I'm sure this has been in a thread before, and I know it is pointless, but I find this an interesting topic to discuss. My question is the title:

Anybody else sometimes think of dream characters as "real" while lucid?

Yes, I know that when we aren't lucid, we accept dream characters as real people. The key here is that you accept dream characters as real people even while knowing you are dreaming. For example, my mom calls me to do something in a dream. I know I am dreaming and do not need to do the task. However, I think of my mom as a real person; not an imaginary person yelling at me to do something.

Or, in a fairly new lucid dream my aunt told me lucid dreaming was dangerous. I knew I was dreaming, but completely accepted her as my aunt. Later I was listening to music, curious with what my mind could come up with. I saw my little brother and called him over because I really wanted him to hear it.

As a final example, I dreamt a kid gave me money. I knew I was dreaming, but believed the money was absolutely real, given to me from a real person, and that I'd find $2 on my lap when I awoke.

So, anyone else have instances like this? I find "dream logic" like this very interesting while lucid. While this thread is up, I don't mind if you also talk about dream logic while lucid.