I was on my last day of vacation somewhere near the island of Borneo. I was swimming along the beach, collecting “speed buffs” which allowed me to swim faster and faster. My phone was sealed inside of a ziploc bag so I could keep it in my pocket as I swam. I took a waypoint to the far side of the island.

We were asked to fill out a survey about Pokemon in class but I had put if off until the last five minutes when someone told me that it would be worth my time. I opened up the pamphlet and on the first page there was an intro blurb about AI training and how my task was to pick the more appealing design from a series of image pairs. By the time I had finished the survey, it was already well into my lunch break.

We were descending the mountain amidst the heavy fog and passed by many half-abandoned settlements on our way down. The world was dying around us but we had places to be. Some survivors were stuck in their twisted mass of skyscrapers which seemed to have no discernable way in or out other than the windows high above. The ones who still had the ability to would make loud wailing cries at the sight of us, hoping for someone to save them.

I was playing a 4-player co-op handheld game with some friends. They got a power up that resembled the Kirby warp star which allowed them to crash around the stage. Someone accidentally changed the game mode which only had a 2 player limit and kicked us back to the main menu. It happened so suddenly that I was afraid of the save data being lost.

I was playing as Terran in a PvE Brood War game with my brother. I was losing badly and only had a few buildings left scattered in various corners of the map. I needed to use the restroom and went downstairs to see an old friend standing motionless next to the door. I asked if he was okay but didn’t get a response. After quietly flushing the toilet I went back upstairs and the game had already finished.

I was watching a YouTube video which started out with the creator apologizing for having been inactive for years. They decided after all this time to just release their unfinished video. I was halfway through the video when I noticed it was past my usual time to clock out. I scrambled to navigate the HR portal as all the options looked unfamiliar.

I woke up from my nap to prepare for a Chinese tutoring session. I had to move my bag from the usual room because it was being used for a funeral today. My student was late and I was overhearing a conversation between the other tutors how they’d been getting students with zero background knowledge or intention to actually learn the language signing up for tutoring.

I was playing mahjong with my grandma while half asleep. I kept missing my turn and every time I opened my eyes I somehow had more tiles in my hand. There were some special tiles in the set themed around Risk of Rain.

I had traveled back in time somehow and was in a large warehouse with Goku and Akuma from Street Fighter. Mao Zedong was giving a speech and we were here to prevent an assassination attempt. I held a hand up behind his head as three volleys of shots came in from a distance. The crowd quickly dispersed.

It was my graduation but I didn’t feel like seeing anyone after it ended. I walked away from the celebrations early, passing by the people waving flags. At some point I had lost a friend in the crowd but I didn’t want to wait for them to catch up.