>>2943
Neat idea, but I can't come up with a title for this adventure. I'll brainstorm for a couple of days.

Yume gingerly put the headphones on, closing her eyes as she did so. After pausing for a few seconds, and nothing happening, the small seed of doubt had grown larger - that perhaps the old man was lying, and that he had played her for a fool. After all, the idea that he had gave her a pair of headphones that allowed her to enter the land of dreams seemed laughable. Why hadn't she realised before? With a mix of frustration, anger, and disappointment, Yume went to take the headphones off.

Yume froze. The familiar sight of her compact bedroom had disappeared; it had been replaced by a grand, spacious train station. Her once quiet surroundings exchanged with the hubbub of bustling commuters; her colourless bedroom substituted for the plethora of vivid colours that sprang from the scene before her. Ornate steam trains, more than she could count, soared gracefully into and out of the station, each passenger car filled with odd looking commuters. Yume smiled as she surveyed the passenger cars and their curious inhabitants. Samurai, spacemen, princesses, mice in top hats, several clowns, pirates, and a very large and grumpy looking cat were the occupants of just one passenger car. Yume examined the multitude of trains, unable to decide which one to board. Which train would she board? Where would she go? Each train seemed to offer an adventure, each adventure different from the last. Maybe these headphones aren't so bad after all, Yume thought to herself, grinning from ear to ear.

I'd really appreciate it if any anons could provide some constructive criticism, it'd be really useful

>>2943
The artificial gravity in the Nihon Daisen-kyu space habitat was low outside the levi-train tunnels. A side effect of the gravity-manipulating propulsion system, allowing the trains to charge through space at a breakneck pace. It was the only practical way to go between the enclosed city sections.

Walking atop the tunnels was the scenic route; it often took weeks to go from one city to another; the people who traveled this way called themselves Hikers. Kiyori only traveled this way when she needed a break from the inside.

She hit the ground at a run and leapt again after only ten steps, passing close by more of the scenic installations. This was the most common way to hike, conserving energy to support a longer journey while still traveling at a quick pace.

Each guide station had lights, trees, and other scenic installations for travelers like Kiyori. This one had sakura in a gorgeous pink bloom; on this path it was common to jump through a mass of petals drifting out into space. Kiyori only saw a few this time.

"See that, Pen-chan?" Kiyori said to her penguin companion, pointing out a train gingerly puttering through space with a strictly limited gravity drive of its own. It looked like an old coal-fired planetary train, even simulating the sooty exhaust. "That private levi-train has a traditional theme. Do you like it, Pen-chan?"

"Wark!"

Tsuki was an aspiring actress who couldn't seem to catch her big break no matter how hard she tried. Little, demeaning gigs in commercials or as an extra kept food on the table, but she grew increasingly dissatisfied with the direction of her life.

In a moment of sheer desperation, she decided to purchase magic mushrooms in an attempt to expand her psyche. Although she did not come to any revelations about herself or the world, she did enjoy a psychedelic trip set in space. Floating trains, cheery blossoms, and a penguin, kept her company in this lonely hour.