CHAT TO PLAY

Hi everyone :D  

Have you ever played video games while chatting with friends?  Well, how about playing a video game that depended on chatting?  Here's what one might look like, lol.  

Also to note, this one is pretty long (and long-winded XD), I hope everything makes sense.  Enjoy! 

 

*Old Dream - May 15 2016

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My sister signed up for an online chatting service.  It was for people to meet each other either as friends or for starting relationships.  There was a catch though, it was a gaming chatting service where chatting helped to unlock game/boss areas, or make them easier by getting rid of obstacles.  I didn't know about that until after I did a bit of chatting myself.

There was a time when my sister left her computer on but had left the room for a very long time without telling the guy she was chatting with so when he was messaging asking where she was I decided to message back so he didn't have to keep wondering and waiting.  I told the guy my sister was busy at the moment and will come back later.  The guy said thanks and asked if I wanted to chat sometime.  I said okay since I figured it might be a good way to snoop on the guy for my sister, lol.  

The chat service was interesting in another way because all the chats were public so you could look at conversations as they going on and then request to be part of the chat if you wanted to.  Though most members knew to stay away from chats between two people, as a courtesy.  The site was pretty overwhelming seeing all the convos going on but then when I started the chat with the guy, it was okay.  I could ignore everything else.  

We started with chats about the usual topics like name, and location.  His name was Tim.  When I asked where he lived he showed me a world map with the city highlighted.  It was a place southwest of Toronto.  It was cool to find out he lived nearby.  

Then we got to chatting about other things like why he was using the service.  He said he was just trying to meet people, find new friends, play the game.  That's when I found out this was a game-chat type thing.  He said the more you converse with someone, the easier the game levels become.  You can go in yourself, but you'd pretty much get killed all the time.  As well, the game always restarted at the last level that was beaten by the "host" player.  So pretty much he wanted to chat some to weaken the stage and then start the game (chat continues, of course, lol)

After chatting for a few days he asked if I wanted to try the game and I agreed.  The game was quite pixelated and it was a dungeon-type stage with stone walls and floor. And there was a dragon monster in the center of the stage.  It was kind of hectic with stones falling around us and the stage shaking since we didn't chat too much to rid of those obstacles but it was fun.  We were each controlling a knight that could jump and fight with a sword.  We died in the end, but as a first time it was a decent run, and we had a good laugh.  We got squashed by falling stones, lol.  

Then I told him I had to go, and he ended the session with a custom pixel animation of a "vampire-like" figure coming and bowing with a cape in front of his face and then disappearing into floating pink petals.  I thought it was really cool :D  

The next day he told me an event was going to take place the following day where chatters could go and play the game in real life.  I was like, "really?"  (He was serious.  I was wondering why he didn't ask my sister, and I was feeling weird since I was married, but it seemed like a unique opportunity).  I told my sister so she could come along too if she wanted.  

There were many people at the event area, we decided to meet at a nearby restaurant.  I thought it was gonna be weird meeting in person, but it wasn't.  He was a bit taller than me, a little plump and round, with short brown hair.  We shook hands and introduced ourselves; his name was Tim (as mentioned previously). Then we starting getting ready for the game.  The event was for "couples", so only sets of two could register.  It didn't mean you had to really be in a relationship with your partner.  

The objective of the event was to get the most points by the end of the stages. All participants were fitted with fighting gear (padded armour, gloves, helmet, and a sword).  About 4 couples were sent in at once.  

The same monster we fought while on the computer was on the first stage, so I was hacking at it and things were all good until my partner got killed by a team mate :O  I went to him and was crying because I couldn't understand it.  Then the guy who killed him came back and killed me saying they don't care who they have to kill, they just wanted to win :(

So me and Tim were lying on the floor dying, and the dream faded out for a moment, then faded back showing a victory party happening for the winning couples being catered to by the losing couples.  I didn't know of this condition :| 

As the night winded down and people start leaving, Tim told me there's a special training booth where we can preview all the game monsters.  He was angry at those jerks for killing him off, so he asked if I wanted to train for the next time so we can kick those jerks' butts, and I said "of course!" XD.  He said even though it was such a rough start, he still had lots of fun and was happy to meet me.  I said it was nice meeting him too :)

Then the scene fades for a moment and I "wake up" seeing my sister chatting at the computer...?  I was confused.  I asked her if she had ever left the computer so long I had to reply for her and she said no, she never leaves for more than a few minutes while chatting.  Then I asked her what day she started chatting.  She said Monday.  It was currently Thursday night.  

So after piecing it together, it seemed I was "chatting" with the guy only in my dreams since Monday (if that makes any sense).  It all felt so real :|   But I was relieved because then it meant I didn't steal my sister's potential boyfriend, nor did I "cheat" on my husband.  Not that we kissed or anything anyway, it was just a friendly meeting.  But you know how it would look, lol.  

Then I woke up for real. 

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If you managed to get through that, thank you!  I think a game-type chatting service would be really fun and neat.  I was really blown away by the "vampire" outro from the guy, and to this day still remember how it went.  I wish I could have recorded it, but 'tis the dreaming life, lol.

What do you guys think?  Would you want to meet new people by using such a chatting service?   

MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS

Hi everyone, this dream is written as two parts since I don't remember how I got from one to the other.  It's also quite weird in my opinion, but I feel there is much to get from it, lol.  

