The other night I had a crazy dream about the most perfect Dungeons & Dragons campaign ever. Each member of our party arrived at the first meetup on-time and prepared with riveting backstories for our characters that weren’t too long or too short—they were just right. Our DM guided us through our journey with patience and enthusiasm, while we listened carefully and paid attention to all his clever hints. Although we faced many difficult challenges and sticky situations along the way, no one died and the complexity of our character arcs deepened almost as much as our long-lasting friendships.

When I woke up, my DM texted the group chat saying he had to cancel our next meetup (again). The rest of our party proceeded to argue about rescheduling times and dates for an hour. Alas, perhaps some day my dream will come true. Until then, at least there’s always Dungeons & Dragons memes to keep me company.