2932/KKF Spa date Dream

KKF Spa date Dream
Date of Scene:	06 February 2026
Location:	Plot Room 1
Synopsis:	Hinoiri, Rashmi and Emi go for a KKF spa date and to meet with the Sovereign of the Night... and find out EXACTLY what has been going on with Emi. And why she can't access the dream anymore. The sovereign quickly asks them to stay the night for a more thourough examination.
Cast of Characters:	Hinoiri Kirara, Rashmi Terios, Emi Hoshino

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Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
It wasn't often that these opportunities came up... but when Hinoiri decided to strong arm (almost literally) Emi into coming into Kirakirafantastica with her? She'd also decided to bring reinforcement. In this case, it was Rashmi. A text had been sent with a 'Wanna go and get a spa day with a buncha ponies and sovereign of the moon while they talk about dream magic?'

Which was why, as they waited for the Sovereign of the Night to arrive, the girls were enjoying... sea weed wraps. These were, in fact, a thing. They involved mud, wraps of sea weed, and cucumbers on the eyes. And Hinoiri occasionally making random light sounds as she glanced over.

"So, how you two liking things on the hoof-side of it?"

Rashmi Terios has posed:
When Rashmi received the text, her first question to herself was '*Should* I play hooky from life for an entire day?'

Then she remembered the Nightmare Santa.

The Obsidian plots at the ley lines.

RateYourHenshin *times two.*

TXT to Hinoiri -- Yes please.

And pony bodies aside, it has been everything that a fantasy of a spa day *could* be. Even the seaweed wraps -- as odd as it is to consider yourself the filling of your very own sushi roll -- it has just been... well, *magical.*

"*Desperately* needed," she says around a gusty sigh. "Hino-chan I cannot thank you enough for this... seriously."

Emi Hoshino has posed:
Strong arming was sorely necessary.

You see, Emi can barely bring herself to say the words 'Kirakirafantastica', let along go through the portal and find herself a pony.

The first time was bad enough! The second time is ...

... is ...

notsobadlikethis, actually. Her initial misgivings and cringe factor and alongside Emi's obvious struggle to let herself enjoy a pampering don't stand in the way of her enjoying a spa, a seaweed wrap, and cucumbers on her eyes. To be honest, she is struggling a bit with the whole 'pony' part of things. Eating as a pony is definitely something she's not masterful yet, though she's certainly navigating it better than the first time she did.

And, of course, she is a very gothic pony.

She pauses mid-chew at Hinoiri's question, then swallows, then mumbles her answer. One look from Hinoiri makes her stiffen up a little more and mumble louder. "Yeah. It's pretty cool. Thanks, Hinoiri," she tells her. Leave it to Emi to make enjoying herself something she only does grudgingly, but she no doubt does appreciate Hinoiri dragging her here.

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
Hinoiri Kirara gave a smug little grin towards Emi at her relenting. "Told you it'd be fun. Imagine if you'd just listen to me how much more fun you'd have if I didn't have to just drag you every time," Hinoiri said in a teasing tone. "Imagine, actually managing a bit of self care... the scandal."

Pause. Blink.

Glanced at Rashmi. "Don't," she said quickly.

"So, sounds like you've been having a rough time of it lately, Rashmi-chan? Sorry, I know I've been stuck in the lab a lot lately, working on trying to figure out the stuff with the fade and... I've been really, really prioritizing that. I know I shouldn't have priorities but... if it starts, I have to go," Hinoiri said with a sigh. "I have to focus on it."

She then gave a light yawn, glancing towards the window... "And Runa should be here soon. Guess she's running a bit late. Life of a sovereign, I guess."

Rashmi Terios has posed:
"I wasn't gonna say anything," says the red-haired earth-pony who less than a second ago had made a noise like she was about to say something. "And yeah it's been rough, but like... I get it? The Fade is *everyone's* priority, and you've been doing all that work about keeping the Nightmare out of the school, it's just been... a little nuts. Upside, some things I've been considering since Christmas turned out to work pretty well, so... Now I have kind of a... counter? Eh... Not an answer, but *definitely* a response... to Dark Energy poisoning. Turns out it *is* a counter to RateYourHenshin though, so that's... neat. That's neat."

Lifting herself up on her front hooves, Rashmi streeeeetches, before plopping back onto the towel. "Oh by the way since I never got the chance to before, Emi-chan... That thing I wanted to apologize about? When you went to Kyoto, the big reason everyone could pile after so quick was um... I sort of... Copied your phone. And deleted it the moment they took off," she hurries to add. "But... yeah. We needed to find you fast."

