Ah, A Nightmare Or A Dream - 4th Wall Crossover Event!

[missrecalled_mods]

For those in Auradon or the Isle it might seem that this world seemed to have a thing for sleep spells, for another one fell upon the denizens of the Isle, Auradon, and even distant Gaia. For those in Auradon they would feel it coming with enough time to lay down comfortably. On the Isle they would just drop where they were. On Gaia, it depends on the person. Some will be able to get to sleep normally, however they do so, while others may or may not just drop down where they stand. Unless of course they were already asleep; as this happened at noon on the Isle, but at midnight in Auradon and late at night on Gaia as well. A given character's mileage may vary. And once again, yes this affects characters who normally neither sleep nor dreamed.

To sleep. To sleep. Perchance to dream. To dream together. Ay, there is the rub. For once again dreams are bleeding into each other. Dreaming they are the age they are in game generally, or any younger age, and it can change from thread to thread, moment to moment.

The sleeping Jordan had still, even asleep, been trying to fix things, but her power had struck someone who existed in multiple worlds at once and her power shattered. It drew in not just those in Auradon and those on the Isle, but those on Gaia as well, and beyond.

Dreamers may think that they are awake, or they may know they are asleep. Each sees themselves in the place they had been before, the way they saw the place more than how it actually was but also... a few other changes. For those who had been in Auradon they are likely to find random things - trees, buildings, furniture - are now made of candy that tastes like whatever they expect or even hope it will taste like. For those who fell asleep on the Isle the area seems even darker than usual, and the wind blows so that a haunted sounding moaning can be heard. That... is just the wind... right? For those On Gaia, it truly depends on the person. Some will have happy dreams, while others will have nightmares. And since most people dream more than one thing per sleep session, the same person may dream good things some of the time and bad things some of the time. And for those from further, they would see their own worlds with either tricks or treats overlayed in the ways of dreams.

The one thing they would all see however, are the portals. They could look like shining gems or metal rings filled with colour, or dark ovals with purple flames, or nearly anything that the dreamer would see as a portal. Those portals, when entered would take the person from their own dream into another. That dream would be the world of another dreamer, or a shared space, merging where they both thought they were. With practice, those who knew that they were dreaming would learn to manipulate whatever dream realm they are in to their tastes.

As dreams, aspects of the characters' normal dreams or nightmares might intrude. The area is malleable to more than just the conscious minds. Waking for those whose bodies are in Auradon or on the Isle is difficult and any victory over the dreams is short lived. The effect only gets stronger as time goes on. By the end of the event, all of the Missrecalled and Misery-called are trapped for the duration...

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[familyalien]

The Doctor gives River a big old hug, he just can't believe he's seeing her, "Waiting for what?"

[professorsong]

She is absolutely returning that hug. "Waiting for you of course." Reluctantly she let go. "Shall we do diaries? When are you then?"

[familyalien]

"Spoilers." The Doctor remarks.

[professorsong]

"What? For everything? Fine then, I'll ask." She pulled out her notebook. "Darrilium?" she asked, looking up to watch him carefully.

[familyalien]

"Yes, twenty-four years." The Doctor remarks bitterly, "That was a long time ago for me."

[professorsong]

The bitterness hurt. She walked over and touched his face, gently. "Even so," she said gently. "IT remains one of the brightest memories of my life, my love. And I would not trade it for all the worlds in all the universes."

[familyalien]

The Doctor's face softens, "Same." He remarks with a soft whisper.

[professorsong]

She gave him a warm smile, and then a warmer kiss.

[familyalien]

The Doctor sweetly snogs River back. He's glad that River is okay with a little mystery in her life.

"Do you know where we are?"

[professorsong]

"Yes, though it is a bit much to believe even with our lives," she said with a laugh. Let's sit outside, we can talk on the way, but I suspect before I am done explaining you will want to examine the barrier. I should warn you though this place acts like the whole island is a giant hairdryer." The sonic wasn't going to work properly. It was basically non functional unless someone wanted a really tiny torch, some really rudimental diagnostics, or a quiet noisemaker.

[familyalien]

"Try me. Where's the barrier?" The Doctor pops out his sonic screwdriver.

[professorsong]

"Out over the ocean, though you can make it out past the storms above us once we're outside. The short version? This is another jail for the worst of the worst, shouldn't have been surprised I wound up here, though I technically have an invite to leave whenever the guards come back to check on us. Left a while back, when dad was here. But there was no point being out there once he left. Not that we seem to have any choice about that. My vortex manipulator is about as useless as the sonic here, and it's not much better there. The biggest thing that stands out here that pretty much everyone fundamentally believes in magic, and with the sonic not working I might as well take that on face value, especially as I can't quite find any other explanation for some of the odder happenings. I should warn you, we might encounter some of the prison's... odder.... residents. With one exception, the more Human or Time Lord they look the more they probably either belong in a place like this," herself more or less included. Then there are the few... rather odd ones. A boy who remains surprised that he is visible, among them. And of course the clown robot. But perhaps most annoyingly, no one here seems to respond to flirting..." she teased.

[familyalien]

"So we're in a pocket universe." The Doctor remarks dryly and drags a hand down the front of his face.

[professorsong]

"Or something very like it. But do be especially aware of the clown robot if you should meet him, sweetie," she said with a grin that meant trouble.