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Great Gold Bird, Great Dark Yawn
6 years ago

Lucid Dreaming


Lucid dreams are pretty important in our game. I’ve done a fair amount of research on them, and finally had my first one recently by accident (researching them can help induce them). I was in some kind of archive room (it looked a little like the room of requirement from Harry Potter). There was a man in his twenties or thirties, inconsolably sobbing on the ground. I asked him what was wrong, and when he couldn’t tell me, I tried to comfort him by saying, “Hey…it’s okay. You’re not real. You’re inside my dream.” He stopped crying, and appeared incredibly relieved. I led him to a door, and when I opened it, it was pitch black and cold. It seemed very deep. He stood in the doorway and I told him, “When I close this door, all the pain that you feel is going to disappear.” I felt very connected to him. We just sort of waved at each other across the threshold, and then I closed the door.
(Katie)

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The above dream isn’t part of the game, though it felt very real and I couldn’t stop thinking about it all day. We are interested in your lucid dreams though, if you’ve ever had one. How did you feel when you woke up? Feel free to comment below! Sorry, I know this devlog is kind of weird…hahaha



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