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Hello, everyone! As you've probably noticed, we've been having a few problems - I mentioned earlier that something got knocked out of balance, and we had to recalibrate, but in a few days we should be able to drop the emergency measures. Please be aware that there is an incoming storm, class four. General orders for that kind of thing are to report to management for any known threats and follow instructions, but so far what's known is "that might be a little annoying" and "hope it isn't". Theoretically it'll probably be related to the holiday, I think, because a large group of souls focused through the needle of a pin on one thing can sort of shape a thing around them. That's sort of a really inaccurate way to put it on the technical side of things, but I think it's the easiest way to understand it! At any rate, we'll know more once we're in the thick of things. Please take care as usual; resources aren't exactly what some of you seem to think they are, and we had to expend rather more than usual in the past month or so to keep things with a few of you steady. Joanne Wiseman Technician 2nd class Retrspec Incorporated Per the mod plotting post, you may use this post to obtain one of this month's freebies! This month's freebie can be earned by turning in a thread on this post that has 5 or more consecutive comments from you with someone new. We define someone new as someone new to the game, or simply someone your character has never tagged before. Please feel free to use this post as a network mingle. Every toplevel can be considered a new post, and threadjacking is permitted. No NPC response will be given. Usernames are the character's full real AU names, not aliases or chosen nicknames or usernames, and seemed to have filled themselves in; nothing characters do can change or obscure their names currently. This post is the overflow for the post originally found here! Please feel free to make new toplevels or simply shift your threads over.

Comments

jamie

[eyestitch]

like duh! who else are you going to be!

just consider yourself lucky because technically you've got TWO 'yourselves.' you have so many options! S-U-P-E-R L-U-C-K-Y!

[floret]

I'm not sure "two" counts as "so many"...
But I guess it is 100% more than most people have.

[eyestitch]

exactly! that's way more variety because the numbers are so crazy!

you get double the fun just like some stupid chewing gum commercial!

[floret]

But is it possible to be both of ourselves at the same time?
What if myself is the type of person my other self would rather not be?

[eyestitch]

then you're in a pretty big pickle, aren't you??

in all seriousness you'll probably either have to give one up or be the hero who figures out how to bring them both together. old and new! past and future! tab a and slot b!

but maybe you're right. maybe it's impossible to be two things at once.

[floret]

I mean

Ideally I could just completely give up my past self and keep being the self I am now.
Is that an option?

[eyestitch]

nope!

that's actually like the only option you CAN'T take! you saw my post, right? this is about taking the best of both worlds!

[floret]

But if one world is better than the other, I shouldn't have to take anything from the other one. Otherwise it's not best of both worlds, it's just a forced ratio.

[eyestitch]

there's no such thing as zero living!

well, i guess there is, but it'd be impossible for you

why are you fighting this so bad, anyway? i doubt past you was as super-unrecognizable as you think he was!

[floret]

Who would it be possible for?

Um, it's not so much that I'm worried he was unrecognizable as that I just...
I mean, I've been myself for a long time. I don't want to have to become someone I don't even know.