#swordandmask

Magolor: *sort of stares blankly at that because master crown --> ??? --> profit*

Darkrai: What were you saying about not impressive? *inspects claws smugly*

Magolor: *sneers a bit with his shoulders raised* It's not like I knew what the conditions of my plan were going to be. I couldn't look that far in advance.

Darkrai: That's no excuse. *waves claw dismissively* I didn't exactly have much time to plan either, I did all that /after/ my main plan succeeded. And then got reversed by pesky time travelers. I wasn't exactly looking ahead to that.

Magolor: *blanks expression again* Time travellers? Well, no wonder. It's just not fair when the other team isn't playing on the same stage as you are.  *grumbles* ... I guess I should have assumed anyone that could beat the thing keeping me from power could beat me, too.

Darkrai: Shame that the only time travelers I could harness are onto me now. Ah well, give me a few months and I'll figure something out. *peers interestedly at Magolor again* And what was keeping /you/ from power?

Magolor: A large four headed dragon. *glances away and scratches at the side of his head* You know, guardian of an entire planet and the source of limitless power. I needed help with it, you could say. *shrugs* It made sense at the time.

Darkrai: *lets out a noise of disgust* Dragons. Uncultured brutes. *floats to the side to be in front of Magolor's eyes again* So you got help. *pauses for a moment with a claw raised* - and then the help attacked you too? Wanted to get you out of the way so they'd get to rule themselves?

Magolor: *scoffs* I know! They're terrible. *makes a sort of spitting noise at Landia's name, but makes sure to look into Darkrai's eye when addressed* No, no. It's actually surprising, but they wanted to protect the universe! Star warriors. I really don't know what to do with any of them. They cling to ideals so tightly.

Darkrai: Oh, /heroes./ With /ideals./ /Those/ types. Those are even /worse/ than dragons.*grumbles to himself, crossing his arms a bit, then seems to remember that Magolor is still there* *suddenly switches gears entirely and leans back in midair, folding his claws behind his head* Tell you what, tell you what. Why don't I help you out with some of them? It should be easy, 's'long as I don't try to get fancy like last time. I'll just sleepwalk them off a cliff. *demonstrates with two fingers 'walking' before returning the claw to its original position* And in return you just tell me some people with nice nightmares to feed off of here. *Well. He might not stop at those few people but he's definitely not /saying/ so. His own world is his main goal right now so it's not exactly a lie, right?*

Magolor: *listens, blinking a few times at all the gestures Darkrai makes before perking his ears a few times until they're straight up in the air* You'd do that for something so small? Great Ancients, you can eat mine for that much! I assume it's not going to hurt me, after all? *lifts and folds his hands, smiling while working very hard not to purr* This is starting to sound like quite the plan. Anything you can do about avoiding blame for their deaths? I really can't be held responsible for it. I've... an unfortunate reputation.

Darkrai: *makes a shrugging movement* Something like that isn't much of a big deal for me. *seems to almost grin, if somehow without a mouth* Oh no, it doesn't hurt. *Not physically unless he wants it to, at least. Now, in dream...* And that won't be difficult either. You can't do anything with dreams, no? And I'd assume if you could control minds you'd have already gotten rid of them. It'll look like that at worst, I assure you, and it might even just look like they wandered into danger themselves.

Magolor: No, no. I've never been able to control other people's movements quite like that. They couldn't pin it on me. I hadn't done it! ... *scratches at his chin before letting out that purr while covering it with a hum* You have yourself a deal, friend. I apologize for the grief I gave you earlier! So much thanks for your help, then. Really. *bows and smiles with his eyes closed* How many nightmares do you need?

Darkrai: *straightens up in his float and stretches, as if cracking his fingers above his head* Sure, sure. Tell me who to go after and I'll be back soon. - oh, that? Well, you know, it's not actual numbers. I feed on them, so I need them when i get hungry, and whoever I'm eating from needs to be actually asleep. We'll work that out when I'm done, eh?

