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Summer Competition 2024 - Night 14

1. The Late Alley (LD)
I continue swimming underwater and soon break the surface. I become lucid. I look around, noticing that it's night time and head toward the shore. Once on the beach, I look on either side of me and notice interesting stone structures with cream coloring. The one to my left captures my attention as it has an arced balcony on an upper portion with small statues lining it, appearing almost like small cupid figures. It has somewhat of an eerie feel to it due to the reddish glow emanating throughout it, yet it's captivating nonetheless. There are glowing reddish letters toward the top and I have the feeling that it's some type of lunge. I see several people standing on the edge, all of which are seemingly female attendants of some sort. I approach a lower stone ledge and climb on top, beginning to think about what I want to do as I climb across. I really like the area and figure I'd want to come back. I sense that mom is behind me, so I ask what they name of the place is.
Mom: "Late PM Alley". I find the name interesting and draw closer to the attendants, noticing that they're wearing black formal wear. I approach one of the attendants on the right and notice she's wearing a mask.
"Do you need to be wearing this?" She looks at me.
Girl: "Yes"
I simply let it go and ask if I can pass. She lets me and I begin walking. The dream begins to go to void. I hold my awareness, ready for a new scene. I soon find myself standing next to a one story home on the edge of a large waterway between what appears two sections of homes. On the far right, the homes are enormous; they're several stories tall and have intricate, high tech structures on the outside. One home contains a massive blue and silver orb, the function of which I'm not quite sure. I look beyond and see a massive tribal looking structure in the back right, standing several stories tall. As I turn back to the mansions, the structure appears to change somewhat and there now appear to be rollercoaster behind them. I continue to float down to the right, exploring boardwalk area on the edge of the water. I haven't really done any control yet...I should do something. I see a large piece of machinery ahead of me and go for TK, yet it just wobbles a bit before I turn to my right. I quickly see a large, pink spotted animal figurine appearing like it's right out of a carnival. I extend my arm and TK it up with ease. I make my way down to the right, thinking of finding some warglaives. I imagine the base of the blades, yet don't find anything right away. I decide to basic summon something to eat and float over to a shack area on the edge of the water I float up to the window and snap to go invisible. I see a lady working inside as I float through the window. I continue to make my way around to the back, undetected, and look for some hotdogs. I quickly find a couple of paper plates and reach for them. As I focus more, there now appear to be two small hamburgers on the nearest plate. I continue to look, willing them to change back to hotdogs. They quickly revert and I grab the plate. I begin grabbing ketchup and putting it on as well. The lady looks in my general direction and pushes a plate forward. I take a bite and its great! The flavor is accurate I begin floating out of the store. I wake up.


