Loksfjoer

Nobody Will Believe It [SporkoBug and Calle]

Benjamin reached out to touch Sara's arm as she stared at her cup. "I never thought you lied. But, since you work alongside them you have a different relationship with them than the other patients. Are there any members of the staff you trust? People who are kind and not condescending and are willing to listen to patients?"
From what he had observed, there weren't many like that. They were either strict and demanded the rules to be followed, or were kind and treated everyone like children instead of adults.

Paranormal Activities [SporkoBug and Calle]

"Oh, don't be ridiculous," Lily said as she took another slice and handed it to Rose. "There is plenty of cake, honey," she assured the spider woman. "If you are hungry you have to tell me and I will make sure you will have enough. No-one will go hungry here," she stated.
(Unless it is for scientific purposes) she added in her mind, but was careful not to say that out loud and she kept a charming smile on her face.

She turned to Steph when she spoke to her. "It's not up to me to release you from this facility," she admitted. "But I will do what I can to make your stay as pleasant as possible." (for me then). "I wouldn't dream of hurting any of you." (unless for scientific purposes, or to have some fun) She had a broad smile on her face. "You don't have to be afraid, I will be good for you all and you will have everything you need."

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Ethan listened to the other agents as they explained about the common hiding places for vampires and to anticipate their movements. His heart was beating. This was exciting. Much better than that lame work of looking at haunted houses and shit.

Meanwhile Benjamin and Mike were enjoying themselves, blissfully unaware they were being watched by an agent of their agency, upon request of Lily. The woman had her eyes on Benjamin. A feast for the succubus.
All she needed was a moment to capture him, but maybe not tonight.

Revival of the Dragon Riders

Trevor leaned against a wall with his arms closed as Noble and Duncan spoke to the inhabitants of this house. They didn't need his help here.
When the options for sleeping were presented he was quick to make his choice. "Hayloft," he stated. "I'm sure his highness over here won't mind."
If this was his house he wouldn't want some strangers sleeping inside. And hay would be more comfortable than the floor of this house, and both options were equally dry. Therefor the choice was easy.

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Mikhal was busy with a flint and firestone when Ricky took off and he didn't notice her falling down when he heard her crash into the ground. He had partly risen when he noticed Alan was already with her, so he continued trying to get a spark in the kindling so they would have a fire soon.

Meria turned to Ark when the dragon spoke to her and she nodded. She walked away from the camp and put the small water dragon on the ground. Her eyes seemed to get a blueish hue and a moment later a small fountain erupted next to her. The water that fell on the ground floated away from the camp, but the water in the air was clean.
"I will be able to keep this going long enough for everyone to drink and fill a pot and waterskins," she told her travel companions.

The water dragon flew up and squealed as she flew through the water.

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"Maxson..." Rachel repeated and she closed her eyes. Fiona, feeling the same grief, lowered her head.
Their leader was dead. Now what? Who would lead them to victory without Maxson. And they couldn't even appoint a new leader, because the Order wasn't complete. They couldn't make that descision as long as the other surviving members didn't return to their base.

When she heard Destiny's voice, she opened her eyes again and turned to face the woman. "You're not intruding," Rachel told her.

MFP#5 - Sleep (Voting and Feedback)

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The Entries

Reapt

Sleep is majesty,

With every morning,

And every sunset,

My virtue lasts,

From the days past,

To the next future of my life.

The grace,

The honor,

The pious endeavor,

Sleep isn't a wonder.

By @Sebastian D

Sleep is hell

I looked upon the baleful clock and sneered at its crimson face, my expression defiance made manifest and clear.

I would not sleep tonight nor any other night, my health be damned, for I knew what awaited me there in that long and unending dark…

A horror beyond horrors, beyond mortal imagining.

For sleep, that closing of one’s eyes and resting of one’s head, is more than just a break in the endless stream of life’s consciousness…

Sleep is Hell.

By @ZAVAZggg

I always loved to watch you sleep

I always loved to watch you sleep.

Every night, when you drifted off, I would stay up to watch you sleep. Each morning, before you rose, I would get up to watch you sleep. You looked so peaceful, lying there so still and composed. I would creep around on the tips of my toes, trying my hardest not to make a sound. You were so beautiful when you were sleeping, I never had the heart to wake you.

Until I did.

And then you saw me.

And then you started to scream.

Our Dream

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My sweet dreamy prince, when I first spotted you, I knew that we were met to be.
Your golden hair shine like the sun, while your eyes are blue as the sweet sea.
I walk with you everyday after class, after school, after your club and then we have our alone time under the pine tree.
My hearts skip a beat when I'm around you, you make my sad life feel so calm and carefree.
Sometimes I wonder if you and I will ever free.

