Have you ever asked a DC what you represent to them?

I hear a lot about asking a DC what they represent to the dreamer, but has anyone ever asked a DC what the dreamer represents to the DC? I’d imagine you could get some strange responses.

Yeah I’ve asked this one time to a random DC.

He replied: We are like numberplates to indentify meanings.

After some time I wondered: why would a DC use a metaphor? How can it be that a DC needs to put stuff simple to explain to me, while the knowledge is already in my head. This still puzzles me!

Sounds interesting. Dream characters can be pretty clever, I wonder what some might say