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[the_nth_power]

[This dream starts with a light-- a dim one that illuminates a long hallway. Black marble floors lead along walls adorned with banners of a certain crest. The hallway ends at a door, from beneath which a brighter electric light emanates.

Should you choose to open it or not, it seems to ease open automatically, revealing what lies inside. It's a child's room by all appearances, decorated with bright colors, with all sorts of toys strewn about. In the center sits N, idly pushing a toy train along a track and watching emotionlessly as it takes off on its own, moving along the track before returning to him. There are four Pokemon crowded around him-- a Zorua, a Darmanitan, and two Woobats-- all of which watch the train with some level of curiosity...

At least, until they realize someone has opened the door. The Zorua snarls in warning, and the other Pokemon quickly back off, fleeing as far away from the door as they can get. N himself looks up, startled--

And he's suddenly gone. In his place sits a much smaller young boy with the same pale green hair, and the same void cube hanging from a chain around his neck. He looks intrigued at first, his expression a fearful sort of hopeful.]

Fa-- Ghetsis--? [But that doesn't look like Ghetsis walking into his room. He hurriedly gets to his feet and backs away, ready to bolt... even if it's apparent he doesn't have many places here to run to. The boy clutches the toy train in his hands and watches with wide, wary eyes.]



((OoC: What am I doing skdjflsdjfkds.... Even if this is just a dream, N has regressed back into a child state. He's old enough here that he should be able to talk, but due to his lack of interaction with other humans, his speech is limited. Any comments will be replied to by lowercaseking ! ;u;))

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[puppypaws]

But Golett has not backed down yet- she refuses to.

"...Then Woobat would have died before coming here... Not in a sudden fit of seizure." Now where did Golett learn about seizures...

"N. This man lies- if you wish to avenge Woobat... Do not do so with the idea of battle and separation. ...It will only end in despair."

[lowercaseking]

N tilts his head as he is addressed, but only smiles sickly in response. "I'll break the world in two. Even if it hurts."

As for the Woobat...

"Oh, but it did," Ghetsis states. He glances pointedly at N. "Or is my lord getting the story wrong again?" N looks up at the man, still as dark-expressioned as before, but his eyes widen as Ghetsis makes a move toward the fallen Woobat. He bends almost gracefully and reaches for the corpse, taking a rough hold of its fur. "It seems his dreams are just as warped as he is. A seizure? Look upon it. The case of death is apparent."

He holds out the dangling Woobat toward N, but before the boy can see its face, he screams in protest. "No!" Suddenly, he's an adult again, albeit still cowering like a frightened child. He reaches out, grasping the only object within his reach: a dart. He throws it with surprising precision, and it pierces Ghetsis' figure, only to go through him and lodge itself in the floor. Ghetsis grins mockingly before disappearing into thin air. The Woobat's body falls again to the halfpipe with a dull sound.

The older N's hand stays outstretched in the air for a moment before he withdraws it, covering his face with his hands and breathing raggedly as he tries to stop crying.

all of my tears. aaaaaahhhh all of my tears... ;;A;;

[puppypaws]

Golett...

Is beginning to visibly shake with anger. "Show some respect for the dead... ...Monster...!" It appears the little golem pokemon is prepared to do something now- anything really but before she can Ghetsis is gone.

And looking back to N, she shuffles over in an attempt to comfort him. "...N. ..." She glances at the body, eyes dimming. "...I am sorry..."

YOU CAN'T SPELL "ANGST" WITHOUT "N"

[the_nth_power]

"N-no," N manages after a moment, forcing himself to take a few calming breaths. He peers at Golett from between his fingers briefly before dropping them into his lap. His eyes are puffy and rimmed red from crying, but they're wide and his expression doesn't match, as if he's surprised by the sheer amount of tears. He looks almost confused-- lost-- then exhausted (ironically, considering he's actually asleep right now). He sighs shakily and rubs at his eyes. "I... I should be the one apologizing..."

He looks at the Woobat's body, then past it to the other Pokemon, who keep their distance. In fact, they don't seem to be moving at all, standing unnervingly still where they are, as if someone's forgotten to animate them. N shakes his head, breathing in sharply to stop a sudden urge to sob.

"I didn't... I didn't mean to make you see that, friend. I don't know what I was saying-- or doing...! I..." A dream. The same nightmare. He hangs his head in shame, squinting his eyes as childish tears fill them again. "I'm a fool."

SAME WITH HAPPINESS THOUGH RIGHT? RIGHT? ;;A;;

[puppypaws]

Golett merely stares. "Why do you say this?" She blinks, voice calm. "If it is in the past, then learning from it is important, is it not. Besides," she continues. "I am just as much if not more a fool than you are, by that logic."

NO IT'S ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED N CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS

[the_nth_power]

He smiles bitterly. "That is exactly why..."

With effort, he gets to his feet, looking in the direction of Woobat's corpse. "No matter how many times I dream this nightmare, I don't seem to learn anything."

He walks over to the Woobat and crouches beside it, pulling the nearby dart from the floor. "She... died when I was young. It confused me. Every time I see it, the circumstances change." He was traumatized. And, after hearing Ghetsis' explanation of the death, his convictions of liberation were set in stone.

He looks over his shoulder at Golett. "You... Your appearance here, however, is something new."

THAT IS HORRIBLE and somehow expected BUT STILL

[puppypaws]

"Is that true? Really? That you learn nothing from it? ...If that is so, then wouldn't you pay it no mind? When you learn from something such as this, regret is expected. If anything, it is mandatory- it is what causes the memory to become something you 'never want again'."

She pauses, tilting his head. "...I am not surprised of that N- if this is a dream, then it seems I have somehow wandered into it. We meet again, it would seem. ...Unless of course, you still have yet to recall Otogi."