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[There's a yawn, the sound of a hand hitting the journal almost methodically. Then, a sleepy voice:]

Hm? That's strange. My alarm hasn't rung yet. [A pause. Another yawn.] Maybe I'm just growing accustomed to having proper amounts of sleep again. [After all, she hasn't been sleeping very well ever since her father...no, it was too early in the

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[is so tactful right now, just talking to a newcomer like what.]

Since... what, living in a box?

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[Where is that sound coming from? A stifled gasp of surprise, perhaps, as she picks up the journal roughly.]

Did ... did this book just speak to me? [Pause.] No, that's ridiculous.

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Yeah, talking books? Pretty ridiculous, no lie. Luckily for you, it's not a creepy book: it's some random guy speaking through the pages.

...not that that's going to be making any more sense, but-- ah, what're you going to do.

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...You -- what? You claim that this is some sort of sophisticatedly camouflaged communications device? That ... [A sigh, then:] ... this must be a dream.

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Well, I'd certainly call it "kind of" cool, but not really all that sophisticated...

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[a light chuckle, oh god why aren't you being helpful, Zeke?]

But, yeah. Wanna see something real dream-like?

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[Alas, helpfulness would probably be lost on Mitsuru right now, who currently believes she is engaging in a battle of reasoning with her subconscious.]

...Illogical creations, distortion of reality, improbable circumstances...these are all evidence of a dream.

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[well, at least it's a light-hearted conversation!]

Really? I don't know, I always thought dreams were just the brain's way of mashing-up everything you already know and have lived through. To an extent.

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[It's certainly more pleasant than some of the other dreams she's been having lately!]

No, that's not true. What I've seen in some of my dreams I have never experienced in life before.

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[poor persona kids...... how do they even cope.]

Ah, it isn't? [tapping chin] Oh, wait. There was that other theory. You know. The one that said dreams represent our latent desires and thoughts, the kind we suppress during normal conscious awareness.

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[Angst! More angst! Heart-to-hearts! Slapping!]

Hm. In that case, I must be desiring to return to sleep.

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[so much better when you're awake. then you get slapping followed by warm cuddly bath teims.]

Heh. Don't let me keep you "fake" up, then.

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[...How do you know she doesn't dream about those as well? Ahem.]

...Fake? No, no, I've never been quite so conscious of my state of wakefulness during a dream before ... perhaps I should use this as an opportunity to explore.

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[maybe she will. I mean, look who responded next, after all. IT'S A SIGN.]

Pretty sound goal there. I wonder where you'll end up.

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[Oh, she's clearly not that perturbed about dreaming of Yukari's voice...]

If it is truly a dream, then the possibilities are endless.

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and Zeke chuckles, smiling a little.] I wish you luck on your journey, in any case.