A dream land - DP X DC Prompt
Okay, so I was thinking about that episode "Perchance to dream" where Bruce is trapped in a dream world and this, even thought really different, came to my mind.
Danny is king or prince of the infinite realms. He's been working on personalizing/decorating his castle in the infinite realms. When he feels someone walking just outside the castles walls. The thing is, that someone isn't a denizen, they aren't in a corporeal body, but he can feel that they are very much alive and feel distinctly human. He approaches the person to ask why and how they are in the infinite realms, but they fade away before he gets the opportunity.
Clockwork, who was with him at the moment, tells him that the visitor from the living, was just the soul projection of someone that was sleeping, and then refuses to elaborate further. Since it's something that was to do with sleeping, Danny decides to go and ask Nocturn, it seemed like a reasonable assumption that he was the one at fault for the soul projection.
Contrary to what he thought, Nocturn informed Danny that Sleeping soul projection was a natural phenomenon that he didn't control. The land of dreams, ("My domain" - Nocturn reminds him), was in the infinite realm after all, and those who have been close to death sometimes slipped they're whole soul instead of just their mind, and ended up all over the infinite realms.
It isn't too different from a lucid dream for them, the body gets all the benefit of the sleep, the mind feels rested if they had a good time in the realms. Except, if they hurt their soul too bad during their little trip, it would have real consequences. Loosing memories, abilities regression, migraine, pain that reflects the soul damage, all either temporary until the soul healed, or permanent and deteriorating, and in some occasions finishing in the persons death. In the latter, the soul is usually too damaged and cease it's existence, or have enough ectoplasm and emotion to form into ghosts with crack cores whose existence is instantly in danger.
Danny clearly didn't like the image that was painted to him, so he asked Nocturn if there was really nothing that he could do. It took a lot of talking and convincing, but eventually Nocturn admitted he could be able to direct the soul projecting to appear on a certain place, but he refused to babysit anyone. Which was enough for Danny, all he needed to do was make another expansion in his castle.
He decided to make a garden to receive their soul projecting guests. The garden was enormous, with all kinds of spaced within it. Playgrounds, picnic spaces, soft benches, tables with ghost and space teamed board games, fountains, and of course, the beautiful flowers that surrounded and decorated the place. Once he got ghosts with gardening, protection and caring obsessions on the place to look out for the souls, he was ready to receive them. It took him by surprise the amount of people that came, the garden was never crowded, but was never empty either, and souls of all ages and places were visiting at all times.
He kept expanding the garden as he heard of new things their guests wished for. He enjoyed spending time in the middle of the garden where souls passed by but rarely appeared, it was calm, but not completly quite with the background noice of the soul enjoying their dreams, and he could do the more mundane king/prince work. Until, he starts getting a regular visitor on his little space of the garden.
Choose the DC character you prefer, my idea is for people who hasn't died in the past but has been in the doors of death (so died and came back would be disqualified but you do as you prefer), but I'm going with Tim.
The soul of a boy around his age appears just in front of him, as usual when he greets new arriving soul, he welcomes him with a gentle smile and tells him he is free to explore the garden. A ghost taker is assign to him. The soul, as usual, seems confused and like he wished to asks questions, but seems content to ask them to his tour guide, and Danny continues with his own duties.
But then, the same soul continues to appear in the same place every two or three days, they exchange greetings and every time talk for a bit longer before the boy leaves to explore once more. It's rear to have multiple visits from one soul, even more so for said soul to appear in the same place every time. By the four time, Danny decides to take a break on his royal duties and accompany his new friend.
~ They get close, and have cute scenes, Tim asks a lot of questions and Danny answers and not-answers a lot of questions ~
One day, Tim shows up as usual, but he is in full Red Robin costume, and well, Danny wasn't expecting an identity reveal.
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On the Bats side:
There's an attack of some villain that's able to put Red Robin (or character of your choice) on a sleeping beauty type of sleep while carrying a serious injury, were he stays sleep until teammates or backup gets him out of it. The event affects his soul, making him disconnect partially from the land of dreams and making his soul sleep project almost every time he sleeps.
Tim starts sleeping more often. It's worrying at first, Bruce being paranoid does every test in the book, despite Tim saying he's just finding sleep easier now. But, he was just affected by sleeping magic and suddenly his sleeping easier? Seems like a side effect, and that makes it worrying.
Tim's health in general improve, just like he's concentration and productivity. Who would have thought that working rested actually was more productive than working on less than three hours of sleep and missing obvious details and clues due to how tired you are.
With everything not only being okay, but better than before, paranoia about Tim's new sleeping schedule soon dies, and instead is replaced with teasing about how he used to refuse to rest kicking and screaming, and now he may sleep more than any of them.
On Tim's side, he's loving being able to soul project so often. He knew from the start he was in a different dimension, and he just wanted to know the hows, whys, and everything else. So far, he seems to do it at least once every three days, and he's even gone two times in a row a couple of times.
The garden had a lot of things to do, but Tim doesn't care about that, he's more interested in all the information he's getting. The first 3 times he was given different ghost nanny's, who were more focus on entertaining him and didn't really answer direct question. But then king/prince Phantom decided to accompany him personally, and everything went smoother. He was going back to get to know more about this new world, and maybe to know more about the cute prince/king too. He might also have gotten some better looking pajamas.
