the wild window
Gently! The swans are sleeping!
suddenly she was falling, slowly, floating. there were flowers all around her. strange noises bubbled from an unknown depth
And here is the place where she buried her bones, where her spirit transformed into a tree
do you hear what i hear?
It’s the sound! It is time!
The must be the place — and the window is open!
The sound is near
each dream is a portal .. not only in the sleeping world, but it’s feeling seeps into the world of the living
so you see, you have to be very gentle, and actually, you arrived just in time - i need your help
come here, to this window- there is an entire family who has jumped inside of a very friendly snake, and now they are stuck. they are in the mind of the daughter, but she is distraught and I am worried it will only become worse if the dream doesn’t turn around (VISUAL IS A POP UP TRANSLUCENT WINDOW WITH THE FAMILY INSIDE THE SNAKE)
and there’s this other dream business i need to tend to
she needs someone like you to help.
would you mind sorting things out?
if i give you the key you must only release the family, and the snake
Quick! the space is fading fast. We need to get back to bed before we fade too
echoes
it started the night she awoke in fear, haunted by memories she had not trusted
different colors weave together the stories (dhon cholecha , birthday snake, her own )
this is the place, where she buried her bones, the place where her spirit transformed into a tree
(spinning, twisting blackness turns into black room with windows and multi colored light coming from each one)
hellooooo - echoed all over the walls - what’s going on in here? is it the wind? i feel someone in here
where are you?
how did you get here? don’t you know it’s dangerous? never mind…ahh there you are. i see.. it’s too late to turn back.
do you hear what i hear?
good. the echoes off of the windows alkfdjaslk
your mind is a mirror. i am a dream connector. each window is portal into another person’s dreams. what you see are the dreams of those inside the windows
you can open new windows by creating alternative seams with this thread
creating new windows can change the direction of everything
each dream is a portal .. not only in the sleeping world, but it’s feeling seeps into the world of the living
so you see, you have to be very gentle, and actually, you arrived just in time - i need your help
if i give you the key you must only release the family, and the snake
you must be careful of is not to scare anyone.. if that happens the tone of the dream becomes much more treacherous. . and they may choose to stay there.
ok so I’m going to give you a needle and thread and the key. only use the thread if everything falls apart.
i will be here
part ii
this is the place, where she buried her bones, the place where her spirit transformed into a tree
hellooooo - echoed all over the walls - what’s going on in here? is it the wind? i feel someone in here
she had no sense of consequence, and the possibility of adventure felt better than endlessly wandering the depths of her mind
*so she opened the window and jumped inside*
on the edge of sleep she felt a warmth emanating from the key in her pocket and jolted forward
she followed the illuminated path for what seemed like forever
and suddenly the path turned black
the warmth around her chilled and flowed through her spine
she saw an ostrich nestled, sleeping beneath a stone overpass
she approached, gently pet his head, and he awoke
hello, i’m looking for a birthday party that’s gone terribly wrong the girl said
i’m so glad you are here.. i can’t do this on my own. i’m so cold and I can’t stop myself from falling asleep
let’s go together.. look i have a key
ok it’s quite far away.. come on top of me
we need to get there quickly before everything freezes
they moved as fast as the wind
part iii from the house’s POV?
when they arrived there were icicles all around the house, the bubbles in the air had frozen to cold hard blocks. the ground felt hard and slippery
suddenly her heart jumped
she saw the biggest snake she’d ever seen with a very large sleeping family shaped lump on it’s side
something about this was very familiar
(there was a very big lump inside of its back, holding the family)
the lock was frozen by hundreds of layers of ice
it’s way too cold here
too cold to use the key
there is so much ice that nothing could penetrate it
the rhythm of the snake’s heart was slow and irregular
she felt her own heart - it was okay, she still felt okay
“how can we release you?” the girl asked
part iv
“first we must start a fire”
the fire illuminated the path, reflected in the icy windows, but it wasn’t enough.
so she felt the mouth of the snake, it’s soft curve into the gum
the girl took the needle and thread and created a new window.
she jumped in
this time it was cold
she felt everything around her but couldn’t explain it
how the family jumped into the snake
why they couldn’t turn back
how everything froze
there were so many disconnected threads ..
she touched the surface and the illusion shattered
she opened her eyes
her body was wet, but she felt the warmth of the key in her pocket
something in her heart felt heavy, a memory, or something she couldn’t explain
behind her was the ostrich, feathers fluffed and eyes bright
the family was still in the snake, but the ice had melted
they went to the lock
and everything was undone
and everyone was free to dream