Krepta's Writings - Dreams

Krepta's Writings
Poems, Thoughts, Stories, Songs, and Dreams

Saturday, 20 January 2007 ~ 10:00

me and thu

01. the Palace of Madame Monsault
02. the guests arrive
03. marching show and flag parade
04. spending the night
05. sound travel
06. Good to be home
07. touring the city
08. noodle soup
09. jet labyrinth
10. Out with the buddies
11. the University
12. a shore not so distant
13. Hillside Festivities
14. Someone from the past
15. Making up for lost time
16. scenic drive
17. sunset over the ocean
18. Back at the hotel I
19. Nightscape Bar & Lounge ~ reminisce
20. on the road
21. visiting the Yamakas
22. morning rush
23. back to the coast
24. Spending time with thu
25. until Tomorrow
26. truck crash
27. katana
28. to fool the cops
29. Back at the hotel II
30. Nightscape Bar & Lounge ~ tranquility
31. suspicious characters in the parking garage
32. picking up my lady
33. ravishing in white
34. intimate dinner
35. max's party
36. fun and games
37. thu's odd behavior
38. too much alcohol
39. Max's devious plan revealed
40. You won't get between us!
41. Take me home ~ thu's affection and apology
42. parting with our friends
43. freezing night
44. I'm not cold when I'm with you
45. me and thu
46. shooting exercise
47. Max goes crazy in Tokyo
48. Chasing the fool
49. uneven counters
50. But, who will stop him?

Characters (in order of appearance)

As themselves: tan, papa, maman, doan, thuy (06); co huong, chu khoi, karine, Di Thao, Jean, Chau, Dang (07);
dan, paul, arash, gu (10); Myling, DiDo (13); thu (14); max, mani, adam, Bushi (35); mieko-chan (46)
As other characters: D Vuong (19) as waitress; Janet Kim (44) as thu's friend
Fictional characters: none

Notes

- D Vuong appears as a waitress at the Nightscape Bar & Lounge in scenes 19 and 30. If you recall, she was also a
   waitress at the Skyline Lounge in Snow Peak Lodge, but in that dream she was herself. In this one, the waitress
   is only a background character and has no interactions with me.

- Although Yamaka sounds Japanese, the family we visit in scenes 21-22 is Chinese. I do not actually know any
   person or family who bears that name in the real world.

- In scene 39, Max, in all his drunkenness, proudly reveals his ill intents. In order to control her, he has slipped a
   substance in one of thu's drinks that subdued her. His goal was to seduce her and make her believe that I am
   evil and don't really care for her. When Dan asks him why he did this, Max only answers, "Because I can!" with
   a develish smirk on his face. Paul and Mani hold me back as I try to fight Max.

- As Max begins to rant about his so-called brilliant plan, Bushi and other friends try to make thu snap out of his
   control. After a few attempts, they somehow manage to do so, and she hears the end of Max's speech. Upon
   realizing what has happened, thu storms into the room and yells, "You won't get between us!". Max then gets
   scolded by everyone still present.

- In scene 41, thu apologizes to me for how she has behaved, but knowing what had been going on (and since it is
   thu), I do not hold it against her. She does not verbally ask me to take her home; rather, it is the expression in
   her eyes that say so. I ask her, "Do you want me to take you home?". She takes my hand, looks away, and nods
   as she simply utters a soft but sweet "Uh huh."

- The last five scenes are a bit of a parody and diverge from the theme that had reigned for the rest of the dream.
   Here we find me, thu, Paul, Dan, Mani, Gu, Mieko-chan, and of course Max (sorry Arash!) in chibi versions, on the
   outskirts of Tokyo (please note that I have never been to Tokyo, let alone Japan), playing some shooting game
   and doing target practice. Max is still angry that his plan failed, but for some reason everyone has forgiven him
   (although a few remain suspicious of his motives). Mani takes his turn at shooting, then asks who wants to be
   next, upon which Max yells out, "Me, me!". Dan whispers to Mani, "I don't know if that is such a good idea", but
   Mani reassures him, "Oh, don't worry! He's not that bad!". Mani hands Max the rifle, and immediately, Max shoots
   Mani and takes off, running into Tokyo. Luckily, Mani is only hit in the shoulder, and Dan gives him a sarcastic
   "I told you so!". While Dan and Gu tend to Mani's wound, thu and I, and Paul and Mieko-chan chase after Max
   in teams of two, going separate ways.

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