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Your dreams are like a gateway to an inner world; where any sensation can be remember or experienced again. You are reminded of a funny memory. In your delirious, half-sleeping state, you return to your childhood home, remembering the time at dinner when your younger sister, Sasaa Vis, got stuck going through a playtube right as your parents set the table.
How funny it was. Your entire species is capable of going through any hole that your head can fit- as is natural for a tunneling species. How did she even get stuck? Too eager for food? Sticking her arms in at the same time.
“I'm stuck! Help!” She said, falling on her side. Everyone was laughing- mostly at her expense, but it was funny too. How did you even get stuck in that flexible plastic toy? Your dream-self takes over, gently adding and exacerbating the memory- now her arms are stuck in tubes too. “Help, my arms are stuck!” Then, impossibly, several tiny tubes for her fingers stuck now too- a ridiculous look. You feel yourself laughing so hard, total levity as you re experience this moment again. It is not what actually happened- but from now on, when you recall this memory, you will also remember this dream as well, this moment that defies reality. That is the nature of memory- fleeting and incomplete. You miss your sister, but everybody knew from that moment on that she wasn't going to make it. It's sad, but it's true. Children that uncoordinated and scatter-brained just aren't going to make it out.
You are awakened by the sounds of soft chimes- a noise that you have associated with your ships computer. Even in your dream, you can recognize it, and know its time to wake up. You awake only partially, the light cloud of laughter still present in your mind, like you do not wish to dispel this emotion and hold on to it for a bit longer, even as you're forced back awake by your ship's AI.
“You were in a light period of your REM cycle. You set an alarm to be woken up before our next hyperspace landing. Please say the code phrase to confirm you are awake.”
<span class="mu-r">”...Penny pinching got me nowhere.”</span>
“Confirmed. Are you ready for an hour of wakefulness for your next nap?”
<span class="mu-r">”Yeah. I figured the jump would only take a few minutes though.”</span>
“I apologize, my navigation software has glitched several times throughout this shipment, leading to an inefficient course through a wayward star system. Next time we dock at a accredited space station, I would like to request an opportunity to update to the latest drivers, and perhaps install a new hyperspace electronic shield for my most critical components- would you like to authorize the purchase?”
<span class="mu-r">”I NEVER should have bought a Consortium AI core. Cede controls, I'll take it from here.”</span>