2. Warglaives And Temple Ruins (LD)
I continue to put the sandwich together on the sidewalk. I'm lucid. I see that it's late in the evening and I'm outside of some type of shop. The sandwich looks pretty good so I figure I may as well finish making it and eat it anyway. There's not a top bun, but I don't mind.No summoning, but I'll just do that later. I put some type of condiment on the patty which seems like some type of fried fish and take a bite. It's really good! I walk over to my right and notice some type of small tent with a conical gray top, appearing like an outdoor seating area of some type of cafe. I enter and notice Anth sitting next to mom. I may as well interact a bit. I grab a couple of books off of the table and turn to Anth who has a stack in his lap already. I place mine on top.
"Here you go!" He looks up at me with a smile. I start heading off and notice that the sandwich isn't completely filling my mouth as usual. I notice I actually feel hungry. Maybe having some dream food will actually make that go away for a bit. I continue down the sidewalk at a faster pace and notice a young man sitting at a circular table, seemingly finished with his plate of food as he reads something near his lap. I see a small portion of his burger left, so I grab it off the plate mid-run and begin eating it - he doesn't seem to mind. I begin to think of what I want to do next and run through some control in my mind. I don't clearly see any good options for TK so I decide to play with gravity a bit. I turn toward the tall, light blue wall to my left and slowly place my feet toward the bottom. As I step forward, I mentally begin rotating gravity 90 degrees and find myself standing with the wall now flat, the rest of the dream rotated. I get back down shortly, reverting the dream and jogging toward a couple of young kids at the edge of the walkway. I see a large blue desk to my right and quickly 'wall-run' up it, rotating gravity before landing and reverting once again. Super strength time. I run up to the kid and kick him about ten away and five feet up and zip around the corner. I should at least heal the DCs. I turn, seeing if he's busted up, but he and his friend seem fine. I extend a hand for heal, but they don't seem to need it. That won't count. I continue to run down to the right and see that the path now diverge around a large ovular opening in the center. It remind me a bit of some of the airships in warcraft. I head around the right side, looking for some weapons. Maybe I can find a warglaive. I head pass a desk to my right, not finding them right away, and continue to jog around the walls to the right edge of the room and notice some toy swords. Nice - that will count for the theme. I don't want to wield any of them, however as they're small wooden swords. As I progress, the swords gradually become more realistic with the shape and become larger as well. As I continue around the back and toward the opposite side, they slowly become metal, with larger blades. The ones on the far end seem to have glowing edges. I already have one, so there's really no point in getting another. I make way way farther down and enter a room to the right with some people gathering around a table to the left with some items on it. I'm not interested, so I begin leaving. I male begins calling after me, explaining that they're not finished and they need to do some alcohol tasting. I may as well see what they're up to. I enter and begin to think about how long the dream has been. I should dilate time a bit. I begin meditating and float up a bit. I begin to freeeze the scene mentally and everything stops. I feel about being in stasis, in this state of consciousness for a long time. I don't notice and frost around the periphery of my vision, but I come out of meditation and the dream action continues as normal. I approach a large pot in center with may items simmering inside. It appears to be some type of soup. I'll try to change everything to...potatoes. I focus for a bit, yet nothing alters. I go for color next. I look at one of the large cubes and change the color to green. Nice! I look at another, goin for blue. I only get small portions at first, before saying 'blue' loudly at forcefully, yet not getting a perfect response. I then try a calm, patient tone. It quickly changes entirely to blue. Awesome! I guess that's the trick for me.I notice that the female to my right looks like Han, so I pick her up and give her a big hug and kiss. We hug for a moment, but I don't want to risk destabilizing the dream at all. I turn and exit the room. I should look for some warglaives again. I approach a small kiosk just outside the doors. I anticipate finding some warglaives on the walls. I notice small, plastic looking halves of the glaives. I turn to the woman
"Do you have any warglavies?"
Lady: "I think we may have some in the backroom". She looks to the other side of the room, seemingly ready to look in that area.
I continue to look on the wall and soon find larger halves of the blades, made of metal. I then see figurines who appear to be demons wielding the blades. Finally, I find a fairly large, silver-gray warglaive. I pick it up with excitement.
Nice! My personal goal! I continue to walk down the nearby corridor with it, yet the dream begins to go to void. I maintain awareness and imagine a new scene forming. I soon see pillars of some type of ruins appearing in the far distance, a red color emanating from between them, and float off toward them. I get the feeling that there's some type of fire nearby and a portion of the temple area is collapsing. I think about how long I've been dreaming and how my attention is sustained throughout the states. I begin to think of omnis as well. I begin to encourage myself to dream for very long periods of time.
"Eric, dream all night". I say a few times, mentally conceptualizing what it would be like to stay lucid in the dreamworld for massive periods of time. I float up to and past a few of the pillars of the temple ruins and carve to the right. I get ready for super speed, but don't a a straightaway. I go up to some massive stone pillars and knock on down with a sold bunch. I begin reaching the edge of the temple and a slope which heads down a hillside to an area below. i go for fireball, yet don't see anything very clearly. I reach the bottom and a guy begins grabbing at my feet in somewhat of a mindless state. I kick him off hard and continue to the bottom of the hill area. The scene becomes quite dim as I make my way around a large strucutre that seems like some type of unoccupied vehicle. I Wake up.

1. The Temple (LD)
I'm aware as I'm looking at a tan an orange, stone structure to my left. It has a stone archway on the top portion and seems to lead to some type of open area underneath. I hear a male's voice in the distance and I wonder if I'm getting some input from waking life - I simply turn my attention away from it. I can't move at first, yet relax and begin floating upward into the scene. It's daytime and I see a bit of vegetation beneath me. I look ahead and see a large structure made of tan stone. The architecture is quite rigid; it contains all right angles with large, flat surfaces. I float up to an upper ledge, grab it, and hoist myself up. I stop and raise my hand out in front of me. I take a slow, deep breath, grounding. I walk forward around the edge of a large stone wall and begin thinking about control. I'll try a bit of transformation... I haven't done that in a little while. I shrink down to mouse form, yet feel that the limbs aren't 100%. I readjust, but want to try another form.. I revert to humanoid form then shrink down to cat form. I feel it's quite accurate, down to the curve in the spine, which I accentuate a bit as I walk. I turn toward a stone bridge leading to another large section of the temple structure and catch my cat reflection to the side. I begin to revert to humanoid as I walk across. I see a large humanoid shadow as I walk across. I reach the the next portion and begin to float to an upper portion. I wake up.


2. Sides Of Glass (LD)
I'm sitting at a long table, with several people who appear to be eating. My awareness stirs. ...Dream?.... I become lucid. I stand up and float to the other side of the room, ignoring the group. I enter another room which is much larger and seems to have seating around the perimeter. Sunlight pours in through the long glass windows to the left portion of the room. Hmmm...what should I do? I think of element manipulation and as I raise my right arm. It's glowing in a dark purple color, appearing like dark smoke. I go to cast a shadow bolt, yet only see faint wisps stream out. I see that the glass walls to my left are quite thick and I decide to play with phasing. I slowly phase my body through, noticing how the visual field warbles as my head passes through the glass. I look down at my limbs, making sure they all pass through, then phase back in slowly. I then see a massive TV mounted on the far wall. It's roughly five feet tall and twelve feet wide. Suddenly, I feel a strong pinch in my foot - it actually hurts a bit. I notice that there's a young kid kneeling down in the area, seemingly doing something.
"You need to stop doing that".
He looks up at me, then seems to continue. I then feel a pinching in my ear. What's causing that?
I think of super strength as I turn back to the TV, lift the entire thing off and let it drop down on the kid, pinning him to the floor.
"Will you stop now?"
I lift it back off and then chuck it across the room. The kids simply walks away. I float back through the glass, ready to explore outside. I notice a long cliff face in the near distance and green grass in bright daylight. I fly upward, ready to cast more elements. I cast my arm forward, going for fireball, yet don't see anything appear.
The dream seems to destabilize a bit, so I decide to teleport quickly. I raise my right arm, yet the portal bracelet isn't fully formed. I fly to my right, casting into the wall. I see a slight bit of an undulating effect in the wall and fly right in. I continue to walk forward as I visualize Silvermoon. I wake up.


