Enter a dream

[notamaniac]

Daydreams are a small link to the dreamworld, but they aren't dreams. Freddy can use daydreams to sense the dreamworld close by and, occasionally, he receives information and perceptions from them. Generally speaking, though, he can't use daydreams to affect reality around him. Awake, the world is no more transmutable to him, than it is to anyone else.

So, he's a bit taken aback, when reality all around him shifts abruptly, while he's wide awake. He finds himself standing in the middle of a street...of sorts. He's holding a flat knife made entirely of metal, just about the length of his hand, that tapers down to a very sharp point. Looking around, he slouches a bit, his lips quirking in a sardonic smile.

"Well, all righty, then! HEY!" he shouts to get attention. "Anyone want to tell me where I am and what's going on? I was kinda busy."

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[barre_none]

ooc: She loves horror movies, so there's gonna be a bit of a reaction, haha

There's a beat after Freddy introduces himself that makes Grace smile right back.

"I'm Grace - sorry, is your name really Freddy Krueger..? As in 'Nightmare on Elm Street'?"

[notamaniac]

Freddy frowns. He lives only a couple of blocks from Elm Street, in a very similar neighborhood. He tries to make his foreboding look like confusion and keeps smiling.

"Yeah, that's my name. What's a 'Nightmare on Elm Street?'"

[barre_none]

Oh. This is awkward - odd, and awkward.

"It's a famous horror movie" she replies, trying to play it off as just a weird coincidence. "There's a character in it with your name - I just thought that was kind of cool"

Because weirdness aside, she does love that movie. And this guy's not in a stripey jumper, so she's assuming she's safe.

[notamaniac]

"That is cool. I love horror movies!" Freddy says, carefully burying away the misgivings he's feeling. "I don't think we have that one, where I'm from. What's it about?"

[barre_none]

"Teenagers get tormented by the aforementioned Mr Krueger while they sleep. He kills them in their dreams. It has a heinous amount of sequels, but the first one is great."

And now she wants to watch it. Damn.

[notamaniac]

Freddy decides he's just not going to tell people where he's from. And keep the dream thing under wraps. He's shaking though. She said movies, but...he's real. The dream killer could be, too.

"He kills them in dreams? Well, that's certainly different. I'll have to keep an eye out for that. I promise I'm not him, though. I got better things to do than that!"

He chuckles, trying to keep it light.

/guess who accidentally marked this as 'read' in her inbox ;;; so sorry!

[barre_none]

"You don't really look the type, I've got to be honest"

Despite his attempt to keep things relaxed, Grace does notice he seems nervous. Perhaps she shouldn't have said anything - after all he just got here, and she just told him her has the same name as a serial killer.

Good job, Miss Ford. Good job.

"Anyway, um - did you need anything? I'm not sure how much help I can be, I haven't been here long myself, but I'll give it a go"

That's okay :D

[notamaniac]

"Oh? What does movie Freddy look like?" he asks, hoping there enough differences that he can ignore the fact the guy has a connection to dreams.

Freddy considers that. He can probably get home in his dreams...but not necessarily. In either case, he'll need a room for the night.

"What kind of money is used around here. I'll need a place to sleep tonight."