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I am taking some sort of class as myself but I am not taking part in one of the activities where my classmates have to do a bunch of soldering and construction to make a bunch of small devices. There's also something potentially about using magic to screw in some screws but it requires finesse to spin each screw individually at the same time instead of spinning the entire group of screws. I watch them from a vantage point, as the classroom is structured like an auditorium. My classmates work where the stage would be and my viewpoint is from an upper platform.

At first I think I am physically not there but then one of my classmates approaches me and asks me about the project and someone else says I'm there for the sake of recording but I'm not actually taking part.

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I am an alternate version of myself who went to art school(?). Rather I am talking to someone who knows of that version of me and is asking me about it and the comics I put out and/or analyzed in 2021. I don't remember this but I remember reading similar comics in my own timeline from the same publisher (this does not exist IRL). The art and covers are pretty Western style, not my usual, but good. One of the covers is of two characters walking, all late afternoon orange colors.

This transitions into a section where I am watching the alternate version of myself in third person. My name is still [IRL name] but "I" am very different. I wear a large black cardigan over a mesh black sleeveless vest and dark pants. "I" am talking to someone which eventually leads to the escape.

This turns into perhaps a half-dream where I am actually the alternate version of myself but due to some sort of trauma or depression I escape through a tunnel in the sea and into an alternate world to no longer be an artist. Still, in this other world I make some zines including one about gender where I explain I am a guy.

I am with a group of people. There is some show or event that involves bringing to life famous objects, one of which is a simple purple roadster-type car/van from a manga reminscient of DBZ. This car is gifted to a guy who is a participant on the show. I wonder out loud if they would have made the design more interesting if they knew it would be made into a physical thing in the future. Also we are at the back of a store or school, late at night, and there is an employee waiting for us to finish up so she can let us back out.

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Traveling down some sort of beach or outside path with a couple other people including someone using a wheelchair and we fall behind with the rest of the group and find ourselves in a sort of dead end with a drop and a steep slope and a long metal wire fence. I look up past the fence to a nearby elevated walkway. There is a guy with a toddler. The toddler attempts to climb through the (very ineffective) guardrails and nearly falls off the walkway, but the guy catches her in time.

We spend way too long trying to figure out how we can get the wheelchair person past this when we eventually discover an accessible door all the way at the end of the ramp. Someone who is in charge of thinking about accessibility for this park comes and asks about it and we try to be helpful and point out that the door was not hardly visible at all.

Dystopia:
I'm with a group of people in a small hotel room, late a night with the lights down. There is a mother and three or so small kids. One of them has an Apple Watch around his head like a headband.
I think to myself that the kid doesn't know how that tech is supposed to work, but then I reason that well, how could he?
I recall that I'm living in a social dystopia. The rest of the group is sleeping, but there is still a movie playing on the TV.
I remember that we get social credit score points for watching whatever is on, even if we only listen to it.
I get up and move to a side room where a computer is. I know the show is propaganda of some sort, even if I am comfortable with it by now (and it doesn't really feel like propaganda any more).
I make sure that I can hear it at least a little, so the points are credited to me, even if I don't buy the meaning of the content a bit.
I wonder if I am really winning, or if the State planned for that, and the sounds reaching my ears are enough for them to influence me.
I push the TV from my mind and focus on the computer.
It's reminiscent of a horizontal head-to-head arcade game cabinet, like Pac-Man or Galaga used to be on.
I'm amazed that I can pull up my "spank-bank" folder from high-school, even in a world as messed up as this one.
I decide I want to see if I can move a picture from that folder to the desktop and see it in the low-tech pixels.
While I'm in the folders, the monitor shifts when my attention is away, and now it is a large monitor up high about the desk.
I manage to move the image, but then I remember I need to hide the shortcut and the file.


Grimdark spooky modern dystopia *waves arms spookily*

Fragment:
I'm at a townhouse-like home. It's raining outside. I recall that I was with a group and we were cooking something. I may have burned my finger by poking a pie fresh out of the oven.