Bow, Arrows, and Bears (NLD)

I'm looking at a structure that appears to be traditional Japanese architecture with an open concept in the center. There's a massive bear-type creature in the front, facing toward me with a menacing grow. I begin to raise my bow. I see another large white bear behind it and take aim. I fire an arrow at it and see it stream to the right of the body. I fire another and see it head toward the front left leg. I can't tell if it sank in, and I continue to look. I wonder if that'll neutralize it.

Summer Competition 2024 - Night 11

1. The Firework Sky (LD)
Where am I? I look around and see that I'm in a dim garage and begin to recognize it. San house, Meadow...I'm dreaming. I'm lucid. I head forward in the garage and float through the garage door. I begin thinking of the layout of Meadow in this area and head right, floating across the street. I head onto a driveway and look up at the night sky. I soon see a firework explode in the sky, casting green and pink light from its center. I then see another go off farther to the right. Just like earlier in the month. I look down the street again and see a couple of figures walking toward me. I snap to go invisible and head toward the street without them seeing me. I see another figure standing in the far distance, faint purple light glowing in the distance. The scene at the end of the road looks very surreal. I begin to run toward him, deciding to explore down there, then go for super speed. There's no distance...it's just an image. I suddenly zoom rapidly toward the destination. The figure is no longer there, yet I find myself in the middle of a three-way intersection among a few houses I'm interested in exploring. I see one to the right with lights on and an older couple sitting in a front room. I head farther left and decide to head into a slightly larger house with a brown exterior. I see a family at a dining table in a dining room to the back, having a late dinner apparently. I snap to go invisible and phase through the front window. They continue to talk, yet don't see me as I walk inside and head to the right. I may as well get something to eat. I head to the left, wondering if the kitchen will be there - I figure it must be as there wasn't much else to the right. I enter a large room at the left wide of the house with dark wooden cabinets situated around the walls. There's a large over in the center. I quickly find a small area in the right with many cabinets and figure it must be where they stock food. I find a several boxes and decide on a box of cookies as well as a cookie cereal. I head out through a side door and continue out by the side of the house in the night. I go to open the box of cookies and hope it's not too hard considering the plastic wrap. I try to tear it, yet don't have any success. I look on the ground, find a sharp stick, then pierce the plastic. I notice that inside there are just large brown sheets, about half an inch thick. I continue to walk toward the street as I take a bite, yet it just tastes like cardboard. I go to spit it out and walk a bit farther, yet I wake up.

2. Matcha (LD)
This looks dreamlike...nose pinch, I'm lucid. Thought so. I'm standing in a bedroom in Meadow main house. I turn and phase through the bedroom door and head down the walk way. I fly over the railing and decide to get a drink before exploring the front. I'll have a matcha this time. I enter the kitchen, expecting a matcha latte being in the fridge to the right when I open it. I find it immediately on a shelf, grab it, and begin to head to the front of the house. I want to check that it's accurate, so I look inside and notice that the drink is a light green. Perfect. I head to the front and phase through the front doors. I just had some caffeine, so maybe my awareness will... I look up and the dream is highly vivid, along with a stable awareness. Awesome. I continue to walk down the walkway, heading right, considering where to explore. I wake up.

3. Meditation Above The Town (LD)
I'm standing in a dim room. This seems like a dream. I'm lucid. I nose pinch and begin to look around. I see someone in bed and I sense that it's Bran. I stop, put my arms in front of me, and ground, taking five slow deep breaths. My awareness becomes more stable. I decide not to interact and to simply explore the area. I phase through the wall to my right and find myself flying high above in what appears to be an old town. It's daytime and I notice the buildings are all constructed from dark brown brick. The architecture seems more western European. I consider some goals and decide to go for phoenix. I raise my arm for the phoenix gauntlet, yet don't see it. I cast my arm forward and see a faint, large shadowy bird appear in the far distance, yet it's not very defined. I continue to fly, and look for the ring of elements, yet I don't have it on. I decide to go for some ice anyway. I cast my arm and see some snow flurries around my field of vision. I fly down and look over to the green hills to my right, noticing some small structures. I try to determine if any of the buildings seem to be reserved for me as in past lucids - nothing appears to be though. I feel this would be a cool place to come back to. I fly to the center of the town and decide to play around with gravity. I put a foot on the lower edge of a massive building, then flip gravity 90 degree. I see top edge of the building in the far distance and zoom across it, rapidly reaching the upper ledge. I flip gravity upright once again and reach the roof. I head to the far end and look around. I'll try time dilation and element manipulation. I sit on the edge and meditate for a moment. I then push the time sphere outward and contract it back inward - it's invisible this time. I then imagine the scene freezing over and I see shards of ice scatter on the periphery of my visual field. I stand up as things feel a little less stable, and I head to my left. I see a tree a consider ripping the entire thing out. The dream seems to be fading, so I drop down and begin rubbing the floor. I continue for a while, then head forward and tear the tree out. I could probably do that in real life though... I continue to rub as I visualize a scene. I soon see an image of my own face. I hold my awareness for a bit, then wake up.


