It’s been a while since I posted an update on Lyra… The primary reason being that around August I decided it was better to leave her to her own devices. She’s off in one of my dreamscapes causing trouble, most likely. I thought about a lot of things from then until yesterday. The sentience of these “dream” entities, their “realness” (and I use the term loosely, since the reality of the world in which they exist is a debated subject, but it can at least be said that they have no physical form), and my pursuit of lucidity in general. I’ll be frank… When I turned Lyra loose, my dream recall and semi-frequent lucidity suddenly hit a brick wall. There’s something about having such an elaborate character that helped me with dreaming, even when she wasn’t telling me directly when I was in a dream.
So I kept small dream journals in those few months, slacking off quite a bit… XD Then I remembered CALD and decided to give it another go. I realize I could just bring Lyra back if I wanted to, but I feel like my perspective has changed too much since she was my lucid “assistant,” if you will - thus enters Shiya.
I didn’t have to think very much about this one; she just sort of came to me. She’s a feline humanoid (aka catgirl). I think red must be her favorite color… Because her hair, ears, eyes, tail, and clothes all have varying degrees of red in them! Her eyes and clothes are closer to pink, while those other details are more maroon. Her ears have these interesting black stripes on them… Her hair’s down to about the middle of her back, maybe a little shorter. She prefers to wear it down, but the way she’s always running around, I think she might want to consider otherwise. XD She likes fingerless gloves, too. I can barely picture her without them.
She’s gentle in nature… Like a warm snowflake, if that makes any sense. That doesn’t mean she’s relaxed or anything, though. She bounces around a lot. It’s an interesting contrast for me, since I’m laid back and quiet most of the time. Lyra was a lot more… calm and collected than Shiya is. I’m glad (but not surprised) to report that she’s already giving me subtle remarks here and there after less than a day. She giggled when my math professor told us he voted for Ralph Nader. She said something to me in a dream last night, but I’m vague on the details - I just recognized her voice. I’m not sure about her history yet. I’m sure it’ll come to me in pieces.
I’ll have Shiya say hello in the chat thread later.