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[Kurt's a bit shaken by what happened, so he just shuffles along as Ryoji drags him along, and he softly nods.]
Y-yeah... I remembered some of the stuff that I, um, remembered already. [His memories feel mundane compared to all of the others that he's heard about, so he feels a little weird putting them on the same level.]
It was like a whole rush! But, the ones I've had so far... They're kinda plain stuff, really. [He looks towards where he images Ryoji's head should be in the darkness.]
...Sorry that you got a bad one. Are you alright, man?
[Kurt's a bit shaken by what happened, so he just shuffles along as Ryoji drags him along, and he softly nods.]
Y-yeah... I remembered some of the stuff that I, um, remembered already. [His memories feel mundane compared to all of the others that he's heard about, so he feels a little weird putting them on the same level.]
It was like a whole rush! But, the ones I've had so far... They're kinda plain stuff, really. [He looks towards where he images Ryoji's head should be in the darkness.]
...Sorry that you got a bad one. Are you alright, man?
[And he crosses his arms.]
Nah, it's not so bad being small. It's almost like there's not even a hare out of place! [He makes sure to emphasize the pun to make sure that it's not missed.
...Yeah they're probably not safe from the bunny's silent judgement.]
Nah, it's not so bad being small. It's almost like there's not even a hare out of place! [He makes sure to emphasize the pun to make sure that it's not missed.
...Yeah they're probably not safe from the bunny's silent judgement.]
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[Kurt's been impatiently taking some steps forward while waiting for his new companion. But he's still close enough that he can hear the other boy's call and spot his phone's light in the darkness when he turns around.
Despite the urgency of the moment, he still calls back:]
Polo!
[Kurt's been impatiently taking some steps forward while waiting for his new companion. But he's still close enough that he can hear the other boy's call and spot his phone's light in the darkness when he turns around.
Despite the urgency of the moment, he still calls back:]
Polo!
[Pause.]
...I think you beat me.
[He's already run out of puns here.]
...I think you beat me.
[He's already run out of puns here.]
[He chortles.]
It's okay man, you put up a good fight.
[He extends a hand for a handhshake.]
Put it there!
It's okay man, you put up a good fight.
[He extends a hand for a handhshake.]
Put it there!
I'm alright.
[ He doesn't quite sound like it, but appreciates the concern and will be alright, with time. Honestly, he would much rather prefer the mundane instead of being woken from what feel like nightmares several times a month, and that has him smiling just a little. ]
The others I've had were also plain, but nice. Going to school, eating out, talking to girls. What about yours?
[ Lighter subjects like this make him better better; it might have been better if they did this from the start, chatting about whatever instead of walking in silence. ]
[ He doesn't quite sound like it, but appreciates the concern and will be alright, with time. Honestly, he would much rather prefer the mundane instead of being woken from what feel like nightmares several times a month, and that has him smiling just a little. ]
The others I've had were also plain, but nice. Going to school, eating out, talking to girls. What about yours?
[ Lighter subjects like this make him better better; it might have been better if they did this from the start, chatting about whatever instead of walking in silence. ]
Yo! [At Kurt's voice, he points his phone on the ground to make his way over to him, coming to a stop once he's caught up only so he can glance around their surroundings.]
You really think there's someone else down here?
You really think there's someone else down here?
Well, I mean, I definitely hear someone calling my name! And those cracks are really dangerous... As long as there's a chance, I can't just leave!
[And just like that, his name echoes out once more from further into the darkness.]
[And just like that, his name echoes out once more from further into the darkness.]
I haven't had so many yet. [He says with a light smile.] One was running late to a high school I never heard of... another was diving into a swimming pool with some people I don't know. [...He'll omit that the second memory involved teleporation.]
I don't know what to make of anything, but if this will keep on happening, I hope it stays on cruise control with hallucinomemories like those.
I don't know what to make of anything, but if this will keep on happening, I hope it stays on cruise control with hallucinomemories like those.
They sound like nice hallucinomemories to keep having. I can't claim to know that they're important, in the long run, but for the Ryoji in my memories... they were important to him. Even the mundane ones.
[ Turning where he stands, Ryoji faces the darkness where he'd drawn them back from, frown on his face. ]
This place has something to do with the memories, though? If we go through it, do you think we'll receive them all at once? Get it over with instead of waiting and wondering?
[ Turning where he stands, Ryoji faces the darkness where he'd drawn them back from, frown on his face. ]
This place has something to do with the memories, though? If we go through it, do you think we'll receive them all at once? Get it over with instead of waiting and wondering?
I... I've got no clue... [He tries to shift himself to look back the way that they had been going in.]
But if that does happen, would it really be a good thing? What if this is like... some kinda brainwashing? If we get too many, we might forget who we really are!
But if that does happen, would it really be a good thing? What if this is like... some kinda brainwashing? If we get too many, we might forget who we really are!
[Handshake accepted!]
I lost to a worthy foe.
[And, now that they've ascertained that:]
Were you exploring too?
I lost to a worthy foe.
[And, now that they've ascertained that:]
Were you exploring too?