Emi Hoshino has posed:
"Yeah, I definitely didn't leave my phone in plain view in my room knowing that you guys might do something like that," remarks Emi, straight-faced. It's hard to tell if she's kidding or not.

"Though to be honest I figured Mamoru would be able to suss out where I waws even if ley lines were seriously bbfff..." she stumbles over her words for a moment, "seriously messed up."

She clears her throat, looking away. Nope. Didn't nearly say something she'd never live down there.

Still, though, as Rashmi speaks of Christmas and RateYourHenshin's recent attack, she looks guilty. Emi's incredibly overdeveloped sense of responsibiliy strikes again!

"I'm sorry you're having to deal with my messes," she tells her.

And then she turns towards Hinoiri. "It's okay, she can take allllll the time she needs," she says, definitely in no hurry. Totally not enjoying herself.

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
Hinoiri Kirara just smiled at Rashmi. See, the important thing was, she was better now! Mostly. Kind of. Sorta. Somedays. She just... you know. Had other days. "Ohhhhh. I love when that happens. Like figuring out your hypothesis for one problem isn't solving one conundrum, you ended up accidentally disproving another theorum that had been unchallenged in the magical community for centuries and now Professor Whickerschews has no choice but to give you C- assignment the A+ it so rightfully deserves and you get to rub it in his face when you--"

She then blinked, before coughing. "Errr... Anyway..." she said. "I also may have threatened Rashmi a bit... Seriously. Running off like that is dangerous. That's how you end up... well... really, really hurt. That's the kind of stuff I would have done. And look what happened to me." Pause. "I mean, before I STOPPED doing that. And they're not 'your messes', Emi. You didn't make that thing. It's an enemy. You fight it, but it would be coming after people, with or without you existing. It's just.... now that you're hurt, it makes it a bit... harder. We'll figure it out. And we'll figure you out. Cause we always do." She rolled over onto her back.

"We beat up an angry, pissed off moon, a wannabe tyrant who destroyed the world once and regularly crush the egos of a board of dark energy directors. We can beat up an oversized wannabe nightmare."

Rashmi Terios has posed:
"...Something like that," Rashmi says around the effort of trying not to laugh. It's difficult.

Hinoiri makes it difficult, sometimes.

"But listen to Hino-chan, Emi-chan. We don't get mad at Amy-chan because Witches exist; we stop the Witches. We don't get mad at Chrono when Jewel Seeds pop up and wreak havoc; we seal the Jewel Seeds. Just because you're the best weapon *against* a threat doesn't make them your *responsibility.* We all have each others' backs, and that makes all the fights easier."

Reaching up, she peels a cucumber off one eye -- how she does this with hooves, she learned long ago to just not think about, or question, lest it be like having to breathe consciously and cause problems -- to fix Emi with a sincere look. "You've been fighting this war for a really, really long time, all by yourself. And it's *amazing* that you've managed to do that! But it's gotten a lot worse, and you *needed* backup. This is backup."

Replacing the cucumber, she settles back down with another long sigh of relief. "And I'm glad to know you meant for that, but breaking into someone's phone *still* made me feel bad. I was *gonna* do it anyway, so it's more like Hino-chan threatened me *and also* I did it."

Emi Hoshino has posed:
"You all have enough problems, you shouldn't -have- to be dealing with mine too," remarks Emi to both of them, though its not without a certain hesitation that suggests their words have hit deeply enough. She looks away, having a hard time meeting anyone's eyes. her black and purple and pink mane is luxurious, by the way, thank you for noticing.

She ducks her head, casting a glance towards Hinoiri. "I know, I know -- both of you. I know. It's just hard to think of things that way. It's how I was raised, I suppose," she admits.

"And I appreciate it, both of you. I'm grateful. Really." She takes a moment, stiffens up, and then bows towards both of them.

Only she's not really used to how long her body is this way so when she tries, she tips forward and faceplants.

With cucumbers on their eyes, they might have missed it happening, but they definitely -heard- it.

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
Hinoiri Kirara makes a lot of things difficult. It's one of her many, many talents. "Hey, don't tell me that. I don't wanna threaten you for no reason," Hinoiri said. "I like you. You're like, one of the last people I want to threaten now," she said with a small snicker. "I mean. Most days. We all have those days, after all."

... Really? Who had those 'Wanna threaten random people' days?

"But yeah. I've done the 'do everything yourself' thing. It sucks. Teamwork is much funner. Sure, other people might... sometimes... slow you down. But there's a lot to be said for having allies. And trust me. I was raised that way too. But here's the thing, Emi..."