Omar Rodriguez Lopez found himself in a dreamscape of a simulacrum of the San Francisco bay area and somewhere in south america. He was on a street on an incredibly high hill with a remarkable overlook into the woods below. The dreamscape shared a lot in common with his waking world, albeit certain businesses on the main street were open and some were closed of abandoned. In the background were discussions about hip replacement surgery and menstruation as he navigated this dreamscape and tried to look for something in particular. Whenever he wanted to wake up he would find a specific fenced corridor decorated with foliage to travel through. What started out as an empty street soon became full of kids playing and businesses operating. I forget what it was he was looking for. Perhaps it was some sort of personal truth. He drank some dirty water at one point and eventually woke up in a bathtub in one of these abandoned places. An old lady that ran one of the restaurants introduced him to some of the kids he saw in the dream.

I'm unsure how to explain it but this dream evoked a type of liminal feeling introspective/retrospective feeling you can only get in dreams. It's an odd and fascinating feeling. Quite peaceful.

As the dream began, I was a fighter pilot over the ocean already in battle. I knew I’d have less sleep this night so I went straight into the challenge instead of letting this regular dream play out first. My plane exploded away and I teleported away. It was unclear if the plane was destroyed from the teleportation or from being hit in battle. Rather than instantly appearing, my body traveled through dimensions at extreme speeds causing my entire body to light on fire from the friction. Landing in what would become the challenge’s PR, the flames turned black and blue and covered a crowd of bodies surrounding me.

I was in a large room of a stone fortress, and even though messy flesh was covering the floor I could tell there were summoning magic circles etched into the entire floor. Some of the summoned people were running out a wide opening on one of the sides of the room, and I ran along with them. There were constantly more people appearing from the mass of magic circles even as I ran out. Once outside the flames went out and only my bones were left. I saw others appeared either as skeletons or zombie-like based on how much of their bodies they had left.

Outside the sky was red and there was a massive army of undead on my side and extremely armored humans on the other side. The humans were clearing out our army easily but the constant generation of undead balanced it out. I charged straight for the nearest people, which was a group of two. Most of the undead were slow and getting killed to simple swings, so my first hit was easily able to get through with its speed. They were still alive thanks to their armor, so I had to get in an unfair fight between my punches and their swordplay. Whenever their sword came close I could feel its magical energy, likely an enchantment that made each hit against the undead army a one hit kill.

I began controlling the other undead around me to surround the enemy with a now very skilled army. Increasing the power of each undead’s hits, the armor of the humans started to bend and snap at its weak points. Slowly gaining control over more of the army, I had some go back to analyze the spell that summoned us in. Others climbed for higher ground to get a better idea of the area and some humans were starting to fall back. Not wanting their armor to get too damaged, I got some of the army to grapple the enemy so their armor could be taken off. Pulling the armor from my first opponent, I started putting it on myself as they were still held down.

Some zombies came up with a scroll that had a partial copy of the summoning circles. Placing it on the person, they were burnt and turned into one of the undead. The spell only kept the parts of the original circle that turned people into undead and controlled the undead to be part of the army. With the spell now fully understood, the rest of the army began copying the spell using empty scrolls and torn pages from grimoires taken from defeated opponents.

The part of the army that was scouting the land found a stable and shelter that the alliance used to head into the battle. Having collected a grimoire for myself, I used the part of the spell that teleported us into this world to teleport to the stable. Taking a horse from the battlefield, I head into the stable. There were humans and elves there, but they could not identify me due to the armor completely covering my body. They greeted me, and I went into the shelter by the stable. There was a space to eat and rooms to sleep in the back, with a few other people in the eating area.

I first sat there to listen in on information but one of the people came up to talk with me as we ate. The conversation went well and I was able to get the exact information I wanted much quicker through my own conversation. The average soldier in the alliance saw the undead as mindless and that was reasonable from their perspective but I knew they were still in a way living people from other dimensions. They saw all monsters of the horde that way, either a mindless creation or with the mind of an animal. The war has been going on for thousands of years but it has picked up in the last couple years with humans trying to expand their kingdoms into the horde’s land.

As we talked he was then told to come outside, and as he went out I realized everyone else had left. First going to the back to see if there were people there, I then went to the front where I saw the outside was completely covered in snow and ice. All the people were far away except for the one casting the freezing spell, and I saw all the horses still at the stable were frozen to death. Instead of stepping outside I waited for the person to approach me. They identified me as an intelligent undead. With my identity known, I pulled my helmet off not worrying for a disguise anymore. Using a fire spell from my grimoire, I heated up my sword to cut easily through the door which was frozen shut.

