I had a dream last night that I was playing Thief, only I was in the actual game as Garrett's replacement. The setting was rather odd -- a bright outdoor area that seemed to mimic a Spyro level with its cheerful graphics. Still, I could see some shadows up ahead that would aid me in getting through the level. I just had to get past three guards. Two of the guards were females wearing dresses, walking back and forth and occasionally bumping into one another. The third was male, a traditional guard from the game. I wasn't sure how to time this properly, so I grabbed the first female guard and threw her off a ledge (apparently the level was also on platforms in the sky). I heard her scream as she fell, eventually making a dull thud as she hit whatever was down there. I felt terribly guilty for doing such a thing, but I wanted to advance in the level.
The other two guards obviously heard her scream and walked over to the ledge to see how it happened. They couldn't see me because I was well-hidden in a dark patch of shadows, but they were quite alarmed. When they returned to their original posts, I tried to make a run for it and failed, the female guard catching me before I reached more shadows. The game automatically re-loaded, and I was back in the shadows watching the three original guards there. I tried repeatedly to get past them, using every strategy I could think of, but I was always caught by one of the females. At one point I threw the male guard off the ledge, again listening to him scream until that final thud below. The screams were very disturbing, I guess because the thought of the person knowing his death is imminent while he's falling rather terrifies me.
Anyway, I was unable to get past the guards and decided that I wanted to quit the game. Well, the quit option that I chose was definitely not working well, because every enemy in the level began to chase me. I ran throughout the level trying to dodge them, but it just made things worse as the group behind me increased in size. I passed a Wii on the ground and hit the power button, figuring it would end this game immediately. Sadly, the light on it stayed green, as if it would never turn off. I kept running and running, trying to escape these enemies, some of which had impressive weapons, including a catapult. I woke up just when they were closing in on me.