Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He's in the gym room once again, going through his daily workout. Trying to get in shape for Quantico. 'sides, full moon, lots of aggression. He's in a tank top and sweatpants, focused on the punching dummy as he goes after it with gusto.

Xu Xian: He pulls through the gate, then the drive with that older, dented navy blue sedan, and parks in front of the house.

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: ((Per+Alert: Jeremy "Dream" Thomas -> Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: 3,9,2,3,2,6,)) Concentration is set on his face as he goes after the thing a couple more times. There's a little anger, too...as if he's imagining it's a tall guy with a scar down his face, telling him HE fucked up, not them. One more punch to the jaw, and he backs away, panting a little, trying to catch his breath. He looks up...car outside?

Xu Xian: He fits the key to the lock and opens the door, pausing for that look/smell that usuall alerts him to an ambush.

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He moves out from the gym room with water bottle in one hand, towel wiping him off with the other. He heads toward the door, to see who's here.

Xu Xian: His nostrils flare as Jer enters the hall and he stares at him, something...not quite right about that look. Hungry. Predatory. Furious.

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He stops in the hallway, looking at Xu. His head's tilted a little to the right. "Hey. You okay?"

Xu Xian: His lips pull back from his teeth, mouth parted slightly and he continues to track Jer with his eyes as he relocks the door behind him and moves to reset the alarm.

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He watches the man, an eyebrow raised, but otherwise calm. "What's up, Xu?"

Xu Xian: (he wearing a shirt or not?)

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: ((Tank-top, yeah.))

Xu Xian: He shakes his head, keeping his gaze averted from Jer as he turns away from the alarm and heads off down the hall. "Who else is in the house?"

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: "Siren's upstairs, as usual. Micah's gone. Silkie hasn't been around in a while. Just us...why?"

Xu Xian: He shakes his head, moves down the hall, not looking at Jer.

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He frowns, and moves to follow, keeping quiet for now.

Xu Xian: ((per+alert))

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: ((DAMN. Jeremy "Dream" Thomas -> Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: 10,6,10,10,5,3,))

Xu Xian: ((Wow!. Yes, Jer can tell that Xu is, for whatever reason, hopelessly aroused by Jer, similar to the state he was in when he was jonesing for Roosthorn's blood))

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: And that makes him pause. He lets the man get ahead a ways, not crowding the other's space. At ALL.

Xu Xian: (you cna roll per+emp to if you want)

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: Jeremy "Dream" Thomas -> Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: 9,6,8,6,3,5,5,

Xu Xian: ((He can also tell Xu has ~no~ idea how to deal with this, as he's used to taking what he wants but doesn't want to attack Jer))

Xu Xian: Xu wanders off into the kitchen, moving with a nervous sort of energy.

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He moves just barely into the kitchen, letting Xu have his space, still. "Any news on what we talked about last night?"

Xu Xian: He veers over to the fridge and opens he door, using it to hide his torso. He studies the contents of the fridge closely.

Xu Xian: "How soon can you get an attack force to move through the dreamstate?"

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: A shrug. "Pretty damn quick, I'd imagine. I can start finding people to get involved today." He frowns lightly, mulling something over. "Mercury...Laidan. Probably some others. How many you think I'll need?"

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: "Discard, possibly, too."

Xu Xian: "Well, considering this is a totem spirit of a very powerful sentail, I'd say as many as you can who are competent."

Xu Xian: He grabs the tomato juice and chugs it, then starts randomly sniffing things in the fridge.

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: A bit of a frown crosses his face. "Andrew, too, then. Maybe Eddie..." He frowns and tries to think of others. "I'll pull everyone together then I can. Gimme a few days, and I can be ready to go with them, I think."

Xu Xian: "It would be good...if they could find a way to capture or...cleanse this spirit."

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: "Got it." He frowns, as if trying to forumlate a plan.

Xu Xian: "Well," he says, nodding, still not looking at Jer. "I suppose you should get right on it."

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: "All right." He nods. "Unless there's anything else you need from me, I'll be off."

Xu Xian: He's sweating, gaze fixed on...something...inside the fridge. Jaw pulsing. "No," he says, through gritted teeth.

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: "All right." He nods to him, and turns to leave. He's not going to push this issue right now, as much as Xu needs to confront it. Too soon, and he has business to take care of. He heads out of the kitchen, down the hallway to go upstairs and change.

Xu Xian: ((how long does he take getting dressed?))

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: ((About 10 minutes.))

Xu Xian: ((oh damn...he'll be out of WP by then.))

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: ((Crap. I had to figure time to clean up a tiny bit, so... D'oh.))

Xu Xian: Just as Dream starts down the stairs he'll hear the heavy slamming of the dungeoun door shutting.

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: So out of the bedroom he comes, all dressed professional-like, shoulder holster on under his trench. He sighs a little and looks down the stairs at the sound of the door slamming. A frown. He makes his way down the stairs, considering whether to check on him.

