Horror-ish RP! If you recognize this prompt, that's because I've done it before. But I've touched up on it. Rules in tags.

Josiah: So...I've heard you've been having trouble sleeping...

Kai: Y-yeah...

And some shit about nightmares...?

Kai: Yeah...

Well...just wondering...what's it about? Like the nightmares?

Kai: W-well, um...
(Kai hesitates.)

C...Come on...you can tell me...

*I look visibly concerned, but also...tired...*

Luke: k man let’s get rid of the people

Milk: "Okay, what's the nightmare about?"

Kai: Bu-but-

"No buts."

(Kai loudly yawns.)

"Let's do this again."

Kai: N-no... I just want to sleep... a-alone...

Milk: "Alright. Goodnight then."

Kai: G... goodnight...
(Kai falls asleep.)

They slept as well.

(Hours later, in the middle of the night, they wake up to the sound of Kai vomiting in the bathroom.)

Milk slumps over to the bathroom door and knocks. "You good?"

Caleb: I dunno. You probably stepped on his air collection or something.

He sighed. "I don't feel like dealing with this."

(Kai quietly yawns.)

He furrowed his invisible brow.

Caleb: ...Wait. It can't be Spek.

"Then who is it?"

Caleb: ...Good question.
(Kai falls asleep against Caleb.)

"Might be Juicy just messing with me."

(Caleb rubs Kai's head.)
Caleb: I hope so. If whatever it is tries to hurt Kai, I don't know what I'll do.

He decided to open the door and look out again.

(Suddenly, there's a knock at the door.)

"Cause I'm so single...and I doubt anyone would wanna date a- Oh..I'll get that." He went to open it.

(Caleb is standing at the door.)
Caleb: Is Kai alright?

"...Probably not."

Caleb: WHAT.
(Caleb steps into the house and hugs Kai.)

"I'm gonna..." He yawned. "..Sleep now.."

Kai: M... me too...
(Kai falls asleep in Caleb's arms. Caleb puts him on the couch and lays with him.)

"If only I had someone like that...I mean, I'd want it to be a girl, at the minimum...but it would be nice if she..." He then proceeded to ramble on to himself about love and appearances before going to bed.

(The next day...)

He woke up. "Huh-what-no officer, that pipe bomb isn't mine.." She stretched, before going out.

(Nothing there.)

He closed the door.

(When Milk turns back around, Caleb is sleeping too.)

"Well, while I wait for something to happen, I'm gonna go on Tinder like the helpless romantic I am." He sat on the couch.

(A few hours later, Caleb wakes up.)

Milk had fallen asleep to a documentary on serial killers.

(Caleb walks to the kitchen to get a drink.)

A rumble from the fridge was heard.

Caleb: ...Huh...?

The rumbling was very violent.

Kai: Y-yeah, actually...

"Tell."

Kai: I-I've been vomiting a lot... a-and passing out...

"There is a chance...that your subconscious may be possessed."

(Kai's eyes widen.)

"Yeah..."

(Kai quietly yawns...)

"I'll check on you in your sleep."

Kai: O-okay...

"Goodnight."

Kai: YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. THE BEING WHO CREATED THIS VERY UNIVERSE IS FIGHTING FOR CONTROL OF MY BODY. DO YOU KNOW HOW LOW MY CHANCES OF WINNING THIS BATTLE ARE?!
Caleb: Shhh... Calm down, Kai...

He sighed. "Do you know hard it is to fight off a creature made of pure chaotic energy?"

Kai: YES. I'M DOING IT RIGHT NOW. I-
(Kai takes a deep breath.)
Kai: I... I mean... I'm weak. I can't fight off The Dark Creator.

"Why can't I do it for you?"

Kai: ...Wh-what?

"Like, put him in my mind."

Kai: I c-can't.

"Hm...should we get OJ and Cory for this?"

Kai: Y... yeah...

"Alright, I'll text em." He did so.

Caleb: I don't know what the hell you are, but if you lay a FINGER on my little king, I'll hollow you out, rip your husk apart, and bury each piece of you somewhere in a different universe.

