video;

[paradoxlol]

[It's late at night, and Arthur is sitting at the bar, a glass of scotch beside him. He has something in his hand, but it isn't visible, so it's clearly something quite small.]

I've got a question for... anyone who feels like indulging me. [He drops the object in his hand down on the bar, just out of the shot.] What do you dream about?

What I'm wondering is... [He takes a sip of his drink, frowning a little.] After a breach, do you dream as the person you were, or the person you are? [Arthur can't answer that question, himself, since he doesn't dream at all without the PASIV. SUCKS TO BE HIM.]

[Private to Iris]
I found a few articles relevant to our last conversation. Thought they might interest you:

[And attached will be a very brief list of articles about dream sharing technology and how it can be used in psychotherapy and military training. All the good, legal stuff. Nothing about extraction, naturally.]

[OOC: So I changed my mind for the millionth time; let's say for reference thta Arthur was one of the nicer soldiers working in the facility during the breach. So folks are free to remember him being sort of not a jerk.]

Comments

[Video]

[ukan]

You know, there are psychics on board who probably can see our dreams.

[paradoxlol]

It takes a certain kind of openness to share them. So, are you one who keeps them close to your heart?

[maidtoqueen]

I've never really been asked about my dreams before.

[Video]

[paradoxlol]

Probably. At least they're polite enough not to say anything.

[Video]

[ukan]

Yes, but I meant they could probably help you share a dream or two. It might take a little work, but what's the point to a place like this if we can't use some new resources?

[darknessb4me]

I dream about everyone I've been. Do you?

[everymansdevil]

How's that information gonna be useful to you?

spam;

[buildindreemz]

And then you met Cobb and Mal and they swept you off your feet? [She smiles faintly and nudges his shoulder.]

[lost_humanity]

My dreams are strange. Sometimes I dream as me, a memory implanted in me, sometimes I even dream as the skrill.

Do others dream about their other lives?

[timesbureaucrat]

I dream as the person I am. With proper mental partitioning, it's usually fairly easy to keep the memories separate.

I do occasionally dream as my previous incarnation, however.

spam;

[paradoxlol]

[He laughs.] Let's go with that.

[So he's a little tight-lipped about the army. After a beat, though, he reconsiders.]

I was discharged, and it wasn't exactly an honorable one.

spam;

[buildindreemz]

You, dishonorable? [It's meant to be lighthearted, but it's also an honest question. He's a criminal, sure, but a criminal with a strict code. She wouldn't be with him, otherwise.]

video;

[hetrustsme]

And the shortest way to our subconscious are the dreams. [He says, following what he thinks is Arthur's trail of thought. Dream-invading is a little out of reach for Superman, considering the technology in his world.]

What have you found?

spam;

[paradoxlol]

Bad Conduct Discharge. [Better than a Dishonorable Discharge, at least.] I took something that wasn't mine. Got caught. [He drinks, wincing slightly.] After that, I decided to follow my dreams. [Oh Arthur, you're a comedian.]

[paradoxlol]

How many were there? Previous incarnations, I mean.

[paradoxlol]

You dream as the skrill? What's that like?

And so far, it's looking like some do, some don't. I guess it depends on the person, how easily they can keep their memories and identities separate.

[paradoxlol]

It doesn't have to be useful. [Except it might be.] It's just interesting.

[paradoxlol]

I'm not sure. I never remember my dreams.

[Video]

[paradoxlol]

I doubt volunteers would be lining up for that sort of thing. Dreams are private matters to most people.

video;

[paradoxlol]

Right.

So far? A mix. Some people dream their other selves, some don't. But most are reluctant to talk about it.

[paradoxlol]

You could say they're something I have an academic interest in.

[timesbureaucrat]

Just one, so far. I was slightly taller and allergic to kratonium ore.

[lost_humanity]

They're like you would imagine scorpions would dream. [Very specific, but it's hard to think of a better way to phrase it.] I'm different. I have more parts. They're simple dreams, but when it dreams, it still can walk as its ancestors could.

This is the first time I've encountered a breach. I've not dreamed yet, but I'll let you know when I do.

[paradoxlol]

Dreaming as another species... I have to say, that's a new concept for me.

Thanks.

[paradoxlol]

And do your breach selves feel as real as your old self?