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    Oak tree

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    NyxCC
    , 11-26-2013 at 02:01 AM (741 Views)
    Date: 11 Nov

    Pre bed: 200mg val

    Wbtb: 1/3 latte

    I remember the previous dream and then from the middle/extended end of this one.

    DILD: I am now on some unknown streets, it's a bright day. There is a plot going on, but I also know that I am dreaming. A girl maybe school age is my companion and this guy is waiting to meet us? in the middle of the street. I have the feeling that the dream is coming to an end, so move around quickly and try to absorb as much as possible.

    I go in a small store where they sell clothes, but these clothes have special magical properties, like they can change your shape and turn you into animal. I feel the guy is waiting for me outside, so decide to ignore the magic items and go look for him. But when I do go out, the entire street has changed and he is no longer there. I am sad that I missed him. I remember trying to call him to come back but no result. I shortly contemplate whether to go back to the store. What was I supposed to do? Meet someone?

    The girl from the earlier part now comes from somewhere and I finally remember that I was supposed to ask a question. At this point there is the realization that I had many chances to do so, yet always forgot to. I take it slow and ask the question - what are you thankful for, and become all ears, trying not to influence her answer. She opens her mouth and only some gibberish comes out, I can't make any word from that. I ask her again and she starts laughing maniacally. That pisses me off because I still expect to hear a normal answer. In the end she blurts out: "Are you deaf or what?". Her eyes seem quite lively but I have no explanation for this behavior.

    Once again, I get the feeling that the dream is thinning out and look around wondering what to do and where to go. I remember that I wanted to go for Toty, but feel like this is the end of the journal entry where one finally figures out what to do at the moment the dream ends. I reckon the dream won't allow for any Toty completion at this point, so try to make the most of whatever dream time is left and look around. It's the like the main shopping street of a small town and for some reason, the area (I can't recall if it was) between stores or a mini street where I can see is more sun-lit, it looks extremely appealing to me and I decide to go there.

    I know that I am on borrowed dream time and I try to take in whatever the dream offers. It's a small park type of pond, mostly dried out, but in one end is an indescribable large fountain with lots of jets beautifully arranged around the center. It undergoes some sort of transformation to become like the shape of a large oak tree made of ice. The texture is like a mix of slowly flowing fountain water and ice.

    I look around and notice how on the surface of the dried out pond now there are scattered small pieces of ice and can see the reflection of the sunlight in each one, it's amazing. And as I scan the surroundings, I notice my special friend sitting near the other end of the pond. He is looking down, as if reading a book and I call out his name. He sees me and comes closer. Meanwhile, I notice that I am chewing a stupid gum and spit it out, but can still feel it in my mouth, ignore. In the last moments I manage to steal from this dream, we hug and try to ice-skate on the surface of the pond, towards the ice oak tree.     The alarm wakes me up, recall is hard.
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    Updated 11-26-2013 at 02:08 AM by 61764

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    Comments

    1. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Great dream, Nyx, congratulations! It's funny how in spite of your constant belief that the end of the dream was just around the corner, this one kept just going and going. Clearly caffeine doesn't stop your lucids from being nice and stable!

      That fountain you encountered after your 4th or 5th moment of doubt sounds amazing! I got such a clear visual of this one from your description. I can imagine just how it made the transformation into the icy "oak tree" sort of shape. Wish I could have seen it!! I'm also very amused that you, too, wound up with lucid chewing gum like Ophelia did this month. Something about these Tasks.

      Was your special friend the guy you and your companion were looking for earlier or just a different person entirely?
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    2. Highlander's Avatar
      Congratulations on the TOTM - at least the DC didn't rabbit on about Grand Central Station.

      Was the person you met at the pond a 'guide' of some sort?
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    3. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Congratulations on the TOTM - at least the DC didn't rabbit on about Grand Central Station.
      LOL. You know you love the London Underground too! Your dream was all about finally coming to terms with just how thankful you are for your favorite transportation systems.
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    4. NyxCC's Avatar
      Thanks guys!

      @ CL

      Things like this fountain/ice oak tree really keep my ld motivation high. All I want is just to be in the dream and enjoy every little detail it has to offer. And once you start enjoying it, the dream always gives you more.

      I guess this is what helped me prolong the experience too, I felt like it was coming to an end, so I absorbed every detail - your vividness boosting technique.

      @ CL, Highlander

      This was not the same DC we were supposed to meet with the girl or a DG. However, I like the idea of having him as a dream guide. We always look for smart DCs with unfamiliar faces, but maybe the people we know can be a better source of information

      That being said, it's funny what some DCs can come up with.
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      Updated 11-27-2013 at 03:01 AM by NyxCC
    5. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Things like this fountain/ice oak tree really keep my ld motivation high. All I want is just to be in the dream and enjoy every little detail it has to offer. And once you start enjoying it, the dream always gives you more.

      I guess this is what helped me prolong the experience too, I felt like it was coming to an end, so I absorbed every detail - your vividness boosting technique.
      You know, that's a good analysis of what you did so right in this dream. Rather than going with the thought that the dream was going to end you thought, "I better enjoy every second of this". That not only worked but bought you more dream time.

      I need to learn to be this rational in my lucids!

      This was not the same DC we were supposed to meet with the girl or a DG. However, I like the idea of having him as a dream guide. We always look for smart DCs with unfamiliar faces, but maybe the people we know can be a better source of information
      I completely agree! The smart DCs that are unfamiliar are striking because they're unfamiliar yet seem so intelligent. But I find that DCs of people that I know are among the smartest, most realistic dream characters I encounter. My wife's DC is very much like herself and my oldest son's DC is almost shockingly realistic in how he acts at times. And you remember how helpful NewArtemis' DC usually was in my LDs! I think that if the person is someone you're comfortable talking about dreaming with, it helps even more.
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