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Kratos Aurion ([personal profile] flamberge) wrote in [community profile] songerein2023-12-04 01:47 pm

[open] thanks for the memories

Who: kratos and you!
Which: interactive dream, open
What: in turn with the festive spirit, kratos' dreams are filled with memories of a warm and cozy place, but also of a place that feels frozen despite it lacking in snow.
Warnings: will add as needed!



a. past memories.

[as your vision comes into focus, you find yourself seated at a table overlooking the beach. a distance away sits a small, if cozy wooden shack. a warm breeze blows while there's not a cloud in the sky. the sound of the waves crashing against the shore ends up making it feel like a very serene scene.

then, suddenly, you feel something, or rather, someone settle into your lap. upon looking down, a small child with brown hair and matching eyes stares up at you with the most curious expression on his face. he looks no older than 2 or maybe 3 years old. suddenly, the child reaches out and grabs at either your shirt or, if you have longer hair within reach, tugs on that instead. cue the boy laughing excitedly.

another, softer laugh comes from the opposite end of the table.]


He doesn't bite, you know.

[when you glance over, you see that the one seated at the other end is one kratos aurion. his attire consists of a very casual turtleneck and slacks. he's staring at you with the softest hint of amusement playing both in his eyes and on his lips.]

In fact, Lloyd seems rather fond of you, Yuan.

[as if to emphasize that, lloyd laughs again and tugs at you harder! he does seem to like you, or rather, like this yuan that kratos seems to believe you to be.]

b1. an empty city.

[the place you find yourself in is unsettling. there's a stillness --a quietness-- in the air that makes it feel uncomfortable. everywhere you look, various technology buzzes down futuristic looking corridors. windows allow you to glance a glimpse of the outside. all that greets you is endless starry heavens, an good indication that you're out in space.

perhaps you find yourself in one of these corridors. perhaps you find yourself in a room without gravity and end up floating around for a bit. perhaps you find yourself in a room lined with books, documents and the like that clearly belongs to someone who just so happened to leave their door open. whatever the case, wherever you go, you find yourself surrounded by angels floating around. if you try to speak to them, they reply to you in an almost robotic fashion. no emotion can be seen on their faces or heard in their voice.

'ah, it has been a while since a non-angelic form was seen in the holy city of welgaia. aside from our leaders, the last instance was 800 years ago when the previous vessel of martel arrived.'

'lord kratos has ordered all unauthorized personnel to leave this area immediately in order to prepare for the chosen's ritual.'

'do you have authorization to be here? provide that documentation or return back to your sector.'


regardless of what you say or do, you can't get more conversation out of them. they seem lifeless.

eventually, either your wandering will lead you to a path that winds through an empty void or the dream itself transports you there. upon reaching the end of this path, you find a warp that leads to a room surrounded by that more of that empty space. in the middle of this room sits a throne.

whether you approach it or not, you'll soon hear the sounds of footsteps approaching from behind.]


You don't belong here.

[upon turning around, you find kratos coolly staring at you with arms folded across his chest. there's an unspoken question of 'why are you here?' behind that comment.]

b2. a past failure.

[perhaps you manage to stumble across one of the many teleportation devices scattered around welgaia. they transport you to and fo, from place to place. everything looks identical. it's truly a confusing maze.

by chance, you finally step on a warp that leads you to a room you've never seen before. what immediately catches stands out most about this room is what sits in the middle of it: a giant, translucent flower inside of which sits a woman. the woman lays there unmoving. perhaps you recognize this person as martel. is she sleeping or dead? either is plausible.

one other person seems to be there in the room with you. kratos stands a distance away from this flower and stares up at it with an unreadable expression. he spares a brief glance at you before looing back up at martel once more. after a moment, he speaks.]


I hadn't expected anyone to enter my dream like this, but I supposed that happening is only to be expected in this world.

[his voice has a hint of irritation to it. why did someone have to enter a dream of his when he's here, of all places?]
10billionpercent: (Ruminating)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2024-01-21 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He disagrees vehemently, but manages to sit on the impulse to just tell Kratos what he thinks so bluntly. ]

If I can offer a word of advice?

[ Senku at his best has always been compassionate. ]

There is no mistake that is insurmountable, no matter how badly it feels, or how grave the mistake is. I'm aware that's not a popular viewpoint, but I founded a kingdom on it. I think it's a valid one.
multidisciplinary: please do not take (🐣 10)

[personal profile] multidisciplinary 2024-01-22 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
That is acceptable, thank you kindly.

[ Spoken with all the unearned confidence of a six year old born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Because a princess must always be polite! Respect your subjects and they will respect you in turn, her father teaches her.

