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[pianistofraielin]

i heard there were talking animals on this network!

are you guys like people's spirit companions or something? do you have telepathic links to your bonded humans? what's it like having paws or hooves, can you type with those??

i've never seen a talking animal before so mainly i'm just curious!

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[pianistofraielin]

oh wow, that's so sad :(

what do you mean it can happen to anyone on the network though?

[espigeonage]

It's a shame, yeah.

Any of us can forget our numbers and that weird things have been happening, and any changes or weird items or whatever can vanish like morning dew, at any time. It's a bit harrowing!

[pianistofraielin]

whoa, just like that? with no warning? how often does that happen?

[espigeonage]

Just like that. It's hard to say how often! If you don't go on the network or talk to other club members for a good while, like if you try and ignore all this stuff, it definitely tends to happen, but it can also happen if you're more idk, active. I mean it happened to someone I talked to almost every day.

They can come back just as suddenly, but idk when or how there, either. Very annoying. I prefer when people are called out of town or something, it's more predictable!

[pianistofraielin]

it happens when you leave town too? so every time i have to bus out for an away game in a neighbouring city?

[espigeonage]

Basically. There's a kind of invisible boundary or something. For some people it's really super close and they can't get past the suburbs, for some people it's a few hours ride into the country.

You play a sport?

[pianistofraielin]

oh wow. i guess i can't really say what it's like until it happens but that sounds rough.

yeah, i play football for lchs!

[espigeonage]

It seems okay. I mean when I came back it was a bitch, but I'm kind of a weird case, most people coming and going it's kind of disturbing to come back and go, 'I forgot it all', but... idk!

Sweet. What position?

[pianistofraielin]

what's weird about your case if you don't mind me asking?

cornerback and wide receiver!

[espigeonage]

I got to thinking about maybe just going and moving away. Deliberately forgetting. And then when I decided not to I got a pulse about deciding not to forget, only for the other me it was about four million times worse. So that was nasty.

Cool. What's your number? I mean on the field. I barely know sports myself but I've got friends into it!

[pianistofraielin]

whoa that sounds intense. but i guess it means you can weather some pretty harsh stuff, right? so that's a good thing to know!

My jersey's #34. Maybe you could come to a game sometime and watch me play!

[espigeonage]

Maybe. I guess I have a choice about it, anyway.

Sure! I'll talk to some people about tailgate parties.