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Rooms' Dreams (roomsdreams) wrote in rooms,
@ 2015-05-26 21:20:00

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*journal, anonymous, bruce wayne, donna carroll, eddie nigma, plot: dreams

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If I snapped at you about little green men, I'm sorry. Thank you for your patience with me.

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	anon/anon onerule 2015-05-27 02:07 am UTC (link)
	You didn't snap. And I believe my night was preferable to most. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: anon/anon roomsdreams 2015-05-27 02:31 am UTC (link)
	Oh? I'll try to put aside how strange that sounds and take it for a compliment. You don't usually look like that, do you? I have to make sure. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: anon/anon onerule 2015-05-27 02:33 am UTC (link)
	Have you experienced anything like this before? It could have been worse. No, I don't. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: anon/anon roomsdreams 2015-05-27 10:39 am UTC (link)
	No. I haven't. I'm certain it could have been worse, but that doesn't mean it's not srange to have someone walk around in your subconscious for the evening. Good. A little less intimidated now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: anon/anon onerule 2015-05-27 06:12 pm UTC (link)
	I understand. The hotel has little regard for privacy. You were intimidated? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: anon/anon roomsdreams 2015-05-27 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	Does this sort of thing happen often? I'd like to be prepared next time. A bit, yes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: anon/anon onerule 2015-05-27 11:20 pm UTC (link)
	It does. Usually around holidays, like Halloween and Christmas. Sometimes at various other random times. There's rarely ever any warning. [...] I often have the need to be intimidating in real life. I suppose that might have carried over. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: anon/anon roomsdreams 2015-05-27 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	Even the knowledge that it could happen again is warning enough. Thank you. I didn't feel any harm would come to me. You were [...] more than I could hope to be. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: anon/anon onerule 2015-05-28 02:34 am UTC (link)
	You're welcome. [...] How so? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: anon/anon roomsdreams 2015-05-28 02:41 am UTC (link)
	That is the best way I can think to describe how it felt. The questions you asked pulled at chords. Your eyes had been opened. I wanted that. I was afraid of that. There is a catharsis in anonymity. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: anon/anon onerule 2015-05-30 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	It wasn't always that way. Why were you afraid? Yes, there is. It can be freeing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: anon/anon roomsdreams 2015-05-30 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	When did it change? [...] I suppose I was afraid of the unknown, and I was surrounded by it. I was afraid of what that meant. I wanted to know more. I don't speak of matters like this usually. I appreciated the conversation. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: anon/anon onerule 2015-06-01 04:21 pm UTC (link)
	A little while after I first became [...] involved with the hotel. I was taken from my world and brought to a different one. Fear of the unknown isn't uncommon. Uncertainty, it isn't familiar. It comes with risks. I did too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: anon/Donna C

recursion
2015-06-01 05:11 pm UTC (link)

Were you ever able to go back to your world? Did you try? It seems like people here just accept it. And it is not uncommon, no, but it doesn't make the fear any less debilitating when plunged headfirst into the unknown. Fear is good. It means you know enough to question and be on guard. Leaving the unknown as unknown is what is really scary.

[After some soul-searching, she drops the anon proxies/virtual machines.] That was my first night at the hotel. I still find it difficult to accept that it happened, or that there is another person on the other end. [...] If you ever need any computer work done, I'd be happy to help. Or if you want to talk. I'd be okay with that, as well.

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Re: Bruce W/Donna C

onerule
2015-06-01 08:42 pm UTC (link)

I was, once. For many years. I don't believe it was as a result of anything I did, more of a random happenstance. People do try to get home. Some do leave. But no one's found one specific way to return. [...] It took me a while to realize that, that fear was good. I spent a long time trying not to feel fear. Trying not to fear anything. I know better now. [...] Do you seek the unknown, then? The answers?

[After some thought, he drops the anon as well.] I could say it gets easier, but that won't make very much of a difference. Everyone adjusts at their own pace. [...] You're good with computers, I assume? I'd be okay with that, too. Talking.

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Re: Bruce W/Donna C

recursion
2015-06-01 10:13 pm UTC (link)

Did you remember here when you went back? And do you believe it was truly random? It seems like there would be some sort of reason behind it. Much like being brought here. Some sort of invisible common denominator that we all share, but are unaware of yet. Of course, that could be me trying to attach logic to the situation. [...] I think it is natural to want to rid one's self of fear. It's difficult to perceive it as other than negative, as most people are taught to overcome it. [...] I don't know if I seek the unknown as much as have an unslakable curiosity to know how everything works. If I don't know something, I research it. I'm a bit out of my league here.

