A dream

I had the strangest and most insightful dream last weekend. It went a little something like this:

I am having dinner at a restaurant with Friend A. As in all dreams certain things are assumed; this dream is no different. The restuarant is uncharacteristically upscale for my budget and, based on the high level of excitement of Dream Me, in a different city or country. Friend A and I are having a great time talking with each other and generally enjoying each other's company. When the meal is over the waitress brings our checks and Friend A pays with credit. The waitress comes back to retrieve our checks and respective payments and returns with copies for us to sign. I look at Friend A's receipt and notice their signature bears a striking resemblance to Friend B, heretofore not physically present but in Dream Me's cloudy thoughts. I grab the receipt signed by Friend A in an effort to better see the signature, and it turns out the name signed is none other than Friend B's. Why? Because suddenly Friend A has morphed into Friend B. I am surprised and happy to see Friend B but I feel an overwhelming sense of loss at the disappearance of Friend A. I begin to wonder what happened and if Friend A was Friend B all along.

Then the dream ends.