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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.

Spring Competition 2024 - Night 14

I’m in the backseat of a car, leaning over the center console. I wonder when I’ll get lucid again...this is a dream! I see a bunch of lights illuminated on the center of the dashboard. I may as well use some electronics. I lean forward, hit a few buttons, and see lights glow. Nothing directly happens. I should interact with these guys. I place my hand on the driver’s shoulder.
“How’s it going man!”
He doesn’t quite respond. I look up and notice that we seem to be heading out of a neighborhood in Meadow. I decide to just fly out of the car. I phase through the door to my right and fly upward. The car continues on it’s way down the road in a wooded area that looks like the entrance to a development in Meadow. I fly upward and decide to ground. I look at my right and breathe slowly as I float slowly forward. I see the car turn around and head back toward me quickly, passing me and heading into the development. I stick my arm out and go for hook shot. I hear the chains clanking and I’m pulled rapidly and directly toward the front of the car. Sweet! I disconnect as we reach one of the first houses at the entryway. As I walk, I tune closely into gravity, studying the sensations. I notice that the sense of gravity is quite heavy as I walk. I begin thinking about dream goals. I notice a large building diagonal and across the street and another immediately to my right. I head toward the one on the right and notice a massive glass wall, raising two stories tall with a piano player seated to the right in a massive, white room. I phase through the glass and see the male piano player in a tuxedo at a black grand piano and another half-grand piano in front of that one. I’ll get something to eat for the competition.
“Do you have any chocolate?” The piano player looks at me, yet doesn’t respond. I begin digging in a large plastic container at the base of the half-grand piano, I expect to find a bag of chocolate underneath some of the contents. I don’t find any at first, yet soon find a bag underneath. I take it out, expecting chocolate inside of aluminum foil. I quickly find it and begin eating as I walk back over to the piano player who’s now eating a thin piece of dark chocolate. I turn to the half-grand piano. Time for mass TK. Look at it and notice it suddenly move to about three feet off the ground. I quickly raise it to the ceiling, then lower and raise it once again. I then use TK to throw the entire piano across the huge room, roughly twenty meters to the ride and it crashes into a massive grand piano without a sound, embedding itself into the top. I begin exploring down in that direction. I think more about dream control and consider time manipulation. I begin raising up my watch to go for it, then see some type of machine against the wall that looks like a gray ATM and decide to play around with advanced summoning instead. I go for portal, yet it doesn’t work and follow it up with fireball which doesn’t work. I revert to trying portal a couple times as I continue my way down the hall. I soon enter an area with shops on both sides that resembles a cross between a mall and the shop section of an airport. I see several teddy bears on a display in the center of the hall and try to both multiple then advanced banish, yet neither works. I continue to walk, taking in the sights, and checking out the shop entrances. I go to cast my dream catcher into a wall to make a portal, yet it doesn’t appear. I see a a guy who appears to be a father with some kids and I pass the group. I begin to hear a song play and I enter into a large black room that appears to be a large restaurant area with a section for music playing. I wake up.

Spring Competition 2024 - Night 13

1. Water (LD)
I’m in a dim room, drinking water from a red solo cup. This would be a few points in competition. My awareness raises – I’m lucid. I look at the drink in my hand and take a sip. It’s simply water. I put the cup down on the square counter and look around the dim room. I realize that the area looks somewhat like the kitchen in Meadow main house. I begin to think of dream control. I look around and see several items on a counter nearby, but don't want to do TK and I don't see anything nearby for super strength. I want to get out of the area and explore a bit more. I drop to the floor and begin rubbing to stabilize as the dream feels a bit fuzzy. I turn toward the sink to my right and head toward it. I go to fly, but gravity resists a few times, yanking me down. I finally fly toward the window and phase through it. I end up in the backyard, continuing flight. It's a bit dark, so I figure I'll just phase back in and explore. I begin flying back to phase I wake up.

