Journal Text: comfort is a mystery

[mortal_son]

Sender: Shinjiro Aragaki
To: All
Subject: Dream rules?

hey so I got the typical(??) talk from the dream guys here now but

when they say we're dreaming -

do standard "dream rules" apply?? I don't see people flying all over the place, that's a dream thing for most people, right? idek I don't dream much

and what about that thing when people die in dreams? does that mean they wake up and go on with their normal lives?

k thanks for your time

Comments

[adorabrawler]

Are you worried enough about dying to ask?

[mortal_son]

… I think most people are

seems kind of important to know how real this all is

[ He appreciated this person giving him an easy cover for why he’s asking. ]

[adorabrawler]

Speak for yourself. This place is like some weird paradise, the thought of getting killed by anything here never even crossed my mind.

[mortal_son]

if everything here is harmless feel free and laugh at me, I’ll deserve it

but things usually aren’t as good as they seem

[adorabrawler]

[ oooh boy. ]

Wow. Someone hurt you, huh.

[mortal_son]

nah I just pay attention to the news

but I get it, being proactive is depressing. whatever.

[adorabrawler]

More like being depressing is depressing. You can watch the news without being gloomy.

[mortal_son]

and you can and should enjoy life while still making sure to be aware of scam artists and anyone else who wants to take advantage.

it’s common sense.

[adorabrawler]

So we're moving on from dying to scam artists?

[mortal_son]

…

you say it’s paradise, I say it’s too good to be true. scam artist is an analogy or whatever it’s spelled. if dream rules don’t apply one asshole could fuck up everyone.

[adorabrawler]

Okay...
But I don't know if I'm following. As far as I know dreams don't exactly have any real rules to them in the first place, aside from things like "dreams are made up of memories" and "you don't dream of stuff you don't know" and whatever.
What's that got to do with "one asshole" going around raising hell?

[mortal_son]

how real is this dream.

that’s it. that’s the question. people can’t fly. I get hungry and need sleep. it feels damned real. so …

I don’t know maybe suggesting multiple people could be assholes would be too depressing for you.

[adorabrawler]

[ WOW. wowowow. meet her in the parking lot behind Denny's. ]

I've met enough jerks in my life, thanks.
And with how weird everything is here you probably could fly. Maybe the logic behind this dream is that everything feels as real as it does, too.

[mortal_son]

[ He still felt prickly with the whole “who hurt you” thing. Reminded himself to take a deep breath. ]

maybe. could be there’s no logic at all neither. cause it’s a dream. or maybe it’s as real as real life.

that’s why I’m asking questions.

it’s better to be careful. the jerks you met probably wouldn’t care if this place looks like paradise.

[adorabrawler]

If those jerks were here I’d just knock their teeth out if they decided to cause any trouble. Easy enough.

[mortal_son]

[ Somehow, despite how annoyed he still felt - that made him smile. ]

that easy, huh.

trust me, if all assholes would back down after getting their lights punched out - I wouldn't be so worried.

[adorabrawler]

Maybe not all of them, but enough that I don’t think it’s worth worrying about that much.

[mortal_son]

wish I could share your optimism

then again, you find someone you can't take down with a punch - let me know, I'll have a crack at them instead.

[adorabrawler]

That’s not likely, but I’ll be sure to keep that in mind.