She didn't understand English, so she responded with an estimated guess of "GRRRRRRAAAARRRR!" And took a big bite of Caleb's calf.

Caleb: AGHH-

OJ Mimic then sprinted around the house. And after realizing that OJ isn't here, she leaped out of a window and scampered off.

Milk slowly got up. "What...the hell."

Caleb: Is THAT... the "adorable" OJ that Cory won't stop talking about?

"It...looked like her, but it wasn't like her at all. I mean...yeah, she would do that, but not to us."

Caleb: Oww... I'm just glad it bit me and not Kai.

"I should call OJ..." He got on his phone, and called, putting it on speaker.

OJ: "Yes, dude? I'm busy making sure these kids doesn't blow up this building."

(Caleb just stands there, slightly shaking.)

"So, why'd you call me?"

Milk was lost in thought. "Uh...love you sis, tell Cory I said hi." He hung up.

Kai: A-actually, funny you say that.

"What?"

Kai: U-uhh, Caleb made this thing that lets o-others dream WITH me. If that m-makes sense.

"Multiplayer dreams...nice."

Kai: M-maybe that'll help you understand my nightmare better.

"Alright."

Kai: Th-there's also this other nightmare I've been having along with the cage one. M-maybe you'll see that one.

He nodded. "I feel like I should bring a few others."

Kai: Wh-who...?

"Maybe OJ..nah...I could bring that one kid who can face unimaginable horrors."

Kai: My heart was BLACKENED BY BETRAYAL.

"Well if you want a chaotic being, grab that demonic carton of orange juice that passed by."

(Kai starts floating.)

"Are you accepting my offer?"

Kai: NO.

"Why not? You could use the company."

Kai: I detest all life that does not FULLY OBEY ME.

"I bet with enough time, you can make her obey you."

Kai: I refuse.

"And why?"

Kai: N-NO-

"Why not?"

Kai: I'm... I- I'm fine... owww...

"You don't sound fine."

Kai: I- I- I'm fine... I'm f-fine... I'm... fine... owww... d-don't worry... I- I'm okay...

"...Alright.."

(He slowly opens the bathroom door.)

He looks up at him.

(A little bit of blood is coming out of his mouth.)

"Uh..."

(The Puppeteer is inside the cage.)

Milk: "You...didn't you meet my sister?"

Clarke aimed his gun at it.

The Puppeteer: Ah, Kai. It's you. Set. Me. Free.

Milk: "Yeah, buddy, I don't think he'll be doing that."

The Puppeteer: Oh? And who might you be?

"Call me Milk."

The Puppeteer: I see. Now, Kai. SET ME FREE.
(A key appears in Kai's hand.)

"Remember, don't do it."

Clarke: "Geez, you're a freaky thing, aren't you?"

(Some of the grey marionette things step forward and put their hands on Kai's shoulders.)
Marionette 1: Do it.

Milk slaps the marionette.

Kai: Y-you don't understand! I have to! I can't tame these dreams a-anymore!

"I've had dreams like these, I understand."

Kai: I...

"My subconscious was terrifying me for years.",

Kai: I can't do this...

"We'll find out how to fix this."

Kai: N-no we won't...

"We will."

Kai: B... but...

"Ssh."

Caleb: ...What?

"That wasn't OJ."

Caleb: What do you mean that wasn't OJ?

"That thing that ran into the house, ransacked the whole place."

Caleb: Oh, okay. I thought you meant the one on the phone.

"Nah, that's her. She's surprisingly a hard worker when it comes to taking care of kids."

(Kai starts to wake up.)

"Probably cause she wants Cory to relax, so she does all of the childcare work. I'm a bit afraid she might overwork herself, though."

(When Kai opens his eyes, they're... grey?)

"...Shit."

(Kai wakes up.)

He sighed, swirling his coffee around.

Kai: U-uh, good news... the dream's gone!

"That's great, kid."

Kai: I- I'm still a little worried though...

