[TOY] Plaything

[skinstealer]

You rub your face against your wing, the panic setting in-

You can’t do this. You just-

…

The dream’s over.

You still have some time before work.

You take a moment to breathe, getting out of bed slowly and heading for the shower.

The water’s just warm enough, not hot enough to burn- perfect for thinking this through. No panic.

The dream could have been prophetic. That monster could be real, but it also might not actually exist, and you’d be worrying for nothing. Still…planning ahead for it would probably be a good idea. Even if that thing isn’t real, there’s probably shit just as bad.

…tar’s flammable, you think. Could probably get a lighter or something, see what Wanderer thinks about it…and talking with the rest of the group could be good, as well.

You linger a little bit and let the water wash over you, mulling over how you could kill a weird goop beast. The more you do, the more mixed your emotions get- on the one hand, you don’t want to have to fight that thing at all, but on the other…

You’re pretty sure you could, if you were smart about it. You hate remembering anything about the Store, but you know you had a history there, and Cindi’s been saying you’ve improved a lot…

Combat practice would probably be a good idea. There’s gotta be a place where you can get some in…

You walk out to your phone buzzing- looks like you’ve got a text.

[♥ Cross ♥]: you up?
[♥ Cross ♥]: i just had the /craziest/ dream!
[Silk Ribbon]: no kidding, me too.
[Silk Ribbon]: did yours involve horrible tar monsters?
[♥ Cross ♥]: huh, no
[♥ Cross ♥]: but it /did/ involve the trip!
[♥ Cross ♥]: i think i understand why i need to do this better, now
[♥ Cross ♥]: i know that its been a hard sell but
[♥ Cross ♥]: i think i get it now.
[♥ Cross ♥]: are you up for me going on a big ramble? you’ve got time before work, right?