002 - Octopus's Garden In the Shade

[thebeastwithout]

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[Today on the hot mess that is Retrospec, somebody's either fallen asleep on their keyboard or allowed their cat to play with the computer for too long, 'cause there's a solid string of this for about a minute straight.]

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Garfield Logan added 3 new photos - in Huntington Avenue, Recollé
2 mins

[The first photo is a blurry image of Gar screaming, with only his head and upper chest visible. Something long and twisty is visible at the edge of the frame.

The second is a slightly less blurry image of a... realistic-looking octopus tentacle, for some reason.

The last is an image of Gar's bare chest underneath a ripped shirt, which no one ever really wanted to see, but we're all being traumatized today so just go with it. Everything looks normal up until the part where his shoulder attaches to the octopus tentacle in the previous picture.

It's kinda gross.]

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Comments

[nachetanya]

it transformed???

[thebeastwithout]

i guess?!

this is
super freaky

if i keep looking at this i'm gonna gag

i guess my arms turn into things???

[nachetanya]

Okay if that's the case!! What if you tried to change it into something else, like flowers?!

[thebeastwithout]

why would i want my arm to be flowers
how would that even work

[nachetanya]

Because flowers look and smell nice! And you could be a magician.

[thebeastwithout]

...what

ok

i'm thinking about daisies

...can't i just like, think about my arm?

[nachetanya]

I mean you could, nothing is stopping you unless my text compels you


(and if it does tell your parents to go to Stone Pegasus)

[thebeastwithout]

wow i suddenly really want to go to stone pegasus for no reason, a place i've never heard of before

better go tell my parents after i tell them about my cool new arm

[nachetanya]

Sorry, you're too young!

But consider it for your 18th!

[thebeastwithout]

...wait what's stone pegasus
is it another host club

[nachetanya]

It's the casino I work at

[thebeastwithout]

oh

yeah i don't think my parents are really gonna be into that kinda thing

maybe i'll skip it, if it's all the same to you

[nachetanya]

My power over you wanes like the moon

its a tragic thing

[thebeastwithout]

hey i tried

anyway what was I

[there is a brief pause of about 20 seconds before he resumes typing]

oh snap
i'm not gonna jinx it but like
it changed a little more?

[nachetanya]

Oh, what is it this time?!

[ More interesting than his half finished sentence she waited for more with. ]

[thebeastwithout]

i think it's trying to turn back!!

i like
stopped thinking about it for five seconds

quick distract me with more pointless stories about the place you work!

wait no that's too obvious i'm gonna know you're distracting me and it won't work

do something distracting that i won't think is distracting

[nachetanya]

Have you ever been in love?

[thebeastwithout]

what

no

maybe?

i dunno

what's love

[nachetanya]

A warm shower on a summer's day, might be one way to put it ?

[thebeastwithout]

i usually like taking cold showers when it's hot outside

[nachetanya]

I meant rain

[thebeastwithout]

so love is like when you're gross and sticky and then it rains so you stop being sticky for a little bit, but then you start to smell if you don't change?

[nachetanya]

After a night of love, definitely!

[ Natalia. ]

[thebeastwithout]

[wtf]

...love sounds kinda nasty
i guess i've never thought about wanting to deal with that

[nachetanya]

[ I mean she'll just be laughing herself silly on the other end, sorry 15 year old ]

Well, it's usually something you discover more than deal with! And if you haven't, then you haven't!