April 11, 2025

I had just arrived at my new office to find out that I had landed the same job as an old friend. Our desks were right next to each other and she helped me get all of my equipment in order. Someone kept swiping the dongle for my keyboard but we eventually managed to recover it. She gave me a small pot of plants which had a bonsai tree accompanied by succulents. “Wow I love this one”, I said while pointing at one of the blue-red leaves of a miniature sedum.

She told me how she was receiving scam messages on Facebook from her old contacts. Apparently they were asking for money from her dad. She reminded me that he had passed years ago. I mumbled out my condolences.

“So, am I supposed to talk to you all day at work from now on?” She asked. “Only if you want to…” I replied awkwardly. It was hard to contain my happiness.

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I started recording my dream on my phone, accompanied by a sketch of my screen set up in the office. Apparently I was also about to mail a pair of felted puppies to my friend.