[The first sensation after Steven's voice rings out is like ice, Blue's consciousness freezing up as he grapples with the logic of that voice- who owns it, where it's coming from... In this dreaming state, logic doesn't have to make sense, but there's a strange sense of lucidity to that particular voice that can't simply be shrugged off like the rest of a dream.]
Why are you here!?
[Guilt and shame cascade in a sickening torrent, aided by their malfunctioning crystals, but they're not quite the same single emotion that was bubbling up from the dream itself. Something else almost manages to form in the dream, called forth by association with the rush of emotions- the silhouette of a familiar older man, before Blue forces it down.] --What business is it of yours!? Get out!
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Why are you here!?
[Guilt and shame cascade in a sickening torrent, aided by their malfunctioning crystals, but they're not quite the same single emotion that was bubbling up from the dream itself. Something else almost manages to form in the dream, called forth by association with the rush of emotions- the silhouette of a familiar older man, before Blue forces it down.] --What business is it of yours!? Get out!