002 | iridescent |

[thatoldthatkind]

[ The dream tonight is a rather empty one, compared to the brilliant things that people could find themselves in. A simple beach surrounded by mountains, clear blue skies and a deep blue lake, and a small picnic area set to the side. The moon can be seen, despite it being day, rippling in the water. By the waterfront is an old station wagon, and of

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[lilgreasemonkey]

[ She's not sure how she got here or even where here is but she continues walking forward anyway. The water, actual good and clean looking, water has her attention and she keeps walking until her toes are right at the edge. ]

[thatoldthatkind]

Hello, Kaylee.

[lilgreasemonkey]

[ She turns, startled. ] Where were ya hidin'? I didn't hear ya at all.

[thatoldthatkind]

I've been right here the entire time.

[lilgreasemonkey]

[ She looked very sheepish. ] Didn't see ya at all.

[thatoldthatkind]

Maybe you need to look harder?

[lilgreasemonkey]

I guess I surely do but ... [ She looked out to the water again. ] I don't got no clue what I'm lookin' for.

Or how I ... [ Her brow furrowed in confusion. ]

[thatoldthatkind]

Or how you...?

[lilgreasemonkey]

... got here. How'd I get here? I don't- [ She looked around again before finally turning toward him. ] I don't remember a thing. We had a job ... I think ...

[thatoldthatkind]

It's a dream, Kaylee.

[lilgreasemonkey]

A ... dream?

No, no it ain't. You're real. I just gotta remember.

[thatoldthatkind]

Well, of course I'm real! It's a shared dream.

[lilgreasemonkey]

A shared ... but that ain't possible. How can ya share the same dream with someone?

An' I can't be dreamin'.

[thatoldthatkind]

Why can't you be dreaming?

[lilgreasemonkey]

If ... if I'm dreamin' then all of this goes away when I wake up. You go away.

[thatoldthatkind]

I'm still real. This is a shared dream. Think of it as my mind and your mind have connected and the dream we meet in is the space our minds create. We are in two different universes, this is the bridge.