Third Floor Common Room [Thursday Morning]

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan had listened to radio last night and was troubled by what she heard. Why couldn't God ever come and give her instructions that would be useful in times like this?

Since He hadn't, she decided to offer the best support she knew how: food. Which was why she was in the common room making omelets for anyone who wanted them.


[open if anyone wants to play in 'real life' :D]

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[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

...Liir looked like death warmed over and he kept twitching at everything. Not only was he nervous, of course; you tend to get nervous when you keep having dreams involving being a psychopathic killing machine, but he felt raw and exposed and his shields were wobbly. The only time that happened was when he used his magic a certain way but he certainly hadn't.

At least, not outside the dream, which was why this was reaaaally starting to bother him.

"Morning," he offered, somewhat pathetically.

[still have to head to work, but getting it started]

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan turned from the stove and stared at him.

"Liir, what's wrong?" she asked, remembering to turn off the flame before crossing the room.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He didn't even flop so much as drop onto one of the couches, arms coming up to wrap around himself as he gave a quick shiver.

"Sleep. Can't sleep well. Keep getting bad flashes of things, impossible things. I've had old memories invade my dreams before, but this is entirely different. This is... this is me."

He ran a hand through his hair.

"And somehow I did something in my sleep that's... it leaves me feeling terribly raw. I'm sorry I can't be more exact."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan sat next to him and put a hand on his arm as a gesture of comfort. "They said on radio that a lot of people are having issues with sleep and dreams."

Again, she wished that God would give her some direction for dealing with this.

"Is there anything I can do?" she asked.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Her touch settled him and he leaned into it with an almost drunken smile.

"You feel like honey and fresh baked bread," popped out, a little embarassing as his cheeks turned red.

"Er, not so much no. I just need to shake it off. It gets better. I'm just worried about who I might have effected to cause this. It's... not a particularly pleasant ability."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

His words made her blush a little as well, but she was more concerned than anything.

"I don't think it's you," she said. "It seems to be something going on with a lot of people. I know that probably doesn't make it less pleasant, but at least you're not alone."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He swallowed hard and couldn't look her in the eyes.

"I think I might have hurt Rachel."

[trigons_child]

On her way down to Professor Skywalker's office, Raven passed through the third floor's common room. "Good morning, Joan," she said.

When she saw Liir, she ducked her head, confused and unsure what to say to him.

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"Rachel, it's good to see you this morning," Joan said. "Would you like some breakfast?"

[trigons_child]

"No thank you," Raven said. "I have already eaten." She glanced nervously toward Liir and then back to Joan. "How are you today?"

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Her glance at Liir did not go unnoticed. "I'm doing pretty well. You?"

[trigons_child]

"I...discovered that I work for a Goddess yesterday," Raven said. Because that was the important thing, really.

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

It made Joan blink. "Oh. Okay. That's certainly interesting. Why is a Goddess living in Fandom?"

And does her God know about it?

[trigons_child]

"I did not ask her," Raven said. "But I will, if she permits it. She is Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir finally worked up the nerve to walk over, a little wobbly but certainly able to get there. Even if he did wish he had Makejoy with him.

"Rachel?"

He wouldn't use the name he'd used in the dream. He didn't feel he had the right.

"Could... that is, are you all right?"

[trigons_child]

"I...I am well," Raven said, though it was hard to look at Liir and not think of what he'd done to her in the dream, and worse, what she had done to him. "How are you?"

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"A little raw this morning," he said honestly.

"What about you? Are you... did anything happen to you last night?"

[trigons_child]

"I have been experiencing unpleasant dreams," Raven admitted. "And falling asleep when I do not intend to."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Same here, honestly," he said.

"One of my, er, dreams involved you last night.

"It didn't go well."

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah, was not doing well as the dreams were really upsetting her and she couldn't stop just falling asleep. It had happened twice today already and it was scaring her.

That would be why she was looking for people. Having people around would keep her from falling into one of those damn naps, right?

Finding her own common room empty, she headed upstairs and was rewarded for her efforts with people.

"Oh thank god," she said. "People."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"Savannah," Joan said, giving her an odd look. She had been listening to Rachel and Liir talk. "Are you having weird dreams too?"

She wondered if she was the only person that wasn't.

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah nodded. "Bad weird dreams," she said quietly. "Falling asleep randomly, too."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan frowned and gestured to Rachel and Liir. "So are they. You want something to eat?"

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

She frowned, shaking her head at Rachel and Liir. "I'm sorry that they're dealing with this, too. It's awful." She shook her head. "I don't think I can. But caffeine would be wonderful."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"You probably should eat," Joan said, her mothering instincts coming out.