[open!] you're only everything I ever dreamed

[oathkeeper]

Who: The Kingdom Hearts cast + You!
Which: Open Log!
Where: The collection of treehouses that the cast has made! And other areas!
What: An open log for residents and adjacent CR to come and go. Top levels inside!
Warnings: tba!


[Now that the residents of Songerein are settling in it seems that a group of uncanny key kids (and a few others) have come together to make a nice little collection of connecting treehouses. The houses are dreamed up and put together with a patchwork of wooden bridges and boards and spruced up with fairy lights that glow and hang from the rafters. The treehouses are high in the canopies of thick trees and the balcony sections are open and breezy for any visitors to come to walk up the steps and see.

Down below the treehouses on the ground seems to be a rather flourishing garden of sunflowers. Where they come from or how they sprouted is still unclear. But it is joined with a rather chubby-looking chicken that pecks at the ground occasionally. Along with the grazing chicken, there seems to be a whoosh of dragonfly wings as a large dragonfly has taken to the treehouse as a home too. And what is this? It seems they might have a small collection of blue birds that won't leave the house alone. What other creatures are out and about?

Dreammotion energy seems to be strong around the treehouses. As the trees house a collection of boys with vivid and wild imaginations. Sometimes lights will flicker brighter or plants will bloom with various strange flowers. And the smell of baking chocolate and cookies is always in the air.]

Comments

[brokenlight]

[A. Treehouse Pruning]

[It was the sudden increase in temperature that caught his attention at first. It was too hot and Ventus was worried at first…until he learned it was coming from the tree itself.

Ventus isn’t sure how to exactly help it aside from the helpful word of advice from the Fae.

But he’s more alarmed by the fruit.

When he sees a fruit fall, Ventus calls out to whomever is below:]

Watch out!

[B. Dreambucks]

[Despite being here for a while, Ventus has yet to actually see what this ‘Dreambucks’ is all about.

So, naturally, he’s going to go check!]

Have you been here before? What do you like to drink?

[He asks to whomever is in line or in the store, too.

Ventus probably shouldn’t be drinking coffee but…details.]

[C. Chirithy]

[With this being a dream world, there are many different kinds of creatures that like to pop up out of nowhere. Ventus didn’t think too much of it, though he did initially feel the pang of not having Chirithy with him.

…

Until it is.

So, naturally, Ventus just wants to take his little friend around to explore. They can be seen around the shops, though it’s Chirithy who notices you first.

It gives a wave.]

Hello!

A

[twilightskey]

[Roxas had decided to throw his little bauble into the Wishing Well, and was delighted to have his old skateboard back in his possession. So, naturally, he's been wanting to give it a little test-run wherever he could. It's a little hard to skateboard around on dirt paths, but with the work done around the treehouses it's not the worst path.]

[He's in the middle of testing out his skateboard when he hears the yell.]

Huh??

[He looks up, seeing the fruit fall. He's quick to dodge and not get hit... but in doing so, he forgets he's on wheels. His balance wobbles and the skateboard shoots out from under him.]

Woah--oomph!

[Down he goes.]

C

[darkcharge]

[ There are a ton of items and creatures just showing up, huh? It's not too terribly surprising for Vanitas. Something similar had happened before. Besides... It makes sense that items and familiars could come over if they could also just appear randomly.

Now what he hadn't thought of is one of those things flying right up to his face. Which, in return, causes Vanitas to make a face. ]

Get lost.

[ because you know he is putting a hand up and shoving the thing away. Sorry Chirithy! ]

C

[fleetinglight]

[The sight of the cat-like creature has Ephemer perking up. He's quick to go over and kneel down by Chirithy. His eyes are wide with awe]

Chirithy, hey!

[He grins and holds a hand out]

Are you tagging along with Ven?

[oathkeeper]

[a. treehouse baking]

[One of the first things Sora does when he gets settled in is set to doing something he's been looking forward to since becoming a real boy again. And that is eating all of the things that he wasn't able to eat for over a year when he was living in another world as a rabbit-boy. He couldn't eat anything meat-related and even some baked things were iffy on his stomach. After so long of being a vegetarian? All he wants to do is try all the things he used to be able to eat.

The waft of sweet baking chocolate might catch your attention first. Or it might be the waft of something salty in the air. Or something sizzling as it cooks in a pan...? Whatever could Sora be working up in there?]

There! I think I've got it! Once the bacon finishes cooking we can pat them dry and then dip them in the chocolate!

