006. And all the people that you hate will love you just the same because you're beautiful

[drydrown]

Those of you that have received physical changes from Retrospec, how long did it take before they stopped seeming fundamentally wrong - do they ever, or am I just going to be handling being mentally inconvenienced every time I try to do anything that involves mirrors for the foreseeable future? I admit that I don't have much to complain about, in the scheme of things - especially since I'm not opposed to the results - but apparently I'm going to do so anyway, simply just because such is social media.

Then again, this particular identity crisis is brought to you by the realization that I haven't seen certain members of my family in two years, and if they were to see me now they wouldn't recognize me on immediate sight. So I think I have some right to be at least mildly distressed.

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[redarm]

an arm.

i woke up with a new arm attached. [ links a photo ]

[drydrown]

...I don't know what I expected.

[redarm]

probably not that im guessing.

[drydrown]

Not at all.

[redarm]

yeah most people dont.

dont worry, new arms are pretty rare. ive only heard it happen two other times?

[drydrown]

I'm not concerned for myself; I've seen the end of my life already, and unless I'm really missing something important I'm fairly sure my arms were both still attached and reasonably fine.

[redarm]

really? you remember dying?
i dont know if thats reassuring or horrifying.

[drydrown]

It wasn't a quick or pleasant death, if that sways your opinion any.

[redarm]

horrifying.
sorry to hear that.

[drydrown]

It happened in January, and I kept the meltdown largely to myself. But it wasn't my idea of a good time.

[redarm]

id imagine not, no.

[he feels bad for the guy, but what can you really say to something like that? Noah doesn't know, he is not socially adept for this yet. So...subject change]

do you know if you'll get any other physical changes?

[drydrown]

I'm fairly sure this is it, thankfully.

[redarm]

thank god for small favours, i guess.