Dreamers [DT]

soundofmind · 2020-06-18T08:25:05Z

https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f004d7ca-f444-4a73-a2bf-82de963387a9/ddzm2zf-61959bab-44b3-417b-80df-482a1083b75b.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjAwNGQ3Y2EtZjQ0NC00YTczLWEyYmYtODJkZTk2MzM4N2E5XC9kZHptMnpmLTYxOTU5YmFiLTQ0YjMtNDE3Yi04MGRmLTQ4MmExMDgzYjc1Yi5qcGcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.8Oole5RySa1nRnXBhOjHjFjqd4E640mEheFE3_9--Nk Here is where we'll discuss plotting, planning, and characters for the SB, Dreamers! If you want to reserve a character, do it here! This storybook will take over the course of the two-week trial period. It is set in a modern setting. There will be a lot of dream posts, and I encourage all of you to have fun and be creative. A lot of wacky, nonsensical things can happen in dreams, but write all of your dreams with a purpose. Think about your character, their life, and what they're like. What media do they consume? What do they eat? What's their thought life like? All of these things can affect your dreams - and all of this is added to the fact that they're taking a new drug to, so it says, help their sleep. All of their habits will be monitored. Characters will have a wristband - the equivalent of a Fitbit - to monitor heart rate and vitals. How long they sleep, how quickly they fall asleep, and how long they REM sleep will all be recorded as they are being monitored by cameras and sensors remotely. Waking up to alarms is not allowed because of how it can interfere with the sleep cycle. One of the requirements our characters have as a part of the trial is they must keep a log of their dreams. So how this SB will be structured is there will be a round of dream posts from our character's log. Those will be written in first person past tense since our characters will be retelling what happened in their dreams. It will be a fun exercise to write in your character's voice and develop how they would explain the dream. Punctuating the spaces between each round of dream logs will be a post or two where the characters, who all will live in a shared, locked-up space, can and will interact with one another. They are not limited to discussing dreams and sleep, but those things will inevitably come up in conversation, considering the context. These posts will be written in third person past tense. I also want these posts to be collaborated on! This SB has a pre-determined set of seven "rounds" of dreams, covering seven of the 12 days of the trial. So each round of logs will be from every other day. As far as the dreams go and how they develop over time - they will start out as more "mild" and can develop in different directions. For characters who have never lucid dreamt before, they can start lucid dreaming. The dreams will get more intense, gradually, over time. The line between reality and dream will blur. They will all start sleeping deeper and more soundly. How tightly your character holds onto reality and how hard they fight to stay grounded is up to you, or rather, them. Character Profile Template Please delete all text that is within parentheses, and just put your character's info in there! Thank you! [b]Name:[/b] [b]Age:[/b] (must be 20+ cause we looking for consenting adults here bro) [b]Gender:[/b] [b]Appearance:[/b] [b]Personality:[/b] [b][i]- Strengths:[/i][/b] [b][i]- Weaknesses:[/i][/b] [b]Brief Backstory:[/b] (why did they sign up to do the trial? if relevant, what's their sleep life been like in the past? family and work life leading up to this point?) [b]Other:[/b] Coding For Posts I like having a uniform look to an SB, so we've got some rules. For the sake of aesthetic, use the following codes for headers/divisions in posts! Header For Dream Log Posts: [right][i]Character Name's Dream Log Day #/12 00:00(sleep time)-00:00(wake time)[/i][/right] Of course, remove the stuff in parentheses. It should look something like this. John Smith's Dream Log Day 4/12 11:32pm-6:11am Header For Awake Time Posts: [center][i]Character Name[/i] [size=50]cowritten with @user[/size][/center] If you're not collaborating just use: [center][i]Character Name[/i][/center] For Divisions between scenes and time-skips: [center]----[/center] Collab Pad! The Sleep Testing Facility https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f004d7ca-f444-4a73-a2bf-82de963387a9/ddzt0rk-89ef0802-1b45-4d85-a36e-43c530b88f1d.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjAwNGQ3Y2EtZjQ0NC00YTczLWEyYmYtODJkZTk2MzM4N2E5XC9kZHp0MHJrLTg5ZWYwODAyLTFiNDUtNGQ4NS1hMzZlLTQzYzUzMGI4OGYxZC5qcGcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.TReLDZxZQHXedtSmeEVkongq8ihr0Gp5gKzlRvdaV4c Disclaimer: This is pretty bare-bones and I used a floor layout thing I found on google just so we have an idea of what everything looks like. Ignore the measurements!!!

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Thu Dec 31, 2020 1:02 pm

soundofmind says... · Thu Dec 31, 2020 1:02 pm

Guys!! We did it! In only 6 months, all before the end of the year, we finished a whole story, and we did it so quickly and with so much strength. I'm so grateful for you guys and all of the time and energy you committed to this story. I've so enjoyed writing it with you and getting to know you guys and collaborate together. You're all amazing!

Thank you to each and every one of you! @sheysse and @magebird for contributing your characters for as long as you could and to @Elinor and @zenith for faithfully pulling through 'til the end! I love you all <3

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Pants are an illusion. And so is death.

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Thu Dec 31, 2020 1:03 pm

soundofmind says... · Thu Dec 31, 2020 1:03 pm

Also!! @magebird would you do us the honors of retiring this SB to the archives with a completed tag? THANK YOUUU

Pants are an illusion. And so is death.