I was on holiday with a pretty large group, including friends, former friends, some old school "friends" and at least a few entirely made up people.
One of my friends seemed to be a successful musician and another had a limp and walked with what appeared to be a pimp cane.
Now, I don't remember much of our itinerary, but I know for at least a couple of days we were staying by this particular (night?)club, possibly in some attached accommodation, and each night the group would get pretty loose amongst their party facilities.
Not sure where in the world we were, but I remember the club (and most of its management) seeming particularly Japanese. It seemed like a pretty cool place to me but at the same time it was weirdly run down. There were some disused dancefloors and/or private rooms in this courtyard between the main building and our accommodation that were used as storage.
A couple of friends came in from where they'd been having a smoke out the front, talking about some strange goings-on they'd seen in the courtyard, peeking over the dilapidated wall.
I think the staff had stored some stuff we'd broken during one of our visits, but there was something spooky about how they'd done it - I think the stuff was actually facing towards our rooms, almost like it was watching, but in such a way that you couldn't see it from our rooms.
The staff apparently caught them looking and expressed mild displeasure, which considering how polite they were was almost shocking.
Anyway, I don't remember anything more about that. My friends came in, met me at the bar just inside the front door, we discussed it briefly and then went further inside for another night of delightful chaos.
Other bits I remember here and there: one of the additional friends the dream dredged up from the past was actually an old school friend of mine and another friend who's still in my main friend group.
Back in highschool we were basically a trio for a while. Having the three of us reunited meant, rather believably, that our collective sense of humour became even more lewd and juvenile than usual.
Another, more recent friend (the one with the pimp cane) would make an exaggerated display of being disgusted with the crude jokes we'd come up with so frequently. It was all good fun.
Another thing I remember is that there was at least one member of our group that I was attempting to flirt with. Not sure if she'd been with our group all along or if we'd just met her whilst on holiday, but thankfully I don't think it was anyone I know IRL - I don't need one of those kinda dreams, haha. Though come to think of it, I think one of my old crushes was there. I know a friend of hers was. Hardly surprising given there were various folks I haven't seen since highschool, but still.
Can't remember the details of my attempt but I believe I was making a bungle of it, as one would expect. She probably didn't even know I was interested in her. Pretty sure the undercurrent of resulting anxiety was there, still detectable beneath the joys of partying.
One more moment I remember involved some other group we encountered briefly at the club, as they were just leaving. I don't know if they were British or American, but in either case they spoke English but with thick accents and a bunch of weird words for things.
This one girl came towards the couch I had recently installed myself on, apparently to grab some things she'd left there. She had some difficulty and asked me something about her "bun", which was kinda bewildering until I realised that she was referring to a hair accessory (something we'd probably call a scrunchie) I had inadvertently sat on. Awkward.
At some point towards the end of the dream, we (I don't know how many of us, some folks might have had to go their separate ways) left in a vehicle, driving along this large and interesting road with shops and stuff on either side.
Apparently we were in America, or at least that's the vibe I got from what I saw. I was thinking to myself that I really would like to visit the US again IRL, and it was around then that I woke up.
Maybe there wasn't much substance to this dream (there's a fair bit I've forgotten, probably some juicy details), but it sure did make me miss my friends, specifically the main group who were featured in this dream. Haven't seen 'em in a while.