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[rubblegoddess]

[It seems ridiculous that she'd want to have something be on video when she looks the way she does, but so it goes. As it stands, you're greeted at an unusually early hour by a woman with mussed hair all wrapped up in her blanket with red eyes and a frown. She speaks shakily, obviously a bit bothered by whatever is going on.

And oddly enough, it has nothing to do with the strange occurrences going on on the ship. No, it's a more mundane thing.]

I shouldn't have the capacity for that, but... I think I had a dream. Not a good one. I woke up like this and my pillow was wet and my chest hurt and I'm completely disturbed right now.

This isn't supposed to happen. A moment used to feel like an eternity to me, but now I sleep and everything goes by so quickly. This time it was terrible. I feel terrible.

[She's all alone, and she hates being alone. She's used to a million people needing her every day.

Pathetically:]

Help.

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[heorot]

[ well someone has been sleeping weird hours thanks to his own familial issues but this is not something he can just...pass by.

he looks worried, really worried. and it doesn't even seem to bother him hat he doesn't even know who this person is. ]

Are you alright?

video;

[rubblegoddess]

[Miserable, she burrows more into the blanket, pulling it over her head.]

I don't know. I'm not happy.

video;

[heorot]

Because of your dreams?

[ let him help let him help ]

D'you wanna talk about it or...?

video;

[sweetbreads]

My dear, if it would comfort you to talk to someone, I believe I might be of some assistance. We might analyze your dream - discuss what it means to you - and shine some light on the reason it brought you such discomfort.

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[rubblegoddess]

[She frowns, wiping away some lingering tears with the edge of the blanket. Yes, it's kind of pathetic, isn't it?]

I already know why it upset me. I don't know if there's anything to analyze. But it was still horrible. Maybe if I do talk to someone it will help.

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[sweetbreads]

[ Honestly, his mind is more on the first dream ever and the distortion of time than picking apart the dream itself. He loves a challenge. ]

Do you feel capable of making it to the medical bay? You may be more comfortable having this conversation in private; just the two of us.

[briefly]

Oh, darling - I'm sorry. That was most definitely a nightmare.

I agree that it might help if you talk to someone about it.

[Meet Poppy. She's nosy enough to check up on your other conversations.]

[rubblegoddess]

I understand the concept, but the execution is graceless.

[She wants to hide forever and just not have bad things in her head. It's hard enough trying to keep the rampancy in check without bad dreams.]

I suppose I should. If they're trustworthy, then it's all the better.

[briefly]

I'm afraid that's just how it is. You've got the comfort of knowing none of it is real, at least.

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[foundafamily]

Sounds like it musta' been a pretty bad one. It might help if you get up and do somethin' instead of tryin' to go back to sleep.

[Unless that results in her getting attacked by one of the real terrors the ship has to offer, but Firo hopes that's unlikely.]

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[rubblegoddess]

It was terrible. Horrible. English doesn't have the right words to explain it.

[She pulls the blanket up so all that can be seen is her face now.]

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[foundafamily]

Really that bad? What happened? If you don't mind me askin', I mean.

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[acapriciousthing]

[She had to do this for Slugger once]

Sometimes it helps to talk about what the dream was. Keep things from festering. There are a few other trick stoo.

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[rubblegoddess]

I'm trying to talk about it... What else helps?

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[acapriciousthing]

A lot of people find listening to music before they sleep helps keep the dreams from getting bad.

[andblockbuster]

[PROFESSIONAL NEUROLOGIST OPINION TIME!!]

Dreams are just the brain's way of dealing with the thought soup you're too busy to process when you're awake. There's no real off switch, except to sorta... resolve whatever's eating you.

[rubblegoddess]

[She smiles a little bit, because she trusts this guy and likes him.]

It has already happened. It's come and gone.

[andblockbuster]

Yeah, but that's the thing with dreams. They come back.

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[inebriety]

[Today's bad advice is brought to you by Tony Stark.]

I find alcohol a great cure for bad dreams.

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[rubblegoddess]

[Oh.]

Delta never suggested that...

voice;

[inebriety]

They sound like a real stick in the mud. I do suggest dropping by the bar if you continue have trouble.

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[lastisocorn]

[She hates to see suffering of any kind, and she's immediately worried by the depth of this woman's distress. But she's caught on her manner of speech, and on a specific phrase in particular.]

Why wouldn't you have the capacity to dream?

video;

[rubblegoddess]

I'm not usually human. AIs don't dream, not like this.

[It's true. This weird semi-dormant thing is ridiculous.]

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[notthesecondworstfighter]

[Well, that's a familiar face. Still, Wash almost lets the feed go without responding. Almost. There is a slight delay before he does, but it's no more than maybe five or ten minutes as he considers whether he should or not.]

Nightmare, huh? [Not at all a stranger to those, he finds himself sympathizing with her. And the idea that she's never even had a dream before only makes it harder to not feel even a little bad.] I'm sure others have beat me to responding, but have you been given any advice on how to deal with them yet?

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[rubblegoddess]

[Oh! OH OH OH!]

At last, one of my champions!

[Sidetracked forever, give her a moment because she's forgotten she was upset upon seeing him.]

You're definitely going to assist me with that, aren't you?