bottlecaplogs | [OPEN] Dreams & Ghosts

Who: Mayaka & you !

What: 2 open prompts (reviewing dreams from last month + attempting to get over her fear of ghosts) and wildcard option

Where: Around Bottlecay Bay + Skull Town

When: Beginning of Feb

Warnings: none atm

a. dream review

Perhaps you're passing through the Archives, or the living hall in Skull Town when you spot a Sneasel sitting at a table furiously scrawling out various drawings on paper. Mayaka's gloves have been set aside neatly beside her for now, because she finds it easier to hold onto the charcoal pencils using her bare claws. She's experienced some weird dreams from last month. Though she doesn't remember the exact details, she's been dutifully drawing out the images that lingered in her mind upon waking up. Now, it's time to try to make sense of them. On the table you'll find the following drawings:

1. What appears to be a spaceship, though Mayaka's drawn it to look more like a truck with four wheels underneath.

2. A primordial-looking fish creature. She has given it a pair of cute, anime-sized eyes to make it look more approachable.

3. A black cat with an extra pair of eyes on its stomach. More cat-like than Mimikyu at this point.

4. The drawing she's currently working on, and struggling to capture. She's trying to remember what the alien beings in the final big nightmare looked like, though the large and erratic shapes on paper may not look recognisable to anyone. Mayaka is finding it difficult because she doesn't have an image in mind to associate with what she saw in the nightmare.

She's too caught up with this to notice if someone were to approach...

b. how to deal with ghosts

If you're wandering around Bottlecap Bay, you'll find Mayaka outside her house in the Lum Berry housing area, rooted on the spot.

Her attention is focused on a small clay sculpture she's placed in the garden of her front porch. It's a little handmade ghost figurine with a hairbow on its head. While it might look strangely cute, the more you look at it, the more you'll notice that it's two eyes seem to be gazing directly at you with an unblinking Stare™.

This is the ghost that's been chasing her in her dreams, but she's too scared to get rid of it! (Also, the fact that it was a gift to her from Catrina doesn't help!)

The Sneasel is shaking a little, and it's not from the cold weather. She's standing a safe distance away from the figurine, muttering to herself: "It's just a doll... it's just a dolll..."

(Dolls are creepy too, though??)

c. wildcard!
for any other threads or ideas that come up!

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Siffrin's ear twitches interestedly. To be entirely honest: they probably haven't been paying attention to updated plans, just zoning out those parts of the noticeboard. Any actual work they've been doing is one road at a time. But that doesn't mean they haven't heard Bouffalant mention new help, and now that she says it, they're vaguely remembering drawings...

...they don't comment on Hatenna, with whom they have... a complicated relationship.

"As soon as my teammates are ready!" they respond instead. Now that it's after the avalanche response and Lurantis is getting everyone back on expeditions... "We're heading into the woods."

Mayaka has seen the notice of the expeditions, but given how new she is, she's been careful about not biting off more than she can chew, nor does she want to be a deadweight tagging along with those who are more experienced.

"Be safe out there, Rin-san!"

It seems well wishes are the only thing she can offer right now. That and...

"I'm staying in Skull Town -- if you need me to hold onto anything or to watch out for stuff, just let me know."

Given how much it seems they're carrying, perhaps her offer will help the Shinx lighten their load?

"Don't worry about me, scribbles! I've made it out every time." (You know. So far.)

Surprise! It's a return nickname! It's less polite than Mayaka's - but then, it's hard to say if Siffrin can even tell that Mayaka is including a honorific? They don't seem to intend it in a mean way, at any rate!

Actually, now that she mentions it... they gently retrieve the drawing and nudge it back toward her. "It'll be safer with you until I get back!"

But they're definitely going to be back for it. They want it on their wall in the Canopy. And if she does end up asking for something in trade for it when they return, that's fine too!

They stretch out their front paws before hopping up to head out.

[OPEN] Dreams & Ghosts

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good to wrap ! cos im gonna be on hiatus till late march ~ ty for the thread <3

thumbsup!!

omg that is the loveliest nickname ever!!