nightmares suck

[donfire]

Sender: Ace
To: Everyone
Subject: Nightmares

Weirdly enough, I've been having a lot more nightmares lately. Mostly stuff that makes no sense and leaves me breathless; but also, there's memories, things I wish I'd done differently, and all kinds of other things.

It seems as it doesn't matter if my dream is a happy one, they turn to nightmares really fast.

It sucks so much!!!!!!!!!!!

Comments

Sender: Xiao

[whirlwindthrust]

If you are having issues with nightmares... I might be able to provide assistance.

[donfire]

Really?! That would be awesome!

How can you help?

[whirlwindthrust]

I can help by devouring them. Your nightmares.

[donfire]

REALLY?!how can you do that?

[whirlwindthrust]

You fall asleep and I devour the dream. It's that simple.

[10billionpercent]

I think that's been going around. Must be the time of year.

Traditionally it's been surrounded in a shroud of mystery and ghosts.

Normally ghosts aren't real, but here we are.

[donfire]

Oh, yeah, falls a weird time for things right?

Wait, ghosts? you think they're real?!

[10billionpercent]

Absolutely not. They definitely aren't.

However, this is a place of dreams, I wouldn't be surprised.

[donfire]

Really? How are you certain?

And wouldn't that just be a nightmare, if there's ghosts?

sender: Magilou

[perfalmost]

Wow, it sounds like your subconscious really has it out for you. Why don't you share some examples with the class? Some people say a dream journal helps with this kind of thing!

[She might not really believe so herself, but she's curious.]

[donfire]

right?! and well...

One of the dreams was of me and my crew, just drinking and partying on the our ship, but then darkness covered everything and everyone was dying, even the immortal one! and no matter what I did, I just couldn't save them.

[perfalmost]

Ouch, now that one's a real downer. I was kinda hoping you'd lead with something more on the embarrassing side! Like the kind of dream where you're late to an important meeting and then you realize you forgot to wear pants?

[donfire]

oops!

I actually don't have dreams like that!

[a_sweet_little_peach]

Aww, I'm sorry. Maybe I'll see if I can pop into one of yours some time, if you like, and make sure you get a good night's sleep!!

What do you like to do for fun? Maybe with both of us there I can try to help push it in that direction.

[donfire]

you'd do that? That's so nice of you! but how would you do it?

I like being with my friends and family, which are just my crew.

Oh and Luffy. He's my younger brother.

[a_sweet_little_peach]

Well, I don't do it often or without request -- mostly 'cause it seems like it'd be rude! -- but us dreamwalkers from other worlds can enter others' dreams. It happens physically. Our bodies here dissapear! I figure I could maybe keep you company in your dreams and keep away the bad ones, that way.

I don't know them but I"ll try to think Luffy-shaped thoughts when I enter your dreams!!

[donfire]

That is SO COOL!

Luffy is like 5'7 or so, and he is made out of rubber! Black hair, big eyes, bigger smile!

Sender: Madoka

[puellamagi]

I think that... nightmares can be scarier when they don't make a lot of sense... But, here, they seem really real.

Are you okay?

[donfire]

Yeah, that makes them a bit scarier, since you can't control it and waking up always feels so tiring.

I'm ok! Mostly! Why?

[puellamagi]

The dreams here almost seem like they're real. And... some people have gotten kind of hurt because of their dreams lately. I'm glad that that's not the case for you.

But, I know that if I ever have a nightmare, doing something like drinking tea, or warm milk can help me calm down.

[donfire]

I wonder why that is.

Oh! That sounds so good! Does tea with milk help?

sender: ereshkigal

[queenofkur]

I'm sorry to hear it. Dreams and nightmares are as central to our existences as life and death. In fact, there are some overlap between those concepts where I come from.

Regardless, I would recommend conquering the source of the fear that turns your dream into nightmares.

[donfire]

Really? What's the overlap?

Mmm... that sounds like a difficult thing to do, specially with the ones that don't make sense.

[queenofkur]

Death is but one step beyond sleep. Do you know how mortals call death "eternal sleep?" It is derived from the relation between death and sleep that was perceived in ancient times. It would take too much time to explain it in its entirety though.

It cannot be easy. But nightmares are often the reflection of the self's fears.

[donfire]

That makes sense!

My fears... I thought I left behind a lot of the things I'm having nightmares about.