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[stigmateyes]

[ An Amethyst is trudging toward Kunzite... ]

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[shednotearsformagic]

[Nods.] Demon anti-possession is hazy.

But demon summoning I'm very good at. It won't accidentally do the reverse. It just might be useless. Or possibly strange fever dreams.

[stigmateyes]

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh, you want to summon Alpha?

[shednotearsformagic]

No. [Flat look.] I just mean I'd know if the experiment would do something like that.

What I've got is closer to magic that would invade dreams. Thus the possibility of fever dreams.

[stigmateyes]

Dreams?

[shednotearsformagic]

Yes.

That would be why I wasn't surprised by Solstice's little skill. [Haha, I will always make jokes about it.] I was rather annoyed at him, played a prank, and he turned it around by throwing me that curveball. Well, his subconscious did.

[stigmateyes]

[ Tone going quiet, as he recalls the last time he heard of such an ability ]

Lafra had something like that... How does yours work?

[shednotearsformagic]

Depends on how much I'm doing.

I didn't have his true name at the time, so all I could do is plant a story in his head and watch it. Since it was 'mine,' I was allowed. He would be forced to follow the script somewhat, to the extent of being in certain areas at certain times, but his reactions are his own, and he could alter the dream to an extent.

Which is why his subconscious did what it did, I think. It was to give him something 'strange' that everyone saw as 'real.' So his mind forced in the strangest thing, because suddenly frogmen aren't so strange when you're the amazing shrinking detective.

But if I had a true name, I could see someone's dreams if I wanted, without it being written by me. I could change it while in effective instead of all prewritten as well. Probably a bit more, but I didn't delve into that magic often.

Though all magic like that requires me to be 'present' in the dream at least once. Makes it solid so the dreamer doesn't derail it entirely.

[stigmateyes]

Like what Dream allows?

[shednotearsformagic]

You mean the Heart Games or the Communal dreaming?

[stigmateyes]

Both?

[shednotearsformagic]

Hmmmm....it's not really the same, no. For one, the fact Solstice had noticed it was a dream at all is very remarkable. Yet it seems those in communal dreaming can become aware far more easily.

[stigmateyes]

How do you think it can help... ?

[shednotearsformagic]

Well, it's not the dream magic exactly, it just most closely resembles that.

It'll interfere with 'foreign' mental influences. The....the closest metaphor I have is a TV thing, but you wouldn't understand that, would you? It'll be like...a bell is trying to be heard, but there's already another bell ringing, so it's hard to hear. On it's own, it wouldn't do it, but it's still another layer with the rest.

[stigmateyes]

So it's another layer of obstruction against him?

[shednotearsformagic]

That's the idea, yes.

[stigmateyes]

I'm willing to try it.

[shednotearsformagic]

[Nods.] Then lay down. I'll go get the knife.

[More bloooooood.]

[stigmateyes]

[ Yay blood. So used to it by now. ]

[shednotearsformagic]

[For the best, really.]

So how has it been working for you? Have you noticed any problems?

[stigmateyes]

I don't think so...

[shednotearsformagic]

Have you used your magic at all?

[stigmateyes]

Yeah. I've been working on enhancing weapons. Alpha wasn't thrilled at first, but I learned to put up with the headaches.

[shednotearsformagic]

No, I imagine he wasn't.

Is he trying to give you the headaches?

[stigmateyes]

Probably...

[shednotearsformagic]

[Nods.] Tell me if it gets worse, alright?