simulation

a few nights ago when I slept in my tent 

I experienced what I perceive to be a simulation 

in which there was a container in space 

connected to what seemed to be a spaceship 

inside the container was a large creature similar to a centipede 

I was in some form of mechanized suit 

inside or nearly inside the container 

there were other individuals wearing mechanized suits 

inside the container 

my mechanized suit had weapon systems 

the other individuals' mechanized suits also had weapon systems 

I considered the creature to be hostile 

and I considered it impossible to kill the creature 

when we were together with it inside the container 

I wanted to disconnect the container 

and let it crash on a nearby planet 

so that I and possibly the other individuals 

would land on the planet 

and use our weapons to shoot the creature from a distance 

and thereby kill it 

but what I wanted was not allowed 

so the other individuals prepared to use violence to control the creature 

I saw that the creature was extending it's claws from it's many legs 

and I knew our odds of winning were low 

scenario played out 

and scenario was repeated 

over and over again 

I somehow just know 

when it's a simulation 

or when it's real 

when it's happening 

or afterwards when I wake up