They pulled out a sword with an ice enchantment and we fought in the snow. My sword lost heat quickly each time our blades hit, and the temperature difference made it snap. Despite seeming like a disadvantage, the sword snapping also made the tip of it unexpectedly fly into my opponent’s helmet. The tip was still heated, so it went straight through the front and welded itself in place. I took the opportunity to take their sword and freeze them in place. I then put their sword into my sheathe and kept the broken sword to study its enchantment later. I rejoined with the undead and the dream ended.

Dream fragment #1:
I’m part of some sort of race and I’m climbing down an invisible pinnacle in a dark cave. I have to use touch in order to climb down and I make it to the bottom of the pit way ahead of competition. The ground is lit up by light and other people are there.

Dream fragment #2:
I’ve home-made ginger cider. I pour it for a couple people, but don’t have enough for everyone. I’m upset that I only have a little left for myself.

Dream fragment #3:
I volunteer to hold my baby nephew, which surprised my sister in law. Instead my partner holds him and takes him briefly out of the room. This is the first time the child has been out of sight of his mother, which alarms her.

Returning:
I'm at a small apartment or house rental with my girlfriend.
Her parents have just arrived. They have flown in.
I hug my girlfriend's Mom and sarcastically tell her long time no see.
I know that we had just been on a trip with them recently.

Fragment:
Something JRPG related, probably because I've been watching Delicious in Dungeon lately.

Night 1 - Summer Competition 2024

1. Shapeshifter (LD)
I'm in the basement of Meadow main house and begin thinking of MILD. It's like...sending the intention into the dream...
This...place is dreamlike... Nose pinch. I'm lucid. I need to get to my three step! My first one was... full transformation.
I immediately go to shapeshift into mouse form. I shrink down rapidly and feel all four feet on the floor. I want to feel the sensation again, so I revert to humanoid form, then shrink back down into mouse form. Okay... now I need to fully phase. I turn toward a nearby wall and completely walk in. I find myself in the void. I go to walk back out, yet remain in the void. I may as well just teleport. I'll go to Haven...no... I'll go to Teldrassil. I begin begin visualizing a scene of Teldrasil. I begin spinning slowly in the void, waiting for the scene to appear. I wake up.

Record. Back to sleep.

2. Zazen (LD)
I'm in the basement of Meadow main house. It's quite dim and I'm facing a wall unit. My hand comes out in front of me.
"I'm lucid here". I'm lucid.
Hmm I should get to some dream control... I need to do my last three step...I don't want to teleport though... I go to fly a bit but feel gravity yank me back down. I should head to a slightly different area. I head to the stairs and walk up a few before feeling a bit of a sense of urgency. I run up the remainder, then make a right, entering into the kitchen. I should basic summon some chocolate and get something to eat. I fly toward the center island before going to a cabinet to the right, yet don't find a bar immediately. I go to a cabinet to the left that I've been finding them in more consistently lately. I reach up and find a single Lindt bar. I grab it quickly. I should start eating quick to make sure I get the points. I tear open the package in the top corner and eat a chunk. It tastes really good! Hmm... should I go for war glaives now?... maybe I'll just do some zazen as my old personal goal. I head toward the sliding glass door and sit down in zazen position. I feel the chocolate bar on my lap and hear some tumble to the right. I'll just leave it for now. I remember sitting just like this in a lucid a while back...that was a good dream. I begin to breath, focusing intently on my breath. I suddenly hear loud crackling to my right. I consider ignoring it at first, yet it becomes jarring. I snap to go invisible. It'll only count if I'm able to confirm with DC presence...I stand up and look toward the far wall. I see a large pot of water on the stove with fire below. I walk over, considering element manipulation to put out out the fire. I wave my hand once, yet nothing happens. I try again with no result. I raise my right arm for the ring of elements in order to switch to water. I wake up.

Record. Back to sleep.

