"That's it! You'd be surprised how many things in here like pettings. Those toothy boys, the sharks? Ancient killers. Been predators since before the first life walked on land. Nature's perfect killers that live everywhere there's water. And they fucking love tummy rubs, they go nuts for 'em, sharks that have been pet by humans will approach humans to get pet again. If something with tentacles comes up to you, squoosh its head real gentle like this -" Erin makes a hand motion "- and it'll butt into your hand for more squoosh. My world can be dark and deadly and full of evil but it is also full of things that love to be petted."
Erin floats after Ruby at a sedate pace, though her version is a bit different; currents appear in the water that move her along like flotsam, and she laughs as she bobs in them.
"So here's the thing most people get confused by. Your dream is still part of your mind, and most of the mind it's part of is the you under the surface. If the dream is weak enough, or your mastery strong enough, you can control what appears - say, summoning your idea of a protector to help fight back against nightmares. But the protector that comes, it'll be whatever you conceive of as a protector under the surface, where the you of you is not in your grip. I could call something if you want to meet it, show it off. A protector might be a bit much, but like...a bringer of joy, the embodiment of what you think of as romance, your thoughts about your hobbies, list is nice and wide. But! Fair warning, could be awkward; meeting the part of us we don't actively use to be us can be surprising."
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Date: 2022-10-22 05:22 pm (UTC)Erin floats after Ruby at a sedate pace, though her version is a bit different; currents appear in the water that move her along like flotsam, and she laughs as she bobs in them.
"So here's the thing most people get confused by. Your dream is still part of your mind, and most of the mind it's part of is the you under the surface. If the dream is weak enough, or your mastery strong enough, you can control what appears - say, summoning your idea of a protector to help fight back against nightmares. But the protector that comes, it'll be whatever you conceive of as a protector under the surface, where the you of you is not in your grip. I could call something if you want to meet it, show it off. A protector might be a bit much, but like...a bringer of joy, the embodiment of what you think of as romance, your thoughts about your hobbies, list is nice and wide. But! Fair warning, could be awkward; meeting the part of us we don't actively use to be us can be surprising."