Dream ✖ 017

[stoicism]

[Warning: Needles, injections, fun stuff.]
[Dream Effect: Optional, but your character may experience the sensation of having their shoulder injected with a needle and/or the feeling of a needle entering their forearm. After that sensation dies down, they may feel as if a pair of hands are running along their body (along their legs, arms, back and

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[scientize]

[Though she has always watched every single one of Null's dreams since his arrival in Somarium, usually multiple times to get a better feel for the world he had lived in before she came into his life, it hasn't been until recently that the scientist has felt she's had any real right to reply and give comment on them. As deeply as she loved the child who would one day save her and give her a family, she had felt the need to distance herself given he was unaware of their real relationship. It wasn't right to intrude so secretly into his life with her hidden agenda, but she couldn't stop herself from keeping an eye on him.

However, by what she could only believe was good luck on her part and thoroughly intelligent genes handed down from his parents, he now had pieced together that they were siblings and it sometimes felt as if he wanted her to be involved in his life. There was no way Naomi could keep herself from adding her own thoughts on each dream he had or asking him questions that she still hadn't found answers to. There was much she had discovered, but there was so much to be answered.

The dream itself isn't anything entirely new. Naomi recognizes the young woman instantly, her dark eyes narrowing threateningly at her appearance in yet another one of his dreams. Why did he feel the need to dream so often of her? She was just a silly doctor who didn't have any real meaning in his life.

She feels the prick of the needle, a feeling she is certain she's only imagining given how frequently she has felt that familiar prick in her neck, and her hand clenches unconsciously at her side just as Elisa leans over to place a soft kiss on her brother's forehead.]

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[scientize]

[And, though brief and very faint, Naomi distinctly feels the sensation of hands on her, eerily similar to the same manner Elisa seems to be touching her brother. If it had happened at another time, she would have tossed the notion away as nothing, but after the vivid impression that has been left on her from Javert's dream, it is not something she can ignore.

That makes two dreams she had felt. Two dreams she has experienced firsthand through someone else's memory. As exciting and terrifying as it is, the woman has no intention of telling anyone else. It's something she will look further into later.]

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[scientize]

[She frowns as Elisa runs her fingers through Null's hair, feeling both confused by her discovery and annoyed by this dream in general.

The tone she takes may sound a bit cruel, but it is the same she used when annoyed with her older brother in the past.]

I didn't realize that girl was so important to you.

[stoicism]

[Frank remains silent, as if reflecting on the dream he's just had. In truth, it's been a long time since he's been forcibly sedated; it was almost a daily ritual in the time he'd spent within the FOX unit. He finally looks back to his Dreamberry, eyes watching Naomi as she speaks.]

As I have explained to you before, she was my doctor.

[scientize]

[Bows her head, the frown not budging from her face. Still, she knows well enough to change the subject.]

Yes, your doctor. [It would be stupid to be upset with the boy for something he didn't even have control over. Elisa, at least, seemed to be competent in her profession.]

She at least gave you a good, concentrated examination. How long were you in her care? She seems to have cared for you deeply.

...I know you've dreamed of her often, but I rarely know anything about her. I should have asked earlier.

[stoicism]

I cannot be certain as to when I came into her care. My memories of her existence remain faint; it's difficult to know what is real and what is merely my own psyche attempting to fill in what's missing, falsely recalling my time with her as a means of allowing myself to forget the truth. I may never be certain as to what occurred prior to Big Boss taking me into his custody.

As it would be... She is one of the few fond memories I have of my past.

[scientize]

[It is beyond silly, but the woman still finds difficulty in accepting that there are (and have been) other important women in his life. Even if had been years ago, Naomi still holds a slight resentment for Gustava after the skater attempted to come in and steal her brother away. Naomi may have been generally uncaring and quick to discard the many men she briefly associated with, but Frank was the one she had always held onto. He was the only one of importance. Well, besides Big Boss, of course, but that was a different matter altogether.]

What other fond memories are there, Frank?

[stoicism]

[Frank returns to being silent. This question is more difficult to answer than Naomi may realize. With the holes that riddle his memory, attempting to recall something considered "pleasant" is an almost daunting task, even for the perfect soldier. The care Elisa provided to him and the way the young medic would treat him was different from the others; different from how Gene would abuse him, different from how the other soldiers would fear him. Reflecting on what his mind pieced together about his doctor, being under her care - even when sedated -- was a positive sensation.]

Few other things made him feel that way.]

[stoicism]

[Drawing in a slow breath, he allows his eyes to fall closed as he taps into another part of his mind. A more recent memory, yet one that still lingers long into his past.]

The smell of his cigars.

[scientize]

[The woman manages a small smile, fondly knowing exactly what he means.]

I see. [That isn't a road she wants to stray down. She knows, to a certain extent, how important Big Boss is to the young boy.]

How are you doing living in the same quarters as Snake? You know that my lab is always available if you need a different place to stay, don't you?

[stoicism]

I do. I appreciate that your door remains open to me.

However, lodging with Snake is acceptable. There is enough room for the both of us here. However, I will make an effort to pay a visit to you within the coming days. As things are quiet, my patrol needn't be quite so thorough for the time being. I am willing to permit myself a short break.

[scientize]

Alright, just don't hesitate to ask if there is anything else that the two of you need.

I'd love to have a visit from you, at any time.