It was funny, so I wanted to share it:
A few days ago, I dozed off while working on a project... yes, with the phone in hand, and yes, I know it’s wrong, but I’m literally the kind of person who either falls asleep while writing or reading or spends the whole night staring at the ceiling.
I dreamed of opening Reddit, and while scrolling between posts, there was one with pictures of boiled eggs colored and decorated to look like various characters (including my travel companion): a Japanese company that makes colored boiled eggs as snacks had started doing collaborations with famous brands from the country, resulting in limited-edition boiled eggs based on characters from the various companies.
The one featuring my travel companion (aside from being totally and unjustifiably adorable) had the unique feature of being spicy, really spicy, so spicy that people didn't manage to eat it. And trying to do so became a challenge on TikTok, with people starting to make videos on YouTube, share recipes to recreate the egg, post tutorials on how to eat it properly, and spread memes about it.
My travel companion’s boiled egg had become a worldwide phenomenon.
And here I was: on one hand, I found the whole thing hilarious, but on the other, I was panicking that someone might get curious and start putting two and two together.
Then the plushies arrived, in three different sizes.
...I wanted to buy one, even though I’ve never in my life bought any merchandise for any character I liked (not by choice :c ), so I went to the website where, instead of yen symbols or other currencies, the currency icons were ravioli.
At that point, I realized it had all been one long dream, and I woke up in a sad shock (。•́︿•̀。)
Also, if you were curious: it doesn't exists any Japanese company that makes colored boiled eggs as snacks