TWO ❀ TEXT.

[dreamcatcher]

( guess who's back, back again? here she is, the grumpy savior, and... unbelievably, she's doing kind of okay. not, you know, great... but kind of okay.

she comes as a woman on a mission, though... however embarrassing it is. )

easy to pick up hobbies that you do with your hands, and go

sidebar: does anyone want a dreamcatcher? because I've got a lot of dreamcatchers.

( no seriously. a lot of dreamcatchers. she can get about an hour of sleep a night on a good night, so far, and the rest of her nights are spent failing at crafting and making dreamcatchers. )

Comments

[dreamcatcher]

nah, I like running. I'm looking for something kind of mind numbing. trying to get my head to a vacant place. running kind of works but I think it'd rev me up too much.

[storyseeker]

Puzzles might work too if you run out of room for dreamcatchers. But then you'd have to find room for the puzzles, I guess.

[dreamcatcher]

puzzles, huh? that sounds like the sort of hobby an 80 year old married couple would like, but... I can give it a shot, I guess.
honestly don't remember the last time I tried to put one together.

[storyseeker]

It's got the mind-numbing part down. I don't try them too often myself, but occasionally when I've been really stuck on a story for my job, I'd try one for a brain break, and sometimes afterward I'd think of a new way to approach things.

[dreamcatcher]

that sounds exactly like what I'm hoping for, so I'll give it a try.
anything that I can sort of tune out and do thoughtlessly, but it's productive at the same time. weird specifics but that's what I'm looking for.

[storyseeker]

They might be weird specifics but they make sense. I hope it works for you. And I hope whatever's on your mind eases up so you don't need them eventually.

[dreamcatcher]

one day, hopefully. probably not a day anytime soon, though.

( she can't see this curse being broken without her family, and they aren't with her here. it's daunting to imagine remaining cursed for that long, but maybe she can master controlling it before they're together, cutting out the risk she'll end up hurting them. )

[storyseeker]

Well, if you ever want to try and ease your mind in a different day, give me a call. I'm new here, but I've already spotted a couple of bars with really good ladies' night deals.

[dreamcatcher]

well, can't say I've tried that one yet, so it's worth a shot.
I'm Emma. I'll have to take you up on a ladies night sooner rather than later.

[storyseeker]

I'm Elena. And I'll look forward to that.

[dreamcatcher]

nice to meet you, Elena. and I'll get in touch soon.