Dreaming part 3
After Greg left the room, CE sat very still for a few minutes. Twice he pressed his eyes closed as tight as he could, told himself this was part of the dream, and opened them again only to find himself in the same room. The clothes Greg had left for him were his own. Someone had been through his suite and collected his things. Greg slowly put them on and looked out the window at the blue-green sea beyond the lawn. With a deep breath he turned to the door and let himself out of the room.
A long hall stretched out before him. One side opening across a railing to a courtyard below. Dread-lock man leaned on the knewel post cleaning dirt from beneath his finger nails with a small steel knife. He looked up and smiled as CE as he passed. "Down these stairs to the kitchen, friend."
A wide marble stair case curved along the wall. DL walked along behind. Like water carries a leaf down a rocky brook, DL urged CE forward. There was no going upstream.
Greg was waiting across the courtyard through a study and out on a shady terrace. Coffee and pastries were arrayed for CE's consumption. "Please help yourself"
"I'm not going to fall asleep again am I"
"Don't be silly, you need to rest before you can have any more. You may have been asleep but you didn't get any rest."
CE suddenly realized how hungry he was and he began to gourge himself on the jelly covered treats.
"The effects last a few hours. The most intense realistic dreams you have ever had."
"Not always good dreams"
"It takes training and discipline to get the most out of the experience. You can condition yourself dream about anything. At first you are at the mercy of your subconcious. People like Heather just get you pushed in the right direction to get the best experience."
CE relived some of the moments in his mind. There were a clear as the moment he first experienced them. More clear than real events, without the fog that normally comes with remembered dreams.
"How wrapped up in this are you?" CE asked
"Don't worry so much about me. How much do you want to be wrapped up in this? I don't think you can just walk away. After we're done with the reports you can probably leave the island, but you might get asked for something down the road. These guys are well connected."
A long hall stretched out before him. One side opening across a railing to a courtyard below. Dread-lock man leaned on the knewel post cleaning dirt from beneath his finger nails with a small steel knife. He looked up and smiled as CE as he passed. "Down these stairs to the kitchen, friend."
A wide marble stair case curved along the wall. DL walked along behind. Like water carries a leaf down a rocky brook, DL urged CE forward. There was no going upstream.
Greg was waiting across the courtyard through a study and out on a shady terrace. Coffee and pastries were arrayed for CE's consumption. "Please help yourself"
"I'm not going to fall asleep again am I"
"Don't be silly, you need to rest before you can have any more. You may have been asleep but you didn't get any rest."
CE suddenly realized how hungry he was and he began to gourge himself on the jelly covered treats.
"The effects last a few hours. The most intense realistic dreams you have ever had."
"Not always good dreams"
"It takes training and discipline to get the most out of the experience. You can condition yourself dream about anything. At first you are at the mercy of your subconcious. People like Heather just get you pushed in the right direction to get the best experience."
CE relived some of the moments in his mind. There were a clear as the moment he first experienced them. More clear than real events, without the fog that normally comes with remembered dreams.
"How wrapped up in this are you?" CE asked
"Don't worry so much about me. How much do you want to be wrapped up in this? I don't think you can just walk away. After we're done with the reports you can probably leave the island, but you might get asked for something down the road. These guys are well connected."
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