i bet ur jealous of my pale skin

"Y-Yeah, I dunno. Ah, well, it can’t really be helped, I guess…"

"So I guess we can't do cute things today, huh...?"

"I didn’t tell anyone! I honestly don’t know how she found out…"

"M-Maybe she came into this dream world while we were unaware...? Hrrmph, that's a bummer..."

"Still don’t know how she even found out about it…"

"Wh-What? You didn't tell, did you...?"

"…A little, maybe. ‘Sup?"

"Nooot much! Just glad to see you visiting the dream world again. C'mere and give oneechan a kiss!"

"…Oh." Hi.

"Miss me, lil sis?"

She tilts her head to the side a bit. “Wh-What about you, Monoe-san? H-how are you doing?”

"Ahh, I"m doing alright. A bit lonely, but I'll be fine." She chuckled, unsure of whether or not she should mention her predicament like this to the bird lady, "I just thought I'd step out of my own area and explore the others for a change, you know?"

"Now…you say I am sleeping, but how is it that I have perfect control over my actions? And even…how are you in my dream? I don’t recall ever seeing you…"

"So think of this as another world rather than just your dream! Everything here is as real as your 'real life' is."

Snoring noises.

Oneechan noises.

"Of course I do. We were made for battle! Even now, it still gives a bit of a thrill, you know? Especially solo, when I don’t need to consider strategy.” Really, she didn’t know if she would actually detonate in the dream either, but hey, best to mention it anyway. She didn’t exactly know the answers to a lot of the unasked questions, herself. Not like she wouldn’t try to answer things, though. “No idea. Hell, I might not even explode here. But I do explode in real life, so I’m telling you now in case I do.” Actually, exploding would definitely wake her up if falling didn’t, since she’d probably pass to the next doll. It’s really a convenient feature.

"All we gotta do now is hop in, pull the blankets over, and close our eyes. You up for it?"

"Hell if I know. Whatever it is, I doubt it would really hurt. What, am I gonna fall off or something? Because that happens sometimes. We usually end up detonating after that, anyway, so you would do best to move ahead after dropping me if you don’t want to get caught in the blast. Still don’t know how I’d get back here if I wanted to, though."

"You explode? What in the world were you dolls even made for?" Now Monoe wasn't quite sure she wanted to take this doll on a magical broomstick ride. Can things like that really happen in a dream? Then again, this doll wasn't really dreaming, is it? So many questions left unanswered, who can put this puzzle piece together. Well, not the piece, but the whole puzzle. "...E-Err, but this IS just a dream world, you won't explode in real life, would you...?"

"Honestly? I have no idea how I got here either.  Or how I’m supposed to leave here or get back here, if I do decide to come back. Whatever, I guess it’ll get figured out later. Anyway, it’s Hourai, so I guess it’s nice to meet you or whatever. Technically, it’s not really my name, since I’m not the only doll of my kind, but still. There are other types of dolls like Shanghai, Holland, Ooedo, London…" And many others.

"Hmm, so it sounds like you have no idea how to wake up, huh? I know how people usually wake up, but since you're a doll, I don't really know if it would work for you too... But thankfully, once we get to the rooftop and go on the broomstick ride, there is a surefire way for you to wake up! I certainly hope it won't hurt!"

So, with that, she proceeded to look pretty offended through that section of the trip. No invisible girl, though. A shame. Either way, one thing about a less navigable area is more time to talk, whether that’s an advantage or a disadvantage. 

"So you're a doll, eh? That's an interesting one. I've never really heard of a doll being able to enter a dream world like that before. I've always thought that only asleep people can enter, but I guess I was wrong! What's your name anyways, doll? I don't think I've ever gotten your name. I'm Monoe, if you're wondering."

poniko, my darling.

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