2. Dire Wolf Form (LD)
I’m in the kitchen in Syrano main house. It’s competition time…when will I get lucid again. I look around. I’m lucid.
I look toward the counter and see a pile of food to the right. I’ll do some telekinesis. I begin focusing on the pile of dishes and food to the right, imagining it moving to the sink. I see a few items flicker, then suddenly see them in the sink, with water running over them. Let’s see if I can move them do the drying board. I focus on TK and soon see a few items in the drying board. I see a pile of what appears to be bread loaves or croissants on the back counter. I go for a mass TK, waving my arms to move the entire stack. They don’t quite lift off. I decide to focus on exploring and other control. I drop to the floor and rub a bit to stabilize and rise back up quickly. I see a Himalayan lamp, but don’t bother with it as I realize it’s not an electronic device. I decide to go for levitation. Meditation. I sit in meditation posture and raise up a bit. At first, I bob up and down but finally get it to a steady levitation. I set my mind to zazen and maintain awareness steadily. I begin to float down the hallway in zazen. I hold awareness for a bit, and begin floating back down the hallway. I soon head toward the back sliding glass window which has the blind drawn. I phase through and notice what appears to be a long black walkway leading to a chasm. I run across it and finally jump over the chasm, going into flight. I fly to the other side and notice a dream plot beginning: three woman seem to antagonizing another, seemingly ready to start a fight. Time to transform. I begin to shrink down, think of quadrupeds and the thought of a rat crosses my mind. I’ll do wolf form. I rapidly transform into a wolf as I run forward. I feel front legs come out in front of me as I run and a feral energy runs though me. I charge toward one of the attackers and slash down with my paws. I turn to the one on the left and do the same. I approach the center one and tell her to leave the area. She begins speaking back to me and drop to the floor and I step on top of her. Enough of this plot…I’m going to explore. I revert to humanoid form and head into the large building ahead. I soon find myself in the central area of what appears to be a Syrano mall. I look around the area which has several different stores and white walls around the area. I begin to wake up.

Spring Competition 2024 - Night 12

Floating Into The Dark (LD)
I’m floating down a hallway with brown walls and a tile floor. When will I just get lucid already…oh…this is a dream! I’m lucid. I realize it’s competition time and I should do some control. The dream begins to dim quickly. I begin to fly upward and the scene becomes very dark. Soon, it’s near pitch black and I go to phase through a side wall. I head to the right, but lose visual of where the wall is and continue to head in that direction. I soon wake up.

Spring Competition 2024 - Night 11

1. Throw (LD)
I’m become aware as a new scene begins to form. I find myself in a house, standing in front of what appears to be a table with some items on it, including blue sunglasses.
I begin thinking of dream control, yet move past the table as theirs nothing of interest. I see another table, rectangular and made of a dark wood, just beyond it. I could probably lift that in waking life…super strength won’t count. I move beyond this are and see that the area ahead is essentially a kitchen with white décor, cabinets to the right and large appliances including a fridge to the left. I look to the cabinets and decide on summoning. I’ll do something different – maybe an energy bar. I open the cabinets above head, yet only find various glass containers behind two of the doors. I ignore this and decide to get a chocolate shake from the fridge. I open it and quickly find a glass container with a bit of a thick chocolate substance at the bottom. I go to drink it, yet it becomes thinner, tasting and feeling just like water. I look to the right at more of the contents and just notice two liter soda bottles. I close the door and go for super strength. I grip the top and bottom of the fridge with hands, lift it up, and chuck it at the opposing wall – it simply phases through. I turn back around and notice another fridge took its place. I begin heading toward the wall to explore beyond. I wake up.

