The strange distortion flickers through the dream again, but this time she doesn't pause. She just flashes a dangerous smile belied by wide, unhinged eyes.

"Friends, huh?"

And then her face contorts into a snarl again as she sprints toward him, moving far faster than he ever would have seen her move in the waking world. The hissing and distortions in the background don't fade this time, but they don't seem to be affecting her anymore.