Dreamloop Mystery

Please note, these events took place on Twitter.

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Eislyn

HELP! I'm trapped in a dream loop 😵‍💫.

It's a dream I've had before... it's last time that I saw Dad. But this time something feels different.

I keep trying to speak to Dad but that only restarts the dream...

Maybe you can help me!

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So the dream starts... I walk through a long hallway and then I see Dad...

He’s scrubbing something in the sink— I call out to him— he doesn’t respond...

Suddenly, he rushes out of the room...

If I chase after him, the dream restarts again.

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I’ve tried everything, and I’ve realized I need to do something in this room before I’m allowed to wake up. I've found:

a) Squirrel Statue b) The Bubbling Sink c) The Box of Tarot cards

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A vote was conducted on Twitter, and on 5/25/22, the community decided:

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Part 2

We’re now locked in a staring contest. The Squirrel Statue doesn’t do anything, but I know he's watching me...

Back and forth. We stare. He's mocking me.

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Suddenly HE THROWS AN ACORN AT ME!!!?? WHAT IS GOING ON?

”Eislyn. Eislyn, I’m right here. Why aren’t you listening?”

Who does this Squirrel thing think he is? I rush over to pick up the statue — BOOM —

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What happens next, I can’t explain. A series of moments flash before me.

Visions of a Squirrel colony’s despair, anger, dreams, and joy.

I see a battle. A celebration. Then a powerful looking mage.

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The statue says to me, “Daughter of Cillian? Can you help us against the Corrupted?”

The Corrupted? I want to say yes. These Squirrels have faced so much.

Suddenly, a portal RIPS open next to me. A pained voice calls out-- "EISLYN!"

... Is that Dad?

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Squirrel: "Eislyn, don’t go, we need your help."

Dad: "Eislyn. Hurry. I cₐₙ'ₜ kₑₑₚ tₕᵢₛ oₚₑₙ fₒᵣ ₗₒₙg"

I look at the Squirrels. Then the portal. Then back at the Squirrels.

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Will I be trapped if I stay? Are these Squirrels even real?

I asked Twitter, and on 6/2/22, the community decided.

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Part 3

A creepy hand reaches out from the portal swipes at me, misses.

But snatches the Squirrel statue with it before the portal fizzles out ominously.

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Did I dodge a bullet? What could have happened?

"🎺 🎺 🎺"

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At that sound, the squirrels around me split and make a path for a Squirrel Knight they call Lord Jeshk.

He hands me a book, "I was ordered to deliver this to you."

It's Dad's old journal!

I open it... And it’s EMPTY?!?!? 😩 Is this a joke? Because I never liked reading in school?

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Wait, that pen in the spine— am I supposed to write in this?

Before I can finish that thought, I hear: "Eislyn, run!"

I feel a dark energy.

The air changes.

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I see a familiar dark creature. He's looking right at me.

The creature starts running. The squirrels form a wall to protect me.

He gets closer.. And closer.

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The book shrinks, I put it in my pocket. I make a run for it.

The dark shape quickly overwhelms the squirrels and reaches me!

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I wake up screaming. A horrible feeling still in my body.

I check my pockets... empty. Maybe I’ll get another chance in my next dream.

It felt like I was so close. Dad... come home soon...

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The End