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001st Secret ☽ Born to be free

[The road is wide and long, losing itself in the horizon where land merges with the sky. The landscape keeps changing at a sickening speed, while the motor roars like a hungry lion. With the empty road ahead and behind, the car trunk filled with suitcases, a flaring sun above and the wind blowing strongly as the speed increases. It's a road trip, there's no doubt of it, though the goal of the trip may be something foggy in the mind, probably as that doesn't matter, the fun here is the trip itself after all.

Tsukuyomi smiles widely as he sits in the driver's seat. It's a dream, he knows it, only in a dream he would be able to drive and feel so well with himself, but he doesn't care. For once it's a dream where there's not even one trace of those nightmares he usually has, so he welcomes it happily. The car is a white colored two seats, enough space for just him and a companion, with the roof open to allow the wind and the sun to hit them directly, speeding through the road at a bit more than 120mph.

It's a cry for freedom. One of those moments of "feeling alive" for him. If only dreams could be real.]

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[the energy and the talking feels familiar too but Cloud still can't put his finger on it. It's easy to get carried along with it though and, even if he doesn't respond with the same level of speed or enthusiasm, he can't help but feel lighter inside because of it. Climbing out of the car as well, he'll pause to look around before shrugging. Part of what he enjoys, both about traveling and about dreams, is trying new foods. This is Tsukuyomi's dream. Cloud's interested in seeing what his world's food is like.]

You pick. I eat just about anything.

[even slightly questionable 'specials' at even more questionable diners.]

[Cloud has no idea what he has just unleashed. Unless Cloud resists Tsukuyomi will grab his hand before going to the closest food stand there is.]

Okay! Then let's start checking out the ramen here! And we can go have some takoyaki after that. Ah, there's an okonomiyaki restaurant too, we have to check that after!

[Hopefully Cloud is hungry. Very hungry, because Tsukuyomi is likely to drag him to all the food stands and restaurants along the road. It's okay, he will probably make the way back to the car by stopping at every souvenir store while going in the opposite direction than he is now.]

[he doesn't resist the hand catching his. Usually he's adverse to touch by strangers but for some reason this one doesn't set him off in any way. Instead it's almost familiar and he chalks it up to the childlike enthusiasm and innocence of the gesture. He'd no more shrug off a child than he would Tsukuyomi's grip. Instead, he lets himself be dragged wherever the blond whirlwind wants to go, curious about the food and more than willing to eat as much as is set in front of him. Cloud's body stores food reserves because he burns it all off so fast with his metabolism. Go ahead, Tsukuyomi, let's see how far the two of them can eat their way through an unsuspecting roadside village.]

[It'd a dream. And it's Tsukuyomi's dream, so most likely they will be able to eat as much as they want without anyone kicking them out. That's the best part of dreams, he can eat as much as he wants. The bad part is that it's not real.

But that doesn't deter his enthusiasm as he drags Cloud along to every corner of the village that offers food.]

Ne, where are you from, Cloud?

[He's not sure why he asks, it's just a dream after all, right? But he likes it, and it feels strangely real at the same time, as if it's a dream different from others he has ever had. It feels natural to ask, as if they were really meeting for the first time.]

[Cloud's good with being dragged around and after a bit he even finds himself keeping pace, just as curious as to what the next taste will be as Tsukuyomi's enthusiasm. He knows it's a dream. He's still amazed someone so small can pack away so much.]

Edge.

[he knows it's not going to have any meaning to his companion but it just seems natural to answer anyway, surprisingly not awkward considering.]

It's built on the edge of the Midgar ruins. My - family's there.

[and because he really is curious, not just to be polite, he asks:]

How about you?

[That's one of the great mysteries of life, but has always been that way. He's also a bit of a messy eater, not too terrible but he will most probably end with some bits of food on his face as he eats enthusiastically.

Indeed Tsukuyomi has never heard of the place, but he has never been good with geography anyway.]

Is that why it's named Edge? Because it's built at the edge of the ruins?

[He laughs a bit, he's honestly curious even if the question may seem a bit silly.]

I'm from Azabu-Juuban, in Tokyo! I live there with my parents and my little brother. Have you ever been there?

Yeah. We're creative like that.

[Cloud's humor may border toward dry but he's definitely starting to lay claim to it again. Given the way he's had to work out even the simplest things sometimes, it doesn't occur to him that the question is silly. His head does come around, blue eyes focusing on Tsukuyomi though at the mention of where he lives. Cloud's been there before himself. In his dreams at least.]

