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[rodeintotown]

[The video turns on, and a man wearing a Sheriff's hat is scene hunched in an alleyway.]

Didn't expect to be back in the city. Or any city, really, 'cause I do know this isn't Atlanta.

[He's looking rather anxious, taking off his hat and rubbing at his forehead.]I read this whole manual in the... uh... the Dreamberry? This device, here, to

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[seekingbody]

[ Mister, you're taking all of this really well... ]

There are many stores in the area; you can find them using the map on your Dreamberry!

[rodeintotown]

[It's all inward. Everything is repressed.]

What about... money? Since y'all got a thrivin' place, here, I can't jus' steal food.

[seekingbody]

There are things called Dream Points here. They serve as currency. Most people start out here with a fair amount, actually. The thing you're talking into has a way of telling you how much you have!

[rodeintotown]

It does? [Surprised.] Guess I have to keep goin' through the manual. But uh... Dream Points? How d'you start out with them?

[seekingbody]

I'm not quite sure, myself, how they got there. But that seems to be the trend.

[rodeintotown]

...Is there really no way of gettin' home? Sounds like a bad joke.

[seekingbody]

Not that anyone has been able to find, unfortunately.

I'm sorry, that probably isn't what you want to hear. The good news is, though, I've heard that once you do manage to get back home, it'll be like nothing's changed.

[rodeintotown]

What'd you mean, nothin' changes? Time passes, doesn't it?

[seekingbody]

Um, not exactly. Maybe a few hours, at best, if you've been sleeping.

I actually went home once, and I don't think I remembered anything about this place until I was back again...

[rodeintotown]

That don't make no sense.

[seekingbody]

No, it really doesn't. But that seems to be how things work here.

Though, if you think about it, don't people forget their dreams a lot? [ He's not really sure. He hasn't slept in a while... ]

[rodeintotown]

I... guess so? I don't usually remember my dreams, so I guess you might be right.

[seekingbody]

Ah! But there is something about this world you should be aware of. That thing you're holding in your hands, it will record and broadcast any dreams that you have in this world...

[rodeintotown]

Broadcast dreams? How does it do that?

[seekingbody]

Here, I can show you

[ He pulls out his own Dreamberry and randomly chooses one of the latest dreams that has been broadcast ]

I'm not sure how exactly it manages to do that, though.