Xu Xian: there is no sound from the dungeoun as it's soundproof

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: ((Xu's car door locked?))

Xu Xian: ((no))

Xu Xian: ((puppy hairs on the seat but no puppy as he left Merlin with Reyna (if hat's cool with you?) ))

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: ((Totally))

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: After a moment's consideration, he decides no. Could turn out WAAAAY bad. Instead, he moves into the kitchen, pulling a piece of paper and a pen, writing something on it. He seals it in an envelope, writes "Xu" on the outside, then walks out to the cars. He puts the envelope on the passenger seat, then shuts the door, moving to his own car and getting into his hybrid.

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: Note reads as follows: "When you're ready to discuss it, let me know. I'm willing to do what I can to help you deal. -Dream/Jer" And he pulls out, driving away toward Manhattan.

Xu Xian: okies

Xu Xian: car's still there, note's still there when he gets back

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He frowns as he pulls in, and checks. Note's still there. He opens the door and takes it out, pocketing it, and moves up to unlock the door, then move in and reset the alarm. He does a quick walkaround the rest of the house before checking the dungeon.

Xu Xian: dungeoun door isn't locked

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: After a moment's hesitation, he opens the door to the dungeon, looking inside. "Xu?"

Xu Xian: He sees Xu's jacket on the floor near the door. Across the room is Xu in his shirt, shoulder holster, pants and shoes, with one wrist and one ankle locked to one side of one of the St. Andrew Crosses.

Xu Xian: he groans and looks away from Jer when he sees him come in.

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He looks at the man a long moment, then shakes his head. "Goddess, Xu..." He sighs. "You know, this is why some people talk about their issues. So they don't have to chain themselves to restraining devices."

Xu Xian: He turns away from him, not wanting to look at him.

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He moves toward the man, slowly, making no sudden motions, finally coming to a stop about fifteen feet away. "Talk to me." His voice is calm, relaxed, and even. Not coddling the man, but not condemning him, either.

Xu Xian: He shakes his head, simply staring at the cross.

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: "Dammit..." He watches the man. "

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: "You have to deal with this, Xu. At some point. You can't be locking yourself in here for hours on end every time you have a problem with this." His voice softens, back to that even tone. "What happened? You were fine last night, now, you're obviously not."

Xu Xian: "Just do it," he says through gritted teeth. "Just get it over with."

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: "I'm not going to assault you, Xu." He shakes his head. "And I'm not going to do anything to fuel your self-loathing, either. You need to come to terms with whatever you're feeling, and why you're feeling it."

Xu Xian: "You know what I'm feeling and why."

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: "I know what. I don't know exactly why." He watches the man. "And I think the issue here is not whether I know it, or you do. The issue is whether you can come to terms with it."

Xu Xian: "What you want me to shoot you and take it from you, Jeremy? You think I can't get out of this?"

Xu Xian: He thrashes violently, contorting himself in a twisting, savage dance, working his hand out from the restraint.

Xu Xian: "I just have to be properly motivated."

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: ((For potential use if necessary, can the dungeon be locked from the outside?))

Xu Xian: (yes))

Xu Xian: ((it can also be locked from the inside)

Xu Xian: With his hand free he bends down to release his ankle.

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: "No. But I'm not without my own means of evading. Ones that I'll use." He watches the other. And as he starts pulling himself out, he frowns, deeply. "If you want me to do this..." He sighs. "Fine. But that doesn't change the fact that this is something you need to deal with. For yourself."

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He takes a couple steps back, in case the man isn't interested in consensual anymore.

Xu Xian: He releases himself, and strides toward Jer, pulling his gun and pointing it at him.

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He sighs, and prepares to go Umbral, if necessary. "You can put the gun down, Xu. I've already said I'll do it."

Xu Xian: ((per+emp))

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: Jeremy "Dream" Thomas -> Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: 5,8,9,2,2,9,7,

Xu Xian: ((he simply cannot accept that he wants this and so is turning it around into forcing Jer to attack him or flee. If he's attacked and subdued, he's done his best to fight it and if he conquers Jer, it's his right.))

Xu Xian: ((He is, however at a very high state of arousal, having been locked in here among things that keep reinforcing it for him for several hours, and has very little willpower left))

Xu Xian: ((he appears to have transferred his addiction to Roosthorn's vitae to this 'addiction' to jer and Jer can now see there have been indications of this 'need' the night Xu cold cocked him in the hotel room, almost a childish possessiveness there.))

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: Shit. He grits his teeth...he does NOT want to "force" the man. But if Micah were to come home...he moves to step forward and, knock the gun out of Xu's hand. ((Should we go to Stealth or ST for this?))

Xu Xian: ((Stealth is good, but I'll need to pause when hunny gets home with food (and i really should take a shower, so can we pick this up in like 30?))

Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: ((Sounds good.))