Something Psychic This Way Comes (Nightmare Catch-All)

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The people of Union have had an odd week. While it was nice to cap things off with the knowledge that Gigas is not going to try and invade them again (for now), the population has had to deal with a different sort of intruder. Namely, Abra. Abra teleporting anywhere and everywhere. Abra teleporting places to try and hide.

Absolutely terrified Abra. To say nothing of the dreams the city's Psychic-types have discussed.

And now, as a new week dawns...the nightmares spread to everyone. Without exception. Perhaps you're fortunate and things that go bump in the night don't frighten you, but sleeping brings a sense of dread, and a hazy vision of a world in ruins. Night after night after night. The first one is horrifying for shock value. The next few are horrifying because they won't stop.

How will you deal? Where will you go, in the middle of the night, if you're the sort who tries to clear their heads? Will you share what you've been experiencing or keep it to yourself?

No matter what you do, the nightmares continue. And the Abra continue to shiver.

[[ This is a catch-all post/mingle for people wanting to react to their weird nightmares! As mentioned here, they have now spread to the entire population. Players are welcome to continue making their own posts addressing the nightmares if they prefer. ]]

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[vulcanblazer]

[That was an incredibly rough dream. A ruined world, filled with fire and death, the smell of blood and brimstone on the air in Union itself. Adell found himself in the midst of all of it, himself bruised and battered, barely able to stand... facing something in the distance, some thing he couldn't see beyond a shadow. That shadow hovered toward him, then dashed, and when it enveloped him, he snapped awake, sitting upright in his bed, cold sweat beading on his brow.

He had felt a sense of unease overall the past few days... but nothing quite like that.

At the foot of his bed was Salome, his Kirlia, looking at him with widened eyes, fearful. She'd been acting strangely the past few days, and he'd been doing his best to try to keep her calm, but now... now the look in her eyes said it all:

You saw it too.

Adell nodded, but then felt an impact on him from behind. Whatever it was had glommed onto him hard, startling both him and Salome. It shivered, trembled, and it surely would've been crying if it could. ...One of the wayward Abras he'd heard were flipping out as of late. It took some time to convince the Abra to let go enough that he could talk to it... and he convinced the poor thing that he'd be safe with him. Somewhat, anyway. The Abra knew very well he wouldn't escape the dreams or the bad feelings, but hell. It was better than being alone.

Unable to sleep, Adell quickly got changed and went for a late-night walk through the streets of Union to clear his head. He was accompanied by Salome, as well as his newfound companion who chose to ride on Adell's shoulders. The Abra made it clear Adell wouldn't go anywhere without that condition being met. And then of course, his Hoothoot he had met only a couple of days earlier insisted on going too, because it was actually awake.

Of course, there were a surprising number of people outside at this hour, many of whom did not look well for the wear. Adell only stopped walking when he reached a small square... the square he'd been standing in during his dream. He even looked down the path he saw the shadow approach from... only to see nothing at all.]

...Damn. What the hell is even going on anymore?

[There was one thing he was thankful for, however. He couldn't smell blood on the air.]

[redpaladin]

[After the fiasco at the theater, Keith needed to get some fresh air. It was pretty clear he was not getting back to sleep for the night. Though Seki, his Cleffa squeaked at him in concern, he was quick to dismiss it. He's fine, he was gonna be fine he just needed to let off some steam.]

[He kind of doubted any of the places he'd trained at before were open at this hour- but maybe a park or something.]

[He's busy thinking about all this that he doesn't see Adell until he's walking right into him. He jerks back with a startled sound, sparks of flame dance around him before he quickly tries to will them away.]

S. Sorry- wasn't looking where I was going.

[vulcanblazer]

[To be fair, Adell wasn't paying too much attention to his surroundings either, to the point that he didn't even hear Keith approach. That is, until he's bumped into and startled.

Though to be honest, the Abra on his shoulders was much more startled and immediately teleported away in a fit of fear. Once the weight on his shoulders disappeared, Adell looked around for it quickly, for it to be nowhere to be found.

Then he looked to the person who ran into him, and thankfully, Adell didn't look upset about it at all. Though he did catch sight of those embers.]

Ah, it's fine. Don't worry about it. I wasn't exactly paying attention either.

...You a Fire type?

[redpaladin]

[Oh shit, there went that...pokemon. Uh.]

[He blinks comically at that for a moment before looking at Adell. At least the guy wasn't mad- then again, maybe getting into a fight would make him feel better. He's marginally disappointed.]

[When he asks about his typing he hefts out a sigh.]

Yeah. Did any of them catch you?

[The last thing he needed after being in Union for a few days is to catch one of its inhabitants on fire.]

[vulcanblazer]

[He smiles a bit, and then shakes his head.]

Nah, and even if they did, it's not like they'd burn a fellow Fire type. So we're cool.

[Fortunately, immolation and burns wouldn't be a problem here.]

[redpaladin]

[Oh. Well, that was good to know. He'd done enough damage today.]

Ah. I see. That's good.

[...Now what. This was a good time to exit the conversation, right? He should get going. He nods his head like he's about to leave when the pink rolly pokemon on his shoulder pulls on his hair.]

--Seki!

[She huffs at him and then points at Adell, seemingly scolding him. Something along the lines of ask him where to find the thing. He shushes her.]

You wouldn't happen to know of a place that's open right now that I could use to train, would you?

[vulcanblazer]

At this hour of night?

[He looked baffled at that question, but then again, he remembered that he was up too, even if it was because of a stupid nightmare.]

No, not really. Union doesn't tend to have a lot of training facilities open in the dead of night. The defense groups might have something, but I'm not sure they're public access.

[His Kirlia looked up to him and made a soft noise, tugging on his pant leg. Adell did seem to understand the gesture well enough to nod to his companion.]

If you're looking for some combat practice, though, I can offer. Guess a quick round to clear the head wouldn't go wrong.

[redpaladin]

[He was already starting to frown at his answer, though he can't help but look flustered at being called out for his weird request. See, Seki? This is why he doesn't usually bother trying to talk to people.]

[The offer catches him off guard, though. He pauses, considering it. He's used to training on his own but... well. It would be more effective to have a sparring partner he guesses.]

Sure. That's ...exactly what I was hoping to do, too.

[Seki claps. Yes, good.]