apt-get's journal

The dream takes place in some kind of desert village. I initially get to "free view" the area, just walking around and observing the different environments. In retrospect, it reminds me a lot of the setting in which a series of dreams I had took place in about a year ago, only instead of being forests, green farmland, and lakes, it was pretty much just red dirt that was being cultivated here and there by old farmers.

The perspective changes, and I'm inside a somewhat modern-looking pool. There's some kind of competition going on, a sort-of relay swimming event involving kids not older than 13, and the winners are a pair looking pretty much identical to the main characters from Made in Abyss. After the victory, my viewpoint switches to the girl's for the rest of the dream.

There was supposed to be some official ceremony, but I didn't feel like attending, so I made up an excuse to the judges which was based on a translation misunderstanding that made a lot of sense in my head at the time. After that, I found myself in a small forest clearing, near a stream of water, where I seem to be drinking some kind of liquor with the boy, because my mind was getting hazy. I get closer to him in an intimate way, start blushing, and confess my love to him and desire to marry on the spot while kissing him deeply. After that, we both fell asleep.

The next morning, I end up pretty depressed and sulky due to confessing under the influence of alcohol to a boy I didn't even know apart from being swimming partners, and any feeling of affection vanished overnight. I can't remember much about the general storyline past this point, but I know that we uncovered a large child abuse scheme at some point and that we were trapped in a large mud/sandstone well, growing closer as time passes.

I don't quite know what's up with gender-bender dreams. It's not a bad feeling, honestly.