REPORT 011 :: ILLUSION // VIDEO

[daisy023]

[DRAWN | WRITTEN // PRIVATE FILTER 100% // 75% TO ALEXEI, VAL, AND FAMILY // DAISY WAS THINKING OF TELLING THEM THIS]

Dream 1

Combat Op. Ruined town with massive torn apart metallic buildings. A lot of it incinerated. Fought along other soldiers with my same size. All had suits like hastings' exoskeleton, but designed for warfare. We all operated with extreme efficiency.

All enemies were aliens. Monsters. Zealots, but not Third Party. None had wings.

[At the end of this report, there are sketches of armors like Daisy's, and creatures that looked almost disturbingly stylized.]

Too detailed. Memory is too vivid.


Dream 2

Woken up as a young girl. Accompanied with other kids. Men in uniform draw us into a row. One is beaten for leaving the line. Feeling of fear and loneliness. Woman com

[The notes end abruptly, and another message begins.]



[FILTERED TO ALEXEI'S GROUP, THE BLUE ROGUES, DR. HASTINGS, AND FAMILY]

[From the rooftops, there is the sight of Luceti's forest near the village. At first, the view continues to change until something pink moves slowly from behind the woods. There is the sound of a finger dashing the paper it is recording on.

The focus draws closer until the creature becomes clear. A monster resembling a malnourished and bald overgrown wolf that patrols around the village. It notices living beings... but it ignores them, and continues moving.]


Are you all seeing this?

Comments

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[vulcanblazer.livejournal.com]

[Adell gets a look at that monster before replying through the video feed.]

That's an affirmative, Daisy. That's really damn strange... don't think we've seen anything like that before.

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[daisy023]

And it's not attacking.

It looks malnourished. But they're all seeking something. They're ignoring us.

[They're looking for something in the Village... but not the settlers.]

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[vulcanblazer.livejournal.com]

...You would think something that malnourished would attack the first easy meal it found. Has it shown any abnormal behavior patterns beyond that? Seems strange that a wild animal would come so close to the village.

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[daisy023]

[Dr. Hastings brought a very good point.]

...I don't think it's a wild animal, sir.

Look.

[The view draws closer. It focuses on the manacles on its' legs.]

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[semper_cogitans]

...

[Through whatever haze of depression and terror the dreams have brought on, Robert still retains enough consciousness to be even more disturbed by the approach of what looks like a skeletal canine.]

...

Bloody hell.

[His voice shakes as he continues staring, keeping his tone low so he doesn't disturb the... whatever it is.]

Seems... canid. Very emaciated. It's enormous; not even wolves get that large. ... And are those manacles on its legs...?

Daisy, you're safe, aren't you? Does it seem threatening...?

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[daisy023]

That's the strange thing, sir. It only attacks when provoked.

[The mention of the manacles makes Daisy hum. It means the canines were in cautivery at one point. Someone sent them.]

...I'm watching from the rooftops. Otherwise, it's ignoring us.

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[semper_cogitans]

Only when provoked... [That doesn't make sense.] Something so emaciated coming into such poor hunting territory isn't logical. There's little to find here...

...

You don't suppose they're tracking something specific, do you? There'd be no reason for them to venture into the village otherwise, unless they smelled the food from the festival or something...

And as long as it isn't aggressive... [His voice relaxes, just a bit.]

[Filtered/Voice]

[fallenambitions]

[...]

Yes, I see them. I've gotten a few reports of their sighting.

[...on a more personal level]

Are you all right? The description of those dreams...

[Filtered/Voice]

[daisy023]

[...Well, if she was going to encrypt that log, it would've better to encrypt it to 100% or not at all.]

I am, Captain.

[She realizes that is bullshit.]

But they all feel like memories.

[Filtered/Voice]

[fallenambitions]

[fff oh yea this up to 100%. Forgot to mention that. Also, there's no way she wasn't at least troubled by what she dreamed about, but should he press her?]

...I would like to close the case as simply another shift, but even I am troubled by these "dreams". I've been seeing a number of people mentioning them over the journals before you.

And now these creatures have appeared. I don't know if there is a connection to all of this just yet unfortunately.

[Filtered/Voice] Trying this whole "active" thing again :|

[sapphire-sniper.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've been watching them from one of the New Feather stations for most of the day... They ignored me, but I still don't trust the things further than I could throw one.

[And while he didn't bother hacking that filter-]

...How'd you sleep last night?

[By which he means he hopes he wasn't the only one waking up in a cold sweat last night.]

[Filtered/Voice] We all are!

[daisy023]

Neither do I. But they're related to this shift.

[She sighs.]

As well as everyone. [Meaning, she had nasty dreams.] I dreamed with combat. More suits like Hastings', and something else... every character was almost disturbing to look at.

[Filtered/Voice] At the very least, this can lead to massive post-event CR~

[sapphire-sniper.livejournal.com]

Not surprising. Feel like patrolling together later?

[He laughs. Most probably couldn't tell anything's wrong from that laugh... but Daisy is family.]

Well, just remind yourself it could have always been worse.

[Like dreaming of a losing battle with things that made the creatures in the forest look pleasant, and taking a mortal blow trying to protect someone he loved.]

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

I'm seeing it, alright. Are they hostile?

[Filtered / Voice]

[daisy023]

Negative. They only assault when they are attacked.

Friend of mine thinks they're looking for something special.

[Filtered / Voice]

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

Lemme ask Uncle Adell if he wants me to start tracking one. I'll relay anything I find.

Something special? Like what?

[Voice/Filtered]

[heavenslament.livejournal.com]

I see it...though I don't recognize the creature. Has it harmed anyone?

[Voice/Filtered]

[daisy023]

Not that I know, ma'am... But so far, only seems to act in self-defense.

[Voice/Filtered]

[heavenslament.livejournal.com]

Still...it must want something.

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[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

[Riku nods. In fact, he's seen quite a few of them himself.]

I've seen them around, but they don't seem too dangerous. Have they even hurt anyone?

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[daisy023]

None I can report. They don't care about us.

[Somehow, the thought of the enemy wanting something but not knowing what it is annoys Daisy greatly, more than a direct enemy.]

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[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Huh. Wonder what they're looking for...

[It seems kind of odd, really. Why would they ignore the residents?]

[lookslikeajob.livejournal.com]

[He really wanted to hack that entry. With all the reports of strange all too real dreams recently (not to mention his own) he really wants to check and see if his baby girl had something similar.

But no. Clark respects Daisy's privacy too much for that. Instead he focuses on what she made public.]

I've seen a couple of them out there. They didn't bother me, but I'd still keep my guard up around them.

[daisy023]

[Her father is the first person Daisy wants to tell. She's had worse nightmares to be worried, but the last two were... disturbing.

And too real.]

...

Alexei and Adell are thinking the same. Michael wants to go on patrol. Maybe we could make a sniper nest.

[lookslikeajob.livejournal.com]

If you think it's necessary. You two stick together, though. We don't know what those things are capable of if they get riled.

... I know I don't have to tell you this, but be careful.