005. Text // my world is unaffected

[manufactured]

It's been some time since Retrospec has properly dropped some sort of identity crisis on us, though I suppose it's good to know that we're getting a bit more information out of them now than we were in the past; I'm in no way looking down on small favors and silver linings. Just the same, I wonder for the time being where that leaves us - I know I've asked a few of you about this in the past, and I'm sure that a fair amount of you have made your decisions regarding it since.

I suppose what I want to hear is your thoughts on these people you're receiving memories of, whether you consider them "you" or otherwise - do you still think of them as a separate person from yourself or do you consider them to be the same as "you", and why you've come to feel that way. I'm not going to argue for feeling one way or another on the matter, I'm just wondering how you've come to see these people that technically don't exist anymore.

Of course, if you reject this entire matter completely and just consider this to be an example of some corporate entity you hate ruining your life for no apparent reason, that's likewise fair.

I've formed my own views on this fairly recently; I tend to find it calming, having some sort of conclusion that I can accept as reasonably true for the time being. It's not always convenient, but it's calming.

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[onemillion]

Thank you very much for the offer. I'll admit I'm very curious about the "storms" they mentioned earlier, the one back in August particularly. I've heard that some people were transported elsewhere, but I don't really know much about what transpired there or how they found their way back.

I'm glad the storm we weathered this time around wasn't nearly as terrible as that, though I'd like to be prepared in case something similar happens in the future.

[manufactured]

It was an incredibly surreal experience, to put it gently; I was one of those that was taken outside the city, and I couldn't particularly tell you how we returned because bluntly put, I'm still not certain.

I can point you at Ms. Elda Marker, however - she's the lady with the guide that makes the rounds from time to time, and she was in the city during that incident. She could probably tell you more than I can regarding what happened here.

The rest of us were brought to various locations outside of Retrospec, where we went on particularly odd adventures and were completely cut off from everyone here. We almost died a few times due to the circumstances we were found in, but generally speaking it was more frustrating than anything, at least on my end.

[onemillion]

I'm very sorry to hear you were one of the people who was kidnapped. I appreciate the information though, and I'll be sure to check out the guide and ask Ms. Marker.

Thank you for the information. May I ask you what sort of circumstances you found yourself in there?

[manufactured]

It involved a haunted cruise ship and an octopus kingdom run by the mafia. Again, "surreal" is an understatement.

[onemillion]

I see... That really does sound incredibly surreal. That was the only time anything like that happened, right? I wonder what happened to cause something like that, when this recent "storm" was much less severe...

[manufactured]

To my knowledge, yes.

[onemillion]

Thank you for answering my questions, Mr. Isaacs. I really do appreciate it. Would it be fine if I addressed any other questions to you in the future?

[manufactured]

[...EVERYONE HAS BEEN DOING THIS TO HIM TODAY...]

My legal name is Albert Wesker; disregard the name attached to the network.

But generally speaking, yes, of course. I don't mind.

[onemillion]

[Why does the network display a different name... You know what, he's not gonna ask.]

My apologies, Mr. Wesker. Once again, thank you for your time!