Strayer Safehouse

"Ya know your dreams are some of the funniest I've come across." Oliver said appearing floating upside own in white pajama pants, a white long sleeve shirt eating a piece of strawberry shortcake

Artisan turned around and looked at the kid before him and then looked back at his mirror for a second, 'Artisan I think we need to stop the late nights, because I'm currently seeing a kid with pjs eating cake here and I'm fairly certain he's not there..."

He then turned around to him, "Ummm... you lost kid?"

Oliver burst out laughing and flipped himself right side up
"Ha...your funny, really, your awesome!" Then he sobered a bit and finished his cake. "I'm Oliver, I..." Don't say something creepy...actually, wait, say something creepy!
"...I'm 12,000 years old and I can fight you in your sleep!"

Artisan just stared at the boy for a few moments, absolutely dumbstruck he was seeing this, "Well, I think I need some fresh air, get the fumes out of my head..." He stood up and started to head out still convinced Oliver wasn't real.

"Does this awnser your confusion?"
Oliver flies over and bites his wrist with his tiny fangs

"SUNOVA!" He tried to shake off the child, "Come on kid, get off!"

Oliver detached, wiping the blood from his lips
"Come on guy, Im as real as anyone!"

He looked at him like an older brother when the younger sibling invades his room, "Well you'll be in REAL trouble if you don't scram kid, I don't like getting bit!"

Oliver's eyes flared purple as part of the wall shattered in an instan, then his attitude changed from childish to serious
"Whose telling whom to scram? I'm one of Leon's relatives."

"Well why didn't you start with that? Tht changes everything." His hostility vanished as he wrapped some clothe around his arm, "Leon's relatives are welcome here. If my brother, Mr. Paranoia can trust him, anyone can."

Oliver's child like demeanor w returned and he giggled
"It'd okay! I mine as well be a figment since I'm the god of the dreams."

"So hey, what brings you here?"

"Curiosity for one" he replied, fiddling with various things
"That and when I remembered I had only met Crest I wanted to meet his other brothers too! It might seem pretty weird, but I'm a curious immortal. And..." Suddenly something caught his nose and his pupils dialated to the size of soccer balls
"Sugar..." He whispered

"Ummm... are you okay dude?"

Oliver raced outside with inhuman speed and came back with cotton candy in his mouth. Looking up at Artisan like a younger sibling who just spent his older brothers money.
"Um, I'm not like most." He chuckled

"Umm.. yeah.. I get that.." He was still absolutely amazed by this child, "Can.. I have some of that? There isn't exactly a sweets cart here... and trust me, dried tofu gets REALLY old after... once."

He handed some to Artisan and resumed floating cross legged
"Am I surprising? You wanna ask me something?" His face was bright, friendly and childlike

"Yeah just..." He took the candy, "Well firstly thanks! Secondly how is it you're way older than me yet look like you could be may younger bro?"

Oliver laughed
"I could take any form I wanted!" He morphs himself to Artisans age, handsome and young looking with white hair and the same eyes and clothes
"See?"

"Well... gotta say that's impressive!"

Oliver chuckled
"Thank you, but I take the form of a child because..." He reverted back to his child form
"Children dream the most. I'm also known as the protector of children!"

"Well, all bites aside, you're a-okay in my books.."

Oliver made a small working train out of white dust and let it chug around the room
"Dreams bring hope you know? I've seen all kinds..." He looks to Artisan
"I've even seen yours...dreams of respect or recognition when you were young." Oliver held his voice back as so not to touch on anything super sensitive

"W..what?" Artisan was starting to feel insecurity but he hide that the best way he knew how, by smiling and laughing, "Oh please! I LIVE respect ad recognition! I don't have to dream of it!"

Crest, finally free of his month long exile, had only one priority on his mind. That was taking Sam inside with him and making up for lost time with her as he wrapped his arms around her waist and just kissed her in a frenzy.

Sam smiles and kisses him back. "I'm so happy you're home..."