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[darkinferno]

so a lot of people have been talking about receiving packages in the mail from retrospec lately. we've had fruit, stuffed animals, various accessories... but i want to know more about the other things people have been getting. the weird changes that don't make sense

like anya suddenly being fluent in russian or yin's eyes changing color

how many of you guys have had stuff like THAT happen so far? what sort of changes are we seeing here?

people have been getting these flashes over the past month and a half, and now some people are turning up with these random physical changes or abilities they definitely didn't have the day before. i wanna know if there are just a couple people who've experienced this or if it's more common than we think


on a somewhat related note, who here knows anything about swordfighting? i think i want to try something

Comments

[commandertoolbelt]

who in their right mind would trust you with a sword

[darkinferno]

way to miss the entire point of the post here leo

besides if you can be trusted with fireworks i think i can be trusted with a sword

[openhanded]

I've only gotten the flashbacks and a present but I apparently look the same as I did back... then???

I've been taking swordfighting classes for years and years now. what do you need?

[twelfthspark]

+1

Something you're not telling us, Dante~? Who do you have to duel 🍿🗡🗡

[commandertoolbelt]

it's not my fault that there's exactly one part of this post that isn't completely insane

and i've known how to use fireworks safely since i was like six so that's not even the same thing

[darkinferno]

are you telling me you haven't had any of these flashes yet

[Some guys just have all the luck!]

besides it's not like i'm asking someone to just hand me a sword and let me run off into the woods with it

[darkinferno]

you caught me

it's that shakespeare thing

i'm apparently going to get really into character

[He's not even auditioning, the liar.]

[darkinferno]

you look the same now as you did back then? how do you know that

you live like five doors down or something right? are you at home

[commandertoolbelt]

nope, nada
then again that makes me one of the only sane people left and that's how you know something's off

also you don't chop trees or whatever with a sword dante get with the program
this is why no one should ever trust you with one

[openhanded]

uh. well. Mikleo told me. because he has the same... memories.

yeah!! I've got a spare bokken if you need one

[daemonized]

You want to "try something" with a sharp blade that you have no experience with.

[He knows where this came from, of course, but really, Dante?]

If you lose a finger or two in the process of this mysterious "something", I still expect for you to turn in your work in time. Just so you're aware.

[darkinferno]

that's for sure, it's a dark day when we're looking to you for guidance and rational thought

who said anything about chopping trees? but i'm not gonna take a sword and just run downtown with it, that's a one-way ticket to idiotsville population that guy that thought he was an ape and the lady that talks to the ghosts of christmas past

[darkinferno]

why does everybody think i'm going to either gut myself or someone else here i know how to be careful

besides i'm sure i could get a doctor's note to let me off the hook

[darkinferno]

[Sorry, Sorey, he's not even going to bother texting him back. As soon as he's got the text, Dante's headed their way, knocking on the door.]

Sorey, you there?

[me_matey]

i can probs bench a small car, hows that for different?

[darkinferno]

and i'm guessing you COULDN'T do that before, right? because yeah, that'd definitely count as different

pretty handy too

[daemonized]

Refer to the above, specifically the part about "no experience".

But I take it you have enough sense to use practice gear instead of something actually sharp and made of tempered steel. If you must go through with this idea of yours.

[Please stop making him lowkey worry about his uni students, it's mentally taxing.]

[me_matey]

itd be a lot handier if it stopped breaking stuff.

[commandertoolbelt]

you look to me to fix your car and that's close enough

you're the one talking about running into the woods with it

i love how you expect someone to just have a sword lying around though
like maybe you are heading to idiotsville and just don't know it yet
i'm sure king kong and mrs. scrooge would love to have you there

[openhanded]

[Sorey opens the door after a minute. It's obviously his day off because he's gone full hipster here, complete with a beanie. Please knock that thing off his head. Please.

He's also carrying two wooden bokken against his shoulder.]

We should probably do this outside. Mikleo will kill me if we break something.

[ghostories]

my eyes changed color too!
i think i could really pull this vampire look off

[heiroglyphs]

I've been fencing since I was eight?

[darkinferno]

apparently it's a dark day a lot then

also read below dude i've already gotten multiple offers

[Oh yes. He is definitely smirking. WHO'S HEADED TO IDIOTSVILLE NOW LEO

(probably still him)]

[darkinferno]

[Unfortunately, Dante can be just as bad so he won't be doing any knocking of hats anytime soon. A grin springs to his face when he sees that Sorey's already prepared. Awesome.]

That's fine by me. I just want to test something out and see if I can use one of these things.

[As he turns to head for the stairs, leaving room for Sorey to exit and lock the door, he calls back over his shoulder:]

Thanks for humoring me, by the way.

[commandertoolbelt]

it's a dark day for all of us if they're trusting you with that
or maybe they'll do the smart thing and give you one of those foam swords for little kids