Dream CXCI

I was at a friend's house, and she needed to get to an ATM so she could withdraw some cash.  I was going to help, because her account number was tattooed on her leg, and she'd lost her ability to read the code.  But my phone could read the bar code and help her at an ATM.

There was an issue with her car so we decided to walk, even though it was quite some distance. By the time we reached a Panera Bread store, I realized we were going to have a problem with the rest of the route, as she was completely naked and I was only wearing underpants.  Thus far, we'd only been walking in areas where we were unlikely to be seen, but now we were approaching busier areas.

I told her to hide in the shrubbery, and I would go to my place and get my car.  I started to make my way through various neighborhoods, keeping myself well hidden.  I stopped to rest beside a building on a public park; there was a sort of alley next to the building where it was less likely I'd be seen, and I made my way there and rested against a wall.

A small girl came wandering up.  I smiled at her, she giggled, and went back to her mother.  I wondered if I'd get into trouble.  I noticed that there were several bags around containing photographs, negatives and postcards.  I thought these were trash, but I noticed a hat nearby, meaning that someone might come by and expect to retrieve these. I gathered a couple of the bags, as well as some sticks and leaves, to try and cover myself.

I walked as casually as I could out of the park.  My path would now take me to my brother's house.  His yard and driveway were strewn with tree cuttings, as well as a number of cars.  Apparently there was some kind of party going on.

It was extremely hard to navigate around the yard, and among the cars.  I was hoping to remain undiscovered.  I did see a cat, and petted him.

Passing the front door, I noticed Ernest Borgnine and a friend of his lying in cots.  I went in to say hello, and to see if he could help, but he was too drunk to get out of bed.  I continued on.

There was an enormous white tree in the center of the driveway.  It looked as if they were trying to let nature reclaim the yard and driveway.  I was just about to make my way around it when I heard voices, and my brother and several of his friends came around the corner.

My brother was displeased, and demanded to know about the foliage.  I told him, "It's fine" and went on my way.  They returned to the house, shaking their heads.

Continuing on, I was in a semi-suburban area, which still had high traffic.  I managed to cross the road near a convenience store, but the roads were getting busier.

I crossed one road and ended up being on the way to the shore of an ocean.  I sat on the sand halfway up from where the waves were lapping.  Though it was completely dark, there was enough light that I could see some shadowy figures moving.  I saw what looked like a mastodon in the distance.  Later, a cat came over and sat near me.

I then saw the beam of a flashlight playing out next to me, someone said "Madison" and walked past me into the ocean.  Another person came on the other side, almost tripped and fell but I caught his hand.  He was nervous, but I told him to lower his foot just a little more and he'd be on the beach.

Suddenly the whole area was lit up like midday, as if a light had been switched on.  The ocean was full of people swimming and having fun.  I wondered if I'd fallen asleep.