An Index Of Secrets - Scene 15 - “ Veronica’s Dream ” - Nat Bradley - Video Art

The film "An Index Of Secrets" will be released as a series of scenes weekly on Instagram and YouTube.
Upon completion, the scenes will be compiled into a finished film.

Scene 15
“Veronica’s Dream”

Mission Time Index 1057-13-41
Lucian 1963
Veronica 195-b
Extended Communications Experiment VC-WA-906

Lucian
OK, time to start.
A continuation of the most recent experiments.
This time, create a stream of consciousness based on visual cues and word association.
The word is “Parasite”.

Veronica
Hold on.
Hold on Lucian, I’m not feeling very well.

Lucian
You look tired, are you OK?

Veronica
I am tired.
I don’t know what has changed.
I feel, I just feel different.
I find it difficult to explain.
Physically, It feels like a dull and heavy weight.
Like how I imagine it feels to walk through quicksand.
Underneath it all, it feels like my whole nervous system is buzzing.
Like an electrical arc.

Lucian
You sound fatigued.
I think it’s to be expected.
Induced sleep in space can feel so unnatural.
It throws off the circadian rhythm.
Without the typical day / night sleep pattern, it can all become quite surreal.
Would you like to talk about it?

Veronica
Sure.
I think that could be good, just to get it off my mind.
It started after my sleep cycle.
I had a dream, something completely new, unlike anything I had experienced before.
It started out normal.
Same as always.
The dream pod count down, purple fields, but then completely new imagery.

*Veronica describes her dream.

*The incantation is read and spoken from the codex.

Lucian
Thank you for sharing this with me.

Veronica
I have no idea what this means, or if it means anything at all.
I thought about asking the ship's medical computer, but for some reason, I decided to keep it to myself.

Lucian
My guess is a programming bug or perhaps a glitch like we spoke about previously.
I made a request for information regarding a possible malfunction after my scan, but nothing was available.
Maybe something will come to light over the next few days.
In the meantime, I wouldn’t worry.
A few proper sleep sessions is all you need.
I think you will be just fine.
I think it is best we postpone todays experiment.
Try to get some rest, we can resume again tomorrow.

Veronica
Thank you, Lucian.