Had a random impulse, so I pored over my world map for a while and came up
with this. It's a quick guide for those that want to time events in the
Marches on a global scale: a 24-hour summary of what is going on in the
world sleep-wise, at 4-hour intervals. It assumes that the vast majority
of people in a given region sleep at night, roughly from 10 to 6. The
times listed are Universal (i.e., Greenwich) time. The particulars of
national sleep habits, and the local shape of time zones, have a small
chance of affecting this in some significant way, but that's a bit more
research than I care to do for a random thought. ;^)
Noon
The East Coast of North America is waking up. This is the time when
the Marches is most sparsely populated (though still roughly 200 million);
much of the night is over the Pacific. Dreamers or Screamers doing their
work in the U.S. are either wrapping up a night's work, or getting started
on the day's. If they are in the Marches, this lull in activity probably
means manpower is available (though Essence has probably been mostly used).
4pm
The Western Hemisphere is awake. China, SE Asia, and Australia are
asleep. The Asian pantheons seeking to reach dreamers are likely to be
most active now. Population is ramping up.
8pm
Night now includes China, SE Asia, Australia, India, and Russia and
associated states. Africa is starting to sleep as well. Approximately
half the world's population is asleep now, and along with the Asian
pantheons the Hindu pantheon will be active if it seeks dreamers. Any
African spirits will be up and about as well. This seems sure to be the
busiest time period for celestials working solely in the Marches.
Midnight
China has awoken, but Africa and Europe are now asleep. The
population of the Marches is still near peak levels. While Asian pantheons
are turning their attention either to internal affairs or to activities on
Earth, African and European pantheons (particularly neo-pagan versions and
pop culture sprites) will probably target their Marches efforts for this
time. American-based Servitors are experiencing day and are likely working
corporeally.
4am
Another lull as India wakes up and the terminator crosses the
Atlantic. The dreamscape population is declining. South America is
starting to sleep, and North America is preparing to do so as well. The
hours between now and 6am could be a time of particular note to "modern"
flavored Ethereals and angels working in the West. The American Midwest
and Eastern America, including the powerful governmental and economic
centers in New York and Washington, is entering sleep. Europe, especially
Western Europe, is also still abed; this brief moment of shared sleep could
spell activity on any number of fronts intended to shape global
consciousness in areas where the First World nations are powerful.
8am
Africa and Europe are now awake. The Americas, however, are fast
asleep, and now is probably a lesser peak in the dreamscape count.
Fantasists and Nightmare demons working in the U.S. are probably either out
in the corporeal world doing night-time things, or watching over their
assigned dreamers in the Marches.
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