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    Patronus Interruptus

    by , 09-19-2014 at 01:01 PM (781 Views)
    Color legend: Non-dream Dream Lucid

    Lucid #238: Patronus Interruptus

    I'm standing in a busy hotel lobby thinking about how I need a mini-USB cable to charge my phone. I reach down and dig one out of my backpack but realize that I’ve actually just stolen it from this other guy crouched nearby. “Sorry about that, dude!” I say, clapping him on the back. He turns to me and smiles politely. He’s an Indian guy and I recognize him as a random guy from the shopping area where I met Wife for lunch earlier in the week. I realize that I’m dreaming.

    I’m excited to be lucid and the overreaction starts pulling me out of the dream and into the void. I rub my hands together, determined not to lose the dream. My hands feel stiff and oddly angled and I start tumbling forward over and over. I keep at it, though, saying something like, “I am having this lucid dream!”

    After a bit of a fight, the scene resolves itself into a room on the second story house with two windows. I move toward the first window, attempting to phase, but the window feels stiff and resistant. I move to the other window and attempt it again, once again having trouble. This irritates me and makes me stubborn, so I head right for the wall this time instead, saying out loud that “There’s nothing there, you know.” I cut cleanly through the wall this time and float down to the front yard.

    I remember my intent to summon Dreamer and say, “[Dreamer], yeah, you’re just… you’re right over there!” and gesture at the front entrance of the house. Dreamer steps out from the shadow of the front entrance. She looks like herself apart from her hair being pink rather than purple. She’s wearing a purple jumper that looks like fleece.

    We approach one another and I realize that something seems off about her personality. She seems not to have much personality at all yet but I feel relaxed about this and that if we keep talking she’ll get set right. I give her a peck on the bridge of her nose and she reacts with surprise, smiles, and runs off down the street. I jog along behind her, and start telling her about her appearance in a previous non-lucid from that night. “Hey, in this last dream, you’d written a book!”

    Dreamer stops. The area we’re in looks abandoned and urban. Now she has a huge smile on her face and seems like herself. “Tell me about this book!”

    “Oh, I almost forgot!” I say, and give her a hug. It’s nice and I remember how she used thoughts of our friendship to produce her patronus. I also remember her words of “encouragement” a few nights ago for my own patronus attempt:

    “I wonder if your patronus will be a giant turd!”

    Chuckling a little, I extend my left hand out while continuing the hug with my right arm. Dreamer and I are both watching my outstretched fingers with anticipation but when I try to shout, “Expecto patronum!” I do a choking gurgle instead. I get antsy and
    lose the dream.
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    Updated 09-21-2014 at 06:41 PM by 57387

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    1. Bharmo's Avatar
      Nice lucid!
      Congrats on being patient to get Dreamer's personality right, and remembering several dream goals!
      ~Dreamer~ and CanisLucidus like this.
    2. Box77's Avatar
      Expecto patronummmmm... now I see why I failed...
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    3. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      @dreambh - Thanks, man! I was pleased that I managed to remain patient and not get flustered with any kind of "where are youuuuu???" worries. There are so many times where this is hard for me! I can get a little worried in dreams and fixated on details, but hopefully I'm starting to work that out of my system!

      @Box77 - Ha ha, okay now I've got to check out your entry.
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    4. Box77's Avatar
      Moral of my fable: Don't try to incubate using jokes that change the main words of a spell.
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    5. ~Dreamer~'s Avatar
      Thanks for the hug, Canis!
      Hahaha, don't worry - you will meet your giant turd soon! Maybe next time you can sing the spell with your marvelous rock star voice!
      I have some more of your DJ to catch up on, but I'm excited to have made another appearance!
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    6. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by Dreamer
      Thanks for the hug, Canis!
      Hahaha, don't worry - you will meet your giant turd soon! Maybe next time you can sing the spell with your marvelous rock star voice!
      Ha ha, thanks, with your encouragement, I'm sure that I'll be getting to view my ghostly blue patronus poo any LD now. =) Just you wait, it's going to be something really badass like a dragon with the head of a tiger, and like these gigantic wings eagle wings! Or maybe a big piece of poop, could be either one.

      Quote Originally Posted by Dreamer
      I have some more of your DJ to catch up on, but I'm excited to have made another appearance! =D
      Me too, Dreamer appearances rock! Thanks for showing up!
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    7. ~Dreamer~'s Avatar
      Giant turd with a tiger head it is!

      Btw, I love your witty DJ title, as always!
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    8. fogelbise's Avatar
      Again, nice string of LDs you posted yesterday and today! Congrats! I also like your adjustment for the phase and your skills summoning Dreamer!
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    9. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Giant turd with a tiger head it is!

      Btw, I love your witty DJ title, as always!
      LOL. Truly the patronus of my dreams. (Or soon will be, at least!)

      Ha ha, thanks, you noticed that one, did you?

      Again, nice string of LDs you posted yesterday and today! Congrats! I also like your adjustment for the phase and your skills summoning Dreamer!
      Thank you fogelbise! I was glad that I didn't flip out during the phase in spite of growing a little agitated. I ran into real trouble there and was starting to get a little fretful but I'm glad I was able to go with the flow in the end. Likewise with Dreamer's initial state... just a little patience, time, and acting like everything was fine got things going in the right direction again. It always works this way, it seems. Remembering it is the hard part in the moment!
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    10. fogelbise's Avatar
      That was a good save and you got quite a bit more legs out of the dream after that challenge!
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    11. Box77's Avatar
      Giant turd with a tiger head it is!
      The perfect patronus to embrace and flush down the toilet
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    12. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      The perfect patronus to embrace and flush down the toilet
      Ha ha, nice. You joke but this is exactly the kind of plans Dreamer comes up with to knock out multiple Tasks of the Month!
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    13. Box77's Avatar
      well, I'd say, joking is incubating
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    14. NyxCC's Avatar
      Lol, are you actually trying to combine the two advanced tasks with the expecto turdum? Looking forward to your upcoming entries.

      This irritates me and makes me stubborn, so I head right for the wall this time instead, saying out loud that “There’s nothing there, you know.” I cut cleanly through the wall this time and float down to the front yard.
      Well done! I love the power that such statements give us!
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    15. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Lol, are you actually trying to combine the two advanced tasks with the expecto turdum? Looking forward to your upcoming entries.
      Ha ha, this was never my intent! Someone has certainly been pushing things in that direction though! It's so funny, it's got me insanely curious as to what the patronus is going to actually look like in the end! Badass mythical creature or big piece of poo? Only time will tell, but I have to find the answer!

      Well done! I love the power that such statements give us!
      Thanks, I'm trying to remember to be more verbal and/or sing-y in dreams! It seems to be great for focusing the mind and gathering confidence, as well as keeping attention in the here and now. All things that I've struggled with at one time or another!
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    16. Box77's Avatar
      .../it's got me insanely curious as to what the patronus is going to actually look like in the end! Badass mythical creature or big piece of poo? Only time will tell, but I have to find the answer!
      As long as it won't be Mr. Hankey, any other is OK.
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