3. Water and Stone (LD)
I'm underwater. I suddenly become lucid. What should I do for the competition? Maybe I'll manipulate the water. I stick my fingers up and see a jet of water head toward the surface and break into a small geyser above it. I finally get out of the water and walk the concrete perimeter of the large pool. I'm in a beautiful outdoor area during the daytime with what appears to be Roman architecture in the nearby landscape. Several wide, single story concrete pillars surround the pool with haphazard spacing. I go for flight, yet am yanked down initially. I face a large, Roman style structure in the far distance and fly in that direction with ease. I pick up a bit of speed before circling back around at the far end. I zoom back in, manipulating the visual field, and land on the on of the exposed tiers of the structure. I'll go for some super strength. I turn toward a nearby pillar on a slightly higher tier, grip around it, and tear it from the stone floor with ease. I chuck it quite far and turn toward another massive structure to my right. I extend my arm to go for mass TK on on one of the stone pillars. I wake up before it moves.

Run through dream in mind. Set intent to remember. Back to sleep.

4. Quelling the Storm (LD)
I'm with Han on the edge of a room. As I face her, my hand comes out in front of me. I'm lucid. I turn toward her and give her a big hug. The DC appears to shift to someone else, so I mentally will it to shift back to Han. There seems to be a back and forth flickering of identity, yet I quickly decide to just head off. I look around and see many small tools hanging up on the nearby walls. We appear to be in a fairly small ranch with several rooms attached nearby. I should get to some dream control...I'll head outside. I walk through the doorway and enter into a beautiful outdoor scene in the daytime. The fields extend quite far in the distance with very tall, lush streets scattered around the landscape, especially nearby. I'll do some time dilation. I sit in meditation posture, take a breath, and begin expanding and contracting the time sphere. I see the mostly translucent sphere bend the periphery of my visual field as it expands and contracts back to my center. I see the sphere expand and contract, then set my intent to freeze the scene in ice. I soon see snow flakes appear in front of my field of vision, small shards of ice scattered about as well. I stand up, ready to engage the scene. I look up and see a massive, ominous, circular storm brewing in the far distant sky. I wonder if this is a representation of the time dilation taking over the dream... It's swirling toward the center in a hurricane type pattern, black and purple colors hanging menacingly in the sky. I raise my hands in order to banish the storm I wave my hands in front of the storm, focusing my intent. I repeat the process and the massive storm begins to shrink toward the center before disappearing entirely. I wake up.

One dream

I was on a bed with Jamie. We were joking around. I put a towel over my head to jokingly imitate her. She kissed me. It was slow at first, but I was going all in with it. She then matched what I was doing... Then woke up fast.

1. Sleeping Body (LD)
I’m in a dim room, laying down - something seems off. Nose pinch. Breathe.
I’m lucid. I stand up and walk to the edge of the room and phase through the wall. I enter another dim room and head to the center. I raise my right hand in front of me, breathing slowly for three breaths, grounding. I then think of Sageous and stabilization.
“My body is in bed, sleeping. This is a dream”. I continue to repeat “this is a dream” as I look around the room, thinking of others’ advice for extending lucids. I should practice some control for the comp. I transform into a large crow and begin to fly. The feel isn’t exactly how I want, so I lower down and shapeshift into mouse form. It’s quite good. I then enlarge to cat form before returning to humanoid form. I approach the near wall and phase through. I head toward a structure in the center and sit down, breathing slowly. I see a large light, which appears essentially like a street light, on the periphery, it’s view mostly obstructed by the seating area in front of me. I go for mass TK and lift the light up to the ceiling, then gradually lower it. I head farther into the room, deciding to explore more. I head down to a bar in the corner and begin to poor myself a drink. I wonder what the effects would be if I drank a little bit. I wake up.


