70. [DREAM/DREAM/DREAM/DREAM]

[foolishwren]

[So while the rest of Johto alternately panics, cries, or rushes around trying to capture as many of the soulstealing insects as possible, there are dozens of souls floating around in that dream limbo, drifting in and out of each other's slumbering thoughts and visions. Whether it's nightmarish flashbacks or just those dreams where you're at school

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[newhero]

[Sora was made for doors-- or rather, he's been in the business of locking them ever since he left his home world. still, after examining this one for several moments for a Keyhole of some kind, and after he swallows back a fairly dreadful feeling, he takes a tentative step through.]

[what had he heard in that dream nearly a year ago again? don't be afraid? that's right... whatever it is he's about to see, Sora can handle it.]

[foolishwren]

[Unfortunately for Sora... there's this thing about Silent Hill. And that thing is: all locks are broken.]

[But that's the least of his worries...]

[Unlike he might expect from the sight of the door, the place he steps into is... NOT an old wooden building at all. Instead, he'll find himself in a building of semi-immense size... one that was possibly once fancy-looking. Before whatever had happened that left it looking like it had been abandoned for years and years, anyway.]

[WELCOME TO THE MALL, SORA. Never been? That's okay.]

[Might as well get some practice at being a normal modern teenager in. The escalators don't work anymore, but why not check out some stores? There's no one around to yell at you for loitering or moving those mannequins in that clothing store nearby into hilarious inappropriate positions (well, okay, we know you won't do that, Sora. You're a GOOD kid).]

[Or you could run upstairs and try to check out the Food Court...]

[newhero]

[Sora's seen some pretty heavy stuff in his time, but somehow... this strange, rotting building he's standing in right now leaves a more ominous feeling in his gut than even the storm he ran headfirst into when his own world was destroyed.]

[and those mannequins are giving him a serious case of the jibblies. that's probably why he's choosing to forgo examining them in favor of making his way upstairs.]

[foolishwren]

[Trust your instincts, kiddo. They'll serve you well.]

[The upstairs wraps around the walls of the building like a big, circular balcony-- once Sora's made his way up there, he can look down on the lower floor from above. Not that it yields much more of a sight than it did when he was down there to begin with...]

[There's a variety of shops up here, though, looks like... although some of them are blocked off by those big barred doors that are usually yanked down when closing time approaches, there's more than a few that remain unblocked. Someplace called Helen's Bakery, a bookstore... oddly enough, both are still lit. Despite the advance state of urban decay, it would seem there's still some electronics working in this place...]

[newhero]

[... BAKERY-- he's like Scooby Doo, honestly-- it is some instinct of his that's leading Sora to the closest food source, anyway. if he's going to be stuck here, as creepy as it is, he may as well check out the food supply. maybe, if he finds food, he can take it easy and figure a way out of here.]