Katana Wall (NLD)
I'm with a Anth and some other people in a large, rectangular, dim room. He's talking and we all look at a wall to our left. It has various art items, several of which seem to be in the shape of katanas. They're black with some reddish etchings on them. I head away from the wall and see that there are spots on either side of the room where seats used to be inserted. I see the anchor areas where the seats where, as in a car, and the felt depressions with metal in the area. I notice that almonds are scattered around the one to the right. I'm a bit embarrassed at first as I wonder if it was me who did that. I then think that it's Anth's spot so it must be his mess; apparently he likes almonds. I head back to the wall and find a large, curved scimitar. I pick it up off the wall and draw then blade. It's fairly thin and sharp. I show it to ant and begin to ask about a metal connection piece in the center which appears like a part that connects pipe. He explains it a bit more.

Luna Rose

Night 10
I'm walking in a dim area. Wait... this is a dream! I begin to walk forward a bit more, but lose lucidity.

Night 11
I continue sitting at the table with several people, eating a wedding cake. Wait...we already had our wedding...this is a dream! I begin to walk off from the table, but wake up

Summer Competition 2024 - Night 10
I'm lucid, standing next to a bed with a circular blue and silver item in my hand. Time to engage I continue to walk out of the room, focusing intently on the dream content. The dream stabilizes as I approach the main walkway of the second floor - I recognize it as the main house in Meadow. I float over the railing toward the upper window, yet gravity tugs me down. It's daytime and quite a bit of sunlight is pouring through the glass windows in the front of the house. I decide to just do a phase through the front door and possibly fly later. I go right through and begin to go for a transformation. I've been doing that a lot lately...I'll do some other control. I turn right and begin heading down the walkway and think of summoning a phoenix. I take in the surrounding and appreciate how vivid everything is; it feels just like waking life. I feel like this one could last a while. I raise my right arm for the phoenix gauntlet, yet only see a faint outline. I wave my arm to summon it, yet don't see it where I intend.I'll just keep exploring and it'll probably show up. I continue to walk down the driveway and as I reach the bottom, be begin to float upward to transform in to a phoenix. I wake up.

DEILD - (felt more like a full WILD, but counting as DEILD)

I'm lucid in an area next to some large brick buildings. It's some type of lot with quite a few people gathered ahead in front of what appears to be the entrance to the building. I begin engaging immediately, walking forward and taking in the surroundings. I continue forward and notice two females who appear to be adversaries, facing toward me, ready for a battle.. One in front seems to have some type of blade. I reach to my side and raise two small katanas. I chuck them one at a time toward the figure in the distance, yet both curve and miss. She throws a blade toward me, yet I dodge it as well. I decide to use a ninja star. I reach down, grab one and chuck it as well, yet miss once again. Time for TK I walk forward, raise my right arm, and lift her about three stories in the air before slamming her back down, knocking her out. I turn right to the other opponent. I lift her up and chuck her about twenty feet, knocking her out as well. I begin to fly toward the entrance of the building, ready to explore. I enter the front doors and notice that it appears like a hotel lobby. I head to the right, approaching a guy in a black stuit working behind the main desk. He grins at me. I begin to hear my own breathing and noitce that it sounds louder than usual as I have earplugs in. I know I need to refocus on the dream or I'll risk waking. I focus my attention fully, and appreciate how viivd the scene is. I turn from the guy and explore toward a back room. I enter and it appear to be the convenience store part of the hotel. There are candy type items all around the perimeter in small containers. I look around, then notice someone who appears like a family friend. She smiles and I give her a hug. I begin to head out, then realize I should eat something for the competition! I head back in and look around the boxes in the back. I see twizzlers, but I don't want any. I decide on the the sour patch sour sticks, containing about three flavors. I head back out to the lobby and continue down the hallway. I hope this will be easy to open... I tear the plastic and bite into it. The flavor is great with strong sweet and sour notes! I continue to float down the hallway, thinking of what to do next. I see some thick plastic sheets hanging in the room in the far back of the first floor. I phase through the front portion, heading behind the hotel. I wake up.

Summer Competition - Night 9

1. Mall Balcony (LD)
I'm in what seems to be a mall thinking about states of consciousness, especially, LDing. I turn to Bran and become lucid. I tell him to check out what I'm going to do. I fly upward toward a walkway a couple stories above with a railing on the edge. As I fly, it seems as though I'm not making progress at the midway point. Time for hookshot.I raise my right arm and fire a hookshot to the upper rail. I immediately zoom up to it and float over. I notice dad far down tot he left and fly over to him.
"Hey dad." I look down at my hands, breathing slowly, grounding. I wake up.

