Another dream. Gus is going to have to get better at recognizing these when they occur. It seems obvious now, of course, but only in the way of sudden lucidity during an ordinary dream, not quite the awareness others seem to have with these shared ones. He does not like people getting the jump on him.

"Gus," he says. "I am... usually a man as well." He peers at the creature, trying to picture the head on a human body, but he's fairly sure they haven't met. "You are?"