When Theater Kids Attack

[thestarknows]

⭐ Who: Junna Hoshimi... and you!
⭐ When: Late August and throughout September!
⭐ Where: Some prompts in Yumemigaoka and the Dream Sphere!
⭐ What: September catchall for Junna! I'll add top levels as the month goes (and September info posts go up), but I'm putting up a couple of open prompts to get things started for Junna. Please hit me up on Discord if you have any questions!

Comments

[hanamane]

Hmmm... I dunno! [INCREDIBLY HELPFUL ANSWER THERE, HANAKO] I've heard weird things happen to people if Nightmares get to their Figments, so it might not be too far off the mark to think the same could happen with a Dreamer, instead. Probably good to leave them alone, in any case!

[Odd for him to be sounding like the responsible one for once, but there were a few things he didn't dare mess around with here, and Figments were one of them.

... not that he thought she had been doing anything wrong intentionally or anything like that, though! He peers over towards Juuna, curiously enough, chin still propped upon his hand.]

So... you're a newbie, then? I don't think I've seen you around here before now.

[Granted, the Dream Sphere was vast, and obviously Hanako hadn't met EVERY Dreamer crawling around it's spaces (and for all he knew, she could just frequent this particular spot), but he's fairly sure he hadn't seen her around in his travels.]

[thestarknows]

[She opens her mouth, as if to say "but you're the expert," except... well, he did say to not do it. He seems to be the responsible one. Junna hesitates a moment, but then she nods. It's a good point.

This isn't the sort of thing to do science experiments with.]

I'll leave them alone. Thank you for telling me.

[There is a moment's hesitation at his next question. The part of her that worries about being seen as incapable, as a burden, as not keeping up is very loud inside her head for a moment. Did she make a mistake that gave her away as a newcomer to this?

But... no. Dreamers would know each other; they would see each other around the Dream Sphere. And she is a newcomer.

So, after a moment, Junna nods.]

I am. I transferred here recently. I'm... still getting used to all of this.

[hanamane]

[Oh, if Junna thought Hanako was any sort of expert or responsible person within the Dream Sphere, she was going to be sorely disappointed. He may have already graduated to Experienced rank, but he'd only been at this for about a year and a half at best-- nowhere near enough time to get him accustomed to all the weird idiosyncrasies that came with dealing with this place. But he sure liked to sound like knew what he was talking about!!

At Junna's nod, though, he kicks his feet in the air a little more excitedly, seemingly thrilled that he was able to spot fresh meat a Novice right off the bat.]

Ooooh, is that so? Do you need someone to help show you the ropes around here, then? I may not look it, but I got lots of experience! [Well... experience fighting, maybe--] I even helped Stabilize a few places around here recently, too!

[thestarknows]

[Junna blinks her eyes once at the offer. (She does, genuinely, think he is an expert. And experienced!) She nods, quickly, then, because this is...

This is perfect.

She's been trying to figure this out on her own, and that's a recipe for disaster. Junna knows it's a matter of time until she gets herself into some sort of trouble that she can't get out of on her own. But with someone to guide her...]

Would you? I... ah... I admit, I could really use the help.

[This is hard for her to admit.]

[hanamane]

[Well now! He didn't think she'd accept his offer so readily-- but then, he wasn't exactly going to complain about it, either. Rhodonite was sort of stubborn about figuring out stuff on her own, and Prisma... she'd probably be more receptive to his help if he didn't tease her as much as he did, so having someone unflinchingly accept his assistance was a nice change of pace.

He beams cheerfully in her direction, his mood clearly brighter now that he had someone new to pester guide around the place.]

Sure! People don't get good at this stuff immediately off the bat, after all. That's why it's good to have someone around to help you practice when we got downtime like this!

[Granted, he should take his own lessons to heart at times, but-- do as he says, not what he does]

Soooo... whatcha having trouble with? Abilities? Fighting stuff?

[thestarknows]

[Oh. Oh, God. Where does she start?

Junna hesitates for a moment -- then she nods, as she considers this, and... starts to go over the assessment of her abilities that she updates after each outing. There is a spreadsheet. There are grades on different categories.

Mercifully, she doesn't just provide this to him.]

Fighting is the biggest one. I... never was in a fight, until I became a Dreamer. I also haven't developed my abilities much yet, either, but... I feel a little more comfortable with those.