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When Titus had decided to practice more dream manipulation he wasn't entirely certain who's dreams he was walking in on. Not that he particularly cared but he had noticed a lot of dreams in the school seemed to revolved around a few things. Hunters, fires, and some huge beasty thing that some called Red from time to time. Either everyone was playing the same damn roleplaying game as the nerdy zombie or something was up.

His path had taken him to a different setting this time, however. Blinding white was the first thing to greet him but as his vision cleared and the dreamscape came into focus he realized he wasn't in a room, there were no hunters....just snow. Lots and lots of jack damn snow.

"Eugh..." Titus mumbled almost irritably before having a look around to see if he could spot the host of this particular dream. Surely they were close. He preferred the fires over this. At least they gave him the illusion of warmth.

Not spotting anything right away Titus started walking, white eyes scanning the area wondering if this was just dead space. Hadn't his father spoke of this before? Pockets of forgotten dreams or unfinished thoughts. Thinking it might be best to leave Titus was about to turn to go when he spotted it. Just a speck off in the distance but the largest contrast to all the white.

With his destination ahead of him the demon started to walk, his long legs easily taking him through the snow and closing the distance in no time. When he drew near his eyes darted to the little snowman of sorts. "Now doesn't that look familiar...." He knelt, his gloved hand clutching the head of the snowman almost brutally as he examined the little snow creature with a less than amused face.

White eyes turned to look at Riyo, a smile of amusement playing on his face as his hand crushed the head of the snowman between his fingers before he stood. "Easy there, Kitten." He said dusting his hands of the snow. That look of her's was as cold as the environment around them. He had to wonder if this dream reflected her personality.

"A little strange to be out here by yourself." Seemed Titus was going to ignore her invitation to leave and further more ignored her getting into stance as he continued to walk about taking in the nothingness. There really was nothing but snow. How boring. What was he supposed to work with? Though he supposed he could take a stab and see if anything he had seen previously would bother her, though Titus wasn't as motivated as he usually was. He could tell he was within the mind of another demon and while he disliked most he didn't dislike other demons as much as others.

"Salope," Though Titus soon corrected his new name for her. "Fine fine." It looked like he was struggling with the name. He didn't use them often. "Riyo then."

He waved a hand at her before a chair materialized behind him and he sat like it had been there all along. One of the perks of manipulation. "I never said being alone was bad just strange...different. Not many see the value in keeping worthless leeches at bay and fending for number one." The thought was rather amusing in and of itself though Titus himself was generally alone. He kept friendship at a distance with a ten foot pole and a restraining order.

"Titus..." The demon finally offered his name in return, "...and I really want nothing. Just some entertainment to keep my mind occupied." Which usually meant tormenting others but this ghoul seemed interesting. Cold...but interesting. "So what brings you to this barren snow cone?"

"I don't expect anything, I just take what I can get," by any means necessary.

Leaning back in his chair, Titus rested his elbow on the armrest and his head on his hand. There he kept himself propped up watching Riyo with a quirked brow as she stated a lovely bunch of dribble. A simple 'I dunno' would have sufficed but it was like she was trying to read into her dream and give it depth when there was none to be had. If things didn't pick up he was going to get bored fast. Who would have thought it, Titus bored out of a dream. That was something new.

There wasn't much that made the demon jump and the small voice shouting from behind Riyo was no exception. Eyes turned to the small scareling noting immediately the similarities. "So you talk to yourself too. Well, I suppose that's one way to have a conversation." He grinned to himself as the girl seemingly became upset over the damage he had done not in the least sorry about it. The only thing he might have regretted was not destroying it further.

His actions weren't completely without consequence though as the small child balled up some snow and chucked it at his face. Dodging slightly in his chair, Titus brought up a hand to catch the snowball which might have worked if the snow didn't crumble to pieces on impact sending a shower of white in his face anyway. Grumbling, Titus sneered purposely showing off his pointed teeth to the child.

"I don't do nice, pip-screech." As if to prove his point the ground below the small child opened up like a small pit to suck her down into the snow.

Pushing away from his chair he peered down at remaints of the snow 'Xiu' before kicking over the remains with his foot. "It's rather pointless to have, isn't it?" Titus asked looking to the older Riyo. "Someone like you doesn't need to be caught flittering about in the snow." Though, Titus was curious. It was possible he could start having some fun with the ghoul if he could figure a few things out about her. Apparently it wasn't hard to push buttons but he wanted something more. Irritation and fear were not the same. "Who is Xiu anyway?" Maybe if the ghoul thought about her enough she would make her appear in this white cold abyss they were in.

"Perhaps," Titus said with a chuckle looking down at the little ghoul in the snow. "Not yet anyway." He was still digging but the longer he was here the easier it was to see. This ghoul held on to her childish imagine with the smallest of grasps, so much so that she wasn't a part of her but a separate image entirely.

"I don't play fair either," Titus admitted. Fair...nice...if only this ghoul knew. "The world is neither fair nor nice. You know all too well I am sure." He smiled at the older counterpart for a moment before he looked back down to see the smaller feline had vanished. For a moment he thought she might have been snuffed out for the time being so his focus was on Riyo completely. Which for the ghoul might not have been the greatest of things. While he was intrigued, interest, he was also becoming bored.

"I'm sorry, I didn't realize you preferred the company of -" And out popped the little blonde monstrosity at his feet. If there was anything Titus hated more it was things that were cute and well....sadly she was cute. His lip drew back in disgust as he stepped aside listening to her rant about her friend. How many times did she need to repeat the same thing?

"I'm sure she's sugary sweet on the outside. They usually are when they want something. They bat those pretty little eyes, say something sweet or kind and before you know it you do whatever they want. You become a puppet to their whim." What was he describing? A kid? A ghoul? A puppy? Who knew but it sounded like personal experience.

For a moment it seemed like the older Riyo was going to tear into him but the arrival of a certain little ghoul shut her up. "Well, if it isn't the Powderpuff." Kneeling Titus reached for the back of her shirt to pluck her out of the snow. "Always the bother no matter where I go." The irritation he felt started to manifest itself as fire at his feet, billowing up to caress his legs and sides. It didn't seem to matter that this Xiu wasn't real, just the thought of her was enough.

And the storm was kicking up, Titus was finally clued in when the wind started to hit him full on in the face. He grumbled shielding his eyes with his free hand the snow suddenly parting out of his way. Ah that was better. And then the little monster at his feet started throwing snow at him.

"Kid, you are aiming for a punting." And Titus probably would have followed through with that thought if the bigger of the two Riyo's hadn't tackled him to the ground with force. His hand clenched around the dream Xiu so hard she simply vanished from sight. If Riyo thought she had saved her or doomed her it would be hard to tell. For now Titus wasted little time to reach out with his now free hands and hold Riyo close to him. "Just couldn't keep your hands off me I see." Was that still amusement in his voice. "If you wanted this kind of dream all you had to do was ask."

An eerie sort of laughter escaped Titus seeing the ghoul's face turn from pale to rosy red in a matter of seconds. Seemed like he had found just the right button to push. It wasn't fear per say but it was something. The puffy cat flakes were odd though. The sudden change in scenery didn't give away to how she really felt about it. She was fighting but this seemed a little....I mean come on fluffy cats falling from the sky? What did it mean?

"Ah, come on, Kitten. No need to struggle." He said playfully doing his best to keep her right where she was, which was pressed against him. "Don't worry I'll be gentle." The fact that the little Riyo had exited the scene hadn't registered but he only had focus for so much at the moment.