Record - Back to Sleep.
2. Mall Walkway (LD)
I'm in a mall walking in a central area.
"This is a dream...This is a dream...This is a dream." My hands come out in front of me as I become lucid.
"I'm lucid". I turn left, considering some control. I see a large metallic kiosk and figure I may as well do some super strength. I pick the whole thing up and chuck it down the central walkway of the mall. I then turn right and see a guy in a suit working behind a counter area. I decide to interact, so I float over to him and adjust his bowtie, laughing. I then decide to use invisibility to steal the gold pin he's wearing. I snap, go invisible, and snatch it easily - the man looks past me as I do so. I come out of invisibility and place it back into his hand, laughing. I float off farther down the central walkway and take in the sites of the shops to the side. I go for some time dilation and begin to levitate. I imagine the scene freezing over and see a bit of vague frost over the edge of my field of vision. I imagine the dream freezing in time. I stand back up and float farther down, going for fireball. It doesn't cast right away, so I look at my right hand for the ring of elements and see it on my index finger. I then go to cast fireblast, yet don't have any luck. I continue to float forward to a room toward the edge of the mall. Several people are gathered, especially in an area to the left which drops down slight via a couple of stairs - they appear to be playing instruments. I explore toward the back and notice a large black double door in a dim area. I begin to feel the dream may be fading. I turn back from where I came, exploring in that area. Once again, I find a double door to the left in a dim area. I begin to imagine that it's daytime beyond. As I turn, the whole area seems to dim. I imagine a light turning on in front of me and begin to see a white light appearing in the walkway in front of me, illuminating around it. The dream rapidly fades, however, and I wake up.

Record - Back to Sleep

3. Hotel Room (LD)
I'm in a bathroom for a solid two to three minutes, thinking about dreams and noticing my dream signs. I think that with practicing heightened awareness, I may be able to notice more. I look around. Where the heck am I?? I feel a bit of concern and stand up.
Nose pinch. I'm lucid. I begin thinking about what I'd like to do and phase into the door to my right. The dream quickly goes to void. I start rubbing around in the void for a while, waiting; I'm unsure if I'm going to wake up and I'm trying to prevent it. I soon find myself on the floor of a hotel room, right in front of a queen bed. I stand, walk over to the sheets, and pull them back. I notice it's Han. I give her a big hug. I soon wake up.

Summer Competition 2024 - Night 8

1. Chilling On The Roof (LD)
I continue to fly alongside the edge of some large properties. I become lucid as I turn toward a home in the far distance. I’ll explore a bit. It’s night and continue to fly toward the house, windows illuminated in dim yellow light. I finally reach the home and phase through a back door. Once inside, I hear a family having a conversation in the back area. I approach and snap to go invisible. I see two daughters and mother seemingly cooking dinner - they’re standing around a central island and seem to be engaged in tasks while having a conversation. They look right past me and I decide to use some dream control to easily phase through them. I close my left fist in front of me and imagine it charging with energy. I phase straight through the two sisters without them detecting anything, handing a left and continuing into a back area. I find myself in a quite large pantry with wooden shelves. I look around a bit and see many cabinets throughout as well as shelves stocked with various containers of food. I continue to explore the cabinets, looking for something to eat, yet only find boxes of what appears to be pasta and other non-perishables I’m not entirely interested in. I finally look at a bottom shelf and find a stack of what appear to be fig newtons. I figure they look pretty good and I grab the box as the younger sister comes in. I simply avoid her, walk out and head to the stairs. I phase through a large glass portion of the outer wall - essentially a massive window - as I reach the mid point of the stairs and head out onto a shingled portion of the roof. I see several people down below in what appears to be an upscale alleyway. One of them seems to look up briefly in my direction as I sit down and take a bite of the fig newtons. I bite in and they’re really good. I think of just staying put and chilling in dreams as well as how long I can hang out here. I should probably say grace. I close my eyes for a moment and wake up.

2. The Bar (LD)
I’m walking in what appears to be a mall and turn toward the entryway of a store. I look inside and see an interested painting with orange hues and figure it would be cool for a chill spot. I walk inside and become lucid. The room seems to extend down to the right and it looks a bit like a bar. I begin to consider some dream control as I walk toward the bar area. I walk up to a guy who’s seated with his laptop and decide to use some electronics. I grab his mouse, move the cursor to some icons at the bottom, and click on a reddish orange one that looks somewhat like a fox head. Nothing happens. I decide to move on quickly and turn to see two large gray pieces of machinery - possibly a large ATM and another device. I grab one large piece of machinery and throw it. Hmm what was the order of the three step I posted last night again? I head toward a large contraption and phase through, avoiding a partial phase on the smaller one. I begin to think of my three step and begin to remember TK. I look at the far end of the bar area and see several pieces of what appear to be exercise equipment. I go for TK on a slightly smaller piece and it bobs back and forth a bit, yet quickly switch to the larger piece. I quickly raise it up to the ceiling and let it drop back down. I turn back toward the bar and


