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We do. It compensates for the fact that I don't always know what I'm doing.

Shall I take you there, then?

Should I be worried? Should I steep it instead?

[ That would be funny. ]

I would love to go.

No one's complained yet about my tea...

[but they will lead the way.]

Any complaints would bounce off of you.

[ she follows! ]

Are you saying I can't take criticism, Roxana...?

I'm saying you would take it too easily.

Is that a bad thing...?

No. Some would say it's a positive, but you are bad at taking criticism concerning one matter.

[ She knows it's something that they won't consider changing, however, not that she'd try that hard to get them to change. ]

But you said there was more to your dream, didn't you?

I did. The voice I heard said something like, "Sent... clear mess... pay attention to..."

And Emet-Selch's said something like, "The third one is an outlier."

[ i've been staring at these words for the last 10 minutes, going "what?" i don't know if it's because it's 1am or if it's because i'm stupid or both ]

Sent clear message?

[ or are they supposed to clear messes?

also third one of what? ]

[no i also do not understand]

... Sent clear message is a good guess, I think. Emet-Selch thought that his might be referring to the, ah, pig tattoos, but we're not sure.

Because there were no dreams attached to those pig tattoos?

[ ... ]

I suppose that would be what makes the most sense with what we know right now.

Yes... though if that's the case, why was it so important to know they're an outlier that someone would try to let us know through these dreams?

[ me, checking: the carnival inves did not say they met pigs in clown wigs when they came back
roxana: ]

We don't quite know what the dreams mean yet either. For what purpose and for what means of communication are they?

[ Should they be trusted? ]

[i'm crying our pigs]

It's hard to say. Though... perhaps it's the effects I wonder about most.

[ i was truly ready to fling some wild conspiracy theory that neither i nor roxana would believe for the fun of it ]

When they affect people so, it makes it hard to put trust in it. But what are your thoughts on them?

... I wonder. If what we have to fear here is our minds being influenced—perhaps we're meant to fight fire with fire.

Especially if colours are meant to be significant. Perhaps that's what the multi-coloured animals represent...?

A way for us to fight back?

[ She considers this. ]

But if it's one effect after another, it could become taxing. It isn't something I wouldn't or couldn't endure.

[ But it's not great. ]

I'm just thinking. It feels like each of the colours are tied to certain... moods, right? [...] Did you see the note that Kumon and the others found, from the Dreamer?

It does seem like the colors are connected to emotions.

[ She nods before looking quizzical. ]

I haven't. What did it say?

[they take out their device and read off of it.]

"This place likes balance. A little too much. It's taught us a few things - using color to change and adapt, make ourselves more comfortable. Isn't it funny how there's only the few of us, yet we're all a different shade on the spectrum. When we're like this, it seems stable, content. Satisfied.

I haven't forgotten that there is still a space between the fingers of its caged grasp. Aren't you curious what happens if you push into the parts that it doesn't want you to touch, give too much color? Too little color? What happens when the balance is upset? When you wriggle the knife back and forth at the hinges of the door. I've heard it click and loosen. Some of you are willing to hear it, some of you aren't. It's all a bit sad, letting yourselves drain away into nothingness here. I'm more than happy to help those who want to help themselves.

Personally, I make no plans to sit idly and wait for oblivion. What about you? What do you think?"

Signed, the Dreamer.

If that's to be trusted... a little chaos couldn't hurt. But to test it, we have to figure out how to cause an imbalance.

[ The look in her eyes becomes a bit distant as she thinks. ]

Emotions can't be so easily controlled, but if there can be a shift....

Mm.

But that's why I wonder if the effects are along those lines. Forcing an imbalance of sorts, maybe?

You think?

[ She tilts her head in thought. ]

Maybe. There's nothing to say that's wrong. We'll have to see what the next week brings.

[ WAIT I'M SO FUCKING STUPID. ]

Do you think there's any chance those dreams people have been receiving could also be connected to the Dreamer?

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[it's okay so am i]

... I hadn't even thought of that.

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