 

*Old Dream - April 9 2016

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First part:

Me and my sister went to the same school and shared a locker, but one day when I was looking for a specific blanket in there I couldn't find it.  Then my mom pops up and says she moved it back home because the blanket wasn't good enough.  The blanket was good enough to me though because it was fluffy and warm. I kept telling her to bring it back and she said no.  She brought me a new blanket but I didn't like it and was yelling for my old blanket.  Finally she said I could take it back if I could find it again in the house.  

 

Second part:

I was in school and was listening to a guest speaker in a large room with many other people attending as well.  There were some kids beside me and when the lecture was over the kids were still there because their parents didn't come to pick them up yet.  I told them I'd wait with them.  There was also one other guy who seemed to be sleeping in a chair, maybe he got bored, lol.

Eventually the kids' parents came and I was free to go but I was stopped by the speaker because he saw what I did and was hoping I'd be willing to help out with a presentation session for learning valuable skills the next day.  I agreed, though on second thought, maybe I shouldn't have.

I was in charge of setting up a mushroom-themed kitchen.  I needed a fridge from the speaker's place as well as set up a sink with shiitake mushrooms for faucet handles, and an oven that was mushroom-shaped.  I also needed mushrooms for decorations :O 

I was in the middle of looking up how to complete the mushroom setup when a woman burst through the lecture room doors saying she needed help from the speaker.  The speaker followed the woman as she ran across the school yard then suddenly she sped off behind a wall and pulled out a gun. 

When the speaker caught up to her, he though she was gonna was going to hurt someone so he quickly wrestled with her for the gun which she thankfully dropped and then she started to explain herself.  

Years ago when the speaker attended a lecture, there was a scholarship giveaway and he was the one who got the winning slip, but since he didn't need it he gave it to one of his students that happened to be the daughter of the woman.  As she was attending the lecture too, she saw that her daughter accepted the scholarship meaning she was gonna go to this school and the mother did not like that one bit and so she came out for crazy revenge.

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I must say, I have no idea what this dream was trying to tell me, if there was any deeper meaning to this, lol.  The only common connection to both parts is it was dealing with mothers trying to get what they want versus what their children want.  But can that really be all?  Seems like a convoluted way to send a message, no? lol.  And what were all the mushrooms for? XD  

Thank you as always for reading, I hope you enjoyed!

AURAS

Hi everyone :D  This was kind of a strange dream, but intriguing enough to jot down.  Hope you enjoy it!  

 

*Old Dream - March 28 2016

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I could see people's "energy/aura" on the floor where they stepped (like glowing underneath the feet).  Not everyone had an aura, just some. 

The first one I saw was a very dark red/black aura - kind of like a big pool of blood

Then I saw a light blue glimmery blue aura - sort of like water 

I had an aura too, and mine was light purple.  Kind of the same glimmeriness as the blue, but it's purple.  Most people who had auras had the light purple.  

The place where I saw these auras was a big wind tunnel where someone was trying to hang glide for the equivalent of 500m (staying in the air for a certain amount of time).  It was going well, but then someone thought things were getting dangerous and shut off the wind power.  That's when I first saw the red/black colour flood the floor.  I think it was just a vision because when I walked on the floor, the colour was gone and I started seeing other auras.

Then eventually there was mud on the floor which covered up the aura colours, and that's when I left the tunnel to search for the person who had the light blue aura.

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The most crazy thing after re-reading this after all these years is that me and my husband got our aura's photographed recently (in 2025), and they matched the colours in my dream.  Both for me and my husband :O  Is this just coincidence or something else?  

We had already been married by the time I had my dream, so that's not the coincidence, but maybe that when things go awry, the best person for me to go to would be my husband?  

What do you guys think?   

INSPIRATION

Hi everyone :D  Have you ever had an artist's block?  (or other kind of block in creativity?)  I have, and I can only imagine this dream was trying to help me out of it.  I wonder if you'd feel the same?

 

*Old Dream - February 20, 2016

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I was in an art school where a famous artist was visiting to teach about ideas and how they can be inspired (or something like that)

The artist's name was Amelia.  She focused on water colour art, but she worked with paints that changed to clear when wet with water but becomes visible when dry.  

She had a painting up on the wall and then she wet it using a watering can to reveal a message that was written underneath.  I don't remember what it said exactly, but it was along the lines of:

"Inspiration can come from anywhere, ideas are your own creation"

Pretty much saying that art is so much more than what others thinks looks good, and that art can be an expression of anything we are interested in.

There was a group of booklets on the table that Amelia had put together over the years as an artist, and from those she recommended three to me.  These booklets were sort of like a collection of ideas, but each one had different art styles and content or notes.  When I picked up one that was not being recommended she said "not that one", I wondered what was inside....

I also had an assignment due for class which I didn't finish.  It was to use water colours to express myself without thinking too much about the content.  Pretty much, challenging me to let my insecurities go and paint from what I felt was right for me.

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I've been in and out when it comes to creating art, but one thing's for sure; when I haven't been creative for a long time, I miss it a lot.  Thankfully my mind is always coming up with new ideas and I really want to get them out, but I don't know how :|  

I'm hoping that one day I'll realize at least a few of my big ideas (writing a book, making a movie, writing a song).  Do any of you have ideas you want to put out into the world too and are stuck like me?