You might be able to come to the conclusion that you slept forever, then wake up slightly mystified that you woke up after eternity ended. It would be a bit interesting having an infinitely long dream, but however long you pretend your dream is, it's always about the same length in the real world.

It looks like you took control anyway. I think the DCs demands represent what would be fair to them, if they were really separate individuals.

DCs might not understand unnatural threats like getting turned into cardboard, though. She might have considered it a freak of nature, or a perfectly natural form of spontaneous death.