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[ilda]

[ Minutes ago, there had been a scream as Ilda jolted awake. And in the dark of the night she'd panicked, the sight of the not-quite-familiar room making her think that she was still in the jungle, with the inky mass of... something trailing menacingly right behind her.

She'd stumbled out of bed and out of the room, her new roommates momentarily forgotten.

When she'd finally sent out a message, she was up on the roof, hugging her knees, tears streaming down her face. ]

H-Help.

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[Her friend looks better - spooked, but better, at least. The redhead offers a sympathetic smile.]

Yeah. I think a lot of people did. It's not the first time the Dreaming's done something like this.

I don't plan on going back to sleep. [And Bakura and Gene are less likely to need company than Ilda; they've at least experienced this sort of thing before, too.] Sit tight. I'll meet you on the roof in ten minutes, okay?

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[ilda]

Not the first time? Really? [ She looks wary at the thought, but there's also a hint of curiosity there. ] You'll have to tell me about that, and your dream, too. Be careful in coming up the roof though! [ Says the girl who's already on the said roof. ]

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[lasergrenades]

I will.

[Pepper ends the call there so she can let Bakura know she's going out and where, and then hops into the armor. There haven't been a lot of reasons to fly since arriving, and with Tony gone she needs to use it more sparingly in case she can't find a way to fix any damage that might happen.

She doesn't need to be careful coming up to the roof, because she goes down to it, landing quite lightly despite being covered head to toe in metal. The faceplate opens as soon as she touches down, revealing a slightly worried smile. The repulsors shut off a moment later.]

Hey. I'm not really dressed for hugs - if you want hugs, obviously - but give me a second to get out of this.

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[ilda]

[ Ilda is at first frightened by the shadow of the armor, thinking about the monster in the vision, and starts to slowly back away... but then she realizes that it looks similar to the armor that Tony once sent her pictures of, gleaming metal and not slimy like the monster tentacles. Tony's gone, though, and there's only one other person she knows that has cool armor like that—

Her jaw drops as soon as the faceplate opens and reveals... ]

Pepper?!

HOLY QUEEN MOTHER OF APODEIA THAT IS SO COOL AND AWESOME

[ As expected, she takes a step forward, but Pepper's anticipation of her wanting hugs makes her stop in her tracks. The terrifying vision is momentarily forgotten, though, as her excitement takes over. She bounces as she waits for her friend to get out of the suit, squealing, although she fortunately remembers to not be so loud and frighten everyone else in the area. ]