out of order [v]

[citrus]

She woke of the sound of the wind. It was a strange thing to wake up to, Lacey considered as she stared up at the trees and called up to a starly, who then answered in its own, chirpy language. Under normal citrumstances, wind was silent, unrelenting, but here, she could hear it everywhere. Leaves rustled in the treetops, and the bushes rattled around her. Avians in the treetops flapped their wings when a strong gale passed, creating a symphony that was almost deafening to listen to.

The starly warbled a few more notes to her, then flew away, obscured by the forest ceiling in moments. Rattata, normally always by her side when she woke in this strange, surreal place, was nowhere to be found. It paralleled the silence - a tangible prescence at this point - and made it all the more apparent.

Lacey looked at the spot where the starly had just been, shrugged, then continued making her way through the forest, listening to the leaves break and disintegrate underfoot like fireworks.

CAEDMON

[CAEDMON]

he was a wild boy today, he decided. the dream world was the best place for that. to be more specific, the pleasant forest. if you really want to annoy me, he was in a tree in the pleasant forest in the dream world in his slumber. and he was sleeping in proserpina. which was in kohaku. which was in the world. which was in the atmosphere. which was in outer space. which was in the galaxy. which was behind the fourth wall.

regardless, it was the dream world. so he could basically do anything he wanted. he was a superhero here! he could fly. wait. could he fly? that was a pretty huge afterthought when you're plummeting down to the forest floor from a tree branch. "hi ho!" tiebout shouted, hair whipping in his face from the wind. and he hit the ground. hard.

eventually, some person would stumble upon him. a fainted boy covered with minor scrapes and cuts and a....very oddly twisted arm.

citrus