T-Rex: Okay so here is my EXTREMELY UNETHICAL EXPERIMENT. Step one: have baby.

T-Rex: Step two: raise baby!

T-Rex: Step three: NEVER DISCUSS DREAMS WITH BABY. Step four: when baby is old enough, ask toddler (née baby) what the heck toddler thinks dreams are. Step five: share results with me because I really wanna know!

Utahraptor: But you don't have any kids, T-Rex.
T-Rex: It's not for a KID, Utahraptor!

T-Rex: It's for my dog, who CLEARLY dreams. I wanna have some data on what he thinks is going on! Does he believe they're real? Does he feel like he's being teleported somewhere? Or does he accept even his nightmares are insignificant non-events, random fantasies easily dismissed??

Off panel: T-Rex, I'm not sure that I -
T-Rex: I want to comfort him but I need to know the PRECISE manner of belly scritches required!
T-Rex: THIS IS RATIONAL AND I AM RATIONAL FOR DETAILING THIS EXPERIMENTAL METHOD