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[lovesickkiller]

[Misa has been largely silent since her run in with the doppel Dians, scared out of her mind that they would come murder her before anyone could put a stop to them. The thought still scares her, but as she is currently in a different country (London, not far from the transporter) it's probably safe to show her face without giving too much away. And she wants to show her face. Aside from having a small echo to show off, she can't expect anyone else to be open with her if she isn't open herself.]

I never thought one trip would lead to me visiting so many places... Has anyone else seen the light over London and changed, somehow?

[She holds her phone as far away from her body as her arm will allow for a moment, before bringing it back to her face. The difference isn't at all obvious, but she is somewhat thinner.]

I didn't notice right away, but I lost 20 pounds! I haven't been this tiny since high school. [She giggles, sounding pleased.] Maybe the other-me really is a model, that's weird to think about. Anyway, if anyone else saw the lights and changed I'd like to hear about it!

[She pauses for a few seconds, about to end the message, when something else occurs to her.]

Does anyone on here celebrate White Day? It feels weird to celebrate Valentine's Day and not White day— not that I did anything for Valentine's... but I heard that people in this part of the world only celebrate one.

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

What the hell is White Day?

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[lovesickkiller]

[Oh good. You again. She hopes you're accessing the network from a smartphone.]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=white+day

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

[okay, he did fall into that one.]

I guess you would be one of those participating in a holiday created by companies expressly to sell stuff to gullible people.

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[lovesickkiller]

[Gloating to self over finally getting a shot back at him.]

ugh you're one of THOSE. It's about something called love and romance, you've probably never heard of it.

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[charcoalfeather]

[similarly to Misa, Rakka had made herself scarce on the network after one too many Doppelganger posts. She'd seen her other though. It left her in a weird place.]

I guess twenty pounds is pretty tame as far as echoes go. [She giggled.] Uh, White day?

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[lovesickkiller]

I'm happy as long as nothing major changes!

[Though she might not say no to wings.]

It's like Valentine's Day for boys, it happens on March 14th. On Valentine's Day, girls get boys chocolate, or make it if they really care. Then on White Day, boys return the favor by getting the girls chocolate or jewelry, some little gift like that.

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[charcoalfeather]

[Yeah... Say that now. Wings exploding out of your shoulder blades kinda suck, honestly.]

That's usually when major things happen... to be honest. I thought nothing was going to happen to me. [She shifted slightly to make her wings more visible, a smile light on her lips.] Too bad things happened.

Aah, it's like a gift exchange. And a boy has to give us chocolate now?

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[lovesickkiller]

Mhm, but mostly it's for girls who gave them chocolate before. I was bad this year and didn't give out any.

[The doppels had terrible timing. Misa smiles at the better view of Rakka's wings, envious.]

I don't want to jinx it! But if something big does have to happen, I hope it's something beautiful like wings.

[Since the other options seem to include turning into a bug-man and giant bird.]

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[dead_black_eyes]

Did you have 20 pounds to lose?

[He has absolutely no room to talk.]

Have you been OK, since... I guess I want to just be sure that nothing really horrible happened to you on account of my idiot double.

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[lovesickkiller]

It's not like I chose to, it just happened! But I'm not exactly complaining.

[She's so tiny! And also so hungry. The weight loss is probably not going to last in the long term. Maybe she'll aim for keeping half of it off...]

I'm fine, don't worry! Your double isn't the one I'm worried about. Just don't mention where I live on the network, okay? I'm trying to lay low.

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[dead_black_eyes]

Yes, I know... that's how the pulses work, but I think if I lost 20 pounds I'd be dead, echo or not. Did you get any shorter?

I can't help but worry, he's a complete psychopath. And I wouldn't do that, don't worry. I'm doing the exact same thing.

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[lovesickkiller]

Nope, just skinnier!

[Definitely pleased.]

He seems pretty harmless to me. I was at the castle with him for a little while. At least there's no way anyone could mistake someone like that for you!

[scarlet_devil]

[Wouldn't you know, Emi has seen the weird aurorae over London herself, and got an echo out of it.] Yeah, I got an echo too! I'm not sure what it's given me yet, but I'm sure I'll find out.

Hmm? Is it like Dragobete?

[lovesickkiller]

Dragobete? I've never heard of that one before. But how do you know you got an echo if you don't know what it is?

And um... have you taken care of you-know-who yet?

[scarlet_devil]

Oh, it's like the Romanian version of Valentine's Day. This echo wasn't immediately obvious like losing twenty pounds... It must be an ability.

Another doppelgänger, this time that of my own boyfriend, decided to cause trouble for Arthur and I. ...I've been a bit delayed.

[lovesickkiller]

[Misa grimaces. She doesn't want to seem ungrateful or pushy (it's not like she's doing anything to stop the doppels either), but how many more people might they have killed...?]

I'm sorry, please stay safe. And let me know when you figure out what the echo was; hopefully something that helps!

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[icy_heavens]

The lights are pretty standard triggers for Pulses.

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[lovesickkiller]

Really? I'd never seen them before. Have they appeared over London in the past?

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[icy_heavens]

No, they go off whenever a boundary opens up. Started in Locke, then Vegas, then Germany, and you can kind of get the picture from there. London was just next on the list, I guess.

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[stefanged]

White Day wasn't really a thing for me, sorry. I mean, when I dated, I would buy my ex-girlfriends presents... but that doesn't sound like the same thing.

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[lovesickkiller]

That's basically all it is. Girls give chocolates on Valentine's, boys give them gifts on White Day.

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[stefanged]

Oh. Then I guess I did, just on the "wrong day."

Are you thinking about celebrating it with us this year?

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[solvethepuzzle]

If that is twenty pounds lighter, I question whether it was good to lose it. [Yes, good. That couldn't possibly be taken in any kind of negative light, Nathan.]

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[lovesickkiller]

[Misa ponders that statement for a minute before answering, trying to decide how to take it.]

Are you saying I'm too skinny now...?

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[solvethepuzzle]

[His voice sounds vaguely thoughtful.] Being twenty pounds heavier than that, you would still be thin . . . I'm just not certain how healthy this is. [Yes, his thought process is essentially: "She looks like she might weigh less than I do; that can't be healthy." Because he isn't healthy.]