Now, he has a mission that takes more than a couple days with some people in his team that hasn't yet sen his face. He didn't realize how difficult it would be to do all nighters after getting used to a sleep schedule. He would usually try to go as long as possible without sleeping, but he decides that he should take advantage of the safety of where they're staying and sleep a bit too. He ended up soul projecting in full Red Robin costume. He tried to play it cool, maybe Phantom wouldn't know it was him.
"Red Robin, even if you didn't appear on the same spot as always, I can feel your soul. I know who you are."
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Best Places in Calgary for a Date
Let’s face it.
Finding a new spot to take your date to places can be difficult and time consuming. Maybe you’re new here or you’re just simply overwhelmed by all the options. We really do live in an up and coming city that has so much to offer (but seriously, thank goodness). Our team is big on supporting local, which is why we have created a list of our favourite places for dinner, activities and speakeasy bars in and around YYC. Visit us here: "Monolith Marketing".
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Dinner
A foodie or not, impress your date with places and an unforgettable dining experience. These restaurants not only offer a tasty menu, but also include their own unique vibes.
Ten Foot Henry
What to expect: a fresh vegetable focused menu, shareable plates, rustic vibes
Location: 1209 1 St SW, Calgary, AB
Major Tom
What to expect: elevated menu, 40th floor views of downtown
Location: 700 2 St SW #4000, Calgary, AB
Fortuna’s Row
What to expect: contemporary Latin American dishes, shareable plates, dark & relaxing vibes
Location: 421 Riverfront Ave, Calgary, AB
River Cafe
What to expect: locally sourced protein & seafood entres, beautiful location
Location: 25 Prince’s Island Park, Calgary, AB
Orchard
What to expect: Asian & Mediterranean dishes, beautiful space with chandeliers & greenery
Location: 620 10 Ave SW #134, Calgary, AB
Teatro
What to expect: Mediterranean dishes, award winning wine cellar, elegant space
Location: 200 8 Ave SE, Calgary, AB
Porch
What to expect: stylish shareable cuisine, laid back summer porch vibes, intimate atomsphere
Location: 730 17 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
Lulu Bar
What to expect: asain-fusion cuisine, refreshing atmosphere, reminiscent vacation vibes
Location: 510 17 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
Model Milk
What to expect: refined comfort food, old exposed brick walls, highly energetic setting
Location: 308 17 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
Eight
What to expect: innovative regional dishes, full engagement with chef during dining experience
Location: 631 Confluence Way SE, Calgary, AB
D.O.P
What to expect: Italian cuisine, intimate atmosphere
Location: 1005A 1 St SW, Calgary, AB
OLEA
What to expect: mediterranean and western European focused menu, bright-modern vibe
Location: 1520 14 St SW, Calgary, AB
Fire & Flora
What to expect: Canadian cuisine, vegetable forward menu, local & seasonal ingredients
Location: 227 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
Luca Restaurant
What to expect: Italian fare dishes, stylish dining environment
Location: 524 10 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
Activities
These are for the ones who seek entertainment. With plenty to choose from, you can’t go wrong with one of these fun activities.
Watch the Calgary Flames at the Saddledome
Location: 555 Saddledome Rise SE, Calgary, AB
Check out a live blues performance at Blue’s Can
Location: 1429 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB
Take a ceramic class at Workshop Studio
Location: 2501 Alyth Rd SE, Calgary, AB
Enjoy live jazz music at Alvin’s Jazz House
Location: 176 Mahogany Centre SE, Calgary, AB
Get competitive with a game of bowling at National on 10th
Location: 341 10 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
Take a cooking class at The Cookbook Co. Cooks
Location: 722 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
Practice your swing at Launchpad Golf
Location: 31 Heritage Pointe Dr, Heritage Pointe, AB
Pack a picnic and head to Prince Island’s Park
Location: 698 Eau Claire Ave SW, Calgary, AB
Kick back and watch a film at Plaza Theatre
Location: 1133 Kensington Rd NW, Calgary, AB
Get your game on at the Rec Room
Location: 1180-901 64 Ave NE, Calgary, AB
Share some laughs at The Laugh Shop
Location: 5940 Blackfoot Trail SE, Calgary, AB
Cocktail Bars
Maybe your date is more interested in sipping delicious cocktails somewhere. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered for that as well. With most of these being on the DL, we can guarantee that your date will be very impressed with one of these spots.
Prickett Richard
Vibe: dark & intimate speakeasy
Location: 638 17 Ave SW #1, Calgary, AB
Paper Lantern
Vibe: underground tropical & Vietnamese spot
Location: 115 2 Ave SE Basement, Calgary, AB
Betty Lou’s Library
Vibe: American 1920’s Prohibition era with Paris’ Lost Generation speakeasy in old library
Location: The Devenish Building, 908 17 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB
Shelter
Vibe: private speakeasy for a weary urban traveler looking to escape the outside world
Location: 1210 1 St SW, Calgary, AB
Bar Annabelle
Vibe: vintage & warm speakeasy
Location: 109a, 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
Frenchie Wine Bar
Vibe: French-focused menu, intimate hideaway
Location: 616 17 Ave SW, Calgary, AB (through Una Takeaway)
Ajito
Vibe: luxurious speakeasy with Japanese food & drinks
Location: 7212 Macleod Trail SE #110, Calgary, AB
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