[ It takes too long. Much, much longer than it should. It feels like trying to swim through treacle. Usually intent is all it takes to whisk a Dreamer back to wakefulness but this time...
For a second, it almost feels like something is trying to drag him back. To close his eyes and keep him sleeping forever. But just as he's starting to get really, truly worried...
EXCURSION END
For a second, it almost feels like something is trying to drag him back. To close his eyes and keep him sleeping forever. But just as he's starting to get really, truly worried...
He wakes up. ]