[... He's making chocolate-covered bacon. That is two foods eaten with one stone- or something like that...]

[b. sunflowers]

[Or Sora can be found below the treehouses with all of the sunflowers. He's poking around at them and as he explores a few more of them seem to pop up out of the ground and bloom right behind him. Is it Sora that's making all these sunflowers? They're about to overgrow this section of the ground. There might be a maze here one of these days.]

Where are all these sunflowers coming from anyway?

[Sora hasn't quite gotten used to the idea of dream magic and how his emotions or reactions might affect things around him. He might need some extra practice!]

[c. wildcard]

[Got something else? Feel free to toss it down here! Sora can be found anywhere in the treehouses. Even on the roof.]

A

[twilightskey]

[Sora's not the only one who's been deprived of certain foods. While his diet wasn't as restrictive as Sora's had been, being part dog meant he couldn't eat any chocolate without getting sick, and so he's hovering near Sora, elbows on the counter as he watches the other boy cook.]

Man, it smells really good... I can't wait to try them!

C

[darkcharge]

[ To be fair, it doesn't really matter where Sora is. It doesn't matter what it is that he's doing.

Why? Well because a particular little furry creature is about to hunt him down. If one of the boys are here the other has to be too, right? So count on Breezy launching herself at Sora the first chance she gets.

Sora should take advantage of it since, well... Breezy can be rather fickle. ]

C

[seemagicshit]

[The delight in having spice dragons stop by your treehouse is that any food he cooks will always taste just right. The downside is the tendency to keep cooking things and realize oops you made too much. With just him and Toge at the treehouse, he's got a little too much.

So it occurs to him he can solve two problems by trying to find a certain key boy chilling by his establishment.]

Hey. You hungry at all? You feel like taste testing for me, Sora?

🥓 a

[starshower]

[Whether it was the smell of bacon or chocolate that drew the attention of Tifa's nose as she wandered past this one particular treehouse is anyone's guess, including her own, but whichever it was, she finds herself pausing at the open window of Sora's treehouse, catching a glimpse of him through it while he hunches over the sizzling stove.

She can't help herself, so he'll hear her voice calling outside as she bounces on the balls of her feet, hugging a bag of tomatoes close to her chest that she's just brought back from their garden.]

Add some water to the pan if you want that perfect bacon crisp.

[Did he want some pointers? Because he's getting them! Hello, Sora!]

A

[spirialink]

[Kor is lured by the sweet smell of delicious foods, luring him to the kitchen area like a hand-shaped scent wave.]

Mmmm... What smells so good, Sora?

[spirialink]

[A]

[Kor often took it upon himself to take care of the small collection of animals they'd been acquiring at their house. Not because anybody asked him to, or because it was his "assigned chore" to do, but because he liked it. Seaville was a small farming community by the ocean, so it wasn't uncommon for him to help care for some of the animals they kept there. It just seemed natural to him.

He flies up to the treehouse property upon the back of his dragonfly friend, Topaz, who'd chosen to stick around Kor and live near the treehouse even after they'd left the swamps. It sure made taking care of errands in town quick and easy, at least.]

C'mere, Drumstick! It's dinner time!

[He hops off the back of Topaz and heaves a sack of chicken feed he'd slung over his shoulder onto the ground. Excited, the large fowl immediately waddles over and starts furiously pecking at the bag to try and get at its contents without waiting to be fed.]

Ah, h-hey, wait! At least let me open the sack first...!

[B]

[At some point during the day, Kor takes to training nearby. Even though he didn't always have access to his Soma depending on whether he was in a dream realm or not, that just made it all the more important to keep his sword skills sharp.

He draws his sword from the Soma attached to his arm, a glowing golden blade manifesting itself in his hand as if by magic. He dashes forward at lightning speed, sword bared as he rushes towards a striking dummy he'd set up in his mock training grounds. He swings his sword as he charges past it, landing a solid slash on the dummy--]

Haaaah...!

[--And bifurcating it right in two, the twin halves falling to the ground nearly in tandem. Kor turns to look at the fallen target, shocked and displeased by this turn of events.]

Ahh--! Crap, I'm gonna need to get stronger materials for this, i guess... A striking dummy that falls apart after one attack's no good for training, after all.

