PLOT

"Demure" begins with the main character introducing his world and thoughts, directly addressing the audience. He is sitting on his bed, in his isolated room, away from the world. The strangeness of this place and his mind is suggested through his unusual movements and behaviour. He tries to go to sleep but his mind is too unsettled by worries and nightmares of what he is and what he might become. The gravity of his state is suggested by the hallucinations he has of himself, the audience does not know if these images are past, future or simply imaginary. He then eventually manages to lay on the bed and fall asleep, troubled by dreams and nightmares.

But is he really falling asleep or is he just now waking up?