Day 3, Choosing Comrades.

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[Early morning, Day 3]

 So, I was a barista, there has to be a catch to that though. I got cut out of my thoughts by Kirell.

   "Mom!?"

   "I saw my mom in my dream last night. I'm thinking it was also a flashback to real life. Maybe that's why thinking about her makes me..."

 Kirell seems deeply effected by her dream.

   "I had something to tell my mom." Kirell said, she started to cry.

   "I need to go back!" She said, with a newfound determination.

   "Kirell, are you crying" Hilde asked.

   "Tears... It's been awhile."

   "It must have been a sad dream, what sort of dream was it?"

   "I think it was about my mom."

   "I'm surprised you'd have dreams like that. It must've been a touching dream."

   "My mom tried to shield me. But then he came along and..." Kirell said, starting to cry again.

   "... Alright, please stop crying. I'll stop asking - sorry."

 I think I have a decent idea of what Kirell's dream was about.

   "Alright alright. Enough about your dream. I had a dream too."

   "I was just having fun hanging out with someone."

   "Hanging out how?" Kirell asked.

   "So I was staying up all night drinking with a friend. You've probably noticed but I tend to talk a lot. But that friend...   She'd sit and listen for a while and point out what it was I was really trying to say."

   "And I was like "what are you doing?" And "damn she's good" at the same time."

   "And so, yeah, that happened. Heh." Hilde explained.

   "...... ." Kirell stared at her in silence.

   "Hmm. Well it actually was a lot more fun than I made it sound."

   "She must've been a good listener, that friend of yours." Kirell said.

   "Yeah, exactly right? That's what I'm trying to say. I was happy someone was listening to all I had to say. I think that's why I wasn't offended when she pointed out when I wasn't making any sense." Hilde said.

   "We should probably get ready to leave now"

"Right Balaam could be actively searching for us."

[Two hours later.]

   "Argo, ______, did you both dream too?"

   "Yes. It seems the rules here dictate everyone must dream. It was a frustrating and boring dream as always."

   "What sort of dream was it?" Hilde asked.

   "Hilde, I don't think Argo's ready to open up yet." Kirell said, I nodded in agreement.

   "Uh, yeah, which is why I have to know. It's not good for you to keep everything to yourself like that, Argo. You need to let it out so other people can help you out - or just so you can vent some emotions."

   "Hmm. Alright, then. I will tell you. I was training someone in my dream. We would train rigorously every day - or I would train that someone in order to become quicker and more skilled at a certain something." Argo explained.

"I assume you were training them?" I asked

   "Yes, I was forcing them to train."

   "Was it a hard time for you too, Argo?" Hilde asked

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