[C]

[One of the nicest parts about the treehouses sitting high in the canopy is that it gave a clear view of the sky. On clear nights, Kor liked to lie on the rooftop and gaze at the stars until he felt sleepy. (Sometimes, he'd fall asleep there if he wasn't careful.)

The sky surrounding Songerein was unusual to Kor at first. Different, not like his home sky at all. But it didn't fill him with the same loneliness that the sky of Aefenglom did. It was different, but... Not unsettling. There was a strange familiarity to it that he couldn't quite place.]

I wonder... If this is a dream world, are the stars a dream too? Or maybe they're the ones dreaming...

[He doesn't seem to be talking to anybody in particular, musing aloud to himself more than anything.]

[Wildcard]

[Hit me with a different idea if you've got one!]

C

[twilightskey]

[Roxas has always been a fan of high places. Since Axel had introduced him to the habit of going to the top of the Twilight Town clock tower to watch the sunset, he tended to seek out high places to watch the skies. In Aefenglom, he would scour rooftops to get that same feeling, and while some were good, they didn't really compare to the familiarity of Twilight Town.]

[Here, out in the canopy balconies and faced with the wild expanse of bright stars? It's not the same as Aefenglom, and certainly not a replacement for Twilight Town. But it's special in it's own way.]

[He lets out a hum to Kor, offering a shrug.]

I dunno... It could be. Where I'm from every star is another world, somewhere far away. So, maybe these stars are those dream worlds.

B

[darkcharge]

Or... Alternatively?

[ Vanitas holds his hand out. Void Gear manifests itself in typical Keyblade fashion. ]

Why waste your time on a fake target when there's an actual body you can use instead?

[ Because, quite frankly, Vanitas doesn't care for practice dummies. He'd much better to spare someone to train and exercise against. Surely other people are the same, right? Right! ]

B

[refire]

[ Alphen's been spending some time exploring the area at his leisure. He can't help but notice all the nature outside. The environment reminds him a little bit of Elde Menancia and that place was covered in green as far as the eye could see.

He hears the sound of something like battle in the distance. That draws him towards the area where Kor is training. Alphen might be in a strange dream world, but he's still very much a swordsman in his own right. The Sincleaver Blade is attached to his back and he walks over to Kor with heavy metallic armor sounding steps. ]


Is everything okay here? I heard some shouting.[ / WORRY]

[iracorn]

[Treehouse Pruning; Ira's house]

[Since the Dreamshift, Ira has kept largely to himself.

It's hard to admit, but the events of that place, and the nightmare he had at the beginning of the month, shook him. The encounter with the Nightmare Chirithy perhaps most of all, when it had morphed into that monstrous form. The fight still plays in his mind, as much as he tries to avoid it. The things it said about Darkness within him have scared him, in a way he doesn't know how to talk about. Or who with really.

This mindset is not exactly conducive to using dreamotion, he's found. He's doing his best to calm his tree, for lack of a better description, but he can't seem to steady himself. Some of the bark looks burnt in the shape of two hands, an obvious attempt gone wrong and Ira himself looks sweaty and bothered.]

What am I doing wrong?

[Harvest Time; An Orchard]

[It's a slightly different Ira that can be found in the orchard one day.

He's set aside his robes for the moment in favour of more manageable work clothes and even removed his mask, finding some of the more elaborate parts difficult to manage up the branches. But the long, blue hair is still visible as he picks fruit from the trees.

It's helped get his mind off of his recent troubles, making him a lot more relaxed than he has been for a while. He's even managing to smile.

At least until he reaches for the same apple as a bold raccoon.]

Hey! Get away from there!

[He tries to wave the raccoon off as the ladder wobbles dangerously.]

[A Visitation?; KH Treehouses]

[Ira stands at what he assumes is front of the Treehouse that Sora and his friends call home. He's dressed in his regular attire and holds a basket of some of the fruit he's gathered. A gift, as it were, for intruding. Because he is curious about these new keyblade wielders, in a number of different ways.

And he would like some answers. Because he cannot wait for Luxu to provide them. And well, one of them has asked to join his Union, and the possibility of training new wielders is a nice one.

He's just. Not sure how to proceed.]

[Wildcard]

[ooc: Got a different idea? Want to plot? Either throw something up or hit me up at urbaninja]

Visitation

[twilightskey]

Looking for someone?

[Ira may be hesitating at the front of the treehouse, but Roxas had been outside before he got there. He'd been on his way back to the treehouse he calls his own home when he saw the masked man standing outside the door and holding a basket of... something. And since the man seemed a little lost, Roxas felt it was probably a good time to talk to him.]

