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I'll get straight to the point. There are plenty of us with dangerous abilities, and these nightmares are not helping with our control. I propose that everyone who considers themselves a potential danger to others come forward now, and that we all partner up to prevent each other from doing something stupid and regrettable after waking up from one of these things. I don't think isolation will work as a long-term solution - it breeds paranoia and despair, among other things.

If you don't want to, that's fine too - but if you don't and you end up hurting someone, it's on your head.

I'm going to go ahead and make myself the first name on the list.

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I do not require assistance, but I can continue monitoring others during the waking hours.

Anything that helps is appreciated. I know it can't be easy, observing the dreams of so many strange people. Especially when so many are in pain.

It is my duty.

Regardless...though dreams are confidential, you may rest assured I will act if I see anything that seems to pose an imminent threat.

On that subject, I may need your help soon. I can't say too much here, but it's important.

I am available for more private discussion, if it is necessary?

[Potential danger to others? Check. Likely to feel regret, though, not so much. Still, overdue for a psych eval is overdue for a psych eval, and Emile knows he reacts on instinct for the first few moments when suddenly awakened.]

What, like, sleeping together or somethin'? Cause no offense, but you ain't my type.

More like keeping watch and sleeping in shifts, like you might in enemy territory. The idea is to prevent unfortunate accidents - like setting the city on fire, or stabbing someone in the face. Or blowing their head off, if you happen to be the gun type.

Look, the face is about the least useful place to stab someone.

[...All right, point taken. He never would have had this problem if the rest of his team had bothered to show up.]

Shouldn't be too hard to get someone to cover me. Only sleep for about two hours.

That largely depends on who or what you're stabbing, but I think we can let that point drop. There are enough nightmares running around without giving people new ones.

[And of course his mind immediately jumps to wondering if there are Nightmares around without faces. Emile, no.]

Sure be a lot more helpful if we had some damn psychiatrists around. Maybe the dreams wouldn't be so bad.

Luna and Celestia are probably your best bet on that front, unless someone else turns up.

[Soma hasn't met any, but they probably exist. God knows there are demons without them.]

[The princesses? What, were they really that involved with their subjects? Emile had thought they were something more akin to a general or an admiral - someone who vaguely knew that people underneath them existed, but didn't really bother to get to know them, at least not enough to care about their psychology beyond a Pass or Fail reading on an evaluation. But then, before coming here he wouldn't have thought ponies could have sapient thought at all, so there's that.]

...Yeah? Maybe I ought to look them up.

Are you thinking something in terms of a register of skills or abilities?

No, nothing so grand as that. The media where I came from has made it pretty clear that sort of thing can get out of hand quickly.

What's needed now is a quick fix. The idea is for people to group up and watch each other's backs. It shouldn't be an issue for most of us, but I know there are loners out there - I'm one of them.

We're hardly all from where you come from. [Frrrrown.]

We're a small group right now, and the more we know about what others can do, the better able we can handle any issues that arise - there's little good to be had if a partner wakes up and leaves the other behind, and no one else knows a means to assist. Or stop them, if that's required.

It could probably work on a small scale, that's true enough. But when you start getting larger crowds, unpleasant side effects start to turn up. Things with unpleasant names, like 'lynch mob' or 'witch hunt', both of which are distressingly common in my world's history.

People are already scared. Telling them there are legitimate monsters among them... it isn't likely to be a pleasant revelation, is what I'm saying.

[ Arms fold now. ]

Right now we are small scale. I don't think out numbers have fluctuated much as of late - and when they do, there are often departures shortly before or after. [ and while whether or not that's by design hasn't been proven yet, she doesn't like it one bit. ]

Establishing something now while our numbers are small is the best means to ensure it succeeds. In the very least, people in a pair need to make sure they're accountable to someone outside it.

I would also support the creation of some form of register for those with extraordinary abilities or skills. It would, perhaps, be beneficial in battle against our enemies to know who might be the best suited for particular conditions. If we can plan and coordinate those most capable, any serious injuries may be mitigated or avoided by sending in the most skilled healers along with those who might be suited to a particular arena or battle-type.

[Yeah, just gonna reply to both of you at the same time.]

If we do this, it does *not* need to ever see the light of day on this archive system. Who or whatever the ultimate enemy may be, I sincerely doubt handing them a list of all our best tricks would be a wise move. Whoever keeps the list (and I'd prefer there not be a physical copy at all) needs to be absolutely trustworthy and tougher than hell.

Considering the amount of information several persons have divulged in what portion of the communications archives I have reviewed, anyone with sufficient time and wherewithal would likely be able to create some manner of register on their own. Perhaps a meeting in the teashop might be beneficial to both our causes. Asking particularly dangerous individuals to identify themselves as you have here presents a similar opportunity for the enemy to gather data we would rather they not have, does it not?

[someone sounds mildly insulted] I wouldn't dream of recording such data here.

[Not when unnamed external sources have proven to flaunt their access rights. Lin isn't about to hand them such information - assuming this wasn't information that their captors didn't already know. Jeeves' comment about his review gets a blink, and a concerned frown.]

The tea shop is acceptable. See you both there in the next ten minutes?

[Unless someone's busy off-world - not that portal hopping takes particularly long.]

Identifying yourself as dangerous is one thing - telling them *why* you're dangerous is an entirely different story.

[Maybe not, Lin, but Soma's a high school student. He knows people who wouldn't think twice.]

I'll be there.

[Jeeves holds his tongue on pointing out that identifying themselves made them targets for greater scrutiny or attack.]

As will I, madam.

[He wouldn't feel much guilt about accidentally murdering someone that was silly enough to mess with him while he was asleep. Then again, other people wouldn't take him stabbing the other residents very well. Hrm.]

Guessing this is for anyone and not just people with superpowers. What do you suggest?

Something like the buddy system, if you're apt to go on a rampage after waking up from a bad dream - having someone around who can talk you down or, if need be, take you down. If you're not the kind to do that, well, I don't suppose there's any harm in sleeping alone.

[Definitely getting Dario vibes from you, man. Just sayin', you have that maniac look.]

[Maniac wouldn't be far off from the truth. He just happens to be a government-owned maniac... more or less.]

Usually only go on rampages when I'm already awake. [... Was that supposed to be a joke, Point Man?] Wouldn't be opposed to sleeping in shifts with someone else. I'm pretty quick, so if anyone wakes up and tries to kill the nearest person.

[Okay, so you're not quite as Dario-like as he initially suspected. You haven't cackled or attempted to kill anyone yet (that he knows of), and that's usually a good sign.]

A rampage in the right circumstances can be a welcome sight, so long as it's aimed in the right direction. I've gone on a few myself, in recent memory. Anyway, odds are good the present round of nightmares will end soon - but empirical evidence suggests there'll be another set, and they may be even worse.

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