Who likes random dream jesters?

[dancethroughdreams]

[For those who happen to be near the forest today, they're hearing a pretty little melody played on what sounds like a simple flute of some sort. If nothing else, it definitely has a very dream-like quality to it, and those who listen too long or too deeply may find themselves falling asleep.

For those who follow it to the source, they'll find the musician isn't too hard to find, though it might not be what they're expecting. The one playing the (invisible) flute is a jester creature of some sort, floating at least a foot off the ground with one leg crossed over the other and apparently sitting on nothing but air. The actual gender of the creature is nearly impossible to tell by looking over him/her/it, as if nature itself tried to make whoever it is as ambiguous as possible.

Whoever he is, he doesn't seem to notice you, only playing away for the little birds and other animals who've come to listen.]



((In terms of gender, use whatever pronouns you like! While I default to male, whatever gender you/your character assumes is the gender I'll be using the pronouns for, so don't be shy! As a note, this is also post-event now that it's over, seeing as NiGHTS does have a habit of playing, so doing it for a couple days isn't odd.))

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[fluffydeathdealer]

[You bastard.]

Hm?

[That sound echoing through the trees... He'd only come out for a moment, but that sound caught his attention. And him without shoes... or much else, for that matter. Oh well. He wasn't about to mind the roughness of the forest on his feet.

And unlike Ryou, he wasn't dumb enough to almost get bitten by a snake, either.

Following the sound onwards led to the mysterious sight of...

Uh. Was that a floating jester?]

Hoh... So it was you making that sound. Who the hell are you?

[dancethroughdreams]

[He looks up at the sound of a human's voice, dropping his hands and "standing" up to float over curiously. Is this bastard too lazy to walk?]

Me? I'm NiGHTS. And who are you?

[Even the voice sounds like it could be male or female...]

[fluffydeathdealer]

[A bastard after his own heart.

He raises an eyebrow, looking the stranger over. 'NiGHTS'? What the hell kind of name was that?]

Quite the unusual name...

I'm Bakura.

[dancethroughdreams]

Bakura... I've heard stranger names from Visitors.

[Around and around and around the boy he goes, where he stops... right here in front of Bakura again, in fact.]

But then again, you aren't a Visitor here, are you?

[fluffydeathdealer]

Heheh... We're all visitors here! Though I doubt it's the type of visitor you mean.

[He turns his head to follow the... man? Woman? Child? He can't tell... as he circles. It's rather dizzying, and not exactly a pleasant feeling, but there's no threat he can sense from him... rather, what he does sense is... odd. An eclectic mix of darkness and light. What the hell is this guy?]

[dancethroughdreams]

Not unless we're still in the Night Dimension! And considering everything around here is set and I didn't come through any doors, I doubt that.

[He doesn't sound particularly worried about the situation. It almost sounds like he's just bored.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

'Night Dimension'? That's a new one. But you don't exactly look like an ordinary person. What the hell are you?

['Set'... What kind of bullshit was that?]

[dancethroughdreams]

It's the dimension where you go when you have a dream! Most Visitors never realize they're there, though. It gets a little boring.

[He lounges back, "sitting" on nothing again as he kicks his leg a little with a sigh.]

Say. Why don't you try flying?

[fluffydeathdealer]

...

[Okay, curious evasion of question and mysterious reference to people transcending dimensions while they sleep aside...]

You know ordinary people can't fly, right? As much as I'd like to, I don't exactly have that ability.

[dancethroughdreams]

You can't do it yourself! [And he's up again.] That's why you need to Dualize with me.

[fluffydeathdealer]

[He can what now.]

'Dualize'?

...How do I do that?

[dancethroughdreams]

Simple. Just give me your hand.

[He bends at the waist, one arm behind his back, almost as if he's doing some overly formal bow as he extends his hand, palm up, for Bakura's.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Is that so... [How oddly childlike. 'Take my hand and you can fly', huh...? This is like something out of a children's story. But, even with the darkness he can feel from this one, there's no threat. He's more of a curiosity than anything else.

