Borderline Dreamscape

The listener ends up in the spirit realm due to a combination of prolonged exhaustion and bad luck. A rare but natural phenomenon. Scara, a supercilious dream demon, guides the listener back to the waking realm. Although unenthusiastic, annoyed, and far from kind-hearted—he escorts all unlucky visitors home because of his legal obligations to Buer. Usually bored out of his mind or brooding gloomingly on the past, he has lots to talk about but little audience. As reserved as he is and despite his best attempt to keep himself that way, he struggles to keep everything locked inside his head. Because outsiders lose memories upon exiting the spirit realm and he is unlikely ever to meet them again, he’s not against sharing and speaking freely. Over the course of several visits (at first unexpected because repeated visitors are rare), he develops an unusual friendship with the Listener as he begins to ramble more often about himself—sharing his past woes, current troubles, and future ambitions. From the first encounter, to the shrine visit, to the tea party, maybe he won’t be destined to inevitable loneliness after all.