3rd Gear [Video: Broadcast Dream]

[naniteknight]

[The Forge activates on its own, propped up on a nightstand alongside a bed where Rex is sleeping. He's on his stomach, one arm beneath the pillow while his other dangles off the side of the bed. A quiet sleeper, Rex remains that way for several seconds before his eyebrows twitch and he mutters something that sounds like "nanites are flowing" and

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[swordofthenorth]

I suppose it's that time again.

[ Isley's smile is a gentle one for a change, not tinged with traces of arrogance. Of course, that doesn't mean it is any more sincere, only that it appears more sincere. ]

What a troubling dream...

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[naniteknight]

[When the Forge reactivates, Rex is still half asleep. He hears Isley's voice and winces. Not really the guy he wanted to hear from right now.]

What? What time is--

[He stops. "Dream"? Rex sits up in bed and starts to mess with his Forge. He's seen weird imagery pop up from other people's Forges before, so--]

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[naniteknight]

[Oh man.]

[He rubs at the side of his head. Great.]

You...just saw all that, didn't you?

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[swordofthenorth]

I'm afraid I did. No pretending otherwise now.

They always say it will be over before you know it, but it never is...is it?

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[naniteknight]

[Always lovely when the whacked out contents of your subconscious end up on public display. Especially when the mind they came out of only partially understands what it all means...]

You saw it too, huh?

Yeah, I'm fine.

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[naniteknight]

I usually don't, either. Plus I've had that dream once before. Kinda makes more sense now than it did back then, but it's still seriously trippy.

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[cursedtobe]

[ Silence for a few minutes. ]

Are you all right?

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[naniteknight]

I'm alright.

[Might as well deal with the fact that this got out...]

It's just some weird dream I've had before. Back then, it was the gas they used to put me out...

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[cursedtobe]

...why were they doing it?

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[naniteknight]

Too many nanites. I cured so many other EVOs that all the nanites I took out of them started to overload me. Couldn't hold them all.

So they put me under to make it easier to siphon out the excess.

[girl_unlocking]

Welcome to Anatole, where the Mist wonkifies your dreams and makes them public.

A-at least you had your clothes on.

[No! She did NOT mean that the way it---

/facepalming now.]

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[naniteknight]

Clothes on? Well, yeah, why wouldn't I?

I...wait. Are you telling me these things have recorded people without clothes on before or...?

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[girl_unlocking]

You've never had that dream where you're totally late to class because you can't find your books, and the bell is ringing, and then all of a sudden you're not only in the wrong class, but you've forgotten your clothes?

I-it can't be just me.

So be glad it wasn't that dream.

Um. Well. There've been people showering, but that was on purpose...

...there was an accidental snugglecast once!

And

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[key_destination]

[Roxas doesn't enjoy watching the nightmare, but he sees it through to the end. He's not quite sure what to say after though, so he goes with something simple.]

Hey, you awake?

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[naniteknight]

I am now. Not sure I wanna go back to sleep again, either. Not if this thing is gonna dig stuff out of my brain.

[Annoyed? Just a little.]

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[key_destination]

Well, seems like you're not the only one. These kinds of videos have been popping up a lot.

[And he's dreading his turn.]

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[naniteknight]

No kidding. Privacy is kind of a lost cause around here sometimes, I guess. Makes me wonder if locking my Forge in a drawer when I'm not using it might help.