spellbee2

I’m at this strange pool party with a ton of people I don’t know. They’re handing out beers, but I pass. One guy near me, who is supposedly my friend, starts pressuring me into drinking it. I realize I’ve never met this guy before, and this whole situation seems strange… Oh yeah, I’m dreaming. I do a nose plug RC just to make sure, and (although it’s slightly blocked like I have a stuffy nose or something) I can breathe through it. I rub my hands to stabilize, but despite my effort the dream falls apart.

I lay motionless in my bed for a few seconds, and I’m quickly brought back into another dream. I’m now in the main upstairs hallway of my house. I quickly try to remember my tasks for the competition. Probably best to start with the 3-step tasks. I start off running at super speed towards my parents’ bedroom. I’m not incredibly fast, but I’m significantly faster than normal, so I figure it’s good enough. I run towards the window, leap through the screen to the outside, and start flying. I kinda struggle at the start, but then I get back under control and start flying higher. I look down and notice a giant cliff off the side of my backyard. Guess it’s a good thing I figured out this flying thing.

I turn around and land in my driveway, where there’s an old arcade version of Sonic the Hedgehog. Wait, isn’t that one of my personal tasks for the competition? I start playing for a bit, until I realize the actual task is to run through a level myself. Wait, I wonder if I can transport myself into the game. I reach in the back of the machine, pull out a loose VGA cable, and start to stick it in my mouth. I hesitate a bit, since I’m afraid of getting shocked on my tongue, but I remind myself that it’s a dream and “plug in” the cable. I do feel a distinct shock on my tongue, though it’s not as painful as I thought it would be. Some lights start flashing around me and I feel the scenery changing, but the dream destabilizes before it’s complete.

I again lay motionless in bed. It takes longer to transition this time, but I do eventually succeed. I’m now in this old classroom of a high school that looks like it’s just been converted to a storage room. There’s a ton of chairs, boxes, and filing cabinets all over the room, but there’s still a convenient pathway to walk around. There’s also someone sitting at a desk in the corner, but he seems to be minding his own business, so I ignore him. I realize I never actually finished the 3rd step of my 3-step task - teleportation. I try out a technique I read on the forum called “blinking”, where you teleport short distances very quickly, good for dodging attacks. I focus towards the end of the walkway, close my eyes, and thrust my head forwards before opening my eyes (in a motion similar to Jeannie’s in I Dream of Jeannie). I’m now at the end of the walkway, several feet ahead of where I originally was. I turn around and try this several more times, somewhat astounded at how simple and natural it feels. I try to step it up a bit by trying to blink to the other corner of the room. Unfortunately, I don’t really move at all, maybe only a foot or so towards my destination. I realize it’s because I wasn’t really visualizing my destination before blinking. However, before I can try again, the dream destabilizes.

I wake up in my bedroom. Rhett and Link are standing next to my bed trying to wake me up. Link is holding a bowl of pennies, and Rhett explains that the Mythical Beasts all donated pennies as a birthday present. Link points to the package of bacon at the top of the bowl. “That’s from us.” I’m kind of mad that they woke me up from my lucid, but I can’t help but find the situation hilarious. I reach up to remove my sleep mask and earbuds, but then I wake up for real.

Points:
WBTB - 2 pts
DILD - 10 pts
RC/Stabilization - 1 pts
Chain a Lucid Dream (2) x2 - 4 pts
Super Speed (5) + 1st Step (5) - 10 pts
Flying (5) + 2nd Step (10) - 15 pts
Teleport (10) + 3rd Step (15) - 25 pts

Night 3 Total - 67 pts
Competition Total - 72 pts