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[acequeen]

[As someone who's been flipping through the network's entries and responding to a few of them throughout her stay, Regina can only suspect that there is something else beneath the surface, anything that explains all the strange occurrences at Locke City — a sinister expectation. It's either that, or she's too cautious for her own good, but the unknown is getting to her much more than she'd like to admit.

Which is why she turns on the feed, setting it to voice only, and begins to speak. This college-aged woman expects answers.]

Talk about an action-packed place. I sure missed a lot when I'm not suddenly remembering a huge stream of numbers. Now that's already pretty weird as it is.

[The wry, semi-amused tone is crystal clear, complete with a gruff feminine voice to go with it.]

Oh, and before anyone brings it up, I've already read the newcomer's guide and the basic network safety protocol. In fact, I've been skimming through some of the archives as much as I could when I'm not busy preparing for the MCATs, so I get the gist of what's going on more or less. Not sure who created the guide but whoever they are, they get my thanks.

[She'd flash a thumbs-up sign but this is an audio feed, so a brief sound of genuine gratitude will suffice before fading away.]

Now, I'm not even going to bother commenting on all the weird crap that I've heard and seen, like a talking horse, some mentions of furry monsters, and a guy with long nails, so I'll just cut straight to the chase.

[A faint snort commences for a moment, then Regina pauses as she takes on a curious tone afterwards, actually attempting to sound cordial. Guess who's making an impromptu survey?]

To anyone who can hear this message, can I ask you what it's like? Knowing about the network and hearing about these strange on-goings, I mean. How do you feel about this? Do you feel angry? Upset? Lost? Out of focus? Not sure if I should add happy to the list, but hell, there might be some crazies responding, so who knows?

As for myself— [A faint hum.] I feel like I should know everything I can, just because I'm so confused! Pretty crazy, huh? [There's a soft chuckle out of her lips.] Yeah, yeah, I know. But honestly, I'm interested in hearing what you guys have to say.

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[argents]

Sometimes I wish things could go back to the way they were. When it was normal, and peaceful. But you can't exactly just take away knowledge.

( audio )

[acequeen]

Everything seemed so carefree back then, doesn't it? Not having to worrying about meddling things like memories and such. But you're right, we have the right to know.

[argents]

It did. And now I feel like not knowing is more dangerous than knowing, even if it's not much. Just like knowledge changes the world little by little, it's changing us too.

[acequeen]

"The more you know", that's the saying goes. There's not much we can do aside from watching our backs, right?

[She makes a noncommittal hum.]

If it's going to change us, then we'd better get something good out of it.

[argents]

It seems fifty-fifty at this point, depending on who you ask... whether any of this is "good" so far or not. Mostly I just feel kind of out of place.

[acequeen]

Seems that way from the answers I've received so far, with a few actually being excited about it. Out of place?

[argents]

Yeah. Like, it's hard to think of myself as separate from the life I'm remembering, so it leaves me wondering which is really which.

[acequeen]

The life that you're remembering, huh?

[She stays silent for a moment, contemplating an answer to that statement, then in a quiet tone:]

Wow, you really weren't kidding when you mentioned changes. But still, it's not like you'll suddenly wake up a different person overnight.

[argents]

No, you're right. [ Something of a shaken chuckle, because she was right in more way than one. ] That's what makes it seem so real. I don't come out of those memories feeling any different than I do now.

Still, I don't think wanting to know everything sounds crazy.

[acequeen]

[Regina hums in acknowledgement, mostly in agreement.]

I'm glad to hear that. This is pretty much my first time stepping foot into this situation, and I'm not sure if I want to meet people who wouldn't want to know more.

But that depends on the severity of it, I suppose.

[argents]

Not everyone experiences it the same, probably. If I was starting to not feel like myself, I might react like that too.

[acequeen]

I'd give myself a headache from trying to figure this out! [A beat.] Not like I never do from other things like say, studying for a specific drug's side effects, but it comes pretty close.

[argents]

I feel that way about Calculus. At least there's equations for that.