Do Not Wait For Language
Children, infants, elderly relatives, and animals may be exposed without being able to explain it.
A child does not need to understand the warning to enter a dream-space.
An animal does not need to describe what it saw to be affected by it.
Do not wait for language before you treat the room as unsafe.
Children Who Can Speak
- Do not let an exposed child sleep alone.
- Do not ask leading questions.
- Ask: “Where were you?” “Was anyone there?” “Did anyone ask you to follow?”
- Write down the child's wording exactly, even if it sounds impossible.
- If the child says someone familiar was in the dream, ask what the person wanted.
- If the child says the room, road, school, house, or sky was getting smaller, stop the sleep attempt.
- If the child refuses to sleep after describing a watcher, do not punish the refusal.
Infants
Infants cannot report a dream, so the room and gaze matter more than words.
Watch for sudden stillness after waking, silent staring, sleep distress without crying, repeated fixation on corners, ceilings, windows, doorways, or the space above a bed.
If an infant looks up at nothing and holds that gaze for a long time. It's far too late for them.
If the infant smiles at something above you, leave immediately.
Pets
Pets may react before people understand the room has changed.
Refusal to enter a bedroom, blocking a doorway, staring into empty space, growling at a sleeping person, or panic during sleep should be treated as a warning.
But proximity is not always protective.
If a pet begins acting strange and repeatedly tries to get close to you while you are sleeping, assume the pet is sleep walking. You can no longer sleep safely.
REPORTED PET BEHAVIOR — MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS Several people have reported their pets acting unusually after broadcast exposure or after family members reported dream contact: "Our dog won't leave my daughter's room. It just stands at the door. If we close it, it scratches until we open it again. But when we open it, it just stands there. Doesn't go in. Just watches the doorway." — Report submitted June 18, 2024 "My cat started sleeping directly on top of my son's chest. Every night. It never did this before. It's like it's pinning him down or... protecting him? I can't tell." — Report submitted June 19, 2024 I have received twelve similar reports about pets displaying protective or obsessive behavior near children. I do not know if this is significant.
Pet Behaviour Categories
Protective behaviour: the animal refuses a room, blocks a door, stares into the room, pulls you away, or tries to keep you awake.
Compromised behaviour: the animal becomes unusually quiet, tries to sleep directly against your face or throat, watches you without blinking, approaches only when the light is off, or insists on getting close after you begin falling asleep.
Protective behaviour means the animal may be reacting to danger.
Compromised behaviour means the animal may be part of the danger.
Household Rule
After exposure, do not let dependents become part of the problem.
Do not test whether the infant sees it.
Do not test whether the pet is protecting you.
Do not test whether you can sleep through it.
IF THEY WATCH EMPTY AIR FOR TOO LONG, THE EMPTY AIR IS NOT EMPTY.