Welcome back to another part you beautiful people! Glad to write again for you folks. Hope you can enjoy the newest part of my latest story.
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You wake up at home and immediately lay down on the couch, laying on your back as you feel a slight sting across your arms where the blanket lays, restless as the clock strikes 7 and the sun begins to rise and you sigh
(Richard)"What a shame. I don't like when I can see the sun and I haven't slept any. It's depressing."
You say before laying your head back gently and closing your eyes again, actually falling asleep again at last
Feeling yourself in the pull of the darkness, you let your body twist and turn freely, not moving it as you enjoy the relief of having no pain in your burnt skin
You find yourself suddenly inside the room again, just now without an inferno aiming to swallow you up. Mari is sitting and facing the fire as you walk over and sit next to her
(Mari)"Quite odd that you experienced a dream where you had physical pain involved. That's not been the case for a long time"
She says as you tilt your head
(Richard)"In a long time?"
She nods
(Richard)"So I'm not the only one to have this happen?"
She nods again
(Mari)"Certain people are highly connected with their subconscious self, and thus have the ability to feel more in a dream than they should. You probably gained this through your irregular sleep schedule and my intervention."
She says as you cross your arms and stare into the fireplace at the still crackling fire, reaching a hand towards it and feeling it's warmth
(Richard)"Well I'll be damned. The feelings of heat and pain exist. I'm glad I never cut off my finger for real then. That would have been awful"
You say as she nods, the silence between you both filled by the fire as you sigh
(Richard)"I was alone that time. I didn't have you or Goldy with me in that dream."
You say to her
(Mari)"That's logical. At this point you can probably open your own dream world, but it may be controlled by nightmares of yours if you don't maintain it."
She says as you nod
(Richard)"No wonder it was about burning and being locked in. Surprise surprise I don't really enjoy either. I'm weird and quirky that way you know?"
You say as she cracks a smile
(Mari)"All you need to do to create your own dream world is to take control when you fall asleep, when your in the abyss make it so you can stand. When you can stand in the nothing, you can then create your own world from there."
She says
(Richard)"Well then. That sounds like a pain in the neck that's for sure. How would I even begin to do that?"
You ask her as she shrugs
(Mari)"If I were to be given time, I could come up with a proper answer. It has been a while since someone like you has been around, so the information is there but buried."
She says, you following it with a sigh of annoyance
(Richard)"Well That's helpful. Thanks anyways, and that I actually mean."
