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[wantsnudes]

Are those strange dream incidents still occuring? I must apologise to those who became caught up in mine. It was not my intention to have you see any of that.

More importantly, I would like to ask if anyone knows where in the city I might find art supplies, or if you have any of your own you would allow me to use. Thus far I've found little of any value, and what is an artist without art?

If I cannot paint, I will be bereft of purpose. Perhaps I will simply wither away, like a plant without sunlight... A fitting end for one trapped in a cave...

[Someone help this melodramatic kid. :( ]

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[am_i_a_monster]

My dreams have been really strange. But I've had bad dreams for a long time.

Only painting supplies? Or any art supplies?

You won't wither away. You'd be surprised at what you can live with, when you have to.

[wantsnudes]

Bad dreams or not, this is surely the first time you've seen another person's...

Art supplies in general would be useful, though I am a painter, specifically. And I disagree. I cannot live without art.

[am_i_a_monster]

Is that what's happening? How can that be happening? Did you meet me there?

I have pencils and paper we can share.

You can.

[wantsnudes]

I don't know, but other people have reported similar strange things occurring in their own dreams.

You wouldn't mind sharing? Do you draw, too?

[am_i_a_monster]

Did you have a dream with me in it though?

I don't mind. I draw sometimes.

[wantsnudes]

Yes. Don't you remember...?

I see. You'll have to show me some of your sketches sometime.

[am_i_a_monster]

I remember the dream. I thought it was just a dream. I've always had nightmares.

I can. They're not as good as Hannibal's.

[wantsnudes]

Who is this Hannibal person? You mentioned them before, in the dream. They seem to mean a lot to you.

[am_i_a_monster]

He's my guardian. He took care of me after my parents died and he was here too.

[wantsnudes]

I see. If he was here before, did he somehow leave?

[am_i_a_monster]

Or something happened and he died and hasn't come back yet.

[wantsnudes]

But if he's you're guardian, surely you'd know if something terrible happened to him?

[am_i_a_monster]

I don't know. Not if the person who killed him was very good at hiding it. They'd have to be good at it to get to Hannibal. He's special.