3. Playgrounds & Pizzerias (LD)
I continue to drive with the two guys, talking about the space travel we’re going to embark on. We turn to head toward a small bridge and I’m become lucid. I begin thinking about what I’m going to do and the awareness wanes for a short moment. I focus my awareness and the scene comes back into view. I fly up out of the car which seems to be a convertible and down the street. I notice a massive fire hydrant to my right, roughly twice the height and twice the diameter of a normal hydrant. I go for super strength, smashing my knee into it and bending the entire thing into the ground. I then begin considering my three step. My order was off in the last lucid…I need to start with transformation. Mid flight, I turn toward a nearby sign and shapeshift to crow form. It’s quite accurate and I feel very satisfied with how it feels. I approach the sign and phase straight through the center. I revert to humanoid form and face some playground equipment situated to the left. I look at a smaller piece at first before focusing on the larger one behind. I quickly lift he huge piece with TK and begin moving it rapidly to the right, some ten meters in the air. I move it in front of a few kids in the distance before flinging it to the right. I continue to float forward and turn toward a seating area nearby to the right. I see Jay and the other kid I was riding with. They’re sitting on a bench in an area which seems to have woodchips to walk on. I begin to think of Lunar’s guide from the previous night and asking persistent characters to remind you that you’re dreaming. I turn toward Jay.
“From now on, when we’re together in dreams, just remind me I’m dreaming so we can continue doing things in lucids.” He nods at me with understanding. I turn toward the other friend and reiterate the point before drilling it in once again with the pair. I turn from them and consider ways in which to score more points - I run through the competition list in my mind. I’ll do some basic summoning and eating. I head toward the brick wall in front of me, yet opt for a phase though the somewhat opaque, orange tinted window as I don’t want to risk going to void. I find myself in a somewhat dim restaurant with a long, dark wooden table to my right, several kids eating a meal of bread and some other times. I snap to go invisible, then reach forward. They look right through me and I grab the smaller item on the plate in front of me, unnoticed. I bite into it - it tastes like pumpernickel bread with some type of cinnamon butter - it’s pretty good. I should still do some summoning. I head toward the room beyond thinking of something to summon when I notice several chefs working in what appears to be a kitchen area. To the left, I see a fairly long stainless steel storage section with pizzas being heated up inside. There are two types to choose from, one containing pepperoni. I think of Sensei heading to pizza shops in Zodra and figure I’ll give it a shot in Nervaru. I gran one of the slices which seems like it’s an ‘extra cheese’ slice. I begin to walk to a nearby seat, yet take a bit as I want to make sure I fit it in. The taste is great and quite accurate as well. I take a seat and soon wake up.

Summer Competition 2024 - Night 7

Flight to Void
I hope I get lucid soon. Oh! This is still a dream! I begin to fly upward with a sense of urgency, seeing that the dream is going to void. Soon, I’m in complete darkness and begin to feel that I’m waking up.

NLD - Dwarven Axe
I’m playing some type of five vs five elimination match and I’m controlling one of the characters in first person. We’re in some type of outdoor complex with tan, brick walls. I have some type of mic communication with the rest of my team and I get word that one of our teammates dropped. I then understand that the other team is going to begin rushing in on us. A single dwarven-looking character in full, dark plate mail is standing far down on the other end of the complex. He's wielding a massive battle axe and appears to be ready to rush at me. I sense that the enemy team is right about to back him and we'll be overwhelmed.

Summer Competition 2024 - Night 5
1. Castle (LD)
I’m in bed in a dim room. Something feels off. I stand up, feel gravity and become lucid. I quickly make my way to the main upper hallway and begin flying over the banister toward the central upper window. I gently get pulled down, yet I grab the sill and yank myself up and continue to soar through the glass and into the front yard. I look around a bit and see the front brick walls. I hookshot to the top and zoom to the wall. I pick a farther point to the left as the building extends quite far. I hookshot higher up and zoom once again to a farther distance. I see another very large building even farther to the left with several terraces on the top of each portion which seem to have a lounge area - there’s a small glass barrier and people outside on what appear to be lounge chairs toward the edge. I fly around quickly just beyond the buildings, then zoom over. I land on an upper terrace and approach a seating area to the back. I see many people gathered and look to see if I recognize any. I smile and give one a high five and they smile back at me. I head back even farther and notice a dim room in the back that seems to be a mix between a theater and a bar. I look around and see a large wall unit in the back. I go for TK but it doesn’t move right away. I then turn toward a massive red couch in the center. I extend my arm and begin to lift it - midway at first, then right to the ceiling before dropping it back down. I finally decide to teleport. I explore toward the back and lower my right sleeve, looking for the gravity bracelet. I see the beads appearing around my wrist and begin to cast into the wall. I only see a faint outline of a portal appear. I turn to the left wall to cast, yet only see a slight undulating effect in the brick. I decide to simply phase in and walk straight into the wall. Once inside, I begin jogging in place to stabilize. I remember Silvermoon and briefly visualize it before a scene begins forming. I see a stack of massive as well as small stones stacked vertically to my left in the early dawn hours on a grass field. A castle looms in the back and a figure in what seems to be leather armor is in front of me - I think of Link. We begin to walk toward the castle which has blue, pastel type walls. It looks almost like it’s a cell-shaded type look. I enter the castle walls and begin to float up in the central area between spires. The dream begins to dim and I wake up.


