Post by Savage on Aug 18, 2011 22:16:30 GMT -8
It wasn't until Dreamchild sank to the floor and requested a moment to gather herself that Delbert realized just how tired she really was. Indeed, he could see sweat had collected on her face.
"Oh, ah, but of course." It occurred to him that she may require some assistance, so the pajama-clad canine climbed out of bed and went to kneel down next to the girl, studying her with concern. Was she always like this after using her dream powers? Fortunately, she finally rose to her feet, and had a seat on his bed. Glad that she was alright, he came and sat down beside her. He listened as she explained how she had come into his bedroom and found him suffocating in his sleep.
"I'll say." He said in response to her comment about her timing. He then attempted to laugh, but it came out forced and weak. Delbert didn't want to imagine what could have happened if Dreamchild hadn't entered his nightmare when she had. He shook his head, as if doing so would clear that very unsettling idea out of his mind.
He cleared his throat. "Dreamchild, I know I'm... well, I'm not particularly good with words, but I want to thank you. You saved my life tonight, and I'm grateful to have you as a teammate." Now it was his turn to present her with a sincere smile of his own.
"Yes, yes, I think you might be correct." Delbert mumbled thoughtfully. As big a bombastic wretch as the Boogie Man seemed to be, the doctor couldn't picture the nightmarish being leaving him and Dreamchild alone, especially now. He had offered no real motives about why he assaulted them in their dreams, but this was only their first encounter with him. He continued thinking aloud. "Boogie Man? Could he be?... No, he can't be that Boogie Man... Could he?"
He snapped out of his musings when Dreamchild pinpointed Boogie Man as being the culprit behind her own nightmare. "It's fortunate that he didn't connect the dots between your civilian identity and Dreamchild." He told her. What sort of a monster would use a young girl's memories of their deceased grandmother to more or less torture them? Just thinking about it was enough to make his blood boil. 'Calm yourself, Delbert.' He mentally scolded himself. He didn't want to risk transforming. It would most likely disturb Dreamchild, and truthfully, he himself wasn't ready for his sharp-tongued alter ego to make an appearance just yet.
"He frightened me as well." Delbert honestly admitted. He didn't want Dreamchild to feel guilty or upset for being frightened, if that was indeed the case. Her fear was quite understandable! As Dreamchild's face took on a despondent expression, and she eventually turned her gaze from him, Delbert set a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "We must inform the others about this Boogie Man. Two heads are better then one, after all -- or in this case, the heads of several superheroes and not just two of them. If he's done this to us, it's very likely that he'll try to get to them, or some innocent civilian."
After a moment he added, "Maybe Paradox knows something about his creature." Delbert had been dubious of the wizard's claim of possessing true magical powers, but over time, he had come to realize that magic was indeed real. With his immense amount of knowledge, Paradox might prove to be effective against their latest foe.
"Oh, ah, but of course." It occurred to him that she may require some assistance, so the pajama-clad canine climbed out of bed and went to kneel down next to the girl, studying her with concern. Was she always like this after using her dream powers? Fortunately, she finally rose to her feet, and had a seat on his bed. Glad that she was alright, he came and sat down beside her. He listened as she explained how she had come into his bedroom and found him suffocating in his sleep.
"I'll say." He said in response to her comment about her timing. He then attempted to laugh, but it came out forced and weak. Delbert didn't want to imagine what could have happened if Dreamchild hadn't entered his nightmare when she had. He shook his head, as if doing so would clear that very unsettling idea out of his mind.
He cleared his throat. "Dreamchild, I know I'm... well, I'm not particularly good with words, but I want to thank you. You saved my life tonight, and I'm grateful to have you as a teammate." Now it was his turn to present her with a sincere smile of his own.
"Yes, yes, I think you might be correct." Delbert mumbled thoughtfully. As big a bombastic wretch as the Boogie Man seemed to be, the doctor couldn't picture the nightmarish being leaving him and Dreamchild alone, especially now. He had offered no real motives about why he assaulted them in their dreams, but this was only their first encounter with him. He continued thinking aloud. "Boogie Man? Could he be?... No, he can't be that Boogie Man... Could he?"
He snapped out of his musings when Dreamchild pinpointed Boogie Man as being the culprit behind her own nightmare. "It's fortunate that he didn't connect the dots between your civilian identity and Dreamchild." He told her. What sort of a monster would use a young girl's memories of their deceased grandmother to more or less torture them? Just thinking about it was enough to make his blood boil. 'Calm yourself, Delbert.' He mentally scolded himself. He didn't want to risk transforming. It would most likely disturb Dreamchild, and truthfully, he himself wasn't ready for his sharp-tongued alter ego to make an appearance just yet.
"He frightened me as well." Delbert honestly admitted. He didn't want Dreamchild to feel guilty or upset for being frightened, if that was indeed the case. Her fear was quite understandable! As Dreamchild's face took on a despondent expression, and she eventually turned her gaze from him, Delbert set a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "We must inform the others about this Boogie Man. Two heads are better then one, after all -- or in this case, the heads of several superheroes and not just two of them. If he's done this to us, it's very likely that he'll try to get to them, or some innocent civilian."
After a moment he added, "Maybe Paradox knows something about his creature." Delbert had been dubious of the wizard's claim of possessing true magical powers, but over time, he had come to realize that magic was indeed real. With his immense amount of knowledge, Paradox might prove to be effective against their latest foe.