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[09:24] <sleepseeker42> anyone around? just woke up from an incredible session
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[09:32] <dreamweaver_94> morning. what happened?
[09:33] <sleepseeker42> i could feel something last night. like a shift in the dreamlands. clearer than usual.
[09:34] <sleepseeker42> anyone know what the factory crew was doing?
[09:35] <dreamweaver_94> haven't heard yet. they've been pretty quiet since they moved in
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[09:42] <harlan_s> we all went to ethel together last night
[09:42] <harlan_s> all seven of us
[09:43] <sleepseeker42> holy shit
[09:43] <dreamweaver_94> wait, all seven at once?
[09:44] <harlan_s> it was like the festival of the living sea but easier
[09:44] <harlan_s> like we just... went there
[09:45] <sleepseeker42> how long did you stay?
[09:46] <harlan_s> hours
[09:46] <harlan_s> real hours i mean
[09:47] <harlan_s> not dream hours
[09:48] <dreamweaver_94> that's incredible. you've been trying for months to replicate the festival meeting
[09:49] <harlan_s> i know. living together is making a difference
[09:50] <harlan_s> charlotte should be on soon, she's writing up the report
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[09:53] <charlotte_k> Good morning everyone.
[09:54] <charlotte_k> It was more stable than anything we've experienced before. The city felt more real than Providence does right now.
[09:55] <sleepseeker42> can you describe what it was like?
[09:56] <charlotte_k> We gathered in the third floor space, the one we built to look like Ethel. We did breathing exercises together, focused on the same destination.
[09:57] <charlotte_k> Falling asleep was almost instant. And then we were there.
[09:58] <charlotte_k> Not scattered across different eras like usual. Same place. Same time. Same experience.
[10:00] <dreamweaver_94> did you have to navigate to a specific festival?
[10:01] <charlotte_k> No. We just... arrived together. The synchronization did the work.
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[10:04] <noel> I'm still trying to process it. The synchronization was instantaneous. No effort at all.
[10:05] <noel> It's like our minds found the same groove and just slid into it together.
[10:06] <sleepseeker42> so the proximity theory is confirmed?
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[10:09] <oscar_v> The proximity theory is confirmed. Living together matters.
[10:10] <oscar_v> But it's not just proximity. It's the hours of conversation. The shared meals. The building we've created together.
[10:11] <oscar_v> We're becoming synchronized at a level that forum posts never achieved.
[10:13] <dreamweaver_94> what did you do in ethel?
[10:14] <harlan_s> explored. together. like a group tour, except everyone could see everything.
[10:15] <harlan_s> we walked from the central plaza to the coastal temple. it took hours. we talked to inhabitants. they responded to us differently.
[10:16] <charlotte_k> That's the strangest part. The inhabitants acknowledged us as a group. One man asked if we were "from across the Folded Ocean."
[10:17] <charlotte_k> They've never asked us that before.
[10:18] <noel> I think our combined presence has more... weight. We're more real to them when we're together.
[10:20] <sleepseeker42> this changes everything doesn't it
[10:21] <oscar_v> It changes what's possible. We've proven group dreaming is achievable with the right preparation.
[10:22] <oscar_v> Now we need to figure out what to do with that ability.
[10:24] <dreamweaver_94> are you going to try again tonight?
[10:25] <harlan_s> of course we're going to try again
[10:26] <harlan_s> why would we ever stop?
[10:28] <charlotte_k> We should document everything methodically. Track what works, what doesn't, how the experience changes over time.
[10:29] <noel> Anastasia's already working on protocols. She has pages of notes from this morning.
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[10:32] <night_wanderer> just catching up on scroll. congratulations on the group visit
[10:33] <night_wanderer> do you think others could achieve this if they lived together too?
[10:34] <oscar_v> That's the question. Is it something specific about the seven of us? Or is it replicable?
[10:35] <charlotte_k> We've built synchronization over months of intense interaction. It might be achievable for others, but it would take time.
[10:36] <noel> The forum and these chats help, but they're not enough on their own. Face to face matters.
[10:38] <harlan_s> we're planning to have regular visitors at the factory. anyone who wants to try group dreaming can come stay with us for a while
[10:39] <harlan_s> open invitation. just reach out.
[10:40] <sleepseeker42> tempting. very tempting.
[10:42] <night_wanderer> i might take you up on that. i've been dreaming of ethel for years but always alone.
[10:43] <charlotte_k> The difference between solo visits and shared visits is profound. Solo, you're a ghost. Together, you're substantial.
[10:44] <noel> We're going to keep experimenting. Figure out the minimum requirements for group dreaming. What level of synchronization is necessary.
[10:45] <oscar_v> And what else we can do together that we couldn't do alone.
[10:46] <dreamweaver_94> what do you mean?
[10:47] <oscar_v> If seven synchronized dreamers have more "weight" in Ethel than one... what could we change? What could we create?
[10:48] <oscar_v> What could we open?
[10:50] <charlotte_k> Oscar...
[10:51] <oscar_v> I'm just asking questions.
[10:52] <harlan_s> we'll figure it out together. that's the whole point.
[10:53] <noel> Speaking of which, we should get back to work. Lots to document before tonight's attempt.
[10:54] <harlan_s> i'll post a full write-up on the forum later today
[10:55] <sleepseeker42> looking forward to it. and congrats again, all of you
[10:56] <charlotte_k> Thank you. Stay tuned.
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[11:01] <dreamweaver_94> doors to open. interesting choice of words.
[11:02] <night_wanderer> oscar's always had a thing about the tunnels
[11:03] <sleepseeker42> hopefully they're being careful
[11:04] <night_wanderer> hopefully
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