Magolor: Oh! Of course. I see. I'll do what I can, but I don't exactly know how many I can find on such short notice. Is there any way you can put them to sleep? I'm not the best at it, myself. *shrugs* I know I sleep good amounts, but that's about it. I'll let you work with manipulating the ones I want gone, though.

Darkrai: I can do that myself, don't worry about it. I just need you to tell me of a few people with /good/ nightmares, and where to find these people. Run of the mill ones are very unpalatable and don't last long for me. *And quietly Does Not Mention that eating them doesn't actually make them go away, quite the contrary.*

Magolor: *scratches at his own chin a bit* Honestly, anyone troubled by Nightmare will give you a good run for your money. 02 does a number on people, too. They're quite the destroyers of soul. *nods* I know from experience. Anyway, I'll look for anything I can find.

Darkrai: ... *would really prefer to get some names now so he can get to them even if he does change his mind about helping Magolor, but lingering about wouldn't leave a good impression, so...* Very well. Now... who is it you want out of your way?

Magolor: /Kirby/ for a start. Meta Knight... *restrains a whimper* I'm still thinking about. Use him for nightmares if you'd like. Kind Dedede needs to go and basically any Waddle Dee you come across. I don't know which one is the right one, so I don't care. *subdues shivers as he tries to tell himself 'it's for a good cause'* I'll try to think of more while I search for more nightmares for you. I know I have more enemies than that. QB is probably another I could care less about the death of.

Darkrai: Kirby, King Dedede, Waddle Dee, QB, maybe Meta Knight. Got it. What do they look like, where can I find them, and since there's more than one Waddle Dee, what are those? *down to business for the moment*

Magolor: Oh! Right. Kirby is a pink one with some strange copying powers. Meta Knight is masked and clad in purple. Watch out for his flame shaped sword. Kind Dedede is obnoxious and hard to miss with how fat he is. *rolls his eyes* His clothing is a variety of reds, yellows and blues with a strange rabbit looking symbol on it. I don't understand it. Anyway, Waddle Dees are brown clad servants. Look for one with spears and a blue bandana. *scratches at his head* Oh, yes. QB is mostly dressed in black, but reveals about as much clothing as possible. Avoid that... and I think that's all of them. *nods* Oh, but avoid the pink one that's masked. If you touch him... *bristles up* Just don't or I'll know about it, yes?

Darkrai: *counts them all off on his fingers, nodding, then starts playing with a little sphere of energy over and around his claws* And they're all around here, right? ...I'll make sure not to touch that one, then. *makes a large effort not to seem amused by Magolor threatening him and wonders whether he should take a look at this one because he's been pointed out, but decides he'll do that only if he runs into him. It's going to be a pain finding these as it is.*

Magolor: *watches the energy sphere with fascination before trying to look bored by it* Yes, they're all around here. Popstar is the planet, and generally they all live in a place called Pupupu Village. I'm not certain what the continent is called. Green Greens? Cookie Country is nearby it. Anyway, how soon can you try that? How soon do you need to eat?

Darkrai: *flicks it away with a wave of his hand to resummon when he runs into people* I'll go search for them right now, I think. Then just take whatever's the easiest opportunity to present itself - it'll be easier if they're alone, for one. ...oh, I can last a little bit. A day or two. *A week  more but he wants to know faster*

Magolor: *nods, then, but subconsciously prepares to form a shield if this thing decides to "play" by hurling darkness at him* Most likely Meta Knight will be alone, but I'm not sure about the others. At night, they would be. Go ahead and see what you can do. *blinks before humming* I can't say I'll have a nightmare for sure, but you can come back to me if you need something later. I... might have one. *glances away, trying not to shudder*

Darkrai: *nods and does a lazy two-fingered wave* See you soon either way, eh? *waits for a second, then turns around and melts into the ground again, darting away as a black strip on the ground*