He tells her about his dreams, how he's lucid every night. He can control almost everything. He has a rewind button but can't figure out how to use it on monsters.
He wakes up with night terrors and has to verify what's real. She talks him through the test: count your fingers, look at the calendar, check the room. Everything looks right, doesn't it? Just work through the test.
Some nights it gets better. He doesn't always remember his dreams, and not remembering is a relief. It means he can take a break from fighting monsters. He doesn't worry about the test...or what failing means.
This was originally posted to Twitter on 4/9/2019 as a submission to MythicPicnicTweetStory.
He wakes up with night terrors and has to verify what's real. She talks him through the test: count your fingers, look at the calendar, check the room. Everything looks right, doesn't it? Just work through the test.
Some nights it gets better. He doesn't always remember his dreams, and not remembering is a relief. It means he can take a break from fighting monsters. He doesn't worry about the test...or what failing means.
This was originally posted to Twitter on 4/9/2019 as a submission to MythicPicnicTweetStory.
