and I know it's true that visions are seldom all they seem

[sageprincess]

Who: Princess Zelda + YOU
What: Zelda accidentally goes dreamwalking. Shenanigans ensue.
When: September 1st, night
Where: ~the land of dreams~
Warnings: Please put any content warnings in your subject lines!

[Gods and shinki, strictly speaking, do not need to sleep. The biological need simply does not exist in the spiritual beings of the far shore, and if the old gods, beings with no experience in being bound by the physical needs of the body, were still around, perhaps we wouldn't be having this discussion.

But it is said old habits are hard to break, and sleep can still offer some benefits to the denizens of the heavens besides, even if it is no longer truly necessary for survival. So it is a quiet night, and though the air is warm, the rising of the moon brings with it a breeze that keeps it from being nearly unbearable as it is during the light of day. You drift off, as you have likely done a thousand times before, but something is different now--

Your dreams are not your own tonight.]

_{[ooc; dreamwalking log! set up the kind of dream your character is having in your starter and zelda will appear in the middle of it, mildly befuddled. and again, please make sure to put any content warnings that might come up in your subject lines. thank you!]}

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[revolutionfalcon]

I've never been preoccupied enough to let anyone get that close to me. [There's almost an implicit challenge in his voice at that, as if it's being suggested that he isn't capable of that much. Though that might be in part due to the heavy shadows under his eyes that speak of a lot more than one day of missed sleep, or possibly even completely absent sleep.

That also isn't a particularly reassuring answer to Shun's question, and his eyes narrow a little. If she doesn't know how she got here, chances are they're not going to find an easy way to get her out.]

Usually it's waking up that gets you out of dreams and nightmares. That's all this is. [Does it sound more like he's telling himself that than her? Quite possibly.]

[sageprincess]

[Her silence probably speaks volumes of what she thinks about Shun's self-assessment. But regardless, she does not give voice to her thoughts; she empathizes with the strain of maintaining a high guard and constant vigilance, and sees little reason to argue against his pride. Instead, her eyes mirror his as he offers his explanation of the situation, narrowing and briefly glancing about, recontextualizing their surroundings.]

You mean to say none of this right now is real?

[It would explain the impossible size of the graveyard, but not necessarily how she ended up in it.]

[revolutionfalcon]

[Shun isn't considerate enough of what anyone thinks of him to argue an unsaid point, as obvious as it is. Not to mention the subject of where they are and what it means is much more relevant right now, and he looks over the area with a short nod.]

This place doesn't exist in reality. So it goes without saying that none of this is real. Not to mention we'd have to be in my world to see that.

[He points towards the rubble of the city in the distance. Despite the tightness in his voice at that last remark, he doesn't elaborate on what exactly it is, and it doesn't seem like he plans to.]