[He hears the subtle shift of clothing and blanket when she glances to look at him, and he looks away from the observatory glass to meet her eyes. It takes an instant to see that her eyes are wet, and he feels... bad. And yet relieved beyond measure. If she can cry, that's better than just... emptiness.

So as he explains, he keeps his voice low and quiet, just trying to project himself as someone calm and comforting. Even though it hurts. It's obvious in his eyes, the slight way his flesh prickles with goosebumps.]

Current medical theory suggests that dreaming is the brain's way of learning and remembering new experiences by shaping them into a form for your brain to practice. This is accomplished through what's called REM sleep, rapid eye movement, and occurs in the lightest stage of the human sleep cycle. If I could bypass REM sleep by forcing my sleep cycle to remain in the lowest level, then perhaps the connection to the dreamscape could be blocked. It wouldn't have been a long term solution, but... it was my attempt to help everyone here.