2. Time With Grandparents, Once Again
I’m walk to a urinal in a bathroom and suddenly become lucid. I turn around and notice a coworker standing by the sink as well supplies, including a pink and white striped bag, sitting in front of some blue stalls on the far end. I should interact. I walk up, place my hand on the coworkers shoulder.
“Hey! How’s it going?”
I need to get moving - I need to get to my three step now. I head toward one of the stalls, phase trough the wall next to it, and enter the void. I maintain my awareness in the void, yet have the feeling that I’m waking up; I feel as though I can feel my waking life legs. The sensation is probably a creation of the dream. I begin visualizing Haven Peak, repeating the name of the realm. I imagine snow. The sensation persists for a bit, then falls away. I begin getting the sensation of tumbling and go with it. I tumble several times in the void. I suddenly find myself standing next to a bed in a dim room, a pair of what appear to be rain boots in front of me. This looks like a room in Meadow main house. I walk forward and phase right through the window. I begin flying next to the house at night, thinking of where to explore. I notice my family gathered in the kitchen area as I peer through the glass windows on the edge of the room. My grandma is in view as well. I decide to phase in and I take a seat at the head of the table. I notice the my grandpa and mom are there as well. I’m curious what my grandma will say about my dream guide.
”Grandma, what’s my dream guide’s name”
Grandma: “Malthazar, or something like that”
“Who is my dream guide?”
Grandma: “Children are your dream guide”, she says, as though I should already now.
The experience of being right in front of my grandparents as though it’s waking life hits me. I become emotional and begin crying a bit.
“I just want you guys to know that I love you”, I say as I hug my grandma. She hugs me back warmly.
I walk around the table, head up to my grandpa. He's sitting in a button down shirt with his legs crosses. I walk up and give him a hug as well. He calmly and silently looks at me, smiling at me approvingly as I back up. I leave the room and head into the family room for more dream control. I head through the dining room to reach it, make a left and immediately decide to use super strength on the giant TV. I clamp top and bottom with my hands, hoist the massive TV which is about six feet tall and seven feet wide, and let it drop to the floor. I look around the room and decide to use electronics. I notice an old, tan phone and head over to it. I lift the handpiece, hit some buttons, seeing them light up, and feel that’s enough. I phase through the door into the garage. It’s essentially empty with dark brown walls. I decide to head out and explore the neighborhood. I head out onto the driveway into the daylight, and see a large house across the street. I find the place interesting. I hope this neighborhood will have some persistence…I wonder what I’ll call it…maybe something close to the town name…Coloa? I head farther down the driveway, curving to the right. I see a zombie type figure up in a tree, immobile – It’s creepy. I continue farther and see a mansion across the street directly in front of the house. I consider exploring there, but want to see the front of the house. I notice how new it looks and want to tell mom in waking life about it. I decide to enter through the front to understand how it connects. I approach and grandma opens the door with a smile. I greet her. I realize I should get back to dream control.
“I’m going to do some mass TK, check it out!”
I turn, facing the mansion once again and see several gargoyle type figures on the lower level. I go for mass TK and believe I see them flicker up and down a bit, but it’s hard to tell as my vision is blurring.
“My vision is blurring a bit” I say to grandma. “I’ll take my eyes out:
I take my eyes out, but it doesn’t resolve. I rub them a bit.
Grandma: “That’s gross! Don’t do that!”.
I walk forward a bit more and the dream blurs more. I turn to the left and begin rubbing the ground and persist for a bit. I wake up.

1. Midnight At M & P’s (LD)
I open a drawer in M & P’s house. Why are our items here if mom and dad sold the house?...this is a dream…I’m lucid. I turn from the drawer and begin to head to the family room area. I see the wall on the side of the open doorway and phase through it. I enter into the room and head toward the couch area. There’s a ethereal, blue shimmer throughout the scene. It feels as though it’s midnight and moonlight is reflecting into the room. It’s competition time…I’ll shapeshift quick. I shrink down into a mouse, then become curious as to what my reflection looks like. I find a nearby cabinet and catch my reflection, which looks like me in humanoid form. I’ll go for cat form. I revert to humanoid, then shrink down into cat form, feeling myself becoming a quadruped. I look once again at my reflection as I walk past the cabinet and notice the back portion of a gray cat with it’s tail up. I begin walking to the sliding glass door and decide to explore outside a bit. I phase through and my vision becomes white fairly rapidly. I drop down and begin rubbing the ground. My vision goes fully white and I wait for a teleport. I sense Bran approaching and suddenly feel that he’s poking my side repeatedly. I lose lucidity.

2. Transferring Lucidity (LD)
A character I sense as Harlequin is standing in front of me. I understand that If I pull hard enough on her arm, her dream control will stop and her lucidity will transfer to me. My hand releases after I pull hard on her arm. I’m lucid in a dim room. It’s competition time…time to get moving. I begin to fly upward. I wake up.