I know some girls that live there. Ami and Usagi.

[Tsukuyomi's smile drops a bit as he looks at Cloud, confused for a moment. Out of the two only one name strikes his attention the most at the moment. But it's just a name, and this is just a dream. He smiles, chasing away the confusion.]

Really? It feels as if the world is really small when that happens, doesn't it? You meet someone that you have had close to you for years but never saw, or someone who knows your friends, or something like that. It's as if there's no real distance at times.

I've a friend named Ami, but I don't know any Usagi that currently live there. Maybe I've missed her, do you know where does she study or something?

[Cloud doesn't catch the confusion and at the question he simply shakes his head, a brief movement.]

I've met them in dreams. The same way we are now. Ami's going to be a doctor, or already is. Usagi just - [there's a small smile] Usagi just doesn't like to study. Unless it's food.

[Well... That does sound familiar. Tsukuyomi shifts uncomfortably for a moment before he forces out a small smile and a chuckle.]

She sounds like the type that would be around here often then, sleeping in classes instead of studying. And dreaming about food. I'm not much into studies myself either and I like food, maybe we could get along well if we ever meet.

[Cloud does catch the shift this time but only vaguely. Instead he simply makes a noise in his throat of agreement.]

I remember one dream in specific that involved trees made of candy and streams of punch. If you do meet her here, you'll like her. I haven't seen her lately.

[and he's told himself that's a good thing. That she's safe and that's why she's not dreaming. Not that she's hurt or worse instead.]

That sounds like a very delicious dream.

[Tsukuyomi laughs a bit, focusing on that rather on the name of the person to whom that dream belonged. That way he can just convince himself that they are talking about someone different.]

Is that normal? I mean, how often do you tend to see people here?

[In... Dreams? It's still a confusing concept.]

In dreams?

[Cloud's not a mind reader but it's close enough to his own thoughts, both when he first realized it and still. A shrug and a small head shake.]

Usually. New people. Reoccurring people. We share each others dreams. After a while, you start to hear them when you're awake sometimes too.

[sharp blue eyes cut over]

You're not crazy.

[Tsukuyomi flinches a bit at the look in Cloud's eyes, he would have never thought that he's crazy, not with the stuff that goes on in his life already... Specially not when he has heard people claim that about him before when he came to realize his own feelings regarding himself. But even if he was the type to ever think that, that look would definitively take away any will to do so.]

I-I know... I don't think that just hearing voices really means much regarding being crazy or not.

So then, our dreams connect each other, and we dream the same things no matter where we are... That's... Kind of cool, isn't it?!

[He smiles.]

And to be able to hear people even when you're awake sometimes, that's even better, it means it all real even if it's through dreams. I wonder if that works with everyone or just a few people, like a "chosen" kind of thing.

[for Cloud, hearing voices in his head is usually the first sign he's crazy and he's had his share of mystery voices long before he started dreaming like this. He won't argue with the kid though. Especially not when Tsukuyomi was taking it so well.]

Don't know. I've seen some people from my world in dreams and they remember it in the waking world too. But I don't think everyone is in on it. [a pause.] You might dream about dead people too.

[Tsukuyomi just blinks at that.]

Isn't that something that's kind of normal? I mean, dreams tend to be things that are in our subconscious and memories, right? So it's natural to dream with those who are gone.

[Obviously he's just thinking of it in the normal dreaming sense.]

Yeah.

...

Except in these dreams they're not your subconscious or your memories.

[not that Cloud's complaining. Seeing dead people has been one of the best things about this shared dreaming for him. He still thinks he should warn the kid. It's - jarring when you realize you're not just talking to yourself]

[Yeah, he doesn't get it yet.]

What do you mean?

[Cloud tilts his head to look up at the sky above, arms folding loosely over his chest for a minute as he thinks. When he looks down again, his eyes are more relaxed. Explanations. He's comfortable with explanations.]

Two of the people in my world that died are here. In the dreams. Aerith and Zack. It's not my memories bringing them up. Other people here, who didn't know them in my world, have met and talked to them as well. When I'm not around. Some of them knew them even before I started sharing dreams. At first my friends were from times before their deaths but now - they're both after. And they're still here. Still - living. In the shared dreams. Whether I'm here or not - they are.

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001st Secret ☽ Born to be free

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dun dun DUN!

so so so so sorry for the late orz I missed this tag

no problem. It's easy to do when notifs are sent to email

still sorry though orz

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