Post-nap conversation and solution to a long-standing feud between Dreaming and Emptiness:
Dreaming: “No offense, but I’m better. I think a lot about the way I effect sleep and the sleeper. As you have seen, Emptiness, the sleeper is always prepared for the dream to come. I think it really has to do with you getting the sleeper ready. If they were to instantly start dreaming, the unusual scenarios of their dreams may come as a jarring surprise which could even interrupt their sleep. Luckily, you serve as a great transition between reality and the dream world. I owe it to you, Emptiness. Without you I might have been an unpleasant experience, though I still believe that I am more important to the individual. Who would want to spend 8 hours every night with nothing but a black void to look at; no crazy stories to tell their lover in the morning; no nightmares to breed courage in young people; no nothing. Actually, only nothing.”
Emptiness: “…”
Dreaming: “Right.”
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