"We were both raised *wrong*," Hinoiri said. "Sora was wrong and whoever raised you was wrong. Sora even admitted it. Also, need a hoof up?" She didn't even need to look up. She could recognize that fall. She had seen and experienced it often.

"Oh, so my sister actually admitted she was wrong? The first time truly must have been magnificent," Runa's voice suddenly echoed through the room. "And don't bother yourself, I can help."

And a hoof ws there, to help Emi back up... And there she was... Runa. Sovereign of the Moon. Large. In charge. And wait, how had she gotten in here? HOW LONG?! How much had she heard? HOW HAD SHE GOTTEN IN HERE WITHOUT THEM HEARING?! DARN YOU CUCUMBER EYE COVERINGS!

"Yo!" Hinoiri said from her mud bath.

"Yo, indeed," Runa said.

Rashmi Terios has posed:
The best part of being an absolute stranger to this world is, you have no idea what's possible or not possible. For instance, Rashmi has no idea if Runa is the sort of ultra-powerful magical pony who prefers to float everywhere she goes, or walk through shadows, or any one of a number of amazing-but-possibly-inconsequentially-convenient magical feats.

So when the Sovereign of the Moon's voice rings out in the mud baths, Rashmi jumps a bit in place, then peels up one cucumber. "Hiiiii, Your Highness," she says, trying to walk the balance of 'respect sovereign authority' and 'too comfortable to do much moving' and doing a halfway decent job.

"For future reference, Emi-chan," she says gently, "just imagine you're already at the 'planted hands' stage of groveling, and go from there. It's a lot more intuitive that way."

...How does she know this? Would it be worse if she knew from experience, or took the time to reason out the mechanics of abject apology as a pony?

Emi Hoshino has posed:
"WAUGH," is Emi's comical reaction. She wobbles, waves her hooves, and does not help herself in her abject humiliation in the slightest.

Still, she is eventually on her hooves properly again (with a little assist from an actual sovereign) and proceeds. One cucumber slowly slides down freom her eye and she finds herself staring up at Runa. It hits the ground. Splat.

"...hi," she manages to tell her. Actual Royalty makes a big impression, even if they've met before. It's just a thing.

"...again. Hi. Again." She says. She wants to bow again but she's too flustered to do it.

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
"Please, there's no need for groveling," Runa said quickly. "I apologize for my delay. There were matters that required attending. I do hope I didn't arrive at an inopportune time?" she said, a hoof moving up to cover her mouth as she tried, desperately, to hide her amusement. "And it is quite alright. I do not mind at all," she said. "Please, calm yourself and return to your enjoyment. I am here to aid you, my little pony."

"Relax, Emi, she's pretty chill," Hinoiri said with a snicker. "Thanks for meeting with us. This is Rashmi, and this is Emi."

"So, young Emi, I hear you're the one who will be aiding my sister's former student in protecting the realm of dreams? A noble undertaking," Runa said. Totally not biased at all.

Rashmi Terios has posed:
"It really, really is," Rashmi says, removing both cucumbers and rising enough to bob her head in greeting. "It's a pleasure to meet you properly, Your Highness!"

With that, she settles in to listen, as the greater part of this meeting is for Emi and Hinoiri.

Not that she doesn't expect to learn anything herself, however... even if the magic itself is incompatible with Device magic, the theory could still be put to good use, with enough application of metaphorical butter and a crowbar.

Emi Hoshino has posed:
"H-hello," squeaks Emi.

So cool, Emi. You're so cool. Just squeaking at the sight of a sovereign. Totally too-cool-for-school.

She is not able to maintain her typically indolent demeanor at all, and instead, sloooowly gets herself situated and backing away a little.

"Well, yeah. Kind of. I'm a dream... warrior... thingy... a Guardian of Good dreams. A good night knight? Ha... hahaha...ha."

Overwhelming axiety!

"But I'm sorta messed up at the moment."

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
"A pleasure to meet you, as well," Runa said, giving a small nod to the pair. "So i hear. Now, while I have heard the magic of your realm can be quite a bit... different, than that of our world, I believe I will still be able to aid you in this."

"But first, I will need to know more about the situation. Can you tell me, when was the last time you have had a good night's sleep, my little pony? And when was the last time you were able to enter the realm of dreams?" Runa asked.

As she spoke, she had laid down atop a great cushion, calling it over with her magic and relaxing upon it, still towering over the other mare as it was. Meanwhile, Hinoiri had started to climb out of her mudbath as well...

