Duncan swore up and down that Raven was the only person in existence that could possible fall asleep listening to dance music, the very genre was meant to get you up and moving he claimed. This was one of those times where she had fallen asleep listening to music. The dream was however, unpleasant...
She was running again, the sirens were blaring, the search lights were active and seeking out the escaped subject. Her chest felt like it was on fire and blood was trickling down her back from where the needle had been taken out of. Behind her she could feel her pursuer's glare digging into her back. It's all in my head, it's all in my head! she thought frantically, not daring to look behind her. She skidded around a corner, the ground hurt to run on and the cold night air felt like ice needles against her arms and face. Suddenly there was a cliff before her and she had to skid to a stop. She turned, shaking from both the cold and fear to face her pursuer just as they reached out a hand and...
Raven was shook awake by Duncan, "Odalia? You're safe now, your on board the Grey Gale remember? No one can hurt you here." The big man looked down at the woman who looked pale, he knew she was having another bad dream. Slowly Raven sat up and nodded, still shaking but steadily calming down again. Duncan nodded slowly, grip firm but not hurtful on her shoulder to reassure her, "We're being hailed by the Battle Claw, do you want me to take this one?"
It was a moment before she responded, "No, I'll take it." She stood, reclaiming her composer and strode onto the bridge through the automatic doors with confidence. "Filters on max. On screen," she commanded as she took the captain's chair and sat in her normal lady-like manner, head held high ready to talk to the devil.