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[He smiles, and his hands move about in excited gestures as images of sand appear and disappear above his head, giving little opportunity to make sense of them.

And he apologizes for that. He's just really excited to be here.

But a thoughtful expression crosses his face, and he wonders what's going to happen now. As much as he's happy to be here, he understands that he comes with certain...difficulties. He's a particular muse who might be a challenge to play.

Still, he bows slightly in appreciation; he's willing to stick around as long as anyone likes him to.]

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Sandy! It's great to see you. ...can't say the same for your little charades though. [Damn that was fast.]

[He smiles brightly, glad to see Jack too.]

[Smiles back.] Is your mun planning to do something with all excitement of yours?

[He thinks for a moment, then shrugs. His expression seems to suggest that he's not really sure.]

It's not like these muns are sure of what they're doing anyway. Just make sure you stick around, won't you? We need more Guardians around here.

[He grins. Will do.]

[Seraphina isn't entirely sure what to make of the funny little golden man, but she's staring at the sand that flickers wildly above his head in amazement.]

Wow... You can do magic?

[He nods a little, and a simple image of him and some others appear above his head again. He makes a sweeping motion with his hand, and the image of him does the same, creating a trail of sand that causes the images of the others to fall asleep.

Then the images disappear, and he smiles.]

[She puzzles over the pictures in the sand, but her daddy reads her plenty of storybooks. She eventually gets it, and she gives him a big smile.]

You help people sleep?

[He nods, motioning to himself before creating a small stream of sand with a wave of his hand. The sand swirls around him a little before disappearing. Then he makes another motion and pretends to be asleep.

As he 'sleeps', another image appears above his head and he points to it.

Trying to explain a dream is tough...]

[Again, it takes her a while. But then her face lights up again, all excited. ...Maybe, just maybe though... That excited grin may look a bit familiar. Just with less crazy involved.]

You're the one who brings people dreams!

[He hesitates, then makes a so-so motion with his hand.]

[Aww! She thought she'd gotten it right!]

Only kind of...?

[He thinks for a moment, trying to figure out how to best explain. Then he creates a cloud of sand that floats over above her head.

He points to himself, creating another wave of sand, then points to her, then the cloud above her.]

[Oh gosh. This one is tough!]

You...um... You...help people dream, but you don't make the dreams for them?

[Close enough. He smiles and nods.

Then he points to the cloud again, then to himself before flexing a little bit.

He's not trying to show off, really, it's just another hint.]

[She laughs a bit at that. But she's confused. Charades sure is hard!

Then her smile fades. And she thinks about something for a minute.]

...Can you chase away the bad dreams?

[He nods again; small, slowly, but surely.

It's difficult to chase them away...but he can.]

[She doesn't know why she feels she can talk to him, but...she just does.]

...I have bad dreams sometimes. I dream that my daddy gets hurt. He's far away, fighting the Fearlings and dream pirates.

[She looks down at her shoes.] I just don't want him to get hurt...

Edited 2013-02-14 05:29 (UTC)

[Sandy frowns deeply, floating up beside her and gently placing a hand on her shoulder.

Then he gives her a reassuring smile, hoping to let her know that he helps fight the Fearlings and dream pirates.

And he would do his best to keep those kind of bad dreams away.]

...you fight them too?

Do you know my daddy?

[He nods at the first question, but the second question he's a little unsure about.

It might help if he knew who her father was...]

[...Oh! Whoops.]

His name is Kozmotis. Kozmotis Pitchiner. My name is Seraphina.

[Sandy's eyes widen a little, then he frowns uncertainly.]

...what's wrong?

[He hesitates and rubs the back of his head, unsure how to explain...or how much to explain.]

...is...my daddy is okay. Isn't he...?

Edited 2013-02-14 05:59 (UTC)

[His shoulders sag in a silent sigh. Then he looks at the girl as an image once again appears above his head.

The image is of a tall looming figure, and though it has no facial expressions, the figure seems intimidating somehow. The ends of the figure's cloak seems to move on their own, wispy and menacing as they dance around.

Sandy points to the figure sadly.]

[She stares at the image in the golden sand. It takes her a while to recognize it. It's the nose and the forehead, really, that give the identity of the sand-person away. But that doesn't mean she's going to believe it.

Seraphina's eyes widen, and she backs away from the sand-person and her new friend immediately.]

My daddy's not like that...

[Sandy makes another motion, the picture above him changing into a regular man.

The man stands tall for a moment, but another motion of his hands sends waves of...something crashing over the man, changing him into the daunting image from before.]

N-no... He wouldn't... [But then she remembers how he was acting strange here in this place. How he didn't seem to remember her. How he didn't even seem to know what a hug was. How something about him felt so very wrong.

She's not so much afraid of what she now knows her father has become. She's afraid for him.

Which is why she's starting to cry.]

[His heart breaks for her, and he wraps her in a gentle hug.

It's not much...but it's all he can do.]

[Unfortunately for poor Sandy, the hug has the opposite of the intended effect. It makes her angry. Angry enough to prove that she is, in fact, her father's daughter.

It's not intentional. She doesn't want to hurt him. She just wants him to go away and leave her alone, because the Fearlings have taken her daddy from her and she wants him back.

She thinks hard on it enough--for Sandy to just go away--that the blast of wind that knocks him back is completely unexpected, even by her. It doesn't last long at all, but it's incredibly strong all the same.

Seraphina stares at her new friend in horror.]

I...I didn't mean it...

[A breath catches in his throat, startled by the unexpected force that knocks him back.

But looking at her, he holds his hands up, indicating that he's all right.

He can understand why she would be angry.]

[her hands are still shaking.] ...what did I do?

[welp. It's not every day someone learns they can use magic, after all.]

[He makes a small motion, trying to calm her down. Gently taking her hand in his, he points to her, then makes another trail of sand with a wave, before pointing to her again.]

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...magic?

[this is certainly news to her! The idea of being able to use magic herself never really crossed her mind.]

[He gives an excited nod.]

[She doesn't even know the extent of what she can do. But she's already made up her mind. Family history of making bullheaded, knee-jerk decisions.]

I want to help my daddy. He's too good a person to just be...gone.

[He considers this for a moment, trying to determine if that would really be the best idea.

Then he motions to her again. Sand swirls around him as he waves his arms - wild and spread out at first, but the longer he goes on, the sands starts to come together in smooth streams.

Because if she's going to use her magic to help, she'll need practice.]

Yes, they pick you up for now, until they decide to place you somewhere.

[Pitch isn't too pleased with what his Mun has done with him.]

[Sandy frowns deeply. He doesn't quite like Pitch's tone...but he can't deny his curiosity of Pitch's experience that brought the statement about.]

[Gurl, let me tell you...]

Being thrown into a game where all of your powers are stripped away, and you have to relearn them all? The worst. You're lucky you're stuck in this limbo.

For now at least.

[Sandy blinks in question. There are games like that?]

Of course there is. There's many different games out there. Some let you keep your powers, others don't.

Thankfully, I'm getting my powers back with time.

[Sandy thinks for a moment. Then he gives Pitch a questioning look, wondering what else the nightmare king has done around here.]

[Pitch lifts his hands in the air, defenselessly.]

I haven't done anything, thank you very much.

[Not yet anyways. He's being good!]

Edited 2013-02-14 22:43 (UTC)

[He eyes Pitch warily and nods. He believes him, but he's keeping an eye on him.]

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