[Video -- Mirror]

[soulsborderline]

What the hell?! You actually do forget about this crap when you leave the city? I thought they were making that up!

[That skinny redhead with the hairclips and the loudness is back and broadcasting from her vanity again. The bulky suitcases and empty desk behind her might explain why she's not on a PC instead. Nothing will explain why she thought people would make up that particular detail, though.]

Argh, see if I ever go home for the summer again! What's been happening? What happened with those horrible little monster things? Christ, knowing that I could just forget something like that is the worst feeling...

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[ex_purity762]

I've heard before that people forget if they leave. It seems like a strange thing.

There have been a few incidents lately, although I haven't seen any creatures for myself.

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[soulsborderline]

Oh well that's very informative, thank you. What kind of incidents?

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[ex_purity762]

One mentioned was a giant purple scorpion - some people killed that. Another was someone's mother transforming into some kind of monster. I don't know all the details, but it ended with her death.

[soulsborderline]

Someone killed their MOTHER? What?!

[ex_purity762]

I'm not sure what happened, just that she died. What she turned into...the description sounded like something out of a nightmare.

[soulsborderline]

That's terrible. When did things start turning into things? I thought this was just weird memories and creepy little doll-monsters.

[ex_purity762]

I think that's the first incident involving a person changing. If those are the conditions, I think the situation is escalating.

However, that's the one instance mentioned on the network. I hope it will be the only one.

[soulsborderline]

It's just creepy, is what it is.

[ex_purity762]

I'm inclined to agree with you. A lot of this is pretty disturbing.

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[fatherssins]

[ There's an unfamiliar face and that voice? Well, Adrian certainly would've remembered that. He first thinks to respond in video, but changes his mind at the last minute. Maybe text would be safer. ]

That happened to someone else too, they left and forgot everything temporarily.

I was curious as to why he came back.

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[soulsborderline]

Well, even if he didn't want to come back, he could hardly remember why he wanted to stay away if you forget EVERYTHING about the network and the monsters.

[fatherssins]

True.

May I ask you; when you were away did you retain any emotions about this place? Not memories per se, but feelings? Good or bad.

[soulsborderline]

Same as I did before I found this network. Boring, dirty, decently interesting school.

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[hollowleg]

There must be some sort of weird aura to the city. ... Ha. Shoulda stayed away, if you ask me.

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[soulsborderline]

What? No way! As a scientist, I can't possibly ignore a mystery this big.

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[hollowleg]

Well hey, if you figure it out, let us know. I'm really curious what's so damn special about this stupid city.

[soulsborderline]

Whatever it is definitely seems confined here. Or at least, I didn't see anything else stupid like this while I was out of town...

...unless I forgot that as soon as I came back...

[hollowleg]

Ha? I don't think people forget things from when they were OUT of the city... Or maybe they do! Shit...

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[soulsborderline]

Just knowing this kind of selective amnesia is possible raises way too many questions about the validity of my memory of everything...

[soulsborderline]

Buuuuuut then again, Occam's Razor says I'm probably fine. Since the only thing I forgot is memories of the paranormal, it's probably specific to the paranormal.

I hope.

[hollowleg]

Yeah, but how often does Occam's Razor apply here? But I hope that's how it is. Location based amnesia is too confusing as is.

[soulsborderline]

I don't know. I've only had like three or four weird things happen to me, and apparently I missed a bunch of excitement over summer break.

[hollowleg]

Well. Excitement is certainly a word for it.

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[mezool]

[ as long as i've still got the ok for this...!?

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but it HAS to be her, right? asuka, from middle school? right before she skipped a zillion grades without even a fare-thee-well? WOW. she looks... exactly the same, but angrier! not that that's too surprising. ]

welcome back to the jungle! :)

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[soulsborderline]

[She can practically hear the volumes of textspeak acronyms contained within that one unassuming smiley and lack of capitalization.]

I don't remember that number. Do I know you or are you just way too friendly?

text forever!

[mezool]

[ ;) ]

i like to think i'm heavier on the latter! i saw you around school a couple of years ago. just wanted to say hi! [ azure gently gently gently resists adding another smiley face. that'd definitely be overdoing it. ]

[soulsborderline]

Nice to see more people I know in crazy secret internet land, I guess.

Although if this is Duo again, stop talking like that.

[mezool]

[ -- she and duo are still talking? azure thought they broke up! (wait haven't they broken up like four times by now? she is no longer sure.) ]

i'm definitely not duo. i don't even really know him that well. all i know is that you guys really need to figure out if you actually want to date or not. anyway... he could see this network too?

[soulsborderline]

We did. We don't.

And he could, but apparently it's intermittent for some people.

[mezool]

[ ... probably meaning that he's not around, last time asuka checked. ouch. ] has he forgotten everything?

[soulsborderline]

I don't know. It's not like I can exactly ask him. I didn't even really talk to him outside of this thing anyway.

[mezool]

[ azzy noooo we are not that much of a gossip do not pry do not pry do not pry do not pry ]

point taken. are you worried about him?

[soulsborderline]

I'm more worried about the people who do remember, since there's apparently monsters and a government conspiracy now.

[mezool]

[ ... so asuka's been making friends? not enemies? that would be a REALLY STUPID thing to ask, but the idea crosses her mind. ]

which part is new for you?

[soulsborderline]

I saw a weird creature thing before, but I hadn't heard about anything attacking people outside that one guy who got murdered by the cops.

[mezool]

i guess there isn't much to say besides that. you know, besides generally being cautious and avoiding tap water.

[soulsborderline]

Yeah, taking showers has gotten really annoying...

[mezool]

tell me about it. i take my showers cold now so there isn't any steam, but sometimes i like to sing in there, you know?

[soulsborderline]

Before we go any further in discussing showers, how do I know you again?

[mezool]

[ that cracks azure up a little bit. stranger danger! she gets that. ]

i don't feel comfortable giving out my name on the network, so i'll just drop the shower thing, if that's cool with you.

[soulsborderline]

Fine with me.

Personally, I don't see a problem if it's not the internet at large. Plus I kind of plastered my face all over this place by accident the first time anyway.

[mezool]

makes sense to me! if you look hard enough you'll find my voice on my first post, if it makes you feel better. like, i definitely don't sound forty and gross. (i really hope you've never met someone forty and gross.)

[soulsborderline]

There are guys between 30 and 40 on here, and there are gross people on here, but I haven't noticed any overlap.

[mezool]

[ hmmm... ]

any 10s? not necessarily from the 30-40 age bracket, just in general.

[soulsborderline]

Oh, a few.