Dream 04 → 'The Love Which Suffers'

[insorrow]

Warnings: Spoilers of a not exactly critical nature for the fifth episode of a ten-year-old anime series. Head canon. Nowhere near as angsty as the title might imply.
Dream Effects: A mixture of happiness, regret and love.

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[namelessqueen]

[ Have a giggle. ]

It's like watching - what do you call it, hm? - a drama~

[insorrow]

[Oh, great. Another one? Did nobody else in the entire city have ANYTHING BETTER TO DO WITH THEIR MORNING than tell him he needed to dream of more original stuff, dammit?

[Ken lifts the Dreamberry away and glares at it for a minute before replying.]

Thanks, I've heard that a lot! What would you prefer me to dream about instead, your ladyship?

[... yeeeeah. Someone may be reaching the end of his tether. And it's not like it's a particularly long tether to begin with.]

[namelessqueen]

[ Not rly, Ken. That's how it is with trolls. They always have time for you lot. ]

Oh, you're very welcome~♪ Hm, what do I prefer . . . [ And she pretends to actually think this. So yeah, wait a little moment, would you?

She perks up! ] Something really fun. Like someone . . . someone dying~ [ /Giggles ]

[insorrow]

[Wait, she's taking it seriously?

[Ken lifts the Dreamberry away again, this time to stare at it in complete bewilderment. What the-- why the Hell would she want to see something like that? Why doesn't she just go talk to that lunatic who thinks he's a Death God, then?]

What the Hell? You think that would be something fun?

[... not that Ken would have any trouble dreaming about it, either. Christ, and to think he'd liked this dream because it didn't involve that!]

[namelessqueen]

[ Don't be confusing now, man. ]

You did ask what I would prefer, right?

[insorrow]

[How was that confusing? Ken doesn't get it. Should he have held up a sign saying 'OH BY THE WAY I WAS BEING SARCASTIC'?

[Maybe he just sucks at sarcasm. Honestly, you'd think after all this time around Youji that something would have rubbed off on him, right?]

Geez, It's not like I can control what I dream about! Why'd you wanna watch someone getting killed anyway>?

[namelessqueen]

[ Because. Just because. And yes, he should have held a sign though she would have just lol'ed. /sagenod ]

Why not? It's always an interesting watch, don't~ you~ think~♪ You wouldn't know how the other party would react.

[insorrow]

[Still, might have helped. Actually no, it probably wouldn't but Ken would almost have been willing to give it a go...]

Why would I find something like that interesting? Dammit, I don't wanna have to see that in my sleep--

[I've seen it quite enough already.]

Wait, what'd you mean, other party? You think I should be dreaming about killing someone I know?!

[namelessqueen]

Oh, you don't have to kill someone you know. Though that may be more interesting. It can be a random stranger or a passer-by.

[ She nods and looks thoughtful, yes. Yes, she's pondering about this. Hm. ] Other people might find it interesting. You seem like a really nice guy after all~♪ It'll be a change in your pace, right?

[insorrow]

I don't want to kill anybody at all!

[He doesn't. He never did. Yeah, Ken seems like a nice guy. Just seems like one. It wouldn't be much of a change of pace--!

[Not that he can tell this girl that. Or anybody, for that matter. Weird and ever so slightly unsettling and fascinated with stuff girls (or anyone, for that matter) really shouldn't be fascinated with maybe, but - well, seriously. Some things you just can't explain, and Ken doesn't want to try to either.]

I don't want to be that kind of interesting guy!

[Too bad, so sad.]

[namelessqueen]

You don't?

[ She smiles oh-so innocently. ] Are you sure about that?

[insorrow]

[Ken doesn't think he likes that smile.]

Of course I don't! Why would I want something like that?

[namelessqueen]

You're really easy to rile, aren't you? How adorable.

[ WHY NOT KEN SHE DOESN'T MEAN HARM >: Giggles. ] Isn't it human nature to want to destroy things?

[insorrow]

I am not!

[I've just had a bad morning that's all and who does this woman think she's calling adorable anyway?]

Stuff's different! And even if it is that still doesn't mean I want to kill people!

[Ken, you're an assassin.

[I know. But I don't want to be.]

[namelessqueen]

And very defensive too~♪

[ Tilts her head. ] Different? Different how? All humans are the same even if you deny it. It's in your nature after all.

[insorrow]

[Not answering that. He's going to be jumping on something else instead:]

Say what in my nature? Why'd you leave yourself out of that?