[Video] A Nightmare's Curiosity

[phobophage]

[A tortured stasis shrieks from the Vine, accompanied by vague shadowy impressions of a face in the mirror, with red eye glowing. The video quickly cuts out. A while later, it resumes, showing an empty backdrop of the Gardens before cutting out again. Finally, the video returns and stays, showing an oddly monochrome teenager

Comments

[notvitiligo]

You've been watching too many Japanese horror movies.

You need the magic dirt to build anything. It's out in the, uh, edgy areas. Like, the areas on the edge, not areas that act like jerks for attention or whatever.

[phobophage]

I inspired a few of their techniques, though Dreamers're clever and inventive enough to come up with most of them on their own. And others've been telling me about this interesting dirt.

[notvitiligo]

...just to make sure, before we go on: You're making the claim that you're not human, yes?

[phobophage]

I'm Deimonea, a Nightmare. I live in your dreams.

[no_hometown]

This is Sephiroth, of SOLDIER. I am new enough here that I do not consider myself qualified to answer your questions.

I was interested by your manipulation of the Vine. You mention fear? How did you apply the stimulus?

[phobophage]

It has enough of a sense of mind and fear for a Nightmare like me to affect.