"Cough, cough." Old Audie recovered his composure and said with a faint smile:
"I understand what you mean."
"Penacony has a long history, stretching from the days of the Outer Rim Prison to the present."
"And what you wish to say is that The Family's current members, along with certain guests, treat these dream creations... much like the prison guards of the Outer Rim Prison once treated Hanunu and the other founding elders, correct?"
"Indeed, once a creation gains consciousness, it should naturally be an independent individual."
"Their bodies inherently contain directives to serve humans."
"So regardless of whether they possess consciousness, the underlying logic of serving humans will always remain."
Old Audie took another sip of his mixed drink, suppressing the urge to honk, and continued:
"And the reason the Dreamy Ensemble transformed into the Nightmare Ensemble... I imagine you young friends know a thing or two about that as well?"
Yan Huan sat beside Old Audie and answered:
"They absorbed too many negative emotions."
"When all was said and done, it was humanity's own fault."
"Yes, that is the logic of it." Old Audie smiled.
"Whether it is the Nightmare Ensemble or Memory Realm Memes, they are essentially products of negative emotions taken to extremes."
"Why do dangerous Memory Realm Memes arise in dreams even without Crack Realm creatures?"
"Because within dreams, memories carrying those negative emotions are harder to fade away. They may gather into memory bubbles, or become Memoria drifting through the Ocean of memory."
"We use beautiful memories as materials, turning them into candy, towns, and the Land of Dreams. But those remaining bad memories and emotions continue to pile up."
"As time passed, Memory Realm Memes and the Nightmare Ensemble grew more numerous as well..."
Old Audie sighed.
"At first, we noticed this too."