hadriel_ooc | Event Post: Dreamwalker the Second

THE RUNDOWN

Things have been pretty wild lately, both for the gods and for all you poor residents of Hadriel. So it should be no surprise that the gods have decided to put on an event that gives them all a chance for a little power - and it helps that when they did it before, it worked pretty well. No one was even that mad! Just the usual mad levels. That means it's time for the second Dreamwalker event.

How does this work? Well, a lot like the first one, only split in two so all the gods can get in on it. From October 14th-20th, your dreams will be influenced by Delight, Rage, Sorrow, and Hope. After that, you get a couple days to rest, and then Fear, Love, Confusion, and Tranquility take over and invade your dreams from October 23rd-29th. It doesn't matter if you try to stay up, or even if you normally don't sleep at all - at the same time late each evening, a wave of exhaustion will come over you and you'll fall fast asleep.

Once you've fallen asleep, you will either be a Host or a Visitor. Hosts will be 'touched' by one of the gods and have corresponding dreams. Visitors will enter into the dreams of a Host and the two of them will experience the dream together. Hosts can be influenced by a maximum of one god each night.

THE DETAILS

Each character can be a Host or a Visitor as many times as you like, but they can only be one each night, for a total of seven nights in each week. This means you can be a Visitor for five nights and a Host for two, or a Host for all seven nights, with no visiting. Whichever you like! Visitors may visit multiple dreams per night, while Hosts can have multiple visitors per night. It's up to you guys to decide if you want your characters to be aware of repeating dreams or not.

Likewise, each Host can be touched by a single god as many times as they like, with a rule of one dream per hosting night. Five hosting nights, with five Delight dreams? Go ahead! Seven hosting nights with three Fear dreams and four Rage dreams? Have at it! And during the day, everyone goes about their lives as normal - unless they really need to talk about these dreams with someone.

As far as the dreams themselves are concerned, here are a few ideas of the types of dreams that each god would influence:

Delight: What pleases you? Sunny days, picnics in meadows, your favorite food made exactly how you like it... where will you be happiest? What are your favorite things?
Rage: What makes you angry? It could be a dream about someone winning something you wanted more than anything, something completely unfair, or that person whose lights you want to punch out.
Sorrow: What makes you sad? The death of someone you love, a great regret, a missed opportunity? It could be all the miseries of the world, or just very personal miseries.
Hope: What do you want? Even if it's not possible- a dead friend or family member to return to you, winning endless riches, or succeeding in a long quest.
Fear: What are you afraid of? Typical nightmares of monsters chasing you, falling forever, running from something? Worst fears and most terrifying memories are all applicable as well. Dreams of Fear's previous events are also possibilities!
Love: What, or who, do you love? This doesn't need to be romantic love, but it can be. Your parents, your best friend, your boyfriend - maybe even your ex. Or something more ephemeral: a hobby, a feeling, a time in your life.
Confusion: What you fucks you up? An answer you've never gotten, something that might linger in the back of your mind still. Something that twists your thoughts into tangles. Losing something (maybe yourself), getting tricked, being manipulated.
Tranquility: What calms you down? Your home, the quiet presence of a friend, finally getting to rest. When was the most content you've ever felt, and what caused it? Calmer than happiness, more subtle than love.

These aren't hard guidelines or anything, either- they're just suggestions, if you're having trouble coming up with something!

As a final note, opting out of the dream event is A-ok! Your character does not have to be affected by the exhaustion waves and/or dreamsharing. You also don't need to have threads every night; both handwaving and opting out on certain nights is just fine! The gods are definitely capable of overlooking a few characters.

THE OVERVIEW

► October 14th: The first set of dreams begin: Delight, Rage, Sorrow, and Hope
► October 20th: The first set of dreams end
► October 23rd: The second set of dreams begin: Fear, Love, Confusion, and Tranquility
► October 29th: The second set of dreams end

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Both of them will definitely do a lot of visiting, but I have a few ideas for each of them as hosts, too!

Kravitz

→ Sorrow Kravitz's past is a large unknown, and while it's implied that he recalls his choice to become a reaper didn't come easy, he never talks about his past. It's delving into headcanon territory, but I suspect there's a lot he doesn't remember, (being as old as he is) and this dream will be something faded and washed out, like spots in someones vision. Grief without a face or a name.
→ Love Look honestly this is just gonna be something gay and sappy ft Taako sign up for embarrassing shit here
→ Confusion This one is gonna play a lot off of what Krav saw in his mirror! Him trapped in the astral plane, trying to summon the Raven Queen, and trying to open a portal. He knows this is what he has awaiting him if he goes home, and the mirror event has shown him the horrifying possibility of being stuck there slowly withering away and losing himself.

Ellie

→ Sorrow Everyone I have ever cared for has either died, or left me. You do the math on what this dream is gonna be all about.
→ Hope There's so much Ellie wants, and a lot of it is impossible or near impossible. Joel alive & safe, treating her like a daughter. Her world healed. Riley alive. I imagine this dream will also involve everyone she loves from Hadriel being there and safe and happy. Also giraffes.
→ Fear [tw: lots of blood, stitching wounds] This dream will focus on Ellie trying to calm herself and stitch together Joel's gaping abdomen wound. Lots of shaky hands and heavy breathing.
→ Confusion [tw: cannibalism, gore, attempted sexual assault] Something that continues to fuck Ellie up and will probably never stop playing on her mind is the time she spent trapped in and escaping the cannibal David's encampment. She murdered him brutally after he tried to assault her, and while fear is definitely also heavily associated with these memories, this dream will play a lot more on confusion. How it changed her view of herself, and the world, and how she doesn't even fully understand all her feelings towards it. Definitely don't tag into this one if you aren't up for heavier content.