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Guppy is in the bar, dozing quietly in his usual spot by the fire. He looks a little pale and rather tired.
Occasionally his eyelids flicker a little, or a limb makes a little movement.
If you poke him, he will jump.

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Amanda doesn't poke him but she does place a blanket over him. And Guppy gets a rare gift as Amanda sings him a lulliby as she sits next to him. Hoping that perhaps he will have a better rest.

He frowns a little, his brain taking in this extra sensory information that doesn't make sense in the context of the dream.
His brain forces it to fit in.

And suddenly there is an Amanda in the room. It's a hospital bed in a quiet room. His father in the bed in front of him. The singing Amanda passes him her sword.

His whole body tenses and he rubs his hands together, as if trying to get something off his right palm.

When his body tenses she stops singing and frowns. How she would like to take away is nightmares at least for a night. In that moment however she remember's Dreams gift to the patrons of the Bar and smiles. She will get it later at teh moment she she orders some tea and watches Guppy sleep.

For a little while, he is quiet. Then he whimpers, struggles, falls off the chair and curls into a little ball on the floor, the blanket wrapped around his body like a sort of cocoon.

When he falls off the chair she bolts to his side but he seems unharmed so she just rests there right next to him so that she is there when he wakes. Careful not to touch him because she knows all to well where that will lead.

His struggles gradually become more violent until he smacks his head on the leg of the table. He jerks awake, looking around the room frightened and bewildered.

Amanda moves to grab him but manages to stop herself just shy of his skin. "Guppy it's alright your safe." she says ina soft tone. waving down a wait-rat and wuickly ordering some ice for her friend.

Guppy looks at her, very pale.

The sword. There is still blood on the sword. On my hands, my face.
I'm in the Bar. They mustn't see the blood.

"Blood everywhere. Mustn't see the blood."

He scrambles to his feet and bolts up the stairs, trying to hold back the tears.

Amanda runs after him.

"Guppy wait!" she yells after him. He certainaly has got some major speed.

He doesn't stop until he gets to his room, where he collapses into a sobbing ball in the corner.

The door is ajar.

Amanda enters slowly, "Guppy, It's Amanda." she approaches figuring that if she were to ask him to come in he would say no.

Kneeling next to him hand hovering just over him.

He fights the overwhealming feeling of nausea, trying to slow his breathing down to slow, deep breaths in his mouth, out his nose.
It doesn't work. He shakily gets to his feet, goes into his bathroom and throws up.
When there is nothing left to come he sits down heavily and shakily on the bathroom floor, closes his eyes and rests his head on the cold surface of the bath.

"Sorry Amanda."

Amanda doesn't follow him into the bathroom so that he can maintain his dignity.

"That's alright."

Guppy doesn't blame her, and he's grateful for it. After a few minutes he gets a glass of water and a wet flannel and comes out. He puts the glass on his locker, the flannel on his head and lies down on the bed.
No pillows. He is sweating and pushes the duvet to one side so he's just lying on top of the sheets.

Amanda takes a seat on the bed next to him and places her hand on his forhead.

"When do you have to go back?"

"Could stay overnight if I have to."

He looks up at her, still very pale.

"I feel absolutely terrible."

"Did you by chance get the gift that Dream left you for the holiday?"

"Dream left me a gift? I've never met Dream."

"Dream left every patron of the bar a cherry. If you eat the cherry you will be guanteed a good nights sleep."

[OOC: mun only wishes now that she had put the post in her memories.]

"Oh. No, I didn't get one. These are pretty good for six hours or so, which is enough for me to function." he adds, taking the sleeping tablets out of his pocket to show her. "But I was on call last night, so I couldn't take anything like that. And once they wear off I still get the nightmares. It's worth it though. I was only getting three to four hours before."

Amanda shakes her head, "Wait right here."

she leaves his room and goes to hers. WHen she comes back she is holding a small golden chest.

Taking a seat next to his bed she puts it down on the nightstand. "Guppy this is a gift from Dream. It guarntee's good dreams for a night. It's far better then anything a sleeping pill can give you."

Guppy looks at the chest.

"Are you sure you can spare it Amanda? It looks very special."

"Guppy, it's yours. And yes Dreams note says that it can be shared." she knows what he meant but really, he needs it more then she does.

"Thank you."

He takes her hand. "Do you mind if I save it? Because..." he takes a deep breath. "Because my father will die soon. And I think then I will need it more."

He blinks back the tears.

Amanda looks at him with caring eyes. She con't know the pain that he is going through. Nodding, "Of Course"

Guppy's eyes fill with tears at the sight of hers. He whispers thanks then curls back into a little ball.

She kisses him on the forhead, "Get some rest."

She stands and walks over to turn the light off and leave.

Once she is gone he gets off the bed, takes the duvet and curls up in the corner. He takes one of the sleeping pills and gradually falls asleep.

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