I have a vague recollection of being in a shop, one I believe to be Utopia Centereach, yet simultaneously combined with the store Sam works in down in New Hope. There are no concrete memories for me, other than people being there, also me looking at clothes.

Aiko was in the States with her family, and I was driving around in a car with them. I believe we were going to some sort of Sweet 16 together for someone I didn’t know. I have a plain, silky black skirt that Aiko decided she wanted to borrow from me for some reason, but we were still trying to figure out how we were going to dress. Aiko had a huge suitcase full of clothing, plus a couple more bags. I even had a massive wardrobe of things to wear, none of which I actually own in real life. We were looking through our clothing, discussing what to wear to the event, meanwhile discussing different outfits we could wear and do photo shoots in. Aiko’s father commented that she easily had the most luggage, and that initially had even more but he made her leave some behind. He even said that the people at the airport were shocked by the amount of clothing she had brought. I was sympathizing with her in my head. She had so much awesome clothing, and she probably just wanted to bring as much of it as she could so she would have more opportunities when it came to working with other photographers and models!

We were in the Hamptons, and parked outside of a restaurant with a very high ceiling. There were tall pillars out front with peeling paint, and inside was old looking wood with tons of ancient decorations all over the walls. The restaurant was completely packed. We got out of the car and I told Aiko’s dad I recognized where we were. Indeed, this was a version of the Hamptons from a previous dream and that dream began trying to bleed into this one. I was sure if I ran around behind the building I would find a beach filled with so many people it was difficult to move, and behind the restaurant would be a porch that was lead to by an extreme stairway, the beach much lower down than the building. I had a feeling of panic and discomfort, recalling the events of the regular dream. I wanted to stay closer to the street and the buildings..

I woke up.