[He was curious about the strange masked man, talking about things he didn't understand. He was an enigma, and Roxas always hated not having answers. But the man didn't seem like an enemy... he was just a big question mark, really. And Roxas was curious, too.]

visitation

[oathkeeper]

[Good thing Sora has weirdly impeccable timing for this sort of thing. He's coming down the wooden spiral staircase that winds down the trunk of the tree at breakneck speed when he notices Ira at the bottom.]

Ira? Hey! What's up? What are you doing here?

[What a pleasant surprise! The old keyblade guy!]

orchard!

[starshower]

[Tifa's taken quite the fancy to the plants around here lately—Aerith would be proud of her!—and today, rather than spend it at the gardens, she figures why not clean up around the orchards a bit. With the Dream board posting along with the inevitable shifts in the weather, she figures that the trees will appreciate some clean soil and even cleaner branches and vines.

There are others here helping out as well, but it's the call of a racoon and a familiar voice that has Tifa's head turning, just in time to spot the ladder wobbling, with Ira on its steps. Rushing over, she stretches out her hands just in time to catch it before it falls out from under him, which is about as much as she can do for now while he fends off the racoon.]

Shoo!

[She tries, but this one is feeling particularly brazen, and fights back, clawing at Ira's hand to get him away from the apple.]

Visitation

[brokenlight]

[When Ira comes to visit, it's not Ventus who comes to greet him yet.

No, it's a familiar-looking Spirit who sensed the Keyblade Master.

And it itself has mixed emotions, almost wary of him.]

Master Ira.

[darkcharge]

( A: Breezy )

[ Vanitas can be found lounging on one of the communal decks. It likely looks unusual for anyone that really has met Vanitas or has some idea about how he is or how he behaves. Honestly, he looks pretty relaxed. On his lap is a furry little creature that seems pretty content to stay where it is.

The boy is literally just petting it. It's a rather cute scene, right? Or maybe not. There are several Prize Pods floating around. They look pretty ominous looking, right?

Whatever the case, Vanitas himself doesn't really seem too bothered. ]

( B: One Step Back )

[ There's a plant set out on the countertop. Just a regular old plant that looks a little droopy. Like it's seen some better days. Van's hands hover over it and there's a look of concentration on his features. ]

Come on... Come on.

[ But nothing happens. Nothing happens at all. Whatever Vanitas had expected to happen, doesn't. With a growl of frustration, he clears the countertop with his hands. The plot and pot fly against the wall. Shattering. ]

Argh!

( C: Unversed )

[ As always, Vanitas produces creatures that are from his negative emotions. There is no stopping it. It's inevitable. His fledgling emotions purged from his own heart that return when they are destroyed or when he calls them back. Trying to contain them is just as painful as it is expelling them.

However, they do have something of a mind of their own. Or is it instinct? As they are an extension of Vanitas himself, they do tend to meander off and do their own thing.

Which means don't be surprised if one of his Floods comes out of nowhere to scare an innocent bystander. Or slithering up an arm and stealing whatever it is you might be holding.

It's just how these things work. ]

( D: Wildcard )

[ This is the hit me with anything option! Seriously. Whatever you want. I will follow your flow or you can always hit me up at jardaan ]

C

[noblegarnet]

[Ferran is just checking his journal on the way back from town when the Flood shuffles over, and he's not nearly quick enough on the uptake to stop it before it swipes the thing out of his hands. He's not super attached to it, and he recognizes the shape of the creature from a previous interaction, so he sounds more like he's mildly offended than distressed.]

Hey.

[He puts his hands on his hips and stares down the thing.]

Come on. Hand it over.

B

[piromare]

( it's the sound of breaking ceramic that catches lio's attention immediately, and he bursts into the room expecting some kind of fight? he can't imagine who would do such a thing, especially here of all places...

so when he sees the pieces of pot, soil, and the sad little plant that sits in some of more hardened dirt and the boy who made the mess?

he can feel the frustration. )

Vanitas.

A

[twilightskey]

[Roxas has been scoping out some of the balcony areas and rooftop access points to find places where he could just climb onto the roof and watch the sky; a habit he'd kept up even during his time in Aefenglom. So he isn't exactly looking for Vanitas when he comes up here, but he does stumble upon the little crowd. He blinks in surprise, looking from Vanitas to the weird cat creature, to the Prize Pods, and then back to Vanitas.]