2. Door of Lucidity (LD)
I approach a door and my hand comes out in front of me.
“I’m lucid here”. I’m lucid. I stop, raise my hand, and take three slow deep breaths. I notice how dim the area is and shout for lights. I head toward blinds on the edge of the room, open them a bit and notice daylight beginning to pour through, the sun now showing itself above the horizon. I begin thinking about what to do. I explore a bit, taking in the surroundings. I notice a couch wrapping around the periphery of the rectangular room which juts out the side of the building that I’m in. It appears to be a fairly large house, with several outdoor areas. I notice a bedroom situated to the right of the main outdoor area. I head farther to the center and notice a large pool to th left and another lounge area beyond. lLightly behind the pool area sits a large dining table. I approach the lounge area and notice quite elaborate tan lounge chairs. I return to the central pool area and notice a large river running just behind the property. I figure it would be fun to swim in it and head back to the original room to proceed in that direction. I consider using this area as a location I can return to - a home base of sorts. I walk back to the original room. I should do some basic summoning and drinking/eating. I approach a bar in the corner of the room and find a bottle of whiskey. I poor myself a glass and take a shot. I have a very strong flavor and sensation in my dream mouth. I begin looking for some chocolate, yet wake up.
I begin to walk farther and wake up.


3. Floating In Meadow Main House (LD)
I head to the edge of the upper walkway, phasing through the bars. I’m lucid. I begin floating down to the lower level slowly. I finally reach the lower level and begin to head through the central hallway. It’s night time. I enter the kitchen and begin to think about what to do. I may as well basic summon some chocolate then begin exploring a bit. I head to a corner cabinet, look inside and quickly find a stack of chocolate bars. I grab a few bars of two varieties in total. One of the packages is black while another is a shade of purple. I open one, take a bite, and notice that it has a great chocolatey flavor. I head toward the back sliding glass door. I look outside, yet decide not to head outside as it’s quite dark; I don’t want to risk destabilization. I walk back into the house, heading toward the center island in the kitchen. I see my laptop and phone and decide to use some electronics. Grab the laptop and notice that a page is loaded. I then pick up the phone, hit a button and notice that a server which appears like Discord is loaded. I see a member name Redyx and figure it’s Redd. I begin to wake up.

4. One Arm Handstand Pushups (LD)
I continue to take shots on the basketball court, and progress to three pointers. I head to the side, walking up to a DC.
“This is a dream”. I’m lucid.
I raise my left hand to inspect it and notice that my wedding ring isn’t there.
“See, the ring isn’t there, but the scars are pretty accurate”.
I walk ahead a bit. I decide to do some one arm handstands. I invert then balance on one hand, focusing on the sensation of balance intently. I then begin to do several pushups. I feel happy and confident about it and finally get up to head to a far corner of the gym. The dream begins to dim considerably and I don’t want to risk it destabilizing. I head to the window and open the blinds a bit more. I finally walk onto the balcony and notice that it’s quite a bit brighter outside. I head farther and notice the tan stucco walls and floor. I head forward and see that there are several buildings of similar construct in the complex. Each has tan stucco walls and converge upon a central area containing a small body of water, channels running between buildings. I notice a large drop by the edge of the wall as I make my way over the edge of the back of the building. I head toward the central area of water and notice a small floating platform that appears to be a lounge area; there are several purple pillows stacked. I go to do TK on them, but am not certain if the pillows move at all. I decide to search for chocolate bars to practice some basic summoning. I open a small drawer and quickly find a ziploc bag with some Ghiradelli bars inside. I grab the bars and turn. I notice the building to the back right and have the memory of a previous lucid. I wonder if that’s the same building as in the lucid and wonder if I can come back to this place as a PR. I begin to think of the name of the area. I think of Ku… as the name, but don’t get an exact name. I float over the central area between buildings, then turn to the left noticing a lower, open area of a building with a lounge area beyond several pillars. I float into the lower portion and notice quite a few DCs hanging out in the corner on a curved stone seat. I sit for a moment, then rise up, taking a bite of the chocolate bar. I wake up.

