Editing 2285: Recurring Nightmare

{{comic
| number    = 2285
| date      = March 25, 2020
| title     = Recurring Nightmare
| image     = recurring_nightmare.png
| titletext = Oh thank goodness, I forgot my clothes, so now everyone's looking embarrassed and backing away.
}}

==Explanation==
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It is an allegedly frequent dream-trope to be in a situation of otherwise polite company and discover oneself naked <!-- For the record, your author doesn't... It mostly limits itself to just being without some/all lower clothing in prearranged circumstances /prior/ to being in company, with no time to redress the undress or underdressedness by dressing up again... --> in the midst of the crowd. This can added to something such as a general "forgotten to revise for the exam you're sitting" to build upon various levels of worst-case scenario anxieties amongst your peers, parents or other persons who ''will'' judge you badly for your ''faux pas''.

In light of the current Coronavirus/CORVID-19 scare, the stated problem here is actually  that of being in a crowd. In fact the nudity, perhaps similar to the actual real-life 'health tip' of eating excessive garlic, has the unintentional but beneficial effect of having neighbouring crowd-members stand back and out of your personal space out of shock and/or mutual embarrassment - which may somewhat mitigate ''some'' of the issues of viral transmission, if not others.

==Transcript==
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:Megan: I keep having nightmares that I show up at school, and then suddenly panic as I realize&ndash;

:Cueball: &ndash;That you're naked?

:Megan: ''That I'm in a crowded room!''

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic is the eleventh comic in a row in a [[:Category:COVID-19|series of comics]] about the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}.
+{{incomplete|Created IN ISOLATION. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
+It is an allegedly frequent dream-trope to be in a situation of otherwise polite company and discover oneself naked <!-- For the record, your author doesn't... It mostly limits itself to just being without some/all lower clothing in prearranged circumstances /prior/ to being in company, with no time to redress the undress or underdressedness by dressing up again... --> in the midst of the crowd. This can added to something such as a general "forgotten to revise for the exam you're sitting" to build upon various levels of worst-case scenario anxieties amongst your peers, parents or other persons who ''will'' judge you badly for your ''faux pas''.
-[[Megan]] states to [[Cueball]] that she keeps having the same nightmare. As she begins to explain that in her dream she shows up at school and panics as she realizes something, Cueball interrupts her to suggest she has turned up at school naked. But instead, Megan says that she finds herself in a crowded room at school.
+In light of the current Coronavirus/CORVID-19 scare, the stated problem here is actually  that of being in a crowd. In fact the nudity, perhaps similar to the actual real-life 'health tip' of eating excessive garlic, has the unintentional but beneficial effect of having neighbouring crowd-members stand back and out of your personal space out of shock and/or mutual embarrassment - which may somewhat mitigate ''some'' of the issues of viral transmission, if not others.
-It is an allegedly {{tvtropes|NotWearingPantsDream|frequent dream-trope}} to be in a situation of otherwise polite company and discover oneself naked in the midst of the crowd. This can be added to something such as a general "[https://www.dreamdictionary.org/common/test-dreams/ forgotten to prepare for the exam you're sitting]" to build upon various levels of worst-case scenario anxieties amongst your peers, parents or other persons who ''will'' judge you badly for your ''faux pas''.
-In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, Megan is obviously dreaming up her problem of being in a crowd (at school), as most schools have stopped holding in-person classes (at the time of this comic, most schools in many countries had switched to online instruction or have completely closed due to the pandemic).
-{{w|Social distancing}} has been widely practiced around the world as a way to slow the spread of the disease. In the title text, Megan finds relief in dreaming that she's naked, as her nudity, perhaps similar to the actual real-life 'health tip' of eating excessive garlic, has the unintentional but beneficial effect of having crowd members back away from her personal space out of shock and/or mutual embarrassment.  This may somewhat mitigate the viral transmission by droplets from coughs, although to be more protected, Megan should dream that she is at least wearing a face mask, or that she is going to thoroughly wash her hands as soon as possible, in case she has touched any contaminated surfaces.
-Nightmares about school were also the topic of [[557: Students]], specifically stating that people have dreams about school, even when already having graduated.
 ==Transcript==
-:[Megan, standing next to Cueball, is gesturing with her arms wide.]
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 :Megan: I keep having nightmares that I show up at school, and then suddenly panic as I realize&ndash;
-:Cueball: &ndash;that you're naked?
-:Megan: '''''That I'm in a crowded room!'''''
-{{comic discussion}}
+:Cueball: &ndash;That you're naked?
+:Megan: ''That I'm in a crowded room!''
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