posted January 23, 2013 10:54 PM            

Basically, it seemed like I was in what seemed like an office, only with slightly more advanced materials, but otherwise like modern construction. The sense I had was that I was no longer on Earth, but on the capital planet of one of my storyline's empires, a world named "Eryllia". IN particular, I felt I was in Eryllia's imperial capital city, "Eryllicon".

It seemed there were Eryllian officers (I saw all humans in the dream, nothing exotic), but the uniforms were definitely as I imagined some of the security forces to resemble. (mainly navy blue uniforms for planetary security, though I think I did see a few dark grey, mainly for the imperial army). Apparently my dad was somehow not only in the empire, but on Eryllia itself. I eventually ran into him, apparently working on a maintenence dock not unlike what you would see in some modern warehouses.

As I remember in the dream, I was going to help him take trash out, but saw a visual image that implied that not only had he already taken trash out to the dumpsters (Not looking too much more advanced than our "Terran" dumpsters here on Earth), but that somehow his health was better and he was moving faster. The sense I got was that he had much more effective treatment for diabetes. (I had a sense also that a cure was in the works, and possibly such ailments were also a problem, but not near as much, within their empire as on Earth).

I was then called into an office, where a military officer and a security officer (one grey uniform, one blue uniform), wanted to show me an "artifact" they had found. Turns out it was a .22 rifle. There was some enlarged, metallic deformed slug or something in what briefly seemed to be an exaggerated (size - bigger) chamber. I took that out, thinking it was strange. I looked at two of the .22 bullets, and while one looked chipped or stripped on one side, the other was intact. The impression I got, and as I told them, was that the rifle hadn't been wherever it was found for long, and was in good condition. They didn't seem concerned for safety, but more curious about "Terran" artifacts. I, similarly, wasn't too concerned about being handed a loaded rifle, but was more concerned with wondering where they had actually found that rifle (some vibe in the dream suggested it was in a rural or more wild section of the same planet I was on, maybe grassland).

At this point it shifted to me being in a break room somewhere, with some people and my dad sitting. It resembled a break room in a standard workplace, sort of like a Wal-Mart or grocery store back room, but with slightly advanced technology. I had to go out for something and said I'd be back. (I may have just wanted to explore a little).

while out and about, I found myself in a vast city, with slightly more advanced skyscrapers and definitely more luminescent (like LED-based lights for some, and others seemed almost bioluminescent maybe?), lots of pinks and purples in some of the signs (apparently I was near a shopping district). I didn't notice writing on the signs, or if it was there I didn't recognize it. (There was no indication or "vibe" in my mind of any "universal translators" and assumed the soldiers had spoken to me in English (American-style English to boot). It was quite a foggy night, as I had to stare to make out some of the buildings that were further off. I looked to see if I could see a place that, in my story, was called the "Tri-Towers Complex" (what in my storyline is the headquarters of Eryllian Command, as well as the home of the Emperor and Empress), but didn't see it in the section of the city I was in. I looked up to see another skyscraper that almost resembled a spacious hotel.

I decided I had to get back, and was having trouble finding the break room despite backtracking my steps exactly. The feel I had was that dad and I had lunch or dinner coming, but I also didn't see that at all... or I thought I didn't. Seems we had ordered turkey subs with shredded lettuce and tomato (I suppose another planet developing those is possible). turns out I had "reverse tunnel vision" and it was right in front of me. I finally got back into the break room again with the food and approached dad.

Of course, that's when the alarm went off for me to get up to go to work.

I was disappointed in that I had to wake up from the dream, and it was so real... it also amazed me because the architecture of Eryllicon (the capital city on the capital planet) didn't look too much more advanced than Earth, despite this being a 1000+ year-old empire in my story (for a frame of reference, Coruscant in the Star Wars universe looks much more advanced than my story world did in the dream at least). It was also strange in that I didn't notice more security personnel. It's possible I dreamt of being on the planet at a rare point in time where there wasn't a war going on (or at the very least, there was no mention of the other empires... or even any news channels playing anywhere in the dream).

The fog though... what sticks out at me was how dense it was further off, and it seemed green, but that the greenness of the fog was largely from the lights of the further off skyscrapers.

I really need to flesh this story out more... I have a feeling a lot of people aren't going to have any idea what I'm talking about because, well, I haven't put pen to paper for a lot of this yet.

I'm also surprised I didn't see any even slightly-non-human characters in this dream. Though to be fair, most of the people in the empire in my story so far are human, enhanced (whether by innate size and strength) or otherwise.

I wonder... there's another storyline I've felt I "should" be working on, but this one, the one in my dream, is the one I've really wanted to get done (well, before I leave this world anyways )...

posted January 25, 2013 01:55 AM            

my dad (hope that things will improve? maybe the desire to take him with me where I go?? I dunno....)

---Maybe you feel your dad is there for your strength. You might also feel you want him to support you if that's not the case in reality. Something about his presence seems to show it pushes you inside.

, the .22 rifle (as an "artifact" of curiosity to an advanced empire, despite being loaded),

---Maybe in the past, you were a bold, blunt, feistier type. Its a artifact, makes me think something about the gun symbolizes something from your past. It being loaded, maybe your past behavior is still there, ready to go if needed.

the inability to find my way all the way back when I tried to go back to the break room several times (it eventually materialized), and I suppose the lit signs in the streets.

---I think this speaks for itself.

posted January 31, 2013 04:29 AM            

Wow, that is quite a detailed dream. Sounds like you need to get some of this story down on paper. Also, it is evident that you are concerned about your father and want the best for him.