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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]

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.