Rashmi Terios has posed:
Seeing Emi begin to be overwhelmed by the sheer *presence* that is Runa, Rashmi levers herself to her feet, glancing at Hinoiri and nodding. Casually, as if nothing were wrong whatsoever, the red-and-brown pony ambles to Emi's side, raising a hoof and patting the flustered goth-pony on the shoulder as if to say 'We gotchu, don't worry.'

She does not, however, interrupt the question-and-answer session, as it's important.

Emi Hoshino has posed:
"Uhm," begins Emi.

She scuffs her hooves on the ground like a child being chastised by a parent about not sleeping enough.

"not ...sinceItriedtocontainamassivenightmareinmyownheadanditblewupmydreams."

Emi wilting under the power of majesty and authority right now, in a sense.

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
There was a *resounding* silence after that. Finally...

"What?" Runa asked.

"Your dreams got blown up?" Hinoiri asked. "You didn't mention that to *me*."

Runa stared at her, her mouth falling open. "I... am not quite familiar. I have fought many things within the dream realm. But... do you mean... as in actually... exploded? And it affected you, physically? The psychological damage can be intense, understandably. But with your world's magic... and since then, you have been unable to dream?"

Emi Hoshino has posed:
"....sooooo," continues Emi, "There's this guy. His name...

" She lets out a breath, stiffens herself. No, steels.

"His name is the All Subsuming One. he calls himself that. He's a threat to everything that dreams in Japan. He has made my hbome city, my Kyoto, his domain in the world of dreams. I went to stop him. I gambled that I could lure him into my own dreamscape without him realizing, make the playing field to my advantage. But I had to be vulnerable to do that. I had to -make- myself vulnerable. Let him think he was winning the fight. He knows me better than just about anyone, unfortunately, so it hurt."

"It hurt a lot."

That doesn't seem to bother her. "I had him. I had him exactly where I wanted him. He was trapped. He shrank himself small enough to follow me, and he didn't realize it until it was too late. But then he did ... something. I don't know what. He brought a mountain of nightmare o bear against my dreams, and they shattered. I was back in Kyoto's dreamscape after that." She looks down.

"I would have died if Hinoiri hadn't pulled me out, probably."

"Ever since then, I haven't been able to get to my dreamscape. When I try, it feels like there's shattered glass digging into my brain behind my eyes. There are fragments. They don't make any sense. And then I'm awake again. I haven't dreamed properly since it happened. I can't discern why."

Rashmi Terios has posed:
...All of this is news to Rashmi, if the goggle-eyed stare she levels on the back of Emi's head is any indication.

She really, really, really hopes that Runa can be of *any kind( of assistance, here.

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
Runa stared at her, her mouth falling open. She then glanced to Hinoiri. She finally sighed. "My dear little pony... I do believe... this... matter may be more... destructive than I believed. I would need to... take a look myself. Would you close your eyes for a moment?" she asked, before leaning her head forward. Her horn glimmered...

And then a moment later, she recoiled, her eyes wide, mane and tail shimmering on end. Quite impressive when they were actual manifestations of the night sky.

"... I... believe it would be best for you to stay here tonight. I think... This may be... a deeper matter than we initially believed. Hinoiri, Rashmi? Would you two object to staying in the palace this evening? I... believe having her friends at hoof would be good."

"Eh, portal should be open until tomorrow, I can stick around," Hinoiri said with a shrug.

Emi Hoshino has posed:
"...ahehehehehe," is Emi's anxious laughter. She might as well say 'I'm in danger!' to go with it.

She doesn't, though.

"O-okay," she says, in a tiny voice.

A beat.

"...do ponies like ... sleep standing up?" she asks, sideyeing Hinoiri and Rashmi.

Rashmi Terios has posed:
"I'm pretty sure I saw beds in guest rooms we've passed," Rashmi says, shrugging. "Anyway... Yes, Your Highness, I'd be more than happy to stay with my friends. If this is all as... I mean, *yikes*... as she makes it sound, it's probably for the best."

Not pictured: Rashmi's internal screaming because Emi decided the best course of action was to do *all of that.*

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
Hinoiri Kirara just side eyed Emi. "Of course not, Emi," Hinoiri said. "We sleep upside down, dangling from the rafters. Like bats, that sparkle," she said, her voice dry.

"... Wait, I thought only some of the pegasi did that?" Runa asked. "And we have beds, don't worry. I will... hopefully be able to at least get you started on the path to some recovery. But a lot of this will require you, little one. This... is not going to be easy."

Oh, it was already looking like it was going to be a long, long night...