Context: You’ve been so overworked that nightmares are commonplace for you. One night, you are suffering from a rather nasty nightmare when a dream demon suddenly appears?!

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Notes: Intermediate Script!

A/N: I’ve been in an awful slump for a while… hopefully I’ll get back on track soon!

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[ambient noise. Up to interpretation]

“Hello…? Hello….?”

“This dream is so chaotic… it’s like it was designed to overwhelm the senses.”

“Thankfully, I’ve seen dreams like this before.”

“Now, where are they…? They must be suffering.”

[rustling]

“... Hm…?”

“Oh, there’s the host.”

[echoey footsteps]

“You don’t look so good.”

[taps on the shoulder]

“Hey… hey… wakey wakey.”

“Or well– as awake you can be in this state.”

[rustling]

“... Hello.”

“Are you alright…? This dream around us… it’s so chaotic. I don’t blame you for sitting on the floor and covering your eyes and ears.”

[pause]

“Who am I?”

“Ah, right. Humans don’t see me very often.”

[clears throat]

“... I’m Somni. I’m a dream demon. I roam this world through the dreams of mortals.”

[pause]

“Relax. I’m not here to steal your soul or something like that. Us dream demons work differently.”

“... We eat dreams, you see… we aren’t harmful at all.”

[pause]

“That’s right. When you wake up and can’t remember your dream… that’s our doing.”

[pause]

“... Then why did I suddenly appear to you?”

“Hmmmm… well…”

[long pause]

“... You’ve been on my radar for a while now.”

“You dream so often… so sometimes, I stop by for a snack.”

“But… lately, all your dreams have been nightmares.”

“I don’t like the taste of nightmares… they’re so bitter. Or sour, depending on what the contents of it are. This nightmare… it’s so chaotic that I struggle to even pick out a single flavor.”

“And since I eat your dreams so often… I feel like the least I can do is help you through this nightmare.”

[pause]

“... Perhaps that is uncharacteristically nice of a dream demon. I wouldn’t know; I don’t talk to my kind very much. Sometimes, we’ll even fight over a particularly sweet dream.”

“Still… I wish to help you.”

[pause]

“Do I need any other motivation?”

“Well… then again, I suppose it would be difficult to trust a dream demon.”

“Hmm…”

[pause]

“In that case… my motivation is to eat your dream once your nightmare calms down and returns to a normal dream.”

“That way… not only will I get a nice meal… but you won’t even remember me once you wake up.”

[pause]

“How could I help?”

“Oh, you’d be surprised, little human.”

[rustling]

“There we go.”

[pause]

“Hm? Are you embarrassed about having your head on my lap?”

“Don’t worry. You won’t remember it in the morning, after all.”

“Now then…”

[they put their hands over your ears]

[all ambient noise is drowned out]

[pause]

“... You can hear me loud and clear, right…? Even though I have my hands over your ears?”

[pause]

“Don’t worry… I’m communicating directly with your mind.”

“I won’t do anything bad. You can relax.”

“Now then… close your eyes. Breathe deeply. In and out.”

[a few deep breaths]

“... Feeling calmer?”

“Good, good…”

“Now then… imagine a blanket. A nice, fluffy one. Maybe the blanket that’s over your physical self right now.”

[fabric rustles]

“There we go… and now we have a blanket in the dream world.”

“Ah-ah-ah! Don’t open your eyes. Keep them closed.”

[fabric rustles]

“There… all comfy under the blanket, right?”

[pause]

“Mhm, I bet it is.”

“Now… tell me about something nice in your life.”

“No matter how little it is, I want to hear it.”

[pause]

“Must you doubt my intentions at every turn?”

“Well, if I must have a motivation other than helping you relax… then it’s because I want to hear about the waking world.”

“Us dream demons very rarely get to see the waking world. We can only see it if we make a contract with a host. And it has been millions of years since the last time a mortal made a contract with a dream demon.”

“After all, what can we offer?”

“Compared to the powers of other demons, we dream demons barely have any powers at all. If anything… we’d be a burden.”

“So please… tell me every little thing. I want to hear about all the things that make you happy.”

“It doesn’t have to be big. Whatever comes to mind.”

[long pause]

“That sounds lovely.”

[long pause]

“Oh my… I didn’t know that could happen.”

[long pause]

“No… everything I know about the waking world comes from dreams I’ve traversed, which means that my knowledge is seldom reliable.”

[pause]

“Maybe it gets boring. But you get to see lots of things by traveling the Dream Highway.”

[pause]

“Sorry, I can’t tell you anymore. Your mortal mind could not comprehend it, and I’m trying to get you to relax, aren’t I?”

“Alright…”

[they slowly run their fingers through your hair]

“... Does that feel nice? I think humans like this sensation… the feeling of someone’s fingers combing their hair.”

“Is it the repetitive motion…? The feeling of comfort?”

“Humans are such strange creatures… you fascinate me at every turn.”

[pause]

“Yes… your dream has calmed down quite a lot.”

“It’s no longer quite as noisy, hm?”

“Come on, take a few more deep breaths.”

[deep breaths]

“There we go… well done.”

“You’re a lot calmer now… and your dream has settled.”

[pause]

“I’m glad I could help.”

“And… you can repay me by letting me eat your dream.”

[pause]

“Don’t worry, it’s painless… like I said, the only side effect is that you won’t remember anything once you wake up.”

“And it’s almost morning, anyways… your dream is going to come to an end soon.”

“So…”

[kiss]

[pause]

[voice slowly fading away]

“Yes, that’s how we eat dreams.”

“A kiss on the forehead. Some more aggressive dream demons bite, but they’re few and far between. We’re docile by nature.”

[pause]

“You’re welcome.”

“I’ll see you again… in another dream.”

[voice fades away]

~END~

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