Why we're here

"Know thyself."˙

DREAMS

Was participating in a Doctor Who round robin; Zav did a 'chapter' early on, and had the 8th Doctor being tortured by the baddie. This Pissed me off, for being cliched, cheap dramatics, and because I hated the torture scene. Hearing the 8th Doctor screaming and screaming. Asking myself, 'Why is this having to happen?' I found myself talking to a 'badger' I think, whom I ID'd as a spirit guide, and threatened to send him into the 'story' to essentially kick the villain's ass (which I guess I felt on some level was 'cheating'. But I was that pissed off, and wanted stuff like that torture stopped.

Shortly thereafter I found myself following this badger through a landscape reminiscent of my childhood neighborhood. I was not at my most confident about how far I could travel (at least on foot). Might have been following or have encountered some vehicles (firetrucks?).

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Was harrassed by apparent children (a girl, then a boy, or maybe just multiple girls); they harrassed and wouldn't leave me alone until I felt like picking them bodily up and flinging them against the wall. Just...evil annoying little kids. Nasty attitudes. At one point I was doing something with 'fences', with less than complete success, which may have represented shielding work. A test of some kind? Kid seemed to keep finding a way through, whereapon I would do stuff like threaten her or pick her up and shove her outside then try to keep her out again. And yes, 'normally I like kids'. Not last night. Not these. My eldest brother seemed to be around at one point.

I was at my parent's home and picked up my cat, to keep her safe, I guess - I was very (over)protective of her in this dream. Don't have to actually have had a kid to go all neurotically 'maternal', appare ntly. I went out for a walk with some family members and/or family friends. We followed the course of a railway line, me holding my cat in my arms and her putting up with that, fortunately, (she does not nomally like to be held for extended periods of time). At one point I came to an area where railway workers were putting in new track; I swore I could see the electric line above kind of whipping into place, arcing and snapping. It did not strike me as odd that this was an electric railway (not usual for the US). We went on a bit further, coming to an apparent intersection with another railway line, perhaps a conventional highway. I thought I saw a typical green US interstate sign. I tried to see what route it was; I may have seen '18', then '2' (really w asn't clear). Then again #s in dreams seldom are...are they? Scene segued to some woods, and my cat finally indicated that she wanted to get down and explore this nice big tree. I hesitated, and my mother encouraged me to let her go up; it'd be ok. With t hat coaxing I let my cat go. As she started going up in the tree, some other lady went to touch her, and I shoved her hands aside. I didn't sense enmitity from the woman per se; I just automatically over-protectively pushed her aside, kind of a 'DON'T get so FAMILIAR!!'. When probably all she wanted in retospect was to pat the cat.

After an unclear time later, found myself back at the 'house'. I think the earlier outing was being discussed. A couple of people who looked like 'family friends' were also there, listening. My over-protectiveness during the trip may have been one of the subjects under discussion - I didn't see my cat there in the room but got the impression someone had made a point of reassuring me that she was ok, even though out of sight.