[He pulls back with a nervous chuckle.]
Yep! You know, just what I think is the usual now... Exploring, trying to survive...!
We talked on the 'spec before, haven't we? [He's starting to recognize that face from his icon.]
Yep! You know, just what I think is the usual now... Exploring, trying to survive...!
We talked on the 'spec before, haven't we? [He's starting to recognize that face from his icon.]
[This time he hears it too and it's enough to really get his attention.]
Yeah....yeah, guess you're right. After you then...
Yeah....yeah, guess you're right. After you then...
You see? Alrighty then... here I go!
[It's kinda spooky but he attempts to crack a smile anyway, before he starts walking ahead, deeper into the darkness.]
[It's kinda spooky but he attempts to crack a smile anyway, before he starts walking ahead, deeper into the darkness.]
[ He'd never thought about that before, and the consideration gives him pause, however momentarily. ]
...I can't say it won't happen, but the memories have just been in addition, not replacing the past, hasn't it? I know who I am. [ His voice raises slightly, trying to reaffirm to himself just as much as to Kurt. ] My name is Ryoji Mochizuki, born December 2nd, 1997, at the Recollé General Hospital. I like honeydew bubble tea, and the golden hour before sunset. I won't lose who I am.
...I can't say it won't happen, but the memories have just been in addition, not replacing the past, hasn't it? I know who I am. [ His voice raises slightly, trying to reaffirm to himself just as much as to Kurt. ] My name is Ryoji Mochizuki, born December 2nd, 1997, at the Recollé General Hospital. I like honeydew bubble tea, and the golden hour before sunset. I won't lose who I am.
I think so.
[Now that Kurt's mentioned it...]
My grandparents were still normal. Is this another... app thing?
[Now that Kurt's mentioned it...]
My grandparents were still normal. Is this another... app thing?
Yeah, I guess nothing's been replaced for me, either... [Unless he forgot the fact that he forgot something, but that's a confusing train of thought.]
But who knows how it'll be if you get zapped with a mega-buttload of the memories at the same time?
[He runs a hand through his hair uncertainly.]
...I believe you, though. You can hold onto who you are as long as you believe! I just... wanna make sure you know what kinda risks you could be taking...
But who knows how it'll be if you get zapped with a mega-buttload of the memories at the same time?
[He runs a hand through his hair uncertainly.]
...I believe you, though. You can hold onto who you are as long as you believe! I just... wanna make sure you know what kinda risks you could be taking...
[He shrugs.]
It sounds like it's an app thing... These past few months, things have gotten pretty bonkers for us every now and then!
It sounds like it's an app thing... These past few months, things have gotten pretty bonkers for us every now and then!
[This place is so unnerving, he speeds up as best he can, trying in vain to keep Kurt in his light which is an impossibility once they plunge further into the darkness.]
So uh, Kurt. This is weird for you too, right? I mean, you've got the app or whatever? [Because he'd tried talking to his agent about things and the guy'd acted like he was totally crazy for thinking they weren't always like five inches tall.]
So uh, Kurt. This is weird for you too, right? I mean, you've got the app or whatever? [Because he'd tried talking to his agent about things and the guy'd acted like he was totally crazy for thinking they weren't always like five inches tall.]
Right. I'm good at believing.
[ With a small smile, Ryoji taps the knuckles of one hand to his chest, once, before it slides off, the smile falling with it. ]
When you put it like that, though... We don't really know what kind of risks there are, do we? Even though we're so close, that it feels like the key to figuring everything out it right here and now... I don't really know what I'm doing, in the end.
[ With a small smile, Ryoji taps the knuckles of one hand to his chest, once, before it slides off, the smile falling with it. ]
When you put it like that, though... We don't really know what kind of risks there are, do we? Even though we're so close, that it feels like the key to figuring everything out it right here and now... I don't really know what I'm doing, in the end.
These days, everything's weird for me! [He says as an attempt at humor as he strides forward.] You mean Retrospec, right? Of course... We wouldn't both be in this weird situation if we didn't both have it!
[At this point, he's resigned to it.
But as they move forward, the voices keep on multiplying.]
Whoa! S-so many... This is getting kinda spooky!
[At this point, he's resigned to it.
But as they move forward, the voices keep on multiplying.]
Whoa! S-so many... This is getting kinda spooky!
Yeah... None of us know.
[Except now Kurt's hesitant, and he doesn't know which to choose.]
But I guess that's a point that goes both ways. On one hand, better to stay safe then sorry. On the other hand, if we can get real answers from these risks... Maybe that'll be worth it, right? The yolo!
[Except now Kurt's hesitant, and he doesn't know which to choose.]
But I guess that's a point that goes both ways. On one hand, better to stay safe then sorry. On the other hand, if we can get real answers from these risks... Maybe that'll be worth it, right? The yolo!
Have people ever... changed? Like this, I mean. Not just... on their own.
[Shrinking en masse as opposed to a guy suddenly finding himself with a new arm and all that.]
[Shrinking en masse as opposed to a guy suddenly finding himself with a new arm and all that.]
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