["Unfortunately." He doesn't miss that wording. It makes sense, all said, for a person who loves reading as much as she does.
Link tries to commit the word to memory. Dreamshift.]
So there's a good chance that there will be a next time.
[Not that it was exactly a fun experience, but in the end, it wasn't harmful. A strange little adventure, you might say. It does sound like the kind of thing she would enjoy, mostly.]
[Ah-- that's right, another regular occurrence. He can't help but wonder at the pattern; it's almost as if something about the world is alive, actively making these choices...]
I see.
[It's something to remain aware of. At the question, he shrugs, thinking back. It certainly wasn't the safest adventure he'd ever had, but would he go so far as to call it dangerous?
[... Oh. Oh, she wants details. Now that she basically asks, he supposes it makes sense, especially when she missed out. He pauses, thinking about where to start.]
I turned into a scarecrow. There were poppies that put people to sleep.
[... Okay, when he puts it that way, it just sounds...weird. But what else can he say that doesn't make it sound weird? Getting pelted by apples, his hand turning into porcelain...none of that is exactly not-strange.
Ah, maybe she wants to know more about how it ended.]
They used some kind of device to project positive dreams and defeat an evil wizard.
[ If she could, Zelda would wring every last minute detail out of Link. Not only is she disappointed that she missed out in an adventure inside a book, but the princess has always had a deep-seated need to know everything about everything. Unfortunately, getting a detailed explanation of the recent dreamshift out of Link will be like squeezing blood from a stone.
Not that the details he does provide make a lot of sense anyways. Individually, she understands what each of these statements mean, but put together, they make don't make the whole picture any clearer. ]
That sounds like a very strange dream. Which I suppose is appropriate of a dream world.
Well, in the event that another dreamshift occurs which I am unable to experience, please take the Sheikah Slate with you and document the event thoroughly.
[It's unfortunate for the Princess that Link is a bit less science-minded and more...in-the-moment-minded; it's only in hindsight that he thinks about the fact that she might like to know more about how things happened in the dream-book-world.
His nod in agreement --yes, "strange" is the main word he would use to describe the experience-- comes with an internal pang of regret about that. Perhaps he should work more on observation. Even if she's somewhat...conscious, or aware, in the present in Hyrule, he's certain there are some things about his journey that she won't pick up on.
(He...hopes.)]
I will. [A pause.] Or I'll try harder to wake you.
[A faint flicker of smile; he's clearly joking, not only because it might have no effect but also because he doesn't exactly want a repeat of her mysterious slumber.]
[ Little does Link realize that the Zelda in the present in Hyrule has seen everything.
Zelda catches Link's little flicker of a smile. She sits up a little straighter in her chair and says with airs, while suppressing a grin: ] See that you do.
[ Despite how much she missed, Zelda is glad, at least, that Link didn't spend the entire two weeks keeping watch over her comatose form. If this had happened in Hyrule, he probably would have stayed glued to her bedside the whole time, possibly even forgoing eating and sleeping. Though she's happy that they've so easily settled into their familiar relationship, Link deserves freedom from his old responsibilities as much as Zelda does.
The princess stands up from the kitchen table and collects her empty bowl. Speaking of changes, she's accustomed to cleaning up after herself now instead of waiting on someone to do it for her. She goes to clean it in the basin. ]
I believe I shall head to the garden first this morning. I'm sure they're fine, but I'd like to see that my plants haven't wilted too much without my care.
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Link tries to commit the word to memory. Dreamshift.]
So there's a good chance that there will be a next time.
[Not that it was exactly a fun experience, but in the end, it wasn't harmful. A strange little adventure, you might say. It does sound like the kind of thing she would enjoy, mostly.]
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Zelda nods. ] It is less a matter of "if" and more of "when." As with the awakening if new dreamwalkers, dreamshifts are a semi regular occurrence.
[ She looks at him. ] How did you fare? Was it dangerous?
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I see.
[It's something to remain aware of. At the question, he shrugs, thinking back. It certainly wasn't the safest adventure he'd ever had, but would he go so far as to call it dangerous?
...hm. Maybe the apples.]
A little. Nothing left lasting damage, though.
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When he doesn't, she frowns. ]
And?
[ Come on, Link. You can't go on adventures in a book and skimp on the details like that. ]
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I turned into a scarecrow. There were poppies that put people to sleep.
[... Okay, when he puts it that way, it just sounds...weird. But what else can he say that doesn't make it sound weird? Getting pelted by apples, his hand turning into porcelain...none of that is exactly not-strange.
Ah, maybe she wants to know more about how it ended.]
They used some kind of device to project positive dreams and defeat an evil wizard.
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Not that the details he does provide make a lot of sense anyways. Individually, she understands what each of these statements mean, but put together, they make don't make the whole picture any clearer. ]
That sounds like a very strange dream. Which I suppose is appropriate of a dream world.
Well, in the event that another dreamshift occurs which I am unable to experience, please take the Sheikah Slate with you and document the event thoroughly.
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His nod in agreement --yes, "strange" is the main word he would use to describe the experience-- comes with an internal pang of regret about that. Perhaps he should work more on observation. Even if she's somewhat...conscious, or aware, in the present in Hyrule, he's certain there are some things about his journey that she won't pick up on.
(He...hopes.)]
I will. [A pause.] Or I'll try harder to wake you.
[A faint flicker of smile; he's clearly joking, not only because it might have no effect but also because he doesn't exactly want a repeat of her mysterious slumber.]
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Little does Link realize that the Zelda in the present in Hyrule has seen everything.Zelda catches Link's little flicker of a smile. She sits up a little straighter in her chair and says with airs, while suppressing a grin: ] See that you do.
[ Despite how much she missed, Zelda is glad, at least, that Link didn't spend the entire two weeks keeping watch over her comatose form. If this had happened in Hyrule, he probably would have stayed glued to her bedside the whole time, possibly even forgoing eating and sleeping. Though she's happy that they've so easily settled into their familiar relationship, Link deserves freedom from his old responsibilities as much as Zelda does.
The princess stands up from the kitchen table and collects her empty bowl. Speaking of changes, she's accustomed to cleaning up after herself now instead of waiting on someone to do it for her. She goes to clean it in the basin. ]
I believe I shall head to the garden first this morning. I'm sure they're fine, but I'd like to see that my plants haven't wilted too much without my care.