Mr. Ookami says :It also might be a good idea to mention that you have been hearing voices in your head and have been taking your advice. Seriously.
Eboreg says :That’s probably not a good idea. I don’t want her to get locked up in a padded room.
You’d rather not give Amberhorn any more reasons to think you’re crazy than strictly necessary. Besides, you read somewhere that everyone talks to themselves like this. This is not really cause for concern.
Eboreg says :The fact that the dream has started to interfere with your class means that most likely, you’re starting to get a really strict deadline here. Add to that the fact that it may show up again during your research means that if you take the time to interpret it yourself, it’s probably going to be too late by the time you figure it out. Remember, you’re a WIZARD! Taking care of recurring dreams is, quite literally, a matter of life and death. It may not be this time, but better to err on the side of caution.
That however is a clear sign that you should read less horror stories. The “wizard’s nightmare coming to life” plot is one of the most overused clichés in recent literature, right behind “evil dragons capturing helpless royalty” and “sparkly vampires”. And you don’t even qualify as a wizard yet. You’re a wizard student, and this is only your second year in Chimaera High – you have barely started to learn actual spells !
You catch up with Professor Amberhorn as she leaves the building. She stops when she hears you call for her.
Nyfeaena says :Ask vague questions! You don’t need to be specific about your entire dream! Just mention key parts of it and leave out the bits you don’t want to share.
This will prove tricky, since the key parts are pretty much the ones you don’t want to share, but you’ll give it a shot anyway.
You start by apologizing again to Amberhorn for falling asleep in class. This is the first time that happens, really. You’re usually a good student, you swear, and her class is very interesting.
Amberhorn answers she understands. It can happen. Just make sure to get enough sleep so it doesn’t happen again.
Well, this is kinda the problem, you say. You, um, have been tired recently because well… You’re not sure it’s related really, but… You see…
Amberhorn smiles warmly, and tells you to take your time. No need to be nervous.
You take a deep breath, and tell Amberhorn that you’ve had a recurring nightmare for a while now. It’s becoming a bit more frequent recently, and well it doesn’t wake you up at night but you’ve been feeling tired nonetheless, so it’s probably related ? And you were wondering, since she’s a Psychology teacher and all, maybe she had any advice, or knew about some books that could help ?
Amberhorn looks pensive for a second. Recurring nightmares can have a number of different causes, she says, most of them benign. Stress, for example, can cause bad dreams. To pinpoint the cause of your specific nightmare, and to be able to offer meaningful advice, she will need a bit more information about the content of your dream.
You blush and answer that it’s a bit embarrassing. You almost didn’t come and see her right now, to be honest.
Amberhorn nods and says she understands. She is pleased you decided to come to her. Bottling up unpleasant feelings is unhealthy, and just talking about them usually makes one feel better. However, as you pointed out, right here in the open may not be the best place to discuss such matters, so you are more than welcome to come and see her at her office instead. Amberhorn adds that anything you tell her will, of course, stay strictly between them.
You feel a mix of dread and hope as you ask, when will she be available ? After the break ?
Amberhorn shakes her head. She is one of the professors who stay on site during the holidays, so if you want, you can come and see her as soon as tomorrow morning. She will be happy to help you.
You answer that you will be there.
Amberhorn takes her leave after wishing you a good evening. You can’t help but have mixed feelings about the situation.
One one hand, it might be your chance to get rid of the nightmares once and for all, and you can’t wait for tomorrow.
On the other hand, it will mean getting metaphorically naked in front of the professor, and you’re glad it will happen only tomorrow… that is, if you don’t chicken out.
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Now is the time to start going through all the major and minor recurring elements of the nightmare. Proper analysis will require some preparation on your part, so it might do to take notes just to make sure you don’t leave anything out.
Get some tea to clam down, then slowly replay what you remember so you can clearly re-tell it to Professor Amberhorn. You might even want to practice in front of a mirror.
Write down everything that happens in the dream, make notes, and draw pictures. Bring this with you tomorrow so that you don’t have to tell professor amberhorn about all that embarrassing stuff face to face.
You should go home and do a thorough overview of the nightmare, taking notes on all the details so you can choose SPECIFICALLY which ones you don’t want to mention, but so you can also have them on hand in case Professor Amberhorn needs them to help you.
Some minor research would also help. Knowing a bit more about what you’re telling her would help you both toward achieving the answer of the nightmares.
But first, WRITE IT ALL DOWN. You can’t afford to forget any of it, and the more you can remember, the more you can tell Amberhorn and the more she can help you. Having to swallow your pride for the moment ought to be worth a decent nights sleep from now on.
After all, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
I think I know the meaning of the dream. You are a lesbian who is stuck in the closet! I mean think about it, you are in a dark lonely place which is obviously a closet. You see a man and woman having sex but you only see the female because that is the only one you are interested in!
It is either that or a repressed memory of you walking in on your dad having sex with a hooker when you were a child.
I agree on taking notes about the nightmare, then take deep breaths. Since this is happening tomorrow, there’s no need to stress right this second. If you have time, you can meet up with Max and see how she’s doing.
Today that is. ^^;;
The very next thing you should do is remind yourself of the color-coding of the robes of the students and faculty.
Lucy and Paulo!
Since you talked to Prof. Amberhorn and did all you could at the moment, take some time to visit max. (She was down at some sports field, yes?) or just head home.
Maybe now it’s time to go to the library.
Actually is a pretty good idea you should see if you can learn anything about the dream before you go to Albertsons office so that you can have a better idea on how to explain your dream
DON’T SLEEP TONIGHT!!!!
I second that
While you’re getting metaphorically naked in front of the professor, you might as well go balls to the wall and get literally naked as well. Make yourself comfortable.
Make sure to sleep tonight. Besides the fact that sleep is necessary to remain alert and sane, if you have the nightmare again try to write all of what happens down. It is easy to forget parts of dreams after you wake up and it seems having all of the dream will be the most effective way of getting rid of them. Also making a list of things that stress you out and and a list of what you do to relax/have fun might be useful to.
Also it may not be fun but telling about the parts you don’t want to mention is very important. I know from experience that psychiatrists/counseled can only help you if your willing to help yourself. Withholding possibly key information means you don’t want to be rid of this nightmare.
She said “as early as”. You can wait a day or two.
It’s the end of term. Get out, and party till you pass out!
Leave it a day or two, so you can see if you find out anymore of what’s happening in your dream
Write everything down. Writing is easier than telling same things face to face.
Is she the only one who can help you? If you are so shy to speak to her, maybe there’s somebody else, less intimidating? Maybe she can suggest that somebody else?
You keep mentioning “metaphorically naked.” Are you up to something?
You have overcome the first hurdle and your slightly closer solving your reoccurring dream issue. 😀
It would probably be best that you take some time to relax, whether it be through reading, having tea or something else you enjoy doing. Rather than over think your actions and stress about tomorrow.
Go get some food, to calm your mind and contemplate how you will approach her tomorrow.
I noticed that each student as well as the main character and professor Amberhorn wear different colored capes, is this a way to differentiate the different class of student body or to show what class each student is in?
Whatever the course of your future actions may be, casually try to sort out in your mind the overall situation. The library can be an interesting place which embodies (or not) the intellectual wealth. If instead you decide to eat, then being in the dining area, you can meet students from different faculties, thereby showing the optional variety. Max engaged in sports-related flight? – A view of the university with a bird’s-eye does not hurt. Good exposure on Chimera height would come in nicely.