1. Blizzard Journey (LD)
I float through the windshield of the vehicle, then float to the side, hovering for a moment. I become lucid. I begin to fly upward and notice that the entire terrain is blanketed heavily with snow. It appears that I'm on a mountainside and the dream seems to begin pulling me up at an increasingly fast pace. I don't want to drift too far up.I begin to fly downward at a very high seed, the ground rapidly approaching as I zoom downward. I see ripples in the terrain where snow drifts have formed. I finally land on a snowy path an notice a male character walking near me - it appears to be getting quite dark out. He's quite tall and is wearing dark, heavy clothing.I should interact a bit.
"How's it going?" I say as I pat him on the shoulder.
I then snap my fingers and clasp my left fist in my right hand, and go invisible. The young man looks straight past me, then begins to reach out with his fingers several times, trying to find me, yet totally missing. I leave the snowy mountain path and begin to fly toward nearby buildings. I soon enter one and find myself in the center of what appears to be the main area of a house. Two young men are working in the center of a workstation, counter tops on all side, apparently running a small business of sorts. They're working at a rapid pace and I see a couple stacks of bills on the counter tops. I make my way toward one of the counters. I should basic summon something
"Do you have any chocolate?"
I ignore what the guys has to say and just expect it to be behind one of his plastic drawers situated to the left of the counter as I enter. I quickly find a zip-loc baggy with a bar inside. I walk out of the enclosed area and begin eating it out of the foil. It tastes great! I take a couple of bites and walk a bit farther into the room. I should do some more control... I consider using an electronic device and notice a coffee machine on a counter against the far wall. There's another appliance to the left of it, yet I ignore it for the time being. I walk over, to the coffee machine, hit a circular button and notice it light up. I hear the machine start and begin seeing a bit of coffee trickle down into the carafe. I turn from the area and notice that the dream doesn't feel quite as stable. I stop eating for a moment, and simply look around slowly, grounding my awareness. The dream becomes more vivid and my awareness stabilizes. I think of summoning Jerune to ride. I look on top of the counter and notice the dream talisman. I grab it and toss it onto the floor, yet Jerune doesn't appear immediately. I walk a bit farther into the next section of the first floor, yet the area is a bit more dim and I don't feel like exploring through the doorways there. I turn back around and head to the workstation area. I'll do some super strength I go to rip the entire counter from the floor, yet only the massive granite slab on top raises, separating from the main section. I then see a huge fridge on the far side of where the men are working. I extend my arms as far as I can, camp the top and bottom, and raise the entire thing over my head. I walk a few steps, then chuck the entire thing through the door seemingly to the entrance to the house. I should start my three step! I turn toward a door way on the edge of the room and walk toward it, quickly phasing through. Once through, I find myself in a dim room and quickly shrink down, turning into a mouse. I hear a couple squeaks as I walk forward on all fours. I turn back toward the door, wanting to return to the previous room. I see my reflection on a large glass panel and notice that I look like a fairly large white rat. I phase back through the door and end up in the previous area, yet it looks vacant, dark, and as though the walls are a dark brown now. I walk forward a bit, then wake up.

2. Syrano Water (LD
I'm in the kitchen of Syrano main house drinking water directly from a gallon jug. This seems...dreamlike...I should have just another couple of sips and then become lucid. I take another sip, my awareness raises, and I become lucid. I may as well have another sip to count as 'drinking something'. I take another sip, then put the gallon down. I'm in the kitchen, I may as well summon something to eat. I decide on chocolate and head toward the freezer, quickly opening the drawer. I push the upper drawer back in and search the lower. I could get ice-cream...I'll stick with chocolate. I reach down, pull out a zip-loc and quickly find a chocolate bar. I begin eating it as I walk toward the center of the first floor. I head toward the sliding glass door and begin thinking of dream control. I see a pair of flip flops by the door and think of TK, yet decide against it. I should use the Dark Woods Wand. I reach to pull it out, yet only see wisps appear. The dream feels a bit unstable, so I sit and begin to ground, taking a few slow, deep breaths. I open my eyes a bit wider as I finish. I wake up.

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