2. Phoenix Leaves (LD)
I continue to walk toward the driveway of a house in Meadow and as I reach it, I become lucid. I walk toward the bottom and become curious as to how the DCs perceive things.
“How many of you know this is a dream?”
One in the back raises their hand, tentatively, seemingly unsure if they should be telling me or not.
Yeah okay I think, not really sure if there answer meant anything. I continue toward the bottom. I stop for a moment, and look at my hands, slowing down and focusing. My ring isn’t there as usual. I turn for flight and quickly lift upward, carve to the right, and float in front of the mailbox. I consider hookshot. I just did that…I don’t want to spam it. I lower back down and go for super strength up. I pick one of the DCs up with one arm and chuck him toward the driveway. I then go for teleport, thinking of Silvermoon. I raise my right arm but don’t see the portal bracelet. I go to cast portal into the mailbox, but don’t see much. I turn away and go to summon a phoenix. I imagine a red gauntlet, but don’t see one. I wave my arm toward a tree. I don’t see anything fly, but notice all the leaves of the tree seem to be an orange red, and quite long. I approach the tree and notice that on the ends of each branch, phoenix-bee hybrid type creatures are situated - almost as though they are leaves. I go to pick one up off of a branch. Soon I feel a sharp pain on the center of my nose. Is that from waking life? That actually hurts. I feel as though the skin on my nose is actually peeling. I should probably wake up to check on that. I wake up. Everything is fine.

1. Construction
I become aware as a scene of an outdoor area with large orange shelves on either side of me forms. The central, concrete walkway is quite wide and about one hundred meters long with people bustling in the center. I need to engage. I pick up momentum, running into the scene and the dream soon feels more stable. I notice that the shelves are made of metal bars, similar to what you'd see in a construction store. Hmm...dream control time. I go to fly up, but the dream resists. Strange... I go once again and drift up to an upper shelf to the right. I then float across the upper shelves a couple more times before noticing a figure in the central walkway. I should interact. I float down to him.
"Hey! What's going on"
He looks at me and give a big smile and a nod. I just decide to move on. I look down at my hand, breathing and grounding.
I float farther down to the right and notice that there's some type of outdoor shop, which open up even farther down to the right. I notice many stuffed items around, as though a portion is for kids. I notice safari-type stuffed animals on a small round table in the center. I extend my arm to turn one of the animals to life. It doesn't respond. I float forward and begin to wake up.


2. Enfeeble
I'm aware as a scene forms in a dim room. I'm sitting at some type of conference table and some type of important, yet ominous business man is sitting to my right. I need to engage. I feel as though I can't begin engaging yet. I continue to listen to the man talk and feel like I need to distract him. I turn to my left, look at a worker and set the intent to make him weak and collapse. The man hunches over, and falls to the floor. The boss seems to be concerned and focuses on the worker. I begin to wake up.

3. Sink
I'm aware in Meadow main house, toward the top of the stairs. I begin walking down, ready to begin some control. I begin flying toward the upper window, yet the dream gently pulls me down. I decide to just phase through the thick glass of the front door and walk out into the dark night. It's a bit dark here...I could just teleport, but I don't feel like going to void right now... I simply turn and phase back in, where there's more light. Once inside, I go for full transformation into a phoenix as I make my way through the central hallway, yet it doesn't click accurately. I decide to go for some basic summoning and eating before moving on. I'll get some ice cream - I've been having a lot of chocolate in dreams lately. I open the freezer and bright light comes out. I reflect on the quality of my awareness, gazing into the bottom of the freezer. This isn't too different from waking life...it feels so stable... I don't want to engage any other DCs, so I decide to do it quietly. I notice a large tub of strawberry ice cream on the bottom, so I pull it out and place it on the counter. As I look more closely, the container seems to morph: it's now a plastic container and as I scrutinize the contents it seems as though the package inside becomes smaller and simply white. I'll just get something else. I look back in the freezer and see a round cake to the right and half of a long, narrow cake to the left. It looks like it's chocolate and custard, so I gab that. I take a big chunk into my hand as I walk across the room, considering what control to do next. I could do mass TK, but I should do something else...turn some music on?I take a bite of the cake, yet a very strong taste of garlicy, buttery salmon explodes in my mouth. Whoa!! It's unexpected and I feel like I need to get the taste out immediately. I spit it out into the sink, but it persists. I begin rinsing my mouth out. I stop for a moment and look at my hand, stabilizing. I reflect once again on how stable and focused my awareness feels. I turn away from the sink to continue. I wake up.