"We've got all right to be." He finished his coffee, looking more exhausted than anything else.

(Caleb pats Kai's head.)
Caleb: Don't worry, Kai. You'll be fine.

"Gonna reschedule OJ's weekly 'uncle and nephews and nieces bonding experience, due to anomalous circumstances." He started texting.

(While Milk texts, Caleb tries his best to comfort Kai.)

"You know, I find bonding with about 7 children at the same time a little difficult. I feel like she does it just to get some alone time with Cory." He personally didn't care that nobody was listening to him.

Kai: I-it tells me to set it free.

"How do you respond in the dream?"

Kai: I- I refuse.

"How does it respond?"

Kai: It- it gets angry. And it starts y-yelling at me to set it f-free.

"Hm.."

Kai: A-and then I wake u-up.

He sighed. "You know, since supernatural things exist, for example, I'm a milk carton possessed by a creature beyond chaotic imagination, so there might be some creature in your mind, attempting to assume control over your body."

Kai: Wh-what-?

"Do you recall anything strange happening to you recently?"

Kai: G... good night.
(Kai slowly falls asleep.)

He decided to take a little nap.

(Much later, Kai wakes up, screaming.)

He got up, quickly going over to him.

(He's visibly shaking.)

He went over and checked on him.

Kai: ...I- I...

"Come on..x

Kai: Th-the dream happened again. B-but this time...

"What happened?"

Kai: Huh?

"I'll bring him. He's a cool dude."

Kai: O-okay...

"Let's do this thing, then."

Kai: Sh-should I just go ahead and fall asleep...?

"Well, first, I need to get in your mind."

Kai: N-no you don't. You just have to fall asleep next to me.

"Great. I'll call the kid."

A couple minutes later Clarke came in, I can't draw humans so just imagine Nathan Drake but younger. "Got the text, I got my guns ready, if I need em."

They laid next to Kai.

(Kai falls asleep.)

They fall asleep as well.

Kai: He s-said... h-he t-told me...

"Told you what?"

Kai: ...H-he said he h-had control now...

"Do you feel any different?"

Kai: N... no...

"Hm.."

(He starts vomiting again.)

He waited.

(It sounds painful. Unnaturally painful.)

"Should I...get an ambulance?"

Kai: W-well, um...
(Kai hesitates.)

"I'm a therapist, kid, I can help."

Kai: A-are you sure-?

"Yep."

Kai: W-well...

He took out a notepad.

Kai: W-well, at the beginning of the dream, I'm in the dark with a giant cage in front of me...

He scribbled something down. "Okay...."

Kai: A-and then... a voice starts speaking to me. A deep, demonic voice.

"What did it say?"

Marionette 2: Do it.
Marionette 3: DO IT.
Marionette 4: DO IT!
(The marionettes start screaming at Kai to "do it". Kai hides his face in his hands, shaking.)

Clarke and Milk attempted to push the Marionettes away.

(Kai screams. The dream ends.)

They both wake up, panting.

(Kai lays there, shaking and whimpering.)

Milk pat his head.

Kai: I... I...

"There, there."

Kai: I can't do this much longer... I have to free him.

"I get it, but you can't."

(They wake up in a grey cave. The dream must be starting.)

They both got up, looking around.

(Strange grey marionette-like figures are lined up around a path deeper into the cave.)

Clarke: "Strange.."

(Kai, without hesitation, starts walking down the path.)

Milk and Clarke follow him.

(Eventually, he reaches the end of the cave. There's a very large cage in the wall.)

Milk: "The cage.."

Kai: ...

Milk looked inside.

(Caleb slowly steps away from the fridge.)

There was....growling?

(He tries to wake Milk up.)

He snorted. "H-Hm, what-"

Caleb: Uh... the fridge.

"What about it?"

Caleb: It's... growling? I think? Maybe I'm still just half asleep...

He sighed. "Lemme check." He went over to the fridge.

Caleb: ...

Suddenly, OJ mimic burst out of the fridge, tackling Milk. She made a noise that sounded roughly like "AAAAAHAAANGRRRRRAAANNNGGGRRRR!", before darting her eyes at Caleb.

