The sooner you grasp onto the dream concept, the better. The weird just builds on top of it.

[He rubs the back of his head, and winces every so slightly.]

And yeah, you can definitely get hurt here, so don't do anything stupid to try to wake yourself up.

[At that moment, a komory bat flies in to land on Tony's head, chittering away in a lively greeting at the new person and his new dream eater. Hihihi!

Tony ignores it as best as he can, considering it has to hold onto his hair to keep balanced.]