by Tabbykit » Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:26 am
Username: Tabbykit
Lambie Name: Mesmur
Lambie Gender: they/them
Where are they from?: Echo Village
“This is a dream.”
I state this flatly, looking into the misty lavender eyes of a Lambicorn sitting nearby.
“Oh, certainly it is.” They respond with a broad smile.
“Right. Lucid dream. Ok.” I’m used to these by now, although it’s been a long time since the last. It’s an extra vivid one—the world around us a soft pastel. We sit at a hilltop, overlooking a small village. Cotton candy smoke tufts out the chimneys of warm little homes. Is it fall? It feels like fall. Smells like fall. “It’s pretty here.”
“It’s nice to visit again,” They sound wistful and when I look back to them, I find that they’re staring down into the village. I settle beside them, legs crossed. “Yeah? We can go down there, right? I mean, it’s my dream.”
Mesmur (…wait—when did they tell me their name?) shifts uncomfortably. Their little wings flutter ever so slightly. “Could we? It’s been such a long time. Haven’t I changed too much? Don’t you think they’ll…don’t you think they’ll be angry with me?”
“It’s my dream.” I repeat with a smile. “Do you think I’d let them treat you badly?” The more we talk the more I realize that I know this little Lambie—I’ve known them years, now. A breeze blows by us, with it the memories.
Me, a small girl—them, a tiny, sweet little thing. The cobblestone streets of the village. The scent of baked goods; sweet and heavy.
“Hey, Mesmur—why’d we leave in the first place?”
“Ohhh, I don’t know. You grew up, didn’t you? Had new dreams.” They replied and hesitated. “…I—I couldn’t just let you go it alone.”
I recall our playdates as children. I remember the feeling of thick crayons in my hands, coloring pages and sticker sheets. Chasing fireflies at night time, jars with holes punched in the lid.
“I’m—” Lanterns, a forest at night. People calling. A search? “Mesmur, I—”
Moss, riverbeds, new trails and towns. Places far away. There were beasts and there were fights, a lot of tears. Nightmares.
“I’m so sorry.”
Mesmur laughs. It’s a twinkling thing, full of kindness. “Oh, now, none of that! Don’t do that. Don’t you apologize. You never asked me to come…and besides, it’s been fun, right? All our traveling?”
They’re right, of course. Even the bad dreams felt like great big adventures. I find myself smiling despite myself. “You’re right. Yeah. It has been fun—it IS fun.”
We sit for a moment longer, watching the comings and goings of the folks down below. “They’re going to be so proud to see who you grew up to be.” Mesmur says to me.
“Mesmur.” I laugh. “They’ll be proud of you, too.”
With a shared smile we stand, and together make our way down the hillside, into our old dream, our old home. I’m certain there’s going to be a celebration—it’s my dream, after all.