001 // a very bear-y christmas

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Xiaolang Li shared a photo. 12/15 near Birch Hills

A general question: has anyone ever received something from Retrospec that was intended for somebody else? Or something you were certain WASN'T yours, even if the ticket said otherwise? Because I do have memories of a bear, but it definitely was not THIS one.

((pretend this bear is 100% handmade and doesn't have the Stieff logo or the name on it's foot, okay--))

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Oh, um-- I don't mind. I didn't realize that was a feature on the app, so go ahead. [Granted, Xiaolang hadn't had much time to fool around with the Retrospec app since he got it, but it was good to know?? This way he could talk to Sakura in peace without worrying about people taking screencaps of his awkward duck moments with her coughPROMPTOcough

He reads through Kit's explanation thoroughly, a picture of the whole scenario forming in his mind, though the question at the end does give him pause. The concept of the mirror itself was kind of unbelievable-- there was no way such power could possibly exist, at least in this world, but theoretically...]

I suppose it depends on the scale of the wish. If your heart's greatest desire was something relatively small, like... maybe trying the best chocolate sundae in the world, then I can see the price being something that could balance the costs for the ingredients and the work. But for something bigger, like mass riches or eternal fame... I'm not sure what could be given to compensate for it. Your memories, perhaps? Or your soul, if you believe things like that actually exist.

... I will say both of the people in this story, your 'important person' and your acquaintance, were hugely reckless. If the mirror was as valuable and powerful as you say, then they should have taken more care in protecting it from getting broken. Especially the one trying to get it back.

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You're fairly close in your latter guess, actually. And in your assessment of the person choosing to use it being "hugely reckless". As it turns out, the price for having one's heart's desire granted is the life of the person making the wish.

That's quite the trade, isn't it? To be granted the thing you want most, but with the guarantee that you won't live to see it come to fruition.