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Ali Sobeck shared a photo.
7 June near Union Grocery.

hey, it's alison. long time reader, first time poster, etc.
everyone else gets pointy teeth and anime hair, and all i get is this rudimentary bow and arrow set. in the back seat of my car. i feel cheated and uneasy.
things of note:
the construction's solid if old-fashioned. ancient almost. looks like it's been through a lot of hunting or combat. well-cared for. it's been restringed recently. funny: the bowstring's stronger than any modern-day bow i've ever held. tbf, last time i tried to shoot a bow and arrow was in summer camp, and that was a disaster. i couldn't hit the broad side of a barn...
the metal pieces are strong too.
same metal pieces have been shaped for the arrow heads. dried blood still on one of those. spooky. weird thing about the design. the metal's been shaped and painted(?) in a way to resemble animal bone. does that make sense? as if it was deliberate. they don't match with the construction of the thing, but i don't know why.
just a feeling.
has anyone ever seen these symbols? did anyone else get some ancient weapon, or did i luck out?

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You too, huh?

I've never seen those symbols, but you're not the first person to get a weird weapon covered in letters nobody can read.

Just show up this morning?

i'm part of the club now. i guess i should feel lucky.
yeah, this morning. damndest thing. no sign of breaking and entering. it was just there, wrapped in cloth.

Sounds like how I got my spear.

Weird, huh? It's like they're arming us while taunting us.

seems like an awfully counterproductive method. i wonder why they've picked it.

Probably something to do with that other life, in the hallucinomemories.

is that what we're calling them? catchy.
i still haven't gotten one yet. i'm starting to feel like a late bloomer.

Yeah, I'm not sure who started that but it fits

And that happens to everyone on Retrospec so don't worry. You won't be late for long.

sounds ominous. i'm starting to wonder if i should be more worried than i am.

Nothing's hurt me yet, so there's that at least.

knock on wood.
has anyone gotten anything disturbing out of these memories?

Oh absolutely.

I got a memory of being kidnapped by a lizard-man. Someone else I know got one of a monster coming down from the sky all flying kaiju-style.

ok
reaally hoping kaiju hunting isn't in my future. i feel underequipped.
but that's something. you're getting memories of existing in places with aliens? or non-human lifeforms, anyway.

Yeah. Me too. Knock on wood.

I have heard of other people having harder times, but it's not really my place to tell.

oh, I also heard from Dante you were going to join us on an expedition?

that's the idea. i want to get a look at this mysterious binary — if it's still there, that is.

with any luck, we won't even get thrown out right away.

I doubt it.

And I hope so. I'm bringing a code reader, Hopefully we'll get something useful out of it.

that's a good idea. i'm bringing...me.
and a flashlight.
a notebook too, in case the pictures don't work out. don't think i'll need the bow and arrows.

Probably not. But better safe than sorry. I'm bringing my spear and my gun.

[Please don't be one of those people that wigs out on her for owning a gun...]

i don't want to take anyone's eye out. including my own. i don't think i could pull off an eyepatch. i may bring it, though.
not worried about the ricochet?

[She's not going to freak out.]

No. I'm a good shot though, and I'm not stupid enough to use it close up.

ha. good answer. i'll hold you to that, then.

I expect you to. I'm looking forward to this, too.