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[usurpers]

Has anyone seen this woman/is this woman in their memories?



[ the picture in question is a rather beautifully made sketch of the woman in front of an old victorian mirror and brushing her hair as the drawing; some might recognize the art style. ]


I just remembered this a little while ago and it isn’t mine, there’s no familiarity to it like the other ones and it’s a completely different person.

I don’t know how much of a problem this could be from Retrospec’s part, so has anyone else gotten memories from more than one person, or memories that aren’t from the same ones you’ve been getting?

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[angealwings]

No, I did not expect you to, not if you were asking.
Is the woman the person whose memory you recalled, or somebody from that memory?

[usurpers]

It’s her memory. She was in front of a mirror, that’s how I know what she looks like.

[angealwings]

I see. She doesn't seem familiar, but if I notice anyone like her, I'll let you know.

[usurpers]

Thanks. I don’t think I’ll get too many answers so soon.

[angealwings]

Did you have questions that were *eventually* answered, then?

[usurpers]

Maybe more questions, sir. I just got another one of a different person.

[angealwings]

A different different person?
With the way this app can uninstall randomly, do you keep notes of stranger memories, such as these, elsewhere?

[usurpers]

This never happened before so, no, but I’ll start keeping notes on these.
This one’s connected to my other memories. The man who it belonged to knew my other self’s father. When he was younger.

[angealwings]

Good call.
Is the memory of him younger, then, or closer to the time of your other memories?

[usurpers]

Dad? He was younger, by fifteen to ten years compared to the memories my other self knew him. The man was older.

[angealwings]

I mean the person whose memory you got, at the time of the memory. Was the memory recent or older?
I'm sorry. It maybe doesn't matter.

[usurpers]

It does, Mr. Hughes. It helps me think and remember things I overlooked.
It was older. A lot older.

[angealwings]

All right.
It'd be harder to determine how old was the memory of the first different person, though, I suppose. But it might help if you keep getting other people's memories.

[usurpers]

The last time I tried to trigger something on purpose it didn’t really go well. Maybe if we use wording?

[angealwings]

I was NOT suggesting that you attempt to trigger them. What hap
I should think trying to pay attention any other memories that may come will be good enough.

[usurpers]

[ . . . whoops. ]

I’ll do that.

[angealwings]

[ Do you want to talk about it? ]

Yeah.
Eren? Do you have memories of other Retrospec users? I don't think I've asked you that before.

[usurpers]

[ not if it ruins his reputation to mr. hughes . . . ]

No. That was what I thought this was. Someone mentioned that it happened once to a few users a eight months back, but it was a confirmed app glitch. It never happened again after that.

[angealwings]

[ Probably not going to ruin anything. Sometimes, talking through it with more people is good, though. ]

That is good to know. Although I was asking more about memories that are yours but also have other Retrospec users in them.

[usurpers]

I’m good at interpretation today, sir.

[ which is to say, he’s sucking at it! deep breaths jaeger, you’re nervous. ]

No one, yet. I’m not sure how I feel about that. Have you?

[angealwings]

That's all right. I'm asking a lot of questions and they can definitely be taken either way. Thank you, for paying attention.

I think I might. Though the memories I've gotten this far are kind of short and vague.

[ It's all right, he'll get a clear memory soon, but still. ]

How about memories of people not on the app?

[usurpers]

My mom and dad look the same as the ones I had in my memories, if that’s what you mean? My . . . Grandfather too. They just don’t have the app.
And they’re a little different, but that’s expected.

[angealwings]

Yeah, something like that.

[ Yeah, he noticed the hesitation about his grandfather but has no idea right now what that means, and possibly text is not the best place to ask about it. ]

Expected?

[usurpers]

Different circumstances. That changes people, somewhat.
Sometimes you’re forced into things you wouldn’t want to be in.

[angealwings]

[ ... all right but ...

Andrew sure hopes Retrospec thinks to get some professional mental health help, because this may be text but Eren is nineteen and sounds like he's lived through much of what people get diagnosed with PTSD over. That just ain't right. ]

Eren. I do regret that you have to remember all those - circumstances.