Texts from Late Night

[matchbreaker]

[ Posted sometime around like four in the morning: ]

Has anyone else found themselves falling in love with someone in those memories we all get? That might feel a little extreme, but the face has been sticking with me for a while now.

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[diamant]

i don't know if i would describe it like that
but i have started missing people i never knew
it's a little surreal

[matchbreaker]

Oh golly, isn't it? I've felt *that* for months now.

A whole family other than the one I have now

[adoringpast]

that's normal, isn't it?
we're all bound to get the same feelings for a person in our memories the longer we stay here
doesn't mean it's not a pain to deal with, though

[matchbreaker]

I'm not sure it's inevitable, but it is pretty likely yeah!

We've both been on here a while, I remember your name.

[sunnyspot]

I feel like "love" might be a little much for someone I've never actually met, but I definitely hold a lot of affection for them.

My memory self was in love with someone, so I get a lot of memories about that person. It makes sense, though... If I'm remembering the things that made my other self fall in love with them to begin with, of course those feelings would come with it. Maybe it's similar to what you're experiencing.

We talked a little about this sometime last year, if you remember, but I'm sure a lot's changed for both of us since then.

[matchbreaker]

Oh yes, I remember your name! Yes, we did talk back then, didn't we? Thank you for humoring me at the time.

But it's something like that for me too. I've been remembering her husband, how they met, how he proposed, how they lived, their children... It's only in snapshots, but it's a whole life together. So it stands out to me, lingering in my mind and heart no matter what else I think about.

[privately]

[burndownforwhat]

[ is Jen up super late at this hour, or is she just awake like a half hour earlier than usual? it's a little of both since she's still feeling off balance from recent incidents. also: being caught in a body that was used to a drastically different sleep schedule didn't help.

now that things are (mostly) back to normal, surely it was time to get in touch with someone who she has embarrassing memories with, right? right. though Jen is honestly very vague on exactly what happened, she does remember there being drinking involved, and saying maybe one or fifty things she wouldn't normally have.

still. the thought doesn't hit her right away. this girl, who looks awfully similar to Yin but is obviously very much cleaned up by comparison, with another name to boot, finally has the opportunity to say something without having to actually reach out on her own time. ]

Is it someone that exists here in Recollé? That could be awkward.

[privately]

[matchbreaker]

[ Oh that name is... not that familiar. The picture is, somewhat? Some vague memory of the past. Some encounter which made her feel like being with Soliel. ]

It isn't, no. I've never met anyone from their memories of mine in Recollé.

[scythegun]

If anything, I've had the opposite experience. I didn't love those close to me nearly as much as I should have.

Though I did remember someone I loved at some point, even that was very muted. All of my memories have been like that, though. I didn't feel much in my past life.

[matchbreaker]

Oh really? Do you think that's just a part of that other life's nature, or something?

[promisedyou]

To be honest... I was worried about falling in love with the person I fell in love with in my memories since I'm dating someone right now, but I kind of managed not to. Even though it's hard to ignore those memories and feelings.

[matchbreaker]

Oh, really? That's fortunate then, that it didn't complicate your life more than it had to. In my case, I suppose a part of why I'm so sucked is that my own hubby passed on a while ago.

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[thisloveisjustice]

Other-me apparently had feelings for his partner. But while I can tell she cares about him, whether she reciprocated those feelings is yet to be seen.

But do I have feelings for her? Honestly, I'm not sure. Any time I think about her or mention her to someone, I get such a strong echo of his feelings. It's kind of awkward, especially since, memories aside, I could see myself falling for someone like her.

Fact is, I've dated women like her.

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[matchbreaker]

My, my so many people really are sleepless tonight! Hello!

But wow, yeah, when you put it like that, it makes sense. There is an echo of James in my last husband, or perhaps an echo of my late husband in her James? For me, I'm probably just easily suckered in for having remembered, including what she felt and thought, of course, things like his proposal or the like.

[devilsadvocato]

I'm wiggling my eyebrows.

Nah I lucked out. The dreamy guy in my memories is literally my husband. The downside is when I get bad memories where we were arguing and then I feel annoyed at him but I can't do anything because it's not exactly HIM. Comparing our argument memories sucks sometimes.

[matchbreaker]

Oh my! That really is convenient, or perhaps even something more like destined for you two to have a matching memory set like that! I'm glad to hear someone has that!

Still, yes, those arguments must be very confusing, especially if you two don't remember things at the same pace or timing.

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[cardcaptured]

... I have, yeah.

She's on the app, but... I think I started liking her before I remembered my other self had feelings for her, too. I don't think Retrospec had an influence on any of that, though.

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[matchbreaker]

Oh gosh, another person with a situation like that! What're the odds, that's such a sweet thing!

[standalonehuman]

I haven't...yet. But, I get the feeling I might.

[The message is followed by a short video. A bright gold wedding band sits alone on a table. Togusa's hand eventually comes into shot to put it on its side and spin it until it rattles and falls to the table surface again.]

[matchbreaker]

Oh wow... you actually got a ring without context?

[floret]

I can remember the love my past self felt very clearly, and I guess I can feel it, too... It was very strong when I held my heart stone, back when those were doing things.
But it still definitely feels... past, I suppose.
That is, I don't find myself pining after the person he loved or anything like that.

[matchbreaker]

Oh, your stone aligned with something like that? That's interesting actually!

But that's probably for the best if it's not actively bothering you.

[divisibility]

the supposed other me was engaged to someone so i presume he loved her
havent actually remembered the falling in love part yet
imagine thatd be pretty weird to experience

[matchbreaker]

Honestly, it sort of is. To me, remembering an engagement without the feeling sounds just as odd.

[yakan]

How tragically romantic sounding, just like in one of those fancy novels with time travel and magical cabinets and reincarnation.

To answer your question, no, that's not happened to me. But who knows what the future holds.

[matchbreaker]

That makes it sound more poetic than it actually is I feel like.

[spes_phthisica]

dreadful isn't it
I mean, I'm not sure if it counts as being in love to only ever have felt that kind of feeling for someone in a memory?
but that makes him kind of hard to forget

[matchbreaker]

Depends, I think? If it still lingers with you in your waking hours.