does know that Dominic can take care of himself, especially considering what he knows of his background. ...Sure, he can offer healing, but then he'd have to ask Dominic to not turn around and ask questions even when he hears a gunshot go off behind him - shooting yourself after saying you'd heal your friend would probably look REALLY weird. :|;]

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[Insert same explanation of why it takes Dominic some time to pick up here. ... And yes, that would look really, really weird indeed.

He nods.]

I'll be fine. It's nothing I haven't handled before.

[Okay, so Mischa actually treated his burns before he arrived here, but he had to continue looking after them, so it totally counts.]

[carpo-vita.livejournal.com]

[That's fine he figured as much. "...No matter what you hear, please don't turn around." won't cut it will it orz

He stares back. With a calm and lightly curious expression, and probably longer than he should have, but it's not unnerving or with intent; seems like he's just thinking to himself.

Then he nods and picks the conversation back up.]

If you do say so, then I won't ask more. ...This is worrisome, though. It seems like dream effects are being carried over onto ourselves after we wake up, and people are dreaming about getting hurt more often, too. Do you think that these events may be related?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

... It's possible. This place has influenced our dreams before, after all.

[Back when everyone was having nightmares, though Dominic would rather not dwell on that for too long.]

Though if this is just another regular occurrence, then it shouldn't last for much longer.

[charientisms.livejournal.com]

[Something happened.

...He knows it. He knows it quite clearly.]

My, Mister Dominic. Worried?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[Break isn't exactly someone Dominic wants to see, especially after speaking with Vincent, but he's trying to be polite as he can.]

... About what, exactly?

[charientisms.livejournal.com]

Must I spell out everything to you, I wonder?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

There are number of things I could be worried about, Break.

[voice]

[derpsona.livejournal.com]

[Yosuke is worried about Dominic's physical health, sure, but it was something else caught his eye that overrides that worry.]

...Dude, giant mecha? Is that, like, normal where you come from?

[voice]

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

... You mean the LFOs? Yes.

[derpsona.livejournal.com]

Dude, how is that even pos- Wait, no, stupid question. Either way, that's kind of awesome.

You gonna be okay, man?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[He's... not used to people being so enthusiastic over LFOs, so he'll just focus on the second part.]

Huh? Yeah, I'll be fine. I've dealt with burns before, so it shouldn't be much of a problem...

[These exact burns. no less.]