For the most part, the game is uninterrupted. A handful of times, one of the words on the board pulls Jim momentarily into a memory, mercifully nothing violent or frightening this time around. Not really good memories, either, just neutral. At least one revolves around one of his lessons in literature in the third grade, resulting in a minor zone-out moment where Jim is unresponsive, but doesn't last very long.

And fortunately, once the time comes to get ready for bed, Jim has visited and stayed over often enough that he already has a small stash of personal items in Hunter's bathroom. He trades his jeans for soft pajama pants and brushes his teeth, trying not to think about how creepy the whole idea of the dreamless sleep potion is.

"I really hope this works."

[Fine with me. I am also thinking maybe when Jim wakes up in the morning, he has a longer flashback than previous ones. Like the potion only delays the ones he would've had overnight.]