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[This will be very open form, & not very high effort. Dream logic. Just reply with what you do, or what happens.] [All you know right now, is that you are sleeping, or maybe trying to sleep, but you need to WAKE UP]
Shhhh, be very quiet or we'll wake the main character
Dream about waking up. That's a classic.
Why? What's important that we NEED to wake up for?
Time to go to the bathroom, of course.
Drag yourself out of bed. Time to get some coffee.
Quick, fall down a staircase
Masturbate yourself awake.
Start falling, down is clearly at 90 degrees right now
do that fake falling thing
Look at yourself in the mirror and then spend 3 1/2 hours on the face editor only to wear a space helmet for the entire rest of the quest.