/jp/ - Otaku Culture

I know nobody will believe it but something similar to this actually happened to me. I would describe my dreaming style as half-lucid, I often am aware that what I see is not real and will eventually come to an end but I never realize that it's because I'm in a dream. I had a dream where I was exploring Hinamizawa. It was coated in thick green fog that reminded me of a ps1 game with low render distance. I couldn't see anything beyond a few yards of dirt road in front of me and rice paddy to the sides, but even without any landmarks I could tell it was supposed to be Hinamizawa. After all, this setting was chosen and constructed by my own brain. I could hardly believe that I was lucky enough to be in Hinamizawa, and in fact I wouldn't believe it until I had seen all of the famous set pieces and scenery from the VN such as Keiichi's house and the Furude shrine, and most of all I wanted to meet the characters. I kept looking around but every house was empty or unopenable, and there were no signs of people anywhere. Even the crying higurashi could not be heard. This was, I thought, Hinamizawa after the disaster. Out of things to do I went to the overlook behind the Furude Shrine and waited for the world to end. Maybe the fog would lift for a bit and I would be able to see the famous view. The fog slowly dissipated, the range of my vision extended, and suddenly I could see that Rena had been directly in front of me. Staring at me. I didn't even question the fact that she was in front of me while I was on the edge of the overlook, but if I had looked down at her feet to see if she was levitating the world would end, I knew. I was scared of the implication that she had been watching me from beyond the edge of the fog from the very beginning, but she interrupted me before I could ask any questions. "You really don't want to leave do you? Even when its something this incomplete, you'd rather stay here, right? I don't understand... I've been watching but I still don't understand why you don't play outside and make friends anymore. Is there some reason you can't? That's too sad... it's really easier for you to come to Hinamizawa than be happy where you are... I really really wish I could take you home with me but I need more time. We could have so much fun together. But you know... there IS a way you could give me enough time to finish Hinamizawa and get to live here with me. All you have to do is kill yourself. I know it'll be hard, but I can tell you've been through harder things before. Anon, I really really really love you, and I hope you don't have to do it... but we'll always be waiting for you." She came down and hugged me. The fog was gone and the sunlight was beating down, making everything warm to the touch. Her hair was warmed by the sunlight too. The feeling of it pressing against the left side of my face was so unfamiliar to me, I've never felt something so wonderful in my entire life. I peered through the wisps of her hair and saw a bright blue sky and a lively Hinamizawa. The higurashi began to cry and I joined them.
For now, I choose to believe that this was just a dream. If it happens again, I will end my life.