Understandable. [...] I like to think so. Mostly back end programming. All that stuff no one sees. Normally the help I wind up giving is rebooting their system. I can do a lot more than that. [...] I'm not as eloquent in person, but I'm always available on here, and I won't hesitate to make time for you.

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Re: Bruce W/Donna C

onerule
2015-06-04 07:46 pm UTC (link)

I did, yes. [Cursor blink.] I know others who have gone back too, but I can't speak for their experiences. I know the state of mind I was in at the time, which could have contributed to the timing, but my actions were nothing out of the ordinary. [...] Yes, fear certainly is perceived as negative more often than not. [...] This certainly qualifies as the unknown.

There's always work for someone with those kind of skills. [...] I appreciate it. Would you be willing to meet in person?

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Re: Bruce W/Donna C

recursion
2015-06-04 08:20 pm UTC (link)

Interesting. Were I a neurologist, I may be able to test some theory based on that. Some specific electrical signal sent from the brain that triggers entry or exit. [...] It most definitely does qualify as the unknown, and I stand by the fact that I didn't go seeking it. I get the feeling trying to understand this mystery may be futile.

Consider my services volunteered. [... Blink. ...] Of course. Whenever you'd like. I have a newly open schedule.

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	Re: Bruce W/Donna C onerule 2015-06-05 01:08 am UTC (link)
	I don't know any neurologists I could ask to test such a thing, but it would be interesting to see the results. [...] No. In this case, the unknown seems to seek us. Answers are few but I wouldn't give up. Next week, perhaps? Wednesday? I have some business to attend to. Do you know where Gotham is, or would you prefer I come to you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: Bruce W/Donna C

recursion
2015-06-05 01:37 am UTC (link)

It would require a rather large test sample, as well. Along with results from others that are not here for control purposes. It may be a good thing there are no neurologists on hand. [...] That should sound more foreboding than it does. Giving up isn't one of my strong suits.

Wednesday is perfect. One of my brothers lives in Gotham. I can meet you there, though I don't know my way around.

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	Re: Bruce W/Donna C onerule 2015-06-06 03:58 am UTC (link)
	Perhaps some things are better left as hypothetical. [...] It isn't one of mine either. Alright. Wayne Tower is a fairly noticeable landmark, we can meet and go from there? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Donna C recursion 2015-06-06 04:23 am UTC (link)
	Yes, but I don't have to like it. I'm fairly sure I can find that. Is there a time that works best for you? I have a wedding reception to attend the night before, so I'd prefer not first thing in the morning. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Donna C onerule 2015-06-08 06:21 pm UTC (link)
	No. I don't think many do. Later is fine. Two o'clock? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Donna C recursion 2015-06-08 06:29 pm UTC (link)
	Wonderful. I'll see you then. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	misterenigma 2015-05-27 04:23 am UTC (link)
	What could you have against little green men? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	roomsdreams 2015-05-27 10:35 am UTC (link)
	They're grey. Not green. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	misterenigma 2015-05-27 10:36 am UTC (link)
	But, you said green. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	roomsdreams 2015-05-27 10:42 am UTC (link)
	Technically, my partner said it first. I corrected him. I have nothing against green men. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	misterenigma 2015-05-27 10:43 am UTC (link)
	He has something against green men! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	roomsdreams 2015-05-27 10:45 am UTC (link)
	It's a moot point. They aren't little green men at all. They're grey. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	misterenigma 2015-05-27 10:50 am UTC (link)
	He was probably thinking about little green men because he knows me. That's the only explanation. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	roomsdreams 2015-05-27 10:50 am UTC (link)
	Are you an extraterrestrial? Or have some sort of pigmentation disorder along with the lack of height? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	misterenigma 2015-05-27 10:51 am UTC (link)
	I wear green. And I'm 5'8. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	roomsdreams 2015-05-27 10:55 am UTC (link)
	Lots of people wear green. And lots of people are 5'8". I think it may not have been about you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	misterenigma 2015-05-27 10:56 am UTC (link)
	Your inability to be silly is only mildly amusing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	roomsdreams 2015-05-27 10:58 am UTC (link)
	My apologies. I will try harder to be humorous for you next time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	misterenigma 2015-05-27 10:59 am UTC (link)
	Okay bye! (Reply to this) (Parent)