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[chaos_and_curls]

[he's clearly sitting on a throne and occasionally waving away increasingly distressed priests who seem to want to dress him in some vestment of office]

Really, someone should tell them I'm quite presentable as I am. You can't get a better outfit than this... and certainly not that. [he waves away a white robe that shimmers with iridescence] Makes me want to dry heave a bit.

At any rate, I suppose I'm in charge of dreams now. At least for the moment. I'm not entirely sure how this is supposed to work, but fortunately for you, I'm not one for sleep. Though I warn you now, anyone who starts singing that blasted 'Sandman' song is going to get excommunicated. I don't stand for that kind of frivolity.

[sniff!]

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[justanitgirl]

[There are internal screams. Internal screams and clutching of her rolly chair. Give her a moment, she's going to have to get hold of herself. An iconic character from her childhood is sitting on a throne and talking as if he's not ... an iconic character from her childhood.] So, uh, hi. When did you get here? Can I help you with anything? [Can you take her away in your TARDIS?]

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[chaos_and_curls]

[well, she seems awfully friendly. He wonders why]

Fairly recently. As for if you can help me... I don't know. Can you?

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[justanitgirl]

[Because you are her childhood hero. She will be as helpful as she can be, just for you.] I can give you a sort of overview of what I know about this place. I'm Felicity, Felicity Smoak.

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[chaos_and_curls]

Overview away then. [he leans back and steeples his fingers, then shies away as an acolyte tries to put a coronet on his curls and he shies away and holds up a hand]

Once was enough, thank you. [And he'd no desire to retread that old memory. Though he has a faint unsettling feeling he's going down the same path]

Go on.

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[justanitgirl]

This place is called Vernos bay, and as far as we've found, you can't leave. The locals do not like questions, and nothing works if there isn't a sitting 'god' around to sit on the throne.

That's the long and the short of it. Well, that and the Temple of Industry is open to anyone who needs a place to stay or hang out or whatever and Steph is the god of coffee, which is pretty awesome.

[Also the Doctor is here. The actual, living Doctor is here.]

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[chaos_and_curls]

Right, I believe I've spoken to her. Interesting. [he threads his hands over his stomach] Does that mean there's a god of breathing? Digestion? Indigestion? What a poor lot in life that would be.

[he drums his fingers and sighs]

I don't like it. Any idea whose in charge?

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[fungi_notpunny]

Thanks for the nightmares. >:(

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[chaos_and_curls]

Oh... It begins. Complaints already. Dreaming doesn't just spring fully formed from the aether, you know, like Athena out of the head of Zeus. Starting from the ground up, as it seems I have to, you have to begin at the beginning-- which is to say the basic purpose of dreams. To serve as warnings. To serve as testing grounds. To sort out fears. You can't have dreams of wonder before you have some basis for comparison.

In any case I don't know how to stop it once it's started so you'll just have to drink a glass of warm milk and get something soft to hold til it blows over.

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[fungi_notpunny]

that's a lot of crap I don't understand just to say you're clueless.

[Attached is a picture of Ellie's middle finger. Stay classy, kid.]

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[chaos_and_curls]

Hmh. Disappointing. [doesn't bother to respond otherwise. Honestly. What sort of place has even come to]

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[ichoosefight]

Mister Sandman, send me a dream! Make him the cutest-

[ Don't worry, she doesn't get far until she breaks off laughing. ]

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[chaos_and_curls]

Yes. Very clever of you. I'm not altogether sure how to send dreams, as it happens, so I suppose you can be grateful for that.

[but he's teasing about this mostly. He wouldn't send a nightmare if he could help it.]

And you are...?

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[ichoosefight]

[ She shrugs, entirely too pleased with herself. Low hanging fruit. ]

Send me too cute a dream and I'll start getting homesick.

I'm Steph. Stephanie Brown, purveyor of all things coffee. Which right now is just instant, with honestly questionable caffeine content.

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[chaos_and_curls]

And where is your home Steph Stephanie Brown? [her surname makes him smile] Is it a temple thing or merely a taste thing for you?

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[ichoosefight]

Here it's the Coffee Temple. The only way I could get a cup was if I took the throne, and it was a sacrifice I was happy to make.

Back in the real world I'm from Gotham.

[ She doesn't get more specific because that's usually all that's needed. ]

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[celticromanstone]

[ She's older than him. Hilarious. ]

Hello, Darling. Welcome to being a God.

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[chaos_and_curls]

[he's getting there]

Thank you.

Are you part of this... [vague handwave] establishment as well?

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[celticromanstone]

Heather, goddess of Earth. And you are?

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[chaos_and_curls]

The Doctor. In charge of dreaming as I said. For the moment anyway. Authority never really did suit me.

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[celticromanstone]

Doctor of what, exactly?

[11calls]

Oh hi! You're dreams now. I'm Alex, I'm in charge of sleep. Well, god of sleep. Still working on this whole thing.

[She is definitely not wearing white, she's wearing jeans and a sweater and a jacket.]

What do we call you?

[chaos_and_curls]

Well, it seems like we'll be working rather hand in hand. [not that he minds]

I'm the Doctor, nice to meet you. Any tips for this sort of thing? [he plans to wing it regardless, but he's curious about what she has to say]

[11calls]

Just the Doctor?

[Now where has she heard that before? Oh yeah, Nic and his TARDIS cabin. But she puts that away for now. Instead she just kind of shrugs.]

We're all just winging it really. Trying the best we can.

[chaos_and_curls]

Just that. So how exactly do you... sleep people? Is it some kind of broad thought or do you go around popping them on the head with a tiny silver hammer?

[11calls]

So far, it's just my butt on the throne, but now I'm seriously considering trying the silver hammer. At least on myself.