Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

[Carthrat]

"Well, I certainly wasn't expecting anything," replies Tom, musing. "Could you do that with anyone who was asleep? Even someone who didn't want to come?"

[Halbarad]

"That... hmm. I'd expect I could, if my will to bring them here was stronger than their will to resist. 'Will defines reality', after all - so if my will is stronger than theirs, my reality becomes theirs. I wouldn't want to try it with another Dreamer yet, but I imagine I could do it with someone else."

[Carthrat]

"True. That could end up being pretty potent, though," muses Tom. "You have total control here, huh? I'm totally at your mercy.. unless I can summon up the will to break loose."

Tom thinks over that for a bit. "I'd hate to be your enemy right now, that's for sure."

[Halbarad]

"I'd imagine so. Alan said that the place where I enter the Dream is my place, so I'd imagine this is where I'll be strongest within the Dream. The desk is my anchor here, or at least I think so - something that I can pull myself back to from anywhere in the dream."

Tim swivels around to face Tom. "I'm still making tools that I can use to interact with the dream - that TV should be handy, for viewing other parts of the dream."

[Carthrat]

"And the phone, to call up people," nods Tom. "And you can make up new tools on the spot, if need be. Nifty. It's all.. visualisation, isn't it? Neat, indeed.

Do you get.. actual sleep when you're here?"

[Halbarad]

"Not really, as I understand it. It's rest, but not as good as real sleep. That's one of the first things I learned, from Pandora way back when I first encountered the Dream."

Tim sighs. "Seems like it was ages ago now, but it really hasn't been that long. Subjectively, anyway."

[Carthrat]

"Yeah," says Tom. "When you think about it.. hell, it hasn't even been a week.

Man. Say, do you think you could take me to see the Brotherhood? Relm said something about training, and I could probably use some of that. Sounded all metaphysical and whatnot."

[Halbarad]

"Sure, I can do that. Some combat training wouldn't be bad for me either, and it'll give me a chance to make some other tools. Or expand what my current tools can do."

With that, Tim collects his staff from where it lies next to the door and opens the door to the Brotherhood's compound. "After you."

[Carthrat]

Tom steps through the door. "Combat training is never bad, though!"

[Halbarad]

"Given our recent circumstances, I'd say not," Tim agrees, following Tom through the door.

[Brian]

The two quickly find themselves opposite the waterfall, before the chamber where Pandora rests.

[Carthrat]

Tom walks into Pandora's chamber, keeping an eye out for members of the Brotherhood.

[Halbarad]

Tim follows along behind, wondering if everyone is out on business - or moving Pandora as Alan was talking about earlier.

[Brian]

Pandora is indeed gone.  In her place is a desk.  It's stone, looks very blocky, and has an ancient-looking computer on it.  Behind the desk sits Nick, though he's hunched over a gameboy advanced, and is grumbling about something, the tiny machine shaking in his grip.

[Halbarad]

"Having fun?" Tim comments wryly. He walks around the desk, trying to get an idea of what Nick is playing.