june 9 2023

I was living in a version of my apartment with you and your sister (not your sibling, a separate nonexistent sister). The three of us share a bed, inexplicably situated aside the kitchen area in the living room instead of in the bedroom. One night while sleeping, a complicated scenario plays out in the dark, where someone I suspect to be you (but cannot be sure) repeatedly gently touches my arm, back, sides, etc. A bit later, it happens again, and this time I can tell it's your sister. She is much more forceful, almost desperate, but I'm not into it, and I'm really afraid of waking you up. I note the angle of our bodies put this at a high risk. She gives up eventually to my relief, and for the rest of the night, random touches continue to occur, and I can no longer tell whose are whose. The next day (although it remains dark outside), a knock is heard on the glass sliding window to the balcony, which i suspect to a real-life sound of my venetian blinds clacking. I go to check, and there's a team of repairpeople there in gear which seems to imply that they scaled the side of the building to get there. They start fixing stuff. I feel embarrassed by the state of my room and start rapidly picking up clothes, but it's too late, they saw everything. A member of their team, a lady, makes a judgmental comment. I find a box full of random shit, including a big jar of enamel pins. I pour them out and look at them. They're super cool, and I don't remember getting most of them. I think of giving them to you, but I waver, because I know you'll pick out the ones I like the most, and I'm not sure I want to give them all up. But ultimately I decide to do it anyway. I bring you a big handful in the other room with the bed, and you seem excited. Facing away from me at a countertop you start looking through them, and in hushed awe say "I'm gonna need some time to check these out..." I say something about how cool they are, and step slightly closer. Immediately, without turning around, you say flatly "I'm also gonna need you to back away from me," which I immediately do. I remember the previous night, and feel confused; I wonder if maybe it was just your sister touching the whole time. Then, a sudden cut to me in a car travelling fast down a massive, like 8-lane highway. There are big city buildings right up against the right and the ocean immediately the the left. I look to the right and see a huge expo hall and inside I can see a convention is happening there today, but hasn't started yet, since it's only around 8:00 AM. I look to the left and see two men dress shirts, ties, and slacks sprinting effortlessly by at the speed of traffic, and carrying cups of coffee. One is biting into a chocolate donut. Then I wake up.