Hotel dream symbols

The hotel dream symbols (or dream symbols) are mysterious shapes appearing in a dream sequence at the hotel in Bear Stearns Bravo (First Impact), and alluded to in the Pronunciation Book Countdown video How to Pronounce 36. They are appear on the faces of the dice in the jungle, and seem to be linked to them somehow.

Character list

The six shapes that comprise the hotel dream symbols are shown below. Informally, each shape is often referred to, and denoted by, the character that is most closely represents it.

A

I

L

O

U

X

Triplet code

A sample of the triplet symbol sequence that appears in BSB.

In the Bear Stearns Bravo dream sequence that the dream symbols formally appear in, a long series of symbol triplets flashes onscreen briefly. Full code:

LLI	XII	XIL	LUU	XIL	IOL	AOO	XIL	XAA
LUO	LUO	LAO	LUO	AOI	IOL	XIX	XIU	AUO
LAL	AUO	LUO	LUU	XAI	LLX	XLA	AUO	XII
LOL	XIX	XAL	XIL	LOX	LUO	XII	LUU	IOL
IOL	XIL	LIO	XAA	XIL	IOL	XAI	IOL	XIX
XAI	IOL	XIL	LUA	IOL	XAI	IOL	LUA	XII
XIX	LOL	IOL	XLA	LUO	XIL	AUO	IOL	AOU
LOX	XIX	XIX	LLI	LOA	AUO	LUU	LIO	XAI
LUO	LLI	XAI	XAX	AOU	IOL	LLI	XLA	LOA
XIA	LUO	LOA	IOL	LUO	LUA	XIL	LLI	XAU
XAA	IOL	LOA	LOL	XII	IOL	IOL	LOL	IOL
IOL	XIX	XAL	XAI	AOL	LIL	LOL	IOL	LOX
LLI	XAL	LUA	XAA	XIA	XAI	LUO	XAL	LUO
LUO	LAO	LUO	LUA	IOL	AUO	LAO	LUO	LLO
LLI	XAX	IOL	IOL	LOX	IOL	XAX	LAO	XIX
LOL	LOL	LOL	LUU	IOL	XAX	IOL	LUA	XAI
IOL	IOL	IOL	XLA	LII	XLA	XIX	XAI	LUO
XAI	XLA	LLI	AOU	XAL	LAU	XIL	IOL	XAX
LUA	LUA	LUO	XAI	IOL	LUL	LUU	XIX	XAA
LUO	LAL	LAL	LUU	LUA	IOL	LAA	XAA	XII
XLA	XAI	XAI	XLA	LUO	LIO	IOL	AOU	LOI
LOA	XIA	XIA	LOX	LAI	LUA	IOL	XAI	AUO
LUU	LOX	XAA	LUA	LUO	LOX	LOI	LOA	XII
IOL	IOL	XIX	IOL	XIL	LUO	LLI	XAU	IOL
LLI	XIX	LOX	AOU	IOL	XIL	LOL	IOL	XII
LUO	LUU	LUO	XIL	XIX	XIL	IOL	LOX	IIU
LII	AOU	IOL	LUO	AAL	LOA	LUX	LUO	
LOL	XAI	XIX	LOX	LLI	AOX	LUO	LLA	
IOL	LUO	LUU	LOA	LOL	LUO	LAA	XAA	
XIX	XAL	LIO	XAI	IOL	IOL	LUO	AUO	
XIU	AUO	XIL	XAA	LOO	XAU	LUA	XII	
IOL	XAA	LUA	LLI	LUO	XAI	IOL	IOL	
XII	IOL	XLA	LUO	LAO	XLA	XIX	XII	
LUO	IOL	LLI	IOL	XLA	LOL	XIL	IOL	
AUO	LAU	LUO	LOL	IOL	XIL	AOA	AOU	
XIX	XAU	IOL	IOL	IOL	XAL	XAU	XAI	
XIL	XII	XAX	LIU	XAX	LOX	LUO	LOX	
IOL	LUO	XAA	LOA	AUO	LOA	IOL	XIX	
XII	XIX	LUU	XAL	AOI	IOL	XAA	LOA	
LOA	XAX	XLA	LOX	LUL	LOX	XAI	XAU	
AUO	XAL	LLX	LOL	LUL	LOL	LLA	LUO	
XIX	XIX	LUA	XAA	LUO	LLX	IOL	LLA	
XIL	IOL	IOL	IOL	AUO	XAL	LLA	IOL	
IOL	LOX	LUO	XAX	XII	IOL	IOL	IOL	 

Solution

Using 77Days.net member noodl's method to decipher the triplet code, the following message is purportedly revealed:

"The Promise The Tragedy The Hope Along Alone Alono The South Pyramid Forest A Revolution Sent Mortgage The Promise Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Fingers The Lights Burning Feel Dim Hate Neon, The Sky A Bubble A Wren A Jar A Ruby Meaning Everything With Glory And The Sound Of The Ocean Cover Us Up And May The Stars Forgive Us All Forgive Us All Forgive Yourself All"

Trivia

• The hidden message is alluded to in the bravonet's newsbreak section. One of the captions of the images hosted there says: "THE HOPE THE TRAGEDY THE PROMISE, THE PROMISE, THE PROMISE OF A BETTER".
• Horse_ebooks referred to the hotel dream symbols several times in her tweets:
  • 12/10/11, "hate the neon"
  • 12/10/11, "at the insights you gain about those weird, bizarre symbols in your dreams."
  • 27/09/12, "I spotted the real estate bubble well before it popped and exited with handsome"
  • 19/01/12, "The amazing history of the South Sea Bubble has been"
  • 20/12/12, "bubble"

Speculation

• The symbols may represent more complex Dark Dollar arrangements.
• Several portion of the triplet code (The Tragedy, Fingers, and possibly Burning) refer to The Tragedy on Threadneedle Street. Hate Neon likewise refers to Mendoza's speech, in which he says to "hate the neon casino you call time".
• The section "A Wren A Jar A Ruby" could reference Jackie's offer for a betrayal-based bonus to Franco in Impact 1 in the Jinxed Spire - the options available are "a silent wren," "a descending jar," and "an urgent ruby"

External links

• Public google doc for researching the dream symbols & dice.