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[stavros]

I have what is perhaps an odd question. Who of our dark cabal has had what appeared to be a clear idea of their other self's life, only to find an Echo that turns that impression to dust?

As well, to the pilots of those large machines. Have you ever seen one that was... smaller? Perhaps not in the shape of a human, but only encasing a human pilot partially. I know not how we were not instantly killed, exposed as we were.

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[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

[Britany still doesn't understand the 'dark cabal' routine and all that...]

I don't recall anything like that, no.

[stavros]

I suppose this does explain the sky battle with that pirate. Though I clearly recall being trained to fight on foot with all of those weapons I've gained, I have remembered also the use of a small flying machine called a Ride Viper.

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

... Huh. Every fight I can recall was on foot, so...

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[not_good_not_wicked]

"Dark cabal?"

I kind of like that, actually.

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[saviorsoul]

sorry. i have absolutely no idea what you just said. are you talking about getting memories that point to you being one way for a while and then suddenly getting one that points to something else. cause that would probably make me feel kind of weird.

also what's a cabal

[stavros]

Perhaps it was because of the aliens.

[stavros]

My thanks. It is an apt description of our secrecy and mysterious bond.

[stavros]

Correct. Or rather, a detail that changes your previous impression.

A group that hides in the shadows due to a cursed commonality and the power to influence this corrupted world through the poetic darkness in which we reside.

[saviorsoul]

what sort of detail. i mean, if you're cool with answering.

[ So many complicated words. Why does he keep running into people who like to use the confusing ones? ]

you think we're cursed.

[stavros]

I once fought both an alien menace and creatures of the night. Until now, I have remembered fighting on the ground and gained things to that degree. However, I apparently also knew how to pilot some strange futuristic machine. Kind of like the giant robots, but not a giant robot?

A cool kind of cursed!

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

... Not following?

[saviorsoul]

maybe you found the robot thing later. you said it was smaller than the usual giant robots.

idk i think i'd prefer using something other than cursed. cursed makes it sound like there's something wrong with us.

[ And Alexi already thinks there's enough wrong with him. This "Numbered" thing was supposed to mean you were one of the good guys, right? You could help people. ]

[stavros]

The Bacterians! The alien foes of my mysterious persona's world. I remember being recruited with some other girls to fight them. They probably had spaceships, so a flying machine makes sense!

[stavros]

But it's cool! You know, like embracing the beauty of darkness and pain! Why aren't there any other goth kids on this network?

[saviorsoul]

[ This is seriously starting to get weird... ]

maybe you should try the artists. i met one around town the other day and i have a feeling he'd be more into that sort of thing.

[stavros]

But there should really be more people on the network who understand the darkness of existence.

[saviorsoul]

um don't take this the wrong way but that sounds kind of cultish.

[stavros]

How?

[saviorsoul]

the darkness of existence part... it sounds like people who are waiting for the end of the world or something.

[stavros]

No way! It's just describing how the world is.

[saviorsoul]

[ Alexi is still trying to sort out how serious she is or whether she's just one of those weird kids that slather on dark makeup and dark clothes and pretend they're not interested in the world around them. Still, she seems too cheerful to be exactly like those types. Maybe it's just a quirk? ]

i'm still not seeing it.

[ Possibly due to years and years of extensive therapy... ]

[stavros]

*Both.*

Geez.

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

Uh. Huh.

Yeah I don't think I know of anything like that where my other-self-thingy is from...

[stavros]

...My sincere apologies. The world to which mine belonged is simply turning out to be extremely strange in comparison to my initial impression.

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

Yeah, I kinda got that much...