Heh. Oh well. You only live once... unless you're him. Leisurely, he places his hand in NiGHTS'.]

[dancethroughdreams]

[When Bakura's hand settles in NiGHTS's, there's a sudden, odd feeling washing over him, a sort of psuedo-warmth that spreads over his soul even as his body is absorbed, disappears.

...And then, the body he's aware of is both his own and not. He can feel his, but it's slightly at a distance, though definitely able to be called if he tries. With it currently put away, however, the body he's feeling -- seeing through -- is NiGHTS's own, and the knowledge of how to use it to fly, what it can do, dances at the edge of his mind, like an almost conscious muscle memory.]

Well, come on, then. Let's go!

[As NiGHTS moves, so too does Bakura, as if the two are now wholly and utterly linked.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

[This is nice... The thought surprises him. The warmth soothes the instinctive panic that comes with losing his body, comforting enough to let the realization it isn't truly gone sink in, and then... everything changes at once. His mind is uncertainly trying to rationalize the situation, while knowing unconsciously that it cannot be easily rationalized.]

This is...

[Remarkable? Fascinating? Eerie? He's not sure. It's like being a ghost... and isn't that an ironic comparison? Instead, he lets the words die and just nods.]

Sure. Let's go.

[dancethroughdreams]

Here. I'll get us started, so you can see what to do.

[And with that, NiGHTS is off, not quite like a rocket, but definitely speeding through the air faster than any humanoid has any business to on their own. It quickly becomes apparent that he's quite a show-off, as he constantly drops down to duck and weave around the trees, doing twirls around the branches or just loops in the air, the latter of which seem to create a weird surge of something. Paralooping will come if Bakura thinks about that -- anything caught in it gets dissipated or teleported elsewhere, depending on what he -- NiGHTS -- wants.

After a bit of this, NiGHTS flies back up above the forest.]

All right, then. You give it a try!

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Incredible... It's an entirely different style of flying to the type Karasu showed him. Fast, thoughtless and fun... in a weird, carefree sort of way. Pointless, but entertaining. He likes it.

At the suggestion, he nods. For all his many faults, he's no coward. He doesn't even hesitate. Laughing, he dives right into it, feeling the thrill of it and forgetting his annoyances. There's no room for anything else. This is amazing!]

[dancethroughdreams]

[NiGHTS laughs, just as carefree and energized as the flying they're doing, letting Bakura have full control without a second thought. The only thing he does is an occasional adjustment here or there to prevent them from hitting a tree, but he seems to be enjoying it even despite being "backseat."]

Not bad! You're getting the hang of it quickly.

[fluffydeathdealer]

It's fun! I've never done anything like this in my life before!

[If he were less of a dignified spirit of pure evil he would be going WHEEEEEE.]

[dancethroughdreams]

Visitors can't fly, so I'd be surprised if you did!

[If only Octopaw were here. He'd like to see how Bakura does on making Links! But there's no rings in this place, or even chips. Just empty space.]

This world seems very boring. It's dreary and there's not much here.

[fluffydeathdealer]

That's right. That's because it's a version of the world that humans live in when they don't sleep. The only real entertainment comes from the type of people brought here. The place itself doesn't have much to offer in that regard.

Is it any surprise that people love to sleep so much? Heheheh...

[dancethroughdreams]

Not at all, if this is the world you're usually in!

[NiGHTS is teasing a little, of course; even if this is boring, that is how their world is. After all, his seems amazing to the few Visitors he's talked to.]

But it wouldn't be that hard to make a little better. A few rings and obstacles to fly through and it would be that much more fun!

[fluffydeathdealer]

Why not set some up, then? It's entirely possible to make a course or something.

[dancethroughdreams]

Hm... that's a good idea! Though I've never set them up myself, before. It was the Visitor's worlds, so the rings came from them, even if they didn't know it.

Why don't you try?

[fluffydeathdealer]

I have the feeling we're not talking about the same thing here. Any clues how I would do that?

[Rings, huh...]