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[juniberries]

Has anyone here ever woken from a dream that...felt too long and too real, to the point where it MUST have happened?

Because for awhile, it truly seemed like I was back in my universe. But then I woke and
Well
I am still here. But I do not feel the same.

[PRIVATE TO: LANCE, PIDGE, KEITH.]

I must speak with you about what you went through before being brought here. Please remind me of what you remember last.

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[estrayer]

[ That doesn't make any sense.

But okay, he'll go with it. Sometimes when something feels wrong it's because it actually is. Jace appreciates those instincts. ]

okay. so what changed?
something about you, something about your world?

[juniberries]

[well i mean barring the fact that she did go through a bit of an Emotional Arc she's not about to admit to that specifically but...]

What was going on in my universe, more specifically. It was as though I had been back right at the moment before I was brought here, with no recollection of having ever been on the Eluvio.

I have teammates from my universe aboard the Eluvio who were also brought in from different points in time.

[estrayer]

[ ...okay, he has to admit it. She has his attention. ]

i'm the same

so what are you saying, that you think you actually went home? do any of the teammates that are here with you remember the things that happened in your 'dream'?

[juniberries]

I am reaching out to them now about what they remember, to ask them specific questions.

Because I do truly believe that I had returned to my universe, only to have been brought back here again.

[estrayer]

so assuming you're right. assuming you actually left this place

how did it happen, what do you remember?

[juniberries]

I only remember falling asleep as I normally would.

[estrayer]

and when you woke up, were you in your room? or did you get that same whole speel like we did when we arrived

[juniberries]

When I woke I was in my room, as though I had never left.

My companions were asleep as well, so they cannot tell me if anything HAD happened otherwise.

[her companions being intelligent space mice but. You Know.]

[estrayer]

[ Her...companions.

Okay. ]

so none of your friends saw anything strange that night
no one knows if you actually disappeared?

[juniberries]

No. They're pretty certain I hadn't, however.

[estrayer]

[ His hope is fading. It had only flared briefly, and now... ]

then i've got to ask
why do you think this was real?

it sounds like a dream
it wouldn't be weird to dream about going home. it's not like any of us ever asked to be here

[juniberries]

My dreams of home would be different than this.

As I said, it is difficult to explain why I do not believe this had simply been a dream, but once I talk with my teammates, I will know for sure.

[estrayer]

look i hate to say it, but

it's not like being here has been exactly fun, lately
there's a lot going on. just because your dream wasn't the same, it doesn't mean it wasn't a dream

it would give anyone nightmares. that's not a surprise

[juniberries]

Well, it certainly wasn't a nightmare, either. It was too real to be either.

Again, it is hard to say why I do NOT think it had been a dream. Simply that I have an inkling it was not one.

[estrayer]

i get that. i do

it's just. if it was real, it's the first i've seen of anyone managing to get out of here
even for a while.

that makes it worth trying to find out how.

[juniberries]

I understand. In the reverse, I would have difficulty believing what I have to say as well.

I really do wish I could tell you how.

[estrayer]

i want to believe

it's just, what you're describing? sounds way more likely to be a dream than anything real.
then again it wouldn't be the weirdest thing i've seen happen this month

[juniberries]

As I have said, it was far too detailed to have simply been just a dream.

Considering everything that has happened these past few weeks, I would not find it strange.

[estrayer]

you have a point

look what about things like
your clothes, your shoes. are you wearing what you were wearing at home?

[juniberries]

I am not. But it is no surprise, considering I did arrive here with my ship, and all my clothing still in place.

I am still in the sleepwear I had worn to bed the night prior. But still, this was completely different from how I initially arrived.

Perhaps my consciousness was what returned.