Sweet dreams are made of these...

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ROOMS BY CHARACTER

A Abigail Hobbs Aiya/Gray Nightingale Adrasteius Anor'thalion Ahsoka Tano Alex Russo Allen Walker Anders Anthony Crowley Asteffiel Axel

B - D Belthazar Spellscry Beverly Crusher Bran Stark Caesar Zeppeli Cayde-6 Cheese Sandwich Clay Terran Coil Cole Davesprite Duke Pantarei

E - I Elecman.exe Elena Gilbert Elize Lutus Felix Harrowgate Fenris Finrod Haruka Tenoh/Sailor Uranus Imperator Furiosa Isabela Issac Lahey

J - M Jade Harley James Barnes/Jim James Barnes/Winter Joseph Joestar Katara Katniss Everdeen/Nova Kirito/Kazuto Kirigaya Kurt Wagner Leanne Loki Maladict(a) Max Caulfield Megaman Mordin Solus

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[digthefuzz]

Right!

[Indeed! Most of the drawers will just contain generic papers that don't mean anything, countless memories of homework assignments that Kurt has wiped from his mind.

But in one of the bottom drawers, under a few of those papers, there is exactly one record to be found. It has a scratch across it, and right underneath there's a flyer for a Sadie Hawkins Dance at Bayville High.]

[resnipstance]

[She has no idea what these things are supposed to look like, or what a Sadie Hawkins Dance at Bayville High is, so she just holds it up in Kurt's direction once she finds it.]

Is this it? This is the only thing that looks like a black disc that I could find.

[digthefuzz]

[Kurt nods and gives a thumbs up.]

You got it, dude!

That one's kind of sappy... but if you're cool with that, let's rev that baby up!

[resnipstance]

[She shrugs.]

It's just music. Besides, I'd like to hear what music from Earth sounds like.

[It takes her a second to work out where it goes, but after that she places the record on the record player and pushes the on button. ... That'll work, right?]

[digthefuzz]

Then go for it.

[He smiles.

And so, the record spins and a song starts playing. A song that can be heard in the background here.

As the song plays, Ahsoka will find herself slowly being immersed in the memory of the dance. The sights, the sounds, the human-looking Kurt dancing with a lovely young lady.

"Sorry about the gloves. Oh, I feel like such a dork! I mean, getting a rash the day of the dance... must be my nerves!"

"I think they make you look handsome and debonair!"

"Really? You don't think I look like a butler or something?"

Her giggle sounds even more musical in his memory. "No. I'm glad you came with me."

"Well I'm glad you asked."

The memory fades out for the moment as the song continues playing, but another memory will come later in the song if it keeps playing.]

[resnipstance]

[She lets the song keep playing, entranced with the warmth of the memory. Attachment to another person. So this is what she could have had, if she hadn't been a Jedi...

When Ahsoka speaks up again, her voice is softer.]

... She seems nice.

[digthefuzz]

That's Amanda. ...It - it was nice. [He says softly, nostalgically.

And as the music picks up again, the more memories flow through. The dance continues.

"Kurt... I have to confess something. I know about you. That you don't always look like this.

"Uh... yeah! I know. This is one of my good days! You should see me in the mornings."

"You know what I mean. The real you, that you hide. Ever since I found out, I can't stop thinking about you."

"Amanda! I don't know what you're talking about. I'm... I'm what you see. That's all!"

"Okay, Kurt. I can wait. Until you're ready to show me."

And so the image fades with Amanda holding an uncertain Kurt, and the record scratches to a halt.]

[resnipstance]

[Oh. She lets those emotions flow over her, too. Warmth, love, anxiety. First love. It's... good.]

... Did you show her? ... In the end.

[digthefuzz]

Yeah, I did. [He says softly.]

You know what she said? "Blue's my favorite color".

[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka snort-giggles.]

Aww. When's the wedding? [Her tone is light-- teasing.]

[digthefuzz]

Heh... [But now he looks off distantly for a moment.]

I guess you can say it's called off.

[resnipstance]

What? [But.] ... Why? ... What happened? You seemed so happy.

[digthefuzz]

[Pure fanon ensues.]

...Things change. We were happy for a while, but... I guess it wasn't meant to be. Her parents moved far away with her, a-and we had to call it off...

[resnipstance]

... I'm sorry. That must have been hard.

[She puts the record carefully back where she found it.]

[digthefuzz]

...Thanks. It was what it was.

[resnipstance]

[TIME FOR AN ABRUPT SUBJECT CHANGE.

Which is to say, Ahsoka wanders around the room for a bit, giving that statement room to breathe, before saying:]

... I can't help but feel like there's another reason I'm supposed to be here...

[digthefuzz]

...Keep taking a look around. Maybe you'll find what you're looking for, or pieces of it.

[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka shakes her head, as if trying to clear it. But she can't remember the reason she came here quite clearly-- such is the nature of dreams. Something about... someone Kurt lost...? Maybe that was Amanda. But no-- that's not quite right. There was a falling out, wasn't there?

Idly, her foot scuffs through some of the papers on the ground, and she crouches down to inspect them.]

[digthefuzz]

[The papers on the ground, scattered near stone fragments, are actually pieces of pictures. Each piece seems to make up an image of one of two figures. One of them seems to be of a blue woman, with a smile that seems to be full of so many mysteries.

The other seems to be a child version of this girl.]

[resnipstance]

[... Huh. After taking a few minutes to piece them together, she holds the one of Mystique up to Kurt.]

Is this... your birth mother?

[I mean. They're both blue. It's the logical explanation.]

[digthefuzz]

[Kurt loos pained at the sight of the picture.]

Yes.

[He answers that in a fragile tone and then looks away immediately.]

[resnipstance]

... Bad association?

[She stands and moves back over to rummage through some of the drawers, in search of some sticky tape.]

[digthefuzz]

...I don't know what to call it. [He says with a deep frown.

She can eventually find some clear tape to use.]

[resnipstance]

Well, that's okay too, isn't it?

I guess it sucks when we can't easily define things though. Some relationships are just... like that.

[Eventually she does find the tape and sticks the photo back together.]

I don't even remember my parents.

[digthefuzz]

...I'm sorry to hear that, Ahsoka. That can't be easy.

[Now that the photo's taped together, it may unlock a memory if tapped.]