"Good thing I'm such a good teacher," she said, still smiling, then nodded for him to follow her into the kitchen, then took the flower from him and turned to find a vase in one of her cupboard. "First, we put this in water," she said, filling the vase at the sink and then sliding the rose into it.

"As for the rest, it's all pretty simple," she continued, turning back to look at him, the vase still in her hands. "Because it's my memory, I'm the dreamer, but you're coming in with me so your subconscious is going to populate the dream. Fill it with people, mostly." And she just had to make sure not to change enough to draw their attention.