Dreaming

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Dreaming could be a fun, emergent new mechanic that enriches the silent black void of unconsciousness. Whether sleeping in, sleepy-penned, cloning, or comatose, you're transported to a collective, VR-like dream world to kill time. This dream is populated by any other dreaming players, and everyone takes the form of something random. Die or shake yourself to wake up.

[Two botanists waking up after an explosion.]
Joe Doe says, "Whoa. What was in that honey..."
Chuck B. screams!
Chuck B. says, "i had a nightmare i was a george melon being chased by a chainsaw"
Chuck B. says, "i think it's karma"
Joe Doe says, "Funny, that sounds a lot like the neat chainsaw dream I just had."
[Joe orders a red chainsaw.]
Chuck B. screams!

It's something to do during the often lengthy downtime of KO's. Also opens the way for other new features you can imagine...

• Lucid dreaming trait: Enter dreams at will, choose your form, etc.
  
• Narcolepsy: Causes sudden dreaming.
  
• Nightmares: Withdrawal from drugs gives dreams some negative quality.
  
• Sleepwalking: Movements in the dream-world register in the awake-world too.
  
• The Dreamwalker, a new antagonist or item: Can teleport yourself into dream-world through an unconscious person, and exit through another dreamer to their sleeping body.