When I sleep however, I dream on what our future is going to be. You, me, getting marry, enjoying the sunset while drinking our green tea.
We would run around in star-like field, laughing in glee.
While the sun is rising, we hold eachother hands, saying I love you and then wake up, finally like a unhappy bumblebee.

I want to hold hands with you, without eyes looking at us like we are some disease.
I want to take you somewhere, somewhere that is not this reality.
Our true reality will be free, no eyes looking at us with hate, no yelling, just you and I with our gravity.
I would be your knight and you as my sweet prince, where we can run away, away from our reality that is called our tragedy.

For now, we will look away from each other and keep our mouth shut, before anyone will show their brutality.
I will keep my shy persona on while you keep wearing yours, even if both of us feel very unhappily.
In our dream world, we will ride in the purple clouds, without thoughts on our minds, riding on a place that's called our home, our land, our sanctuary....Our Dream.

By @sassy1085

A Trainers Ambition [SporkoBug and Calle]

You know how in anime sometimes a stoic character does a thumbs up and stars appear around him because they feel they did a good job. That is how I imagine Nethan is doing the thumbs up to Gavin. He thinks he nailed it.

A Trainers Ambition [SporkoBug and Calle]

Michael noticed Niccia rise and examined her expression for a moment. "Banished?" he repeated. The replacement had already felt wrong, but now he leared she was actually banished. Why? From where he was he looked at Arceus and then at the replacement of Gavin who carried Niccia's replacement. Banished.
After a final glance at Niccia and the look in her eyes, he turned to Eros again. "Did your father mentioned why he banished her?" he asked. It was a long shot, but maybe Eros knew.

Diel made a dismissive motion with her wing. "Oh, nothing special. Wherever Netherlu flies I follow and he likes to keep an eye on the region, so we fly around a lot. Even today we had to stop on our way here because a human was in trouble and we brought him to the hospital first." She had a happy look in her eyes. "He doesn't like to sit still for a long time. Even here, when we all have a chance to sit back, catch up and relax."

Sea nodded slightly. "Not a problem," he stated. "I was actually thinking of making a pool too. Since you made a hole I could fill it with water so the water-types have a place to swim." He nodded to a Lapras. "She can barely move on land. But... it would be a problem if that platform comes down again."
He pondered the possible scenarios for a moment.

Bear landed on his feet and rose his fists in the air to celebrate the fantastic landing he had performed. When Carrish joined him and took on a defensive stance, he got excited. "Oh yeah! Let's do this!"
He ran towards her and initiated his Low Kick.

"Right, leave it to me," Nethan said and he strolled away with his hands in his pockets. He followed Mindy and Xapher to the Lake Trio. As they addressed Xapher he spoke up. "Pardon the intrusion," he said to them with a nod of his head and then turned to Mindy. "Hypotethically, if Gavin wouldn't love you, would you hate him for that?"
Mindy blinked at the sudden question. "N-no, why?"
"Good. Do you have feelings for him?"
"What?" Mindy blushed. "No, I mean, sure, I like him, he's a fun guy and intriguing, but... what kind of a question is that?"
Nethan narrowed his eyes as he tried to understand the meaning of the answer. "You humans are complex," he sighed. "But I suppose the answer will do." He turned to look at Gavin and gave a thumbs up.

Mindy still wasn't sure what had happened here, but decided to give her attention to the Lake Trio instead. "Hi, nice to meet you," she said. "I'm Mindy, a human, but you probably already knew that."

Ilios had an amused look in his eyes. "We actually had some suggestions," he said. "The party is great, of course. good food, good company, but we were talking and decided it could use a little more..."
He paused as he thought about the right words to use and he glanced to his sister for back-up.

"Oh, I like her," Andy said to Frosiien as she mentioned he was charming. "She has good taste." He turned to Dera to introduce himself. "Andrew Bansing, but I prefer to be called Andy. It's a pleasure to meet you."
He saw Benny fly to where the platform was and was glad for that. It was impossible for him to keep an eye on Bear from here.

Nobody Will Believe It [SporkoBug and Calle]

"My pleasure," Benjamin replied. He watched Dia leave, and when she was out of sight he turned his attention to Sara. "What an eventful morning, right?" he uttered, followed by a sigh.
What had happened with Ray? Now she would be locked up in solitairy confinement again. H shuddered slightly. How awful would that be? He had been on the inside of one of those rooms only yesterday, but thankfully for just a small period of time. They had let him out as soon as he had taken his medication, but he had a hunch it wouldn't be that easy for Ray. This wasn't the first time.

He had his eyes on the door again; Ray had left through there, Dia had left through there. Dia could return anytime, and hopefully with good news about Ari. He shifted his gaze back to Sara as he waited patiently while she ate.

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