retrospec | (no subject)

It's been a while, hasn't it? I'm afraid things are really quite busy here, and unfortunately our liaison has been compromised. Well...so have a lot of people, actually.

Are you still yourself if you're not the self you were? It's the kind of conversation we've had a lot of times, around here. I've always only been myself, but if I woke up tomorrow as someone else, would I still be me even if I wasn't?

I think rather than worrying about that the best thing I can do is focus on trying to sort things out as best I can. I'm a little worried, actually, but I think I can manage to give everyone a shot even if I can't fix things on my own or even with everyone's help.

But you can help! Or at least I think it will help if you think about what it means to be "you". It's okay if that answer changes or doesn't. Just hold onto that concept and don't let it go. And maybe tell other people what you think it means? Not like I'm saying you have to talk about that. I think usually you all just talk about anything, and I think that is also a good way to hold onto who you are and who you want to be. Sometimes I think it'd be fun, all those parties or little plans. I've never spent much time outside of these walls, did you know?

I don't have time to really ramble, though. Those of you who know what I mean, we're doing our best. Those of you who don't, you do your best too. Pay attention to the things you tell yourself, and I'll try to fix what I can fix.

Please take care.

Joanne Wiseman
Technician 2nd class
Retr

spec Incorporated

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so i’m not just one gamzee
i’m a thousand gamzees
in one gamzee

You kinda sorta are
Or like one gamzee planet made up of billions of little creatures
The gamzeeoid races

holy shit
if that means i’m a planet, and i’m my own race
does that make me real otherkin

What's otherkin?

[TURN BACK FOGGY]

[ where’s your god now ]

uhhhh ok lets see if i could remember this right and get my descripting clear . . . it’s when a motherfucker is like, i’m a tree. so they all believe they’re a tree.
so they start trading their feet for roots and growing bark and leaves like fuck yeah i’m a tree

i’m planet gamzee, right?
and

[ a big massive PAUSE ]

Is this a word people are using now for when people wake up with like antenna or something thanks to Retrospec? [SO RIGHT AND SO WRONG]

You're made up of all those cells as you are now so no magical change necessary
[UH]
No promises that comparison is going to get that literal
[SORRY DUDE?]

bro
i had my own motherfuckin planet

[UHH] Your body is still a wonderland if you stop and think about it.
[THAT SOUNDS WRONG TALKING TO A GUY HE BARELY KNOWS BUT HE HIT SEND. TOO LATE]

no man you don’t get it, I had a planet. like a real life planet gamzee.
it was full of tents and carnival lights
so mirthful. 🙏 so goddamn beautiful.

Gotcha [He thinks. He can't tell but HEY good to find out ol' Gamz is on a good trip.]

Sweet planet. Sounds like a place where people have the ultimate yard parties.

fuck it probably is. like an eternal motherfucking life circus.
hey, can you help a carnival brother out in remembering more??

Remembering more? You a carnival guy in your other life?
Wherever there are big tents and strings of lights there's usually music and people playing games with their family or friends.

overflow!