𝔚hen Nettie was young, she would have dreams. Dreams about faraway places. Dreams that were too realistic for dreams. When she told her parents about these dreams they didn't think much of it. Until, one day, when Nettie discribed a dream that matched an event her dad had read about in the paper in so much detail that she had to have been there.
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Stage 1: Uncontrolled visions
Stage 2: Controlled visions with external player
Stage 3: Trance state, selfcontrolled visions but watered
Stage 4: Trance to Lucid dreaming allowing unwatered vission while still allowing some level of control
Stage 5: Ghostly interactions with the real world
Stage 6: Appearing human (for short bursts)
Stage 7: Machine living