I walk toward the glass wall and door in the mall area and think about dreaming. Suddenly, I become lucid. I feel a rush of excitement as I rush into the room beyond. It seems to be some type of retail shop with sparse contents. In the center, there are a couple of small circular tables next to eachother.They have a few items on them including a large black hat. It reminds be of a black mage, so I grab it and put it on. I enter into a main atrium area of what appears to be a mall to my right. I think of control and decide to cast fireball. I imagine myself as a black mage and begin casting fireball. I see my shadow cast large against a far wall, including robes, hat, and my hands in fireball casting position, an orb growing in the center. I go to cast at an upper balcony, yet don’t see anything. I turn to my right to explore more. I see a large store to my far right and it appears to be a gaming store. I enter and think of mass telekinesis. I see a few purple stuffed items on top of cabinets set high into the wall on the left. I turn toward the back center of the shop and see a massive square shelf area in the center. I raise my right arm for TK and see the entire perimeter of the unit lift up about five feet or so. I finally set it back down and begin exploring more. I think about scoring points and see some Pepsi in the back. I drink a bit, yet it doesn’t have much taste so I set it down. I figure I’ll basic summon a chocolate bar. I turn to my right expecting to find it quickly, yet as I approach, I only see stacks of games sitting vertically on the far counter. I continue to look, expecting a bar, yet don’t quite see one. I make my way down the long cabinet, curving to the left, yet just see more stacks of games. I head out of the store and ponder what else I could work on. I figure I should fly a bit, so I lift up easily and fly to an upper balcony. I then decide to practice hookshot and shoot one into the wall, pulling myself rapidly toward the upper walkway. I hookshot nearby once again, heading down the hallway a bit farther. I notice the hallway up ahead is quite dim and figure I shouldn’t risk destabilization. I turn back around and think of points for stabilization. I drop down and begin rubbing the floor of the walkway. The dream begins to fade.

Only 1 dream. Jamie wanted to show me what her BPD is like. So she had a grill as big as the room. There was a pound of chicken on one side all spiced up. And a pound of hamburger, also spiced up, on the other side. Sounds like you eat good.

All kidding aside, of course I will never know completely what she goes through. What I experience is a mild form of it. When I knew her more personality. I got the whole experience of having her as a FP. Where your entire well being depends how they treat what day. And when I knew she would most likely never talk to me again... Worst feeling ever. I was physically ill. Felt like dying, or having an arm cut off and you still hallucinate it there. I had a gf cheat on me. Family and friends die . Nothing even came close to losing my FP. Would never wish that experience on my worst enemy. FR.

i was walking outside (nighttime) with a group of friends, David, Misha and more, we found this cart with boxes and David gave me a box, then the pople who owened them came and i was expecting a beef so i took Misha and ran into this dark alleyway and wanted to hide, i was quite far down when i finally realised it is a dream so i did a check (+1) and wanted to get back to my friends, i went trough thease gardens and it was really dark, i lost my vision entirely and then 'took off' my sleep mask to be sitting with my group again, dude started dissing me for sleeping while he was talking, but they were pretty chill, we left and walked trough this underpass to a metro station, it was day on the other side and i figured ill start on my point tasks, i did a quick check again and then spun for stabilisation, jumped trough this glass front of a store and then a big pillar because i wasnt sure if the glass was thick enough (+10), then i asked for wings and felt them pop out on my back (+5), i was standing in a building with a circle hole in the roof and saw clouds change color really fast, i took off and flew trough the hole, found the moon in the sky and went for it (+10) i passed a terraria sky island structure out of minecraft blocks and flew trough a cluster of glowstone (maybe that was the moon), didnt see the moon after that, just a purple vortex/nebula thing i flew into, my vision darkened and i eventually found myself sitting at an outside table of a chineese restaurant with my family, there was a calculator in my noodles, next time i looked at it it was a phone and i tried to unlock it (+5), took the plate to the kitchen (+2), and they wanted to know our least expensive item to make it free, i went back and my grandpa was kinda agitated and i just dropped a glass on the pavement (not in anger) in our conversation and noone reacted, i figured i dont need to listen to this and left, i cast some lightnings (+10) to hit poles (not Polish people) around me and one of my attempts spawned a barrage of flaming arrows (+?) over my head almost looking like fireworks, i saw 'unloaded' buildings without windows and most other features and then wanted to play truth or dare with someone so i began searching for people my age, i saw a dog as i was running trough this crowd and made him big and beasty (+5), he began to wreck havoc so i phased into a shoping mall trough a wall, then i did it again to get to a neighboring room, it was an office with a woman who looked unfaithfull, proppably with her boss, she told me to leave and i said i know what she did so she better think about what she does and i woke up pretty soon after that


- a reality check +1
- walking trough a wall +10
- partial transformation (wings) +5
- fly to space +10
- interact with technology +5
- interact with a dream character +2
- elemental manipulation (lightning) +10
- making a dog into a beast +5
- unintentional fire arrows (+?)
sum = 48