(After a few seconds, he stops vomiting.)
Kai: U-ugh... n-no...

"You have the dream again?"

Kai: Y... yeah... e-except...

"Except what?"

Kai: I- I... I s-set... I s-set...

He sighed. "Oh no."

(He breaks down crying.)

"It's okay..."

Kai: N-NO IT'S NOT-!

"What did he do?"

(Kai is slightly listening. But he's more focused on Caleb's voice.)

"And it doesn't help that the kids take after Juicy with their insanely sharp teeth. I'm not going to be some just random uncle you drop the kids off at to get away from them. I'm gonna be the one with a cool motorcycle, several unpaid loans, and a struggling romantic life."

(There's another knock at the door.)

He opened the door. "3 boxes of thin mints, please."

(There's no one there.)

"What..?"

Caleb: Eh. Probably just Spek pranking ya. If there's another knock, don't answer.

"Who?"

Caleb: Spek. Real annoying little ghost guy. Ruffino's had a rivalry with him for years.

"Huh. And why has he chosen to harass me?"

Kai: I- I think I need to go back to sleep.

"Yeah.." He yawned.

(He walks away from the bathroom. He seems to be slightly limping.)

He sighed, hoping that he'd be okay."

(He takes a second to pull his phone out of his pocket and text someone.)

"Who ya texting?" He yawned again.

Kai: C-Caleb...

"Great." He slouched. "You know, I don't know about you, but I feel like a father figure to...like...you..Cory..obviously Juicy.."

Kai: I'm... I'm sorry if I'm an inconvenience...

"Naaaaaah...it's fine...always happy to help..got a lot of free time..cause I got nothing else to do.."

Kai: Everyone I put my trust in has come to disappoint me. I will tolerate it no longer.

"Just because it happened before doesn't mean it'll happen again.

Kai: I'm done taking chances. I'm done trusting in this world. I'M D-
(Suddenly, Caleb karate chops Kai on the back of the neck as hard as he can. The Puppeteer loses control of Kai's body, and Kai's eyes turn back to their normal purple.)
Kai: O-OW-!

"So it's like two minds in one body. Hey, like me."

Kai: Wh-what happened...?

"The puppeteer's in your head."

Kai: WH-WHAT.

"Yup.."

Kai: This is bad. This is bad. This is really bad.
(He seems to be having a panic attack.)

"You get used to it after a while..'

Kai: Th-the demon, he... he r-reached through the bars... and g-grabbed my neck...

"Is it free?"

Kai: N... no.

"Good. Did you feel any pain?"

Kai: Y-yeah... it hurt. A l-lot.

"Does it still hurt?"

Kai: N-no... it's fine now. But I- I'm worried about whatever it is that's t-trying to take c-control of my body...

He thought.

(Kai stares out of the window, looking nervous.)

"You know, I'd offer to go into your mind, but I really don't know anyone who can let us do that."

Kai: Hello.

"Hello..puppeteer."

Kai: Oh? Recognizing me already?

"I mean, it's obvious."

Kai: As you can see, I've finally gotten control of this worthless teen's body.

"You know, you kinda remind me of me, a few years ago."

Kai: Oh?

"I used to see humans as nothing more than a nuisance."

Kai: Well, they are. They ruined my perfect world. I had faith in them. They went and threw that away.

"I still think they're annoying, but I have the heart to tolerate them."

(Kai and Caleb are still sleeping.)

He made himself some coffee.

(Caleb slowly wakes up.)

"Mornin' kid." He sipped his coffee.

Caleb: Mornin'. Has Kai been okay while I wasn't with him?

"He's been vomiting. I've handled stuff like this before. You haven't seen true horror before seeing OJ in her pregnant morning sickness."

Caleb: Is he... is he gonna be okay?

"I've got doubts..but here's to hoping he gets better."

(Caleb hugs Kai as tight as he can.)
Caleb: I can't lose him. I can't.

"Wish I could relate with ya, kid."