gym, crosswalk, altercation, bus.

Date: 12/26/2018

8:14 nightmare. james and i were in a women's changing room, i was fully undressed and on my period. we were talking casually while we were seeking out clothes. two men came in and appeared to be looking for something, one made a comment about my breasts in passing and james got protective. i know i had blood all over myself so i tried to keep my ass hidden by turning, but the man dodged this and made a point to swerve to stare at it and make another comment. my clothes werent nearby and i was deeply humiliated. despite the harassment neither seemed attached to staying in one spot and kept moving around. right when i thought that they shouldnt be in here because it was a women's changing room, it occurred to james and i that they were trying to find something their sister left behind (her pink underwear), and james helped them look through the lockers. we got dressed and there was something about me writing out my appreciation for james and his tolerance of me on one of the poster boards that was on the wall with yellow paint. i misspelled something but james thought it was cute. i wrote something about appreciating zipper waking me from the previous dream as well. we left the changing rooms and went outside to go home, but we had to cross a few streets first. while we were on the sidewalk a homeless looking man asked us for some food. we told him we didnt have any and he walked on. i remembered i still had some of james' chips in my backpack from the first dream. i thought about offering them to him but he already passed us and i heard him asking someone else behind us. the sidewalk was pretty empty except for us, the man and the woman he was asking for food from. there were no cars or people and it looked really abandoned, despite being the hub of a city with skyscrapers all around. suddenly i became paranoid that this was a test and that if you lied he would kill you. i thought this was stupid until he turned around and sped walked past us towards the crosswalk ahead and i noticed he had a gun. there was something about his body language that would determine whether or not he would shoot. everything slowed down while i guessed (correctly) whether he would or not, then sped back up. he didnt shoot and just kept walking without pause, disappearing out of sight in the crowd across the street. the area was suddenly inhabited again, with cars and plenty of people and activity all around. we stood at the crosswalk waiting for the walk symbol when i noticed he had returned but this time with a much bigger gun. i had james drop down with me and we hid behind the post that had the crosswalk button on it. he started shooting and we stayed low. just like before, things slowed down and i had to guess which side he would shoot on to make sure we would squeeze away from it and be protected by the post. i was able to pass this test as well. a few bullets glanced off the metal and then the barrage stopped. i suddenly knew he was walking our way. i stood up behind the post and had to guess whether hed be coming from the left or the right. i managed to get it correct and slammed my backpack into him when he rounded on us trying to catch us off guard. he stumbled and i wrenched the gun away from him, then knocked him out by hitting it against the back of his head. there was relief all around and i was informed the police were coming. i made sure to handle the gun carefully when i put it down so that his fingerprints would still be there. i think he died but i dont remember how or why? he may have also just been taken into custody while he wasnt moving. a city bus stopped in front of us and the driver congratulated us. he revealed that the man had been notorious for being a cold robotic killer and the man's brother would actually pit him against animals and stuff in an illegal fighting ring for a profit. he asked if we wanted to hitch a ride because we would probably need to go to the police station to give a witness report, his route took him right past it and he could take us for free to save us the trouble of walking. at first i was hesitant but i was swayed by the promise of being able to give our reports, and he seemed trustworthy, even though he was a little wacky. we agreed and got on the bus which was mostly full. we waded to the back of the vehicle because of how packed it was, we were able to take a seat next to one other guy because it sat three and we wanted to sit down together. the bus had changed and looked more like a schoolbus on the inside. the man sat furthest to the windows, i sat in the middle so james wouldnt have to sit next to a stranger and james sat on the end. i was watching the road out of the front window by peering over the top of the seats in front of us. the driver made a comment about how the brother would have to find a new person for their fights and how it was a shame (this was a joke). i was suddenly very aware that the person next to me was the man's brother, and he was radiating quiet fury. i slowly lifted my eyes towards him. when we made eye contact the dream ended.