bakerstreet | Once Upon a Dream

(I Met You) Once Upon a Dream

Dreams are complicated and amazing, aren't they? They can be fascinating, fantastical, boring, scary, comforting. You can meet people that are gone from your life, there, or even - sometimes - dream of people who you don't know, yet.

So this is just it. Meeting in a dream.

Warning: some of the prompts can be better avoided by the younger crowd, for sexual, violent, or body horror reasons.

How to Play
- Comment with your character and preferences.
- Reply to others.
- Have fun.
- Make sure you leave people a way out. It may be a dream, but don't tag into a stranger's open prompt with something that might be explicitly disturbing or way too intimate without checking in with them, first.

Prompts

There are two major categories.
I. In a dream.
II. After you wake up.

They have different prompts, but you're free to mix and match as desired - and the prompts are merely suggestions, after all. Go wild!

I. In a dream.

A. Kind of dream.
1. Mundane
2. Fluffy
3. Hot
4. Sad
5. Nightmare
6. Fantastical
7. Free for your imagination.

B. Kind of meeting.
1. You know them in life. You meet them normally - friends, allies, acquaintances, coworkers...
2. They were once part of your life, but they're not, any longer. Left for good, you fought, they're no longer living...
3. Strangers.
4. Enemy! Defend yourself! Or maybe reach a truce.
5. Free for your imagination.

C. Kind of dream experience.
1. You are as you are in the waking dream - same gender, abilities, etc.
2. You're enhanced - you can do things you don't, when awake, like flight or supernatural strength or knowing a different language, or something else that you normally lack.
3. You're depowered - whether you have special abilities and they don't work in the dream, or you're lacking something else that you usually have - sight, mobility, speech...
4. You're physically changed - different gender, different race...
5. You're a different age - younger or older.
6. Free for your imagination.

II. After you wake up.
A. Kind of dream.
1. It was a lovely dream. You have a great feeling that stays with you after it.
2. It was a horrible dream. Nightmare, or it just went on and on...
3. It was a confusing dream. You're not sure how to feel about it.
4. You don't really remember much about it. But you think there was something...
5. Free for your imagination.

B. Kind of an encounter.
1. Expected - bedfellow, roommate, friend, colleague, and you get to tell them about the dream.
2. New - you met that person in the dream! Or they're just a stranger you feel like you should share the dream with.
3. Impossible - how is that person even there?
4. Enemy - why them? Why now?
5. Free for your imagination.

C. Anything else you want!
Did you wake up with a skill or ability you didn't have? A new fear? A secret you never knew before?

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

The Doctor headed to his library and walked the rows like a man on a mission. He stopped and turned, heading down an aisle. About halfway down he stopped and ran his fingers over the spines of the many books lining the shelves. He stopped, plucked a rather thick leather bound book and opened it quickly scanning the index. He closed the book and held it by his side as he turned and quickly headed back out towards his room. Book safely on his bed, he then headed to meet Rose in the kitchen just as she was finishing the tea.

With the tea finished and set on the table, Rose sat down and started to pour the tea into a small cup. A frown remained on her lip as her thoughts drifted back to that horrifying dream.

The Doctor observed Rose for a moment and then noticed the look on her face. He moved to stand beside her and gently tilted her face up to his own. "Don't think about it, Rose. Alright? Don't think about the nightmare. Think about Christmas at your mums, think about going on a date with Mickey or shopping with Jack, but not the nightmare."

Rose started into his eyes and smile. He always lnew what to say. She thought back to their first Christmas and the snow that was really ash. How she held onto his hand as they plotted their future course through the stars. She had been so excited and nervous.

"Mum and her turkey. It was pretty good wasn't it?"

Once Upon a Dream

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