[IC] Misc. Open Post

[curriculum_fictae]

For various overflow, misc. threads that don't fit on the comms they're for, etc.

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[hijoperdido]

[He clings tightly to him, shifting so it's easier without fully climbing on top of him.]</small. Dreaming, right- J-just dreaming. Just having a dream I haven't had in decades, it's fine. Everything's fine, everyone's safe-

[curriculum_fictae]

[ There you go. Martin is all soft and warm and big; he's happy to just fully surround Bruno here. ]

Do you want to tell me about it?

[hijoperdido]

It was- It was the dream I had when I was a kid. A-after that freaky eye vision.

[curriculum_fictae]

[ Oh no. This is probably a bad sign. ]

Yeah? What - what did you see?

[hijoperdido]

I saw that whole- [He tries to gesture widely but can't in a small space being held like this.] wh-whole eye thing, coming down on us. The house was falling apart. Camilo's face was all twisted and gnarled, and Dolores was just... Covered in eyes. Pepa was- [Gulp. As he starts closing in on himself again.] There were spiders everywhere.

[curriculum_fictae]

[ Martin stiffens at that, his own eyes going wide. No. Nono, he'd hoped that maybe this place was different - Casita had seemed so kind after all, but -

(Stranger, another Eye avatar, the influence of the Web ... ) ]

When ... when did you start seeing this?

[hijoperdido]

When I first had that Vision, when I was nine. I- I used to have that dream after.

And. And Abuela settled it by having me only have Visions when people asked, not. Not just randomly. After a while it stopped.

[curriculum_fictae]

... And it's just now starting again? Now that I'm here?

[hijoperdido]

I-i-i dunno what caused it. Maybe you, maybe remembering the vision, who knows.

[curriculum_fictae]

No, ah. It was almost certainly me.

[hijoperdido]

[He shakes his head.]

No, it's- It's just that vision. That's all.

[curriculum_fictae]

... You said there were spiders everywhere. Right?

[hijoperdido]

...A-at the end, yeah.

[curriculum_fictae]

Yeah.

That's - you've seen one of the eldritch gods from my world already. The Eye.

[hijoperdido]

Go-

[He's starting to calm down a bit.]

Gods. Gods from your world.

[curriculum_fictae]

Y-yes. Horrible monstrous ones. And they sometimes end up entangled in regular people? Giving them horrible abilities.

[hijoperdido]

...Well. That sounds horrible.

[curriculum_fictae]

Yes. Well.

My husband is one of those people. I used to be one of them myself, until several very brave people pulled it out of me. But there are still some ... lingering effects.

[hijoperdido]

Sounds bad.

[He's starting to hunker down in his blanket and ruana.]

[curriculum_fictae]

Apocalyptic, yes.

... If you saw spiders, that could be me. I still have some connection to the Web.

[hijoperdido]

I-i don't really know what any of that means. But if you being here means it hurts my family...

[curriculum_fictae]

Then I need to leave. At any cost. As soon as possible.

[hijoperdido]

[Bruno looks up to him, not really thinking much about practically being in his lap, curled up close in his arms. Then nods.]

In the morning. You'll need some more sleep.

[curriculum_fictae]

[ He opens his mouth to protest but.

But whatever's happening can probably wait until morning, so he nods. ]

All right. In the morning.

[ He's not moving. ]

[hijoperdido]

[He nods. A little too tired to really protest Martin not moving. He just settles in where he is, some of the rats coming to curl up with them as well.]