[b]Do you exist in your dreams, or are you just a disembodied observer?[/b] I exist physically, but I'm also outside/above the dream, commenting on it like an audience member.
[b]--Are you your real-life self, or do you take on other identities?[/b] I can be either. Sometimes I'm realistic strangers; sometimes I'm video game characters. Sometimes I'm just me.
[b]---Do you think of your dream-self as yourself or another entity?[/b] Myself. However, both of my selves seem to think of one-another as separate entities when they comment on each-other.
[b]---Are your dreams in first- or third-person?[/b] It changes moment-to-moment. It seems like I use third-person for large-scale coordination, and first-person for finer motor control.
[b]Are you in control of your dreams, or do you watch them unfold like a movie?[/b] Usually I'm in control. However, sometimes there are short scenes with no characters that play out like commercial breaks.
[b]--If you have control, how much/over what in particular?[/b] Myself. Sometimes I control myself kinesthetically; sometimes I issue commands or have to do QTEs. Sometimes I press the wrong button >__>
[b]Do your dreams have a defined beginning/ending?[/b] Never.
[b]Do your dreams tend toward the realistic or overtly fantastic?[/b] Usually I'm either exploiting glitches in a realistic setting, or straight-up diving into video game settings.
[b]What are some recurring items/themes in your dreams?[/b] 1) I usually find some sort of glitch I can exploit in the dream's physics, allowing me to glide, run at superhuman speeds, or similar bugs.
2) Swords. Because, obviously.
3) If I lose sight of something, it ceases to exist. However, I remember it, and tend to search where I last saw it. This applies to specific items, or entire locations within the dream.
[b]--Do you ever have recurring dreams? [/b]Nope
[b]--What about continuation dreams, where a previous dream serves as backstory?[/b] Usually, I seem to remember the events of one dream, when I transition to the next while I'm still unconscious; each REM cycle seems to combine to form a single continuity. Lately, I've been able to pick dreams back up if I woke up in the middle, assuming I can get back to sleep quickly enough.
[b]--Is there any emotion that seems stronger or more common, across your dreams?[/b] Enthusiasm. I always feel like my actions are important and decisive, or that my abilities within the dream are things I've been working at for years irl.
[b]Do you ever know that your dream is a dream?[/b] I've started to figure it out lately, but only infrequently. It's always a secret to be uncovered.
[b]--Can you ever remember the real world?[/b] Pretty much never.
[b]--Does the dream provide false memories?[/b] All the time.
[b]Do you have any powers that affect the meta/format of the dream?[/b] 1) I can sub-subconsciously cause moments within the dream to repeat, like a skipping record. Most commonly, I use that to fix my mistakes or replay especially fun bits.
2) The revelation that I'm dreaming often wakes me up -- either passively, by breaking my suspension of disbelief, or by actively empowering me to choose to wake up, as the case may be.
[b]Anything else that seems relevant?[/b] Sometimes I have night terrors. They used to focus on silly scenarios that I found hilarious once I woke up, but now they're about witnessing gory acts of violence that I'm powerless to stop. I seem to have much less control over these.