@xuanyu.mo

[laozu]

Hello everyone!

It’s been a long journey for some of us, and for others – it’s only just begun. But! I have good news for all. Myself, Lan Wangji ( @ wangji.lan ) and sometimes even Jiang Wanyin ( @ wanyin.jiang ) are offering ourselves up as mentors for those of you interested in diving into the realm of dreams and the subconscious!!! Hip hip hurrah, hip hip, hurrah!

The three of us are experienced in training that involves composing and controlling the subconscious, which, as we know, is the root of why we dream. And the Displaced have a connection, both among ourselves and to the world at large, through our dreams. When else do we receive things from our homes but when we wake up with it in our hands? I guess maybe our empathetic connection, funny magical chest-y objects and memory trade abilities could be part of it, but I’m unsure – guess we better explore it!

Those of us who have been around since, mm, October? know this for fact. For those of you who haven’t heard, or haven’t had a chance to go through our Newbie Guide – back in October, all of the Displaced fell asleep and into a mass-dreaming. It got me thinking… "hmm, you know what, we should do something about this". So, here’s the result of that thought.

WHO: Us! You! Mentors, mentees and the curious alike.

WHAT: Hehe, there’s no fancy title for it yet – we’re just calling it “dream training” for now.

It’s a monthly/bi-monthly workshop where we get together in groups and practice cultivating our dreaming states. In the dreams, we should be able to cut loose and train our new(er) powers as well, without worrying about being caught or destroying other people or things. There’s room for it to develop, but for now, our goals are as follows:

1. Practice dreaming together. This is to promote better control of the subconscious in the hope that, if ever we fall into another mass-dreaming, we can organize quickly and take advantage of it.

2. Train our powers! And train your mind, my potential students! Being aware of your dreaming state means you can control who’s allowed access, but also, you won’t be caught off guard and think your dream is real – I hope.

3. Um. That’s the main two goals I have right now. Anybody else have some we might be able to incorporate and work towards?

WHERE: The safehouse! I can’t fit everyone in my apartment, after all. I think the safehouse is the best place for the moment, because it’d also let any of our fresh-faced arrivals access the training.

WHEN: Once? Twice a month? On a weekend? What’s best for the interested parties?

Anything else? I think I covered all the initial information. And in the words of a great sage from ages past: don’t let your dreams be dreams.

XOXO /( ÒㅅÓ)\

( OOC STUFF: Finally, dream training is a go??? Here's a link to the current metaplot engagement post, for all to see, as well as a link to the dream training page itself! )

Comments

@jongdae.lee

[itsjiaheng]

oh someone mentioned this to me once
like the mass dreaming thing
u had me at "control who's allowed access"
very good very great that's
yes please
so like
yeah sure i'll give it a shot ??

oh right
do we have to like touch people to make it work or

[laozu]

We do have some measure of control already! We can work on making it better, though.

Have you been having a lot of visitors then?

[itsjiaheng]

like dream visitors ?
oh no. haha is that how it sounded ?
i just.... don't super love the idea of people dropping in
and they probably will eventually huh
so i will prevent it with the skills

@marian.hawke

[championofsnark]

YES. I'm in. I keep sodding wandering into people's dreams without meaning to and it's driving me mad.

[laozu]

You've got a bit of a voyeur soul, don't you!

I'm only teasing. Have you ever gone wandering in dreams before? Just curious!

[championofsnark]

Not intentionally! And no, that's not a thing I'm capable of doing typically.

@riku.masterson

[inherited]

Sign me up to help train.

[laozu]

Oh, thank goodness. As long as this doesn't take away from your studies!

[ dad noises ]

I remember you have experience with dreams. Or, er. "Sleeping worlds" was how you described them. Do you remember that conversation? I know it was a few months ago, but I'd love to revisit some older pieces of information and experiences.

[inherited]

Sleeping worlds, and the hearts connected to them. It's one of my powers as a keyblade master. I don't have it anymore—but I don't think it hurts here, when it comes to understanding these.

@silena.beauregard

[chocolateries]

Oh I love dreams! I taught Peter how to ride a Pegasus in one of my dreams, it was wonderful

[laozu]

That's wonderful! Miss Silena, do you often dream with others? I won't deny, we are always looking for "experienced dreamers" to help teach others. There's so many different styles of dreaming, it helps if we have different helpers too!

@ren.amamiya

[variate]

I'm in.

[laozu]

Excellent, the more the merrier the band.

What sort of results are you hoping for? It helps me know how to orient the training.

@kylo.ren

[warfares]

I'm in.

[not here]

[forcevisions]

[ sharpens rusty cleaver 🔪 ]

[laozu]

Wonderful! Both of my Rens are eager to learn!

[ you bet he saved the back-to-back answers from you both ]

Down to business, though. Have you ever experienced training of this sort before? Perhaps not necessarily dream-related, but anything that touches on the subconscious?

@kira.solo

[forcevisions]

You know I'm always interested in training with you.

[laozu]

I really hope I'm a good instructor then! It's been a long time since I lead anyone other than my Lil' Apple -- and even then, I had to bribe the hell out of him.

I'm going to get around to asking everyone, once interested parties start filtering in -- but what sort of results are you hoping to achieve from participating in the training? I'm naturally interested in knowing!

@wangji.lan

[wangxian]

You have drawn in several already.

[ warm inflection, as one knows. ]

Our styles differ, but the results will be similar. Should you find yourself unsuited to one method, then you may work better with the others.

[ in other words, he'll add that little detail in. all training is fluid, after all. ]

[laozu]

It's because I'm just so charismatic and fun!

[ honestly, it's more people than he thought would want to participate. ]

@jongdae.lee

[itsjiaheng]

so like
what's your method then ?
how is it different ?

@roxas.sky

[recompleted]

i'm in
that sounds pretty useful
maybe even fun
depends on the dream i guess

[laozu]

Good! Welcome aboard, Roxas. Do you have any dreams you'd consider 'reoccurring'?

@jon.snow - late with starbucks but also doesn't know what starbucks is

[northerndragon]

I'm interested.

But what do you mean, the root of why we dream?

but the starbucks cup, jon

[laozu]

Oh! Our subconscious is why we dream. The dream "event" is connected to it, it's a part of the mind that influences your actions and feelings -- but when you're sleeping and dreaming, it's also what creates images, emotions... those things you experience in dreams. So, it's the root of it. And those roots run very deep and far./font>