1.Gunblade (LD)
I’m lucid in the kitchen in Meadow main house. Hmm… I may as well grab something to eat something before I begin…a basic summon then eat… I go into the left cabinet, looking for a bar of chocolate. I don’t find it and pick up the pace to find one quickly. I head to the right cabinet, find a small packet at first, then a larger item at the top. I grab it, notice it’s what I’m looking for, and begin to eat it as I walk toward the family room. I reach the center and look and look around for some ideas. Super strength time. I grab a huge section of the couch and chuck it to the far side of the room. I for a moment to stabilize my awareness. I look at my left hand, breathing slow…grounding. I notice the the bookshelf come into view in front of me quite vividly. I ignore it for the time being and set my mind to mass TK. I turn toward the large sofa to my left, extend my right arm and notice it seemingly building off the ground. I then see it raise considerably, soon reaching toward the ceiling. I simply let it drop and decide to move on. I should look for…a warglaive…or at least find a weapon for the theme. I head through the double doors, imagining a large blade in the room beyond. I soon notice a large lance looking object laying up against a window, hilt exposed. I approach, expecting it to be a sword. I grab the hilt, lift it and notice that it’s a massive gunblade - like from Final Fantasy VIII. I notice the considerable heft in my hands and begin to brandish it. I look in the mirror and notice the intricate design toward the hilt, resembling an assault rile somewhat. Beyond the hilt, the sword resembles a greatsword, about five feet long.
I pull the trigger as I walk to the entryway, going for a fireblast. Nothing happens. I continue to look at the awesome reflection of the sword in the mirror to my right. I should summon a phoenix now. I turn toward the doors, open them, and notice a tropical type setting in the front yard: the dense foliage has deep maroon as well some green leaves and the rainfall is fairly heavy. The car is in a strange spot in the yard…this looks a bit different than Meadow usually looks. I extend the gunblade, attempting to summon a phoenix. Nothing appears. I run through a list of potential dream controls from the competition in my mind. Gravity time. At first, I try to outright flip gravity 90 degrees as I’ve done before, but the dream resists a bit. I then simply walk up the side of the house and I soon find myself standing on the side of the building, gravity rotated. I then land back down, considering where to explore. I feel the dream beginning to dim. Silvermoon. I begin visualizing Silvermoon City and hearing the music playing. I rub the concrete intensely with my hands in circular patterns. I soon wake up.

2. Car Throw (LD)
I park the car alongside the curb and look at the dashboard. I’m lucid. Calm, steady…engage. I calmly look around the vivid scene. I open the car door, step out, and consider what to do next. I look at my hand, remind myself I'm dreaming, and take in the moment. I may as well do some control with the car as it’s right here… I could engage some of the buttons for “use electronics”. I sit back down, hit the brake and touch the push button start. The engine revs and I touch the ‘drive’ button to shift from park. I hit the gas and begin steering the car, driving down the road. The dream begins to feel that it’s dimming a bit, so I stop and get out of the car as it’s still moving. I turn, then grab the car and chuck it. As the dream begins to fade even more, I fly upward, then begin turn slowly as I visualize Silvermoon City, fully transitioning to void. I stop spinning and wake up.

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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.

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.

I'm looking at a counter top with some items and suddenly become aware I'm dreaming. I continue to walk forward, engaging the dream, and the stability increases. I soon realize I'm in Meadow main house and I see the railing on the second story walkway. I feel a sense of confidence with control as I fly over the rail, and through the second story window on the top of the receiving area. After phasing, I descend in the night, turn and decide to do some control. I want to teleport to Haven. I basic summon the gravity bracelet by raising my right arm and create a circular motion to create a gravity portal. I black spot appears on the front bricks of the house. I expand it and a warbling effect appears in the brick as the portal grows. I fly upward, phase through, and enter void. I imagine myself moving through a cave in Haven Mountain. I soon find myself in a valley of Haven Mountain with massive screens of black mists at the outskirts. I want to make my way into the cave at the peaks. A long structure sits at the base of the mountain, with a metallic exterior along with gold and red coloring. It appears to be some type of fortress. I consider flying through the mist above and raise rapidly. I realize I may destabilize the dream by flying into darkness, so I quickly descend and fly toward the middle area of the main section of the fortress. I gradually approach, then turn toward the far end and fly in that direction. I approach a singular concave wall and notice an open doorway. I make my way through and enter a rectangular room with sparse decor. I simple bed with light cream sheets sits on the far end and an elderly Japanese man with a gray beard is standing in front. He seems quite kind and looks at me.
"Do you know how to get to Haven Peaks from here?"
He looks at me.
"We have to go through the Ratt Room".
He then hands me a keychain with several sets of keys attached. I wonder if I'll be bale to make these keys persistent.
We walk together toward the outside area and curve around toward the side of the structure. There are many chairs set up around small, circular tables. I go to use telekinesis on some of the chairs, yet they don't move. I soon turn from the area and continue to move into a back area with the man. We approach a back section that's a bit dim.

The Glowing Building (LD)
I’m meditating by a window and my eyes open. I wonder when I’ll get lucid again. I stand and head toward the opposite end of a room, which appears to be part of an apartment. I begin to sense that I’m moving through a dream I’m lucid. I turn back around and head toward the edge of the room with the large glass window. I feel a sense of excitement as I head toward the window and I'm interested in exploring toward the glowing building in the far distance.. I head back over to the window and set my sights on the building, glowing orange in the dark of night, some forty stories below. I phase through the large glass window and begin flying out toward it. It's pretty far away. I don't want to risk destabilizing the dream. I should fly to it really quickly. I get ready to zoom toward the building. I focus solely on the image and imagine myself zooming toward it rapidly as it simultaneously rushes toward me. I approach it at rapid speeds and I'm suddenly right in front of it. I float down slowly as I approach the entrance. I wake up.