The Pill-Grim

 

Michael led a sedentary time-tabled life. He realised that the only time there was excitement in his life was when he was dreaming- and the only time he showed courage. Perhaps he knew he was dreaming and could get away with anything. He wanted to be part of his dreams. He wanted to act out his dreams even if in a semi-subconscious state. But he could not.  

He had heard of REM (Rapid Eye Movement ), a phase while asleep when the most clear dreams occurred.  But during that time one experienced atonia - a state when the muscles were kind of paralysed temporarily to prevent one from acting out one’s dreams. Hmmm.  If Michael could make a drug which acted as anti- atonia, and in turn released his paralysed muscles…..The Dream Walk…

Now he was fully awake and first time in many years, excited. 

He held a degree in chemistry but had rarely practised it since college. Now was the time. He set about making a drug which would act as an agent for anti-atonia. He would call it Pill-Grim. He would then monitor the isomorphism of his dreams. He thought of putting a camera that would video his movements when asleep and dreaming . He would enact his dreams with the help of the Pill-Grim.  And then he would watch his own video-tape when he was fully awake. The excitement was about to begin….