The experiment

 This morning the dreams came closer to 5AM. 

I was in a classroom with other students, we were led into another room that was ALL WHITE - there was some official-looking men there, a Fire Chief and maybe some Military General and Scientists or Medical personal in white coats. Nothing about this was weird, it seemed we were volunteers being used to test out a new “Fire Retardant” system that would be pumped into the room. We were told that this new gas was just as effective as Halon but wouldn’t be damaging on our lungs, being it was a derivative of CO2 that had proven effective and we would be the first human trial. The General kept talking, we were made to lay down in a beds pushed closely together. The fifteen or so student volunteers all waited as the General said “This new system would not endanger you - it even has a pleasant odor” - he was righteous, the gas was wafting in from the ceiling vents and made me feel sleepy. The smell was quite pleasant, some of the students coughed “Those of you who have allergies might experience some discomfort” was the reason given over the speaker.

I began to panic. “There is a pleasant mixture to make the air pleasant” as the General spoke, I smelled flowers like Jasmine and Lavender. The gas filled the room completely. I blacked out.

What felt like hours later but was only mere minutes according to the clock on the wall - I woke up to see all the other students still “Sleeping” and wondered why I was able to escape the effects of this gas. I decided not to move, in case this was some twisted government program rather than scientific testing. My fear kept me still - then the dream ended.

The next dream follows directly after. Many times a dream presents information and your mind (my mind at least) will pause the “episode” in order to fill in the blanks from earlier on - either because your attention wasn’t really on the dream or you have doubts about the dream without this lost information. My dream involves groceries, I arrive at the top of the stairs with several bags in tow. My brother is there and similarly laden down with an equally abundant load. I begin to put my things into the fridge, except my brother had filled his things in first, there was hardly enough room to fit mine. My idea was to separate the door from the fridge, when it came loose though, two eggs fell out - one cracked open, the other didn’t break. 

Now I became upset because one egg was unusable, but in my mind I was puzzled why the other didn’t break. I took paper towels and began to wipe the mess up and handed the unbroken egg to my brother. When I finished putting the load away my brother wasn’t there. Confused as to where he took off to without a word - I ran to the window that faced the street. I recognized my brother driving a van that wasn’t familiar to me, it was an older Dodge van from the 70’s painted RED, the paint was sun-dried splotchy and showed signs of rust. He was trying to back into the empty parking space but a man was giving him a hard time trying to say my brother wasn’t paying attention - this echoed my dream from several days earlier of parking my car.

My brother successfully parked the car, getting out to bring up the groceries again - I step out of the other side of the van to grab my groceries… the weirdness was enough for me to wake up - seeing the activity in the dream I had missed.

Kong Island

 The dream this morning was more than likely influenced by simple association from earlier this evening. While watching one program on "Monsters" the narrator spoke about how primates, when agitated and aggressive, will attack and maul the face. I found this part interesting because this information was woven into the narrative in the movie "Nope". The second association was from my own nightly "Goodnight" on Twitter. This time I chose a GIF (I say "JIFF") that looked like you were flying up to the sun, except I wrote: "Time to set sail..." not knowing that traveling being by boat would be the main theme of the coming nightmare.

    By the time I "Drop In" on the dream, there must've been several conversations, at least it felt that way. It was decided to travel by boat to our destination, even though for me, the location wasn't entirely clear up to that point. My feeling of being on a ship going through tropical or south Pacific waters with not much of a breeze and calm seas, was relaxing me on deck - as I stood by the rail watching several distant rocky islands off in the distance. "Not much further, we just have to find our way to the cove" mentioned my companion, who up until he spoke wasn't even a thought in my mind. The ocean had rapt me in a reverie - the sun and sea a perfect elixir for what ailed me.

    Still unaware of where we were headed the mountainous archipelago loomed more massively than when I first spotted them, I hadn't accounted for the curvature of the earth. The way through the more rockier, almost pre-historic islets was feeling vaguely familiar. The main island we were headed for was massive, hidden from view of the ocean by the taller mountains, this reminded me of perhaps the remnants of some volcanic catastrophe long ago, tearing the cone into several parts - the long-dead center becoming an Island lost to time. Mentally I wasn't prepared for what I was about to see... we were headed to KONG Island.

    I was taken aback by the view ahead of me, massive timbers staked into the ocean, a palisade to keep out the dangers in the ocean and on the prehistoric island. This was the only area allotted to the proto-human natives. A fortress built on bamboo stakes above the waters nearly 70' above the shoreline. Not far off in the distance standing behind on the beach head, was the gargantuan simian, Kong - who had appeared for his sacrifice from the natives, a God who's appeasement allowed for protection and symbiotic respect. Our appearance on the coast couldn't have been worse timing for us. The sight of our ship angered the God, a roar of disapproval echoed out through the cove. Careful not to destroy HIS village, the ape entered the water, meaning to deal swiftly with our vessel.

    Alarms sounded on deck. Crew members abandoned the boat while others heeded the Captain's call, rushing about while the craft strained full-ahead trying to out-flank the beasts approach, so that a hard turn would point our only defense - a whale harpoon mounted aft, to be positioned squarely to piece it's heart. We abandoned the to deck, seeking shelter inside the crew house, figuring that the monster might sink the ship quickly, leaving us seconds to escape to the water and hide among floating debris. 

    Kong reached the boat faster than we could turn, everyone tossed around when the massive hands gripped the boat. The engines flooding immediately from the abrupt stop. Our choice of hiding places wasn't nearly effective, it was the first place the great ape punched through. A giant eye above the hole in the roof searched for movement - my companion lost composure trying to run, I lay deadly still among loose items and roof debris. The giant eye caught the movement and a hand swooped in, grabbing my companion up screaming. The screams stopped and I could hear the crunch of his bones in the monster's teeth. Now occupied by his new "sacrifice" I thought it would be easier to escape, I clambered back to the door but knocked over a case that contained glass, getting the beasts attention.

    What happened next was totally unexpected. As if by some cosmic miracle or joke from beyond, I heard the familiar Screech-Groan-Haruuumph of the giant Atomic Kaiju Lizard... Godzilla! In an even more ridiculous attempt to calm down the dream, the heavy brass entry theme of the afore-mentioned "Titanus Gojira" cuts in.. and I know that at least for the moment I would be safe, that was until the coming fight trashed what remained of the rapidly sinking ship. The music gets louder, I guess echoing the proximity of Godzilla's approach. Luckily for me the absurd musical intro was enough to break the spell of the dream and I began waking up.

    I didn't even know how to write this one up because it was so incredulous. Taking good with the bad, I figured "What the heck" and began tapping out this dream.