the_campus | Who likes random dream jesters?

[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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[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!]

[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.

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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.]

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.

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...

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!

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

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?

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

[Rings, huh...]

Hm... just try imagining them, I suppose.

[Really, he's not sure. This isn't the Night Dimension, after all, and while he can fly through rings and activate them, he's never tried to create them before.]

Imagine them...?

[Closing his eyes, he does just that. Hm... rings big enough to fly through... The type of rings he can imagine are pretty wicked-looking things, twisted and gnarled. But is that really all it takes? He doubts it, somehow.]

[While it may not be the dimension of dreams, NiGHTS very much is a creature from it, and the body that Bakura inhabits certainly is human. As such, the rings he imagines appear just in front of the idly-floating gesture, causing NiGHTS to blink a little.]

...Not like that, silly! Those are useful for obstacles, but they won't help us much beyond that!

Ah, is that right? I can imagine something more out of a videogame if you like...

[He thinks of something from one of Judai's games - Nimble the Squirrel, about a super-fast sugar-high-esque squirrel. Quite a fitting game, really, for him to have.]

[And the thin, golden rings that appear are just as he imagines them. NiGHTS tilts his head a little, then nods.]

That'll do! Now, imagine a bunch of them around this place.

...un.

[Without thinking, he responded more like his host than himself, surprised that that had worked. Okay then. Rings everywhere!]

Perfect! Now, let's test your flying out! See how many Links you can get with them -- how many you can pass through in a row without letting a full second go by!

I can't tell if this is more like a storybook or a videogame... [Despite the snark, he dives into it unhesitatingly. This is surreal...]

Why not both? Visitors lose their memories of the Night Dimension, but there are always things that stay with them. Maybe those stories were made off what they saw from their own hearts.

[WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-]

Heh... That makes sense. A lot of books seem to work off dream logic.

Our logic seems to be more interesting than yours!

Mine? I never said I operated off of waking logic. I do what makes sense to me... and to hell with anyone who says otherwise.

But you're restricted by it. You can't shape this world from your heart, and everything is the same for you and everyone else.

Heheh... is that so? What a pitiful view of our world you have!

I wouldn't call it that! But I've never seen your world truthfully. I just know what I can pick up from people's dreams.

This isn't our world, exactly. You could call it a blend of reality and fantasy. But it's close enough that you can get the general idea.

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