Bad Dreams

[Altairas]

The Haven City streets were dark, the city was asleep. Wind rippled through the quiet streets of the slums, making paper and other debris quietly dance in the twilight. Clouds passed lazily passed overhead, revealing the bright full blue moon. A howl of a crockadog echoed through the alleyways of this dark metropolis causing one citizen to toss and turn restlessly in her bed.

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Evey turned over in her bed, opening her eyes and looking lazily over at the clock on her nightstand. 3:45 am. "Ugh. . ." She grumbled as she listened to the noisy howling of the crockadog outside. Moaning, she reached for her lamp clicking it on and moved the sheets off of her body. Slowly she stood up a yawn still crossing her lips she reached for the window and forced it open.

"Shut up you damn dog!" She bellowed and then slammed the window shut. Rubbing her hands across her face and over her eyes she began to remember the dream she was having before she woke up.

She was back in the arena, blood caked on her hands and around her old beloved staff. Body's surrounded her laying dead with glistening fresh wounds. Screams and cheers erupted from the fans on the sidelines as they watched eagerly their eyes burning into Evey's flesh. Adrenalin pumped through her veins and her heart beat steadily in her ears. Her eyes were glowing a bright white under her goggles that were spattered with specks of crimson blood. Suddenly she was stabbed in the back by a marauder and all of her painful memory's flooded back to her, her brother Zale being carried in a coffin, her fathers grave alongside her mothers and the death of Isa by her own hands.

Evey shook her head madly suddenly feeling tears in the corners of her eyes. Getting her coat that was laying messily on the trunk of her bed, her pants ,and her spear, she got dressed and headed outside. Not looking where she was going she walked swiftly through the streets reaching for a cigarette that was left in her pants pocket. As she lit it up with a stray match she could hear a noise coming from the alleyway.

"Uh. . .Hello?" Evey asked tiredly as she took a puff from her cigarette. The noise in the ally grew louder and Evey backed away nervously her spear clenched in her head. Is it a thief or a mugger? She asked herself tensing her muscles for a fight.

[Neki]

Tazira walked towards the person there. She found it easier to walk at night when no one was around. She had goten used to the city after living there for a few years, but she was still jumpy as ever.
" Hello." She replied to the person standing there. She could see the din red glow of a cigarette, and wondered who it was. She knew the girl from somewhere, but she coudn't place it.

[Altairas]

Evey looked at the girl comeing out of the ally way her hand firmly clenched on her staff still warey. "Hi. . ." She replied looking the girl over a half hearted smile crawling across her face. Glanceing to the ground she took another puff of her ciggarette, the smoke riseing into the air. Slowly she let her muscels relax, her body senceing that the small girl infront of her couldn't be a threat.

"What are you doing out here?" Evey asked, her mind more focused on the panic induceing nightmare then conversation. Thats it no more sugar before bed . . . She thought trying to pin a rational explination for the dream. Shakeing her head she focused back on the girl, waiting for her to give Evey her explination.

[Neki]

Tazira smiled, something she did rarely. She recognized the girl now. Evey, someone she had come across on many occasions.

" I'm out thinking. It;s easier to walk this city at night when no one askes you questions about who you are. I prefer it to the daytime when everyones emotions are exposed, every thought and feeling." She cringed at the thought. There was a smoky feeling in the air, one she knew all too well. The feeling of bad dreams.

" I'm guessing you're not out here to just smoke." She said, wondering what Evey was doing. And why was she being so nice? I thought she really hated me... She thought to herself. Memories of the library came back, memoriess of when she hadn't been living in Haven for very long.

" Anywho." She said.

[Altairas]

Evey was about to repond to Tazira when she watched Isabel walk drunkenly. Her bad singing making the crockadogs howl. As she fell Evey couldn't help but laugh. "Damn, I think I'll have what your drinking." She commented walking over to her friend and offering her hand.

[adeco]

Rawling awoke from his most comfortable sleep to the sound of shouting and what sounded like a dying animal outside of his window. He arose from his warm covers and put on his robe. He approached the window to see Evey and a not so sober Isabel.

He opened up the window and loudly whishpered, "hey guys! what's the deal? people are trying to get some kind of sleep around here! i gotta get up early tomorrow so please, isabel, "He laughed a a little, "no more singing alright?" He laughed a little more. It was so fun to mess with drunk friends.

[Neki]

Tazira smiled at Isabel.
" Love your singing." She coomented. She wondered if she should walk away, continue her wal, but decided to stay. She needed to make friends.

[Altairas]

Evey wanted to apoligize for Isabel but she could hear thudding in the distance. She looked around, Please for Precursors sake let that be my heart. Taking another glance she spotted in the distance the flickering of dark eco. A lone dark maker robot was carrying on through the streets. Or was it alone? Evey couldn't tell it was too dark. "Well this is going to ruin alot of peoples days." She nodded sarcasticly to herself and then looked at the people around. "Definately."

Mick could feel the ground shake. "Go to bed!" He mumbled putting his pillow over his ears. The shakeing didn't stop. He sighed and crawled out of bed, groaning as he pulled his leg across the floor. He pulled on his pants quickly and climbed down the stairs his eyes halfway open. Opening the door he searched lazily around, his eyes barely catching any of the movement. Shakeing his head he closed the door and hoped for precursors sake that the noise would stop

[Neki]

Neko heard Mick growl about sleep, could hear Isabel singing, but something else hung in her mind. The feeling of dark eco. Really? At for never o clock in the morning? She put her robe on, tying it closed and went outside. Ebey was there, Tazira, Isabel, and a dark maker.
" I can't even go to sleep without someone getting into trouble." She muttered under her breath.


----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tazira sucked in a breath as she felt the dark presence. It was a feeling she disliked. She turned her head to see the darkmaker, wondering what was drawing it here

[adeco]

Rawling felt the shake as it knocked down a couple of collectable off of a shelf. He peered his head out of the window and turned it in the direction Evey was looking. He saw the dark maker lombering through the streerts.

"Oh for the love of..." He mumbled leaning on the window seal and putting his face in his arms. He picked his head back up. "No! No! No! Not doing it! I'm tired of getting into these kinds of things. I need some sleep. Screw this.

He went back inside and closed the window. He flopped back into bed and stared at the ceiling for a moment then closed his eyes. She shaking persisted. He sighed as he sat up. "Dammit...".

Quickly getting dressed and armed he exited his house and went around back where Evey was. "So are we getting this thing or what?" There was a strong hint of frustration in his voice.