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[aloadeddie]

[With Ariadne most definitely gone - awake, presumably, though Arthur still can't figure out how she could've woken up but he still can't - Arthur is now alone in this place.

In some ways, being alone opens up certain possibilities that he wouldn't have considered available as long as others were here that he needed to protect. It's just him, and he knows how to look after himself, and he doesn't have to worry about keeping stories straight or anything like that.

Besides, the dream hasn't collapsed yet; what's a few more projections knowing some things?]

I want to get in touch with anyone who had knowledge of those archways in Sinbrilee. [He still disdains the whole idea of magic, but it's clearly a delusion he'll have to work with for the time being.] Especially the dreaming ones.

There are some, ah, tests that I'd like to run.

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[wintershepherd]

that kind of thinking is going to get you in trouble
and someone will have to come and pull you out too
just because araidne went home doesn't mean you should be stupid.

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[aloadeddie]

[Wow Jack that was kind of a jerk-ass thing to do, bringing Ariadne into it. Not that Arthur has much room to talk, being a huge jerk-ass most of the time, himself.]

Jack. I've been doing this for almost ten years. A lot more if you count the time I've spent in dreams. A big part of my job is risk assessment, and taking precautions to minimize that risk.

I've seen the best and worst dreams can do to a person. I've lost someone to it. You don't need to lecture me about the dangers. I won't be losing track of reality anytime soon.

[After all, he's been here about a year and he still knows none of this is real.]

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[wintershepherd]

please take someone with you.
I'll even do it. I can't even be distracting, you can't hear me!

[ "Ariadne would be sad if I let something bad happen to you." ]

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[aloadeddie]

Anyone I take with me will have training in how to handle shared dreaming. I won't be any safer by bringing in an amateur.

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[wintershepherd]

you don't know that. dreams aren't there to make sense. especially not these kind.

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[aloadeddie]

There's a point where a person crosses from "concerned" to "patronizing" and I'm pretty sure you've reached it. What part of "I've been working with dreams for ten years" did you not understand?

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[wintershepherd]

THEN WE'LL PUT THAT ON YOUR TOMBSTONE

[ Jack is so pissed that he ends the feed there. ]