Trapped in a Nightmare

[noctaeress]

It had been about half an hour since the group who had volunteered (and not volunteered) to join the dreamscape first arrived into the setting Sylvani provided. Though they could not see her, they could at least hear her voice. She had explained to them that this was one of the major battles between the more powerful dreamwalkers and the invading

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[smokesinspace]

[snorts.]

Are you really up ta fighting?

[hacksinundies]

[Just casting a sidelong glance at Cid.]

What makes you think I'm not?

[smokesinspace]

I know you did some work or whatever back in your world, but you look more like scrawny ass punk computer nerd.

[hacksinundies]

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold up. I take offense to that, Cid.

[Lowering his guard as he speaks up to defend himself.]

I'll have you know that this scrawny ass punk computer nerd used to be in the Special Forces back in my world. There's a lot more to me than a finely chiseled figure and a brain that could hack into the main frame of most - if not all - computers and supercomputers alike!

[And there might be a noctaere heading towards him right about... now.]

[smokesinspace]

Yeah, yeah-[and Cid will just be lunging forward to smack the noctaere hard against the face with his spear.]

Looks like I'm still savin' that "Special Forces" scrawny ass punk computer ass ta me!

[hacksinundies]

[The chuckle he lets out this time is even weaker than his original one.]

...Right. At least I actually have my gun this time!

And my timing was just off, all right?

[smokesinspace]

Uh huh. Just shoot the damn thing! [and going for another hard swing as the noctaere lunges again.]

[hacksinundies]

[And a quick turn as he shoots for the same noctaere just as it falls some distance away. It gets hit by the bullet in the leg but continues to limp back toward them for another attack.]

Geez, how many shots will it take to take this thing down?

[He fires a few more rounds as it comes closer towards them, trying to slow the thing down.]

[smokesinspace]

Ever try shootin' it in the head?

[once it gets within reach, he twirls his spear around and slams the speared end into its neck.]

[hacksinundies]

I was aiming for the chest, okay. [Pause.] If that was even its chest. What is that thing supposed to be anyway? Besides some kind of monster.

[smokesinspace]

Just some kind of monster. [and wrenching spear out before kicking it back.] Don't think too much about it-even seen uglier shits than that. [clearly used to this sort of thing.]