[The scream wakes England up from where he'd been napping in a chair. Just a couple of hours and then he could go back out to fight more of those things. He jerks upright, blinking furiously.]
[China will just be hunched over himself on the bed, covering his face with both hands. The hand mirror was right beside him.]
I can't believe it's gone, aru! [He shakes his head, still holding it in his hands. Li pats China on the back with a flipper. Cao Cao, on the other hand, makes a content sound.]
Well, while I was unconscious, I had a strange dream, aru. First, I saw Kiku, then I explored other people's dreams, but... at some point, I lost my left eye. I didn't even know it was missing until people pointed it out to me, aru.
I have no clue as to what all that was about, aru. [He furrowed his eyebrows and frowned as he looked down at the bedsheets.]
[Just the sound of the dream gives him shivers. Kiku... god, he didn't like to think about that part of the world right now. It must be a million times worse for China.]
That sounds unsettling. [That was rather an understatement.]
The Shedinja, you mean? If so, then I agree, aru. I had just come out of the theater where the Kimono Girls dance when I saw one of them floating about.
After that, everything went black until I awoke in my dreams, aru.
C-china?
[Was he okay? Was he hurt?]
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I can't believe it's gone, aru! [He shakes his head, still holding it in his hands. Li pats China on the back with a flipper. Cao Cao, on the other hand, makes a content sound.]
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[It takes him a moment to realise what China means. His hair. His ponytail is all gone and...]
Oh god I... I hadn't realised. They were so frantic to keep you company.
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It-It's alright, aru. Hair grows back, at least. Eyes do not.
[He touches the part of his face where his left eye should be. He can feel it through the closed eyelid. Just making sure!]
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Eyes? What happened?!
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I have no clue as to what all that was about, aru. [He furrowed his eyebrows and frowned as he looked down at the bedsheets.]
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That sounds unsettling. [That was rather an understatement.]
But it was a dream. It's still there and whole.
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Yes, thank goodness. [His lips twitch upwards slightly, trying to lessen the tension.] I don't know what I'd do if I woke up with only one eye, aru.
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[Makes him shiver to think about it. He's just glad he managed to stay safe.]
It isn't something I'd ever really want to consider.
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After that, everything went black until I awoke in my dreams, aru.
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I wonder what caused it.
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Either way, I just hope this ordeal is nearly over and that I'll never have to experience that dream again. [He shudders.]
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I hope so too. It was very worrying.
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It must have been, seeing all those people dropping like flies. Then those who had their souls stolen were trapped in nightmares.
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Nightmares... plenty of those to go around. Hopefully most people will be able to shrug them off.
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