Uh..?

[lethechained]

[ A. Timely Visit ]

[ They've really come up with something special, haven't they?

Although Naminé's elected to situate her own home a small ways down the road from this particular treehouse - naturally seeking privacy she wouldn't have thought about needing before - she still feels a certain fondness for the area as she lingers by the flowers, face upturned toward the structure above. The place has such a lively air, and she's smiling as she lifts an arm to shade her eyes against what sunlight is able to filter through the trees.

You'd think the sunhat would block enough of it. She's clothed for the outdoors, in point of fact, if a dress and sandals ever qualify as such; the subtle dusting pink on her shoulders and cheeks suggests she's already been there for a while, and the basket of freshly-harvested produce she has one arm tucked through at her side might let on what she's been doing.

Whether she happens across anyone while she's appreciating the scenery is of little matter; soon enough she's knocking on doors instead, quietly doing the rounds in hopes of sharing some of the benefits of her own hard work. ]


[ B. And a Little Mischief ]

[ -- Until she spots a squirrel, that is.

That's not such a strange sight, considering that they are in a tree. But what makes Naminé stop in her tracks on one of the pathways in the massive treehouse is the fact that the rodent in question has something unusual in its tiny, thieving grasp when it freezes in place, nose twitching at her. Furrowing her brow, the blonde squints the creature's direction a moment, trying to determine what, exactly...

And there it goes, darting off just as she realizes that that's probably not an item that should be in the squirrel's possession. Who it belongs to, she doesn't know - but that won't stop her from giving chase when something's clearly amiss, here. ]

Hey--! Come back!

[ It's pretty awkward trying to run after the small creature with a basket on one arm, but Naminé's certainly making an effort. ]


[ C. WILDCARD! ]

[ Choose your own adventure. ]

A

[twilightskey]

[It really is something, isn't it? It was a nice big treehouse with room for all of them, and definitely had a vibrant air to it. Roxas had decided to live closer to Sora and the others rather than finding his own dwelling; his time as a were-dog had given him a strong pack instinct, and while he was once again a regular Nobody boy, he still had that unconscious urge to stick close to his friends. He's a little sad that Naminé wasn't claiming a treehouse with them, but she's still close enough that a short walk closes the distance between them.]

[He's just cleaning up the interior of his own treehouse room when he hears the knock at the door. And when he goes down the steps and opens the door, his expression brightens.]

Naminé! Hey!

[twilightskey]

A - Lazy Afternoons
[The little bauble they had all been given had been intriguing to Roxas, and so he had thrown it in the wishing well with a particular thought in mind. And he was delighted to find that, after making his wish, he was granted the skateboard that he had been so fond of in Twilight Town. And naturally, now that he has it, he wants to take it for a test ride.]

[There isn't much in the way of smooth streets or paved roads here in the forest, but Roxas does eventually find a smooth, wooden platform outside the treehouses where he can ride smoothly. He can be found out here practicing with it, getting used to the object once more and even practicing a few kickflips. What can he say, he's a city-kid at heart.]

B - At Dusk, I Will Think Of You
[There's a little tradition Roxas has taken part in, one that's stuck with him no matter what world he's ended up in. Ever since Axel had brought him up to the top of the Twilight Town clock tower, Roxas has made it a habit to find a high place to sit and watch the sunset. He kept that habit up in Aefenglom, and he intends to keep it up here, too.]

[Whether you just happen to look up around dusk, or happen to hear the scrambling of footfalls on the nearby balcony or roof, one only needs to look up to find Roxas climbing his way up the rooftop of the highest treehouse. Once he gets there, he'll settle in on the pointed roof, relaxing as he watches the sunset. The view isn't the same as Twilight Town, but it's not too bad.]

[People are welcome to join him up here, or ask him what the heck he's doing on the roof.]

Wildcard
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b

[piromare]

( the rooftop is a place of great significance to him--- while he may not have a habit of going up there every night, it's the height that brings him an unusual comfort. the former harpy, who could rise and fall with ease because of his wings and his light-as-a-feather weight? he misses that kind of freedom despite the monstrous changes it granted upon him.

but... he could probably fly now, if he wanted. nevertheless, he's making his way up to the roof as well. )

Oh. Sorry, didn't mean to bother you... wait.

( his eyes aren't deceiving him. )

I know you, don't I?

( the same way that he knows sora and vanitas, no doubt. )