reoccurring dreams

for a couple weeks some time late last year i had reoccurring dreams about this weird digital city. it was somewhere between vr and reality, i guess augmented reality would be the way to describe it. it was a place for sadomasochists, thrill seekers, adrenaline junkies, and anyone interested in exploring the furthest extremes of sensation. 

the city was small, maybe closer in size to a single neighborhood. its architecture was dense and cluttered with narrow alleyways twisting through its maze like structure. the buildings seemed like they were haphazardly stacked on top of each other, with bridges connecting the higher layers. i was also having reoccurring dreams about amusement parks and rollercoasters at the time, so those things sometimes bled together 

the dream that stuck out the most to me was one where i was watching this sort of burlesque performance where somebody temporarily transferred their consciousness into the carcass of a large fish, which was then hung up and butchered on stage. the person whos mind was in the fish was unharmed but they could feel everything being done to the fish’s body. this performance was one of a few happening that night, but this was the only one i could remember.

the room it took place in was on the smaller side. there were maybe 10 other people in the audience. we were seated around the small wooden stage surrounded by red velvet curtains. to get there i had to climb up several narrow staircases and twisting hallways. the room smelled like mildew, stale incense, sea water, and iron.

im not sure what these dreams represented but i havent had one in a while. maybe i had been watching too many asmr videos of people butchering fish before i fell asleep