Redefining Expectations-Insomnia Sequel

Chapter 12: A Doomed Interview

"YeS! wHY? SwAp sAyS tHaT hE f0uNd DrEaM On sOmE daILy sHoW! d0 y0u kNoW aNyThInG aBoUt tHaT?"

"...."

"See? You should tune in, Error."Nightmare says, hanging up so he can watch.

Error glances between his phone and Blip, feeling very confused. He sits on his beanbag and opens a peekhole to watch the show, jolting when he sees Dream in fact sitting there at the table smiling at them as he waits for an answer. He takes in Dream's appearance and his face starts to burn a bit. He guesses that he will tune in to this one as Blip sits beside him to watch curiously.

Dream's POV

I smile as they glance at each other, seeming to speak with their eyes and silently argue through their gazes on who should say the answer. Who should be sacrificed for the group to answer me, knowing that they're in trouble from here on out?

"We usually talk about the popular figures in the multiverse by now and the latest events."

"Ooo! That's interesting!"

"Aaand...Since you are here, I guess we could interview you...if that's alright of course."

"Oh, that sounds fun!"I say

They look at each other and grin.

"Let's do that then."One says

"You look much different than when you were last seen."

"I was with a friend next door so that may explain it. I was very happy to see him enjoying himself with a new fashion opportunity."

"Your tattoos look lovely. Where'd you get them?"

"Oh, these aren't tattoos. These are my scars and they've just been colored yellow. Usually, they're grey and hidden under my gloves or something."

"You've really suffered a lot, haven't you?"

"It's getting better lately. I'd consider now a brighter chapter of my life than the past few hundred years considering all that has happened."

"How is the truce talk going?"

"What do you mean?"

"Nightmare seems to have gotten quite hostile with you during them. And then there's that glitch that gets the fancy private places for your discussions. I can't imagine how hard it is for you to try to negotiate with them."

They slide pictures over to me and I see one is of Error and I on our first date before Nightmare dropped in and the other is of me talking with Nightmare on a stroll as he vents to me, visibly irritated. I shake my head, laughing at their perceptions.

"Oh no no no! The truce talks have been over for months! These pictures are of us spending quality time together! I would be usually creeped out by strangers keeping pictures of me going through my day yet at this point I'm hardly surprised. And honestly, if you think a frown and a hand raised is hostile, you have hardly seen Nightmare mad at all. And please, mind your words. Error has a name and it isn't that glitch."I say, narrowing my eyes at them and shooing away that disgusting name for Error.

"Quality time?"

"Yes, it's a lovely thing to have with loved ones. My brother is lovely company and it feels wonderful to catch up after the years apart. And now we have sweet Obscuro to add to the fun and he can get very creative. I'm sure he'd love to run a show like this and his livestream is proof of that. I understand that running a show must take a lot of time and work so it may be hard to squeeze in activities that a normal life includes like quality time. It's alright, I can relate to once being unfamiliar with that just like you seem to be."I tell them, folding my hands and smiling at them.