Zelda swings their held hands back and forth as they approach the warp pad, grinning at it. Teleporting is so much fun! ]


Perhaps one of your servants could fetch me these schematics while we wait. [ She says in a mimicry of her father. ] I should quite like to have our scientists install some of these in the castle.
untwisted: (12)

[personal profile] untwisted 2024-01-24 09:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Martel is still busy trying to process the earlier information, so it takes her another moment to figure out why he's suddenly referring to Yuan in the third person.]

Oh. I guess you finally noticed...

[She gives him a weak smile and a half-hearted chuckle. It was kind of a shame; being Yuan was really fun even if she'd learned too much to focus on it properly.]

I'm very glad he didn't. I...wonder what he was thinking? I haven't really considered how much I don't know about him after all this time...
skyglider: (stopping the time)

[personal profile] skyglider 2024-01-24 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Link pouts. There's no better way to describe it -- this is a full-on pout. It's not funny! Stop laughing at him!

The pout turns into more of a thoughtful frown as he thinks on those words, though. As Lloyd giggles in his lap. In all honesty, he can't think of it like that, like a monster; he's already defeated the Calamity, and there's still so much left to do...but there is something about all of this that he does quite love, sitting with the young child, reliving this age and this memory. It twists at his heart, too, though: the memory of his sister, long gone after a century...

...

He stiffens at the challenge put forth, his adult mind snapping back to the backseat where it had been before.]


I'm gonna be the best, the very best knight! I'm gonna find the Master Sword, and I'll use it to beat the Clam-- [nope--] the Calamity before it can hurt anyone! So...so...! [His cheeks puff up, full of determination.] So this'll be easy!
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2024-02-03 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Senku listens to him, he hears him out and he doesn't interrupt. He glances around briefly and sighs. ]

I'm going to agree to disagree with you. I don't believe that. I could tell you stories of people who have done terrible things. I think there's always redemption. It's not a matter of religion, that's not my kind of thing.

[ He's very strong in his athiest beliefs - but he is a humanist. ]

But there's always something you can do, going forward. It might not be obvious now, but I believe that.

[ Senku is the type that leaves the past in the past. It's difficult to do, and not for everyone, but he's exceptionally good at that. ]
untwisted: (60)

[personal profile] untwisted 2024-02-04 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[That description at least sounded exactly like the Yuan she knew. She's still not quite sure why he thought that was the solution, but he'd put the common good above almost anything else. But Kratos makes her even more concerned before she can do much with that information.]

What? That can't be right. No one else needs to die! And the only one who needs to go...

[...is her. She'd rather focus on the guy who's not already dead.]
starshower: (temp 069)

[personal profile] starshower 2024-02-04 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm. There are people who are trying.

[The people being them, but... admitting to being an eco-terrorist is not exactly something she ever wants to drop on anyone. So, she leaves it at that.]

But it takes a lot more than asking nicely and setting off explosives to send a message to the people up top. Especially when they retaliate back tenfold.
starshower: (temp 126)

[personal profile] starshower 2024-02-15 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Tifa's eyes widen a bit at his encouragement. It feels so strange to be talking about this again, it's almost as if she's speaking of a whole other life, a different version of her entirely. She's spent so long in this world now that she wonders if she even remembers what it felt like sometimes, until it comes up again, that is...]

Yeah.

[It's offered quietly, but there's something of a smile beneath her hardened features.]

And you? Is yours...?

[The rest of her question hangs in the air between them. Is it gone? Is someone there to restore it?]
starshower: (temp 026)

[personal profile] starshower 2024-02-18 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, she can't say she blames him. If anything, she understands better that he wouldn't want to share much. This is his dream, after all, and she already feels like an intruder when he had no say in who managed to waltz right in here with a hundred questions.]

Well. I hope that they manage.

[It's as genuine as her smile is. She means that with all her heart. It can be a long road to get there, but if someone is doing it and is willing to keep fighting, then... maybe eventually, those wrongs will be righted.]

By the way... you don't happen to remember another world, do you?
starshower: (temp 170)

[personal profile] starshower 2024-02-23 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
So then...

[She paces a little towards him, and then past him to look around.]

... You've probably already figured out where we are?
starshower: (temp 139)

[personal profile] starshower 2024-02-27 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
I wasn't dragged into anything.

[She flashes him another one of her award-winning, reassuring smiles.]

It's actually been kinda nice, compared to a lot of the other dreams that can pull us in. I learned a lot. And... that's just exactly what it is, yeah? A dream.
starshower: (temp 026)

[personal profile] starshower 2024-03-07 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
I think you answered them all pretty good.

[Though, there is one lingering question. One that she always asks whenever she winds up in a dream like this. Especially ones of home.]

Why this one? [A pause, as she folds her hands behind her back.] Having some thoughts?

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