darkinferno: (★ end of the night it's goin' down)
dante "walking dumpster fire" rantanen | riku ([personal profile] darkinferno) wrote in [community profile] retrospec2017-03-17 09:56 am

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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
openhanded: (animated) (☆'cause you know my call)

[personal profile] openhanded 2017-03-26 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
[His brow furrows.] I don't know. In the memory, we were talking about me leaving the village to be with humans. Mikleo looked pretty human to me, so the difference must've been something I couldn't see. Or it's just something to do with eye and hair color...

[Dante's new swing is definitely better. Sorey almost has to work to block it.]

Much better. Wanna try coming at me this time?
openhanded: (animated) (☆i have died every day waiting for you)

[personal profile] openhanded 2017-03-27 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
That's true, but if Mikleo insists he wasn't human then I believe him. [Must be nice to have that kind of loyalty, huh.

He parries the first hit and doesn't take the bait that might otherwise get him to lean into the block and throw off his balance. He's had a few years to do this and he's not bad, though he's never bothered entering into competitions. He could never be as good as someone like Kiyomitsu, even if he doesn't do kendo anymore.

It's when Dante breaks away from standard form that Sorey has to improvise. The one-handed grip is a surprise, since he'd been doing so well up to this point--

-- but he finds himself blocking the new attack, too. His right hand clenched around the hilt, left hand pressing against the back of the wooden blade to keep from breaking the parry.]


What the-- that's not--

[He pulls back after a moment, visibly shaken.]

I... I don't remember learning that.
openhanded: (animated) (☆close my eyes to the recent disgrace)

[personal profile] openhanded 2017-03-28 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
[He lowers his sword and holds it in his own one-handed grip, weighing it. The grip feels right. The sword feels wrong, though. The new knowledge wars with what he was taught, which isn't helping anything and only serves to make him more confused.

He touches his temple.]


I thought it might work for you, but me?

[Why was Alisha so important? Why would he leave the place of his birth to chase someone he didn't know? He has so many questions and no answers. He looks at the crest on the back of the beaded white glove on his hand, and he wonders just what kind of trouble his past self got into.]

... I'm not some kind of fantasy hero who goes out and fights dragons. The scariest thing I've ever faced down was a yellow light.

[A breath. He's freaking out a little, and he knows it, so he tries to shove it down.]

Do you actually remember anything? Should we-- should we keep going?
openhanded: (animated) (☆here i am waiting for the moon to rise)

[personal profile] openhanded 2017-03-30 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[Crap, Dante just read him like a book. Sorey's used to repressing stuff in order to move forward; the one time he couldn't meant he almost flunked out of school, and that brought a whole other set of problems. But Dante isn't forceful about calling him out on it. He's so matter-of-fact that Sorey can't really say no. It reminds him of Mikleo and he's sure his best friend would insist on taking this slowly.

He lowers his sword... and ducks his head.]


Y-yeah, sorry. I'm just a little rattled is all.

[He's just some nerdy kid who likes science and video games and swinging around fake swords. He never asked for this.

He runs his hand through his bangs, trying to calm himself. When it doesn't totally work he just sits on the grass where he is. It's cold owing to it still being spring, but today isn't wet. Thankfully.]


What about you? Are you feeling okay?
openhanded: (animated) (☆by a lady in black)

[personal profile] openhanded 2017-04-04 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course it doesn't! But I remember setting off on some kind of journey... leaving a village for the first time... I was chasing down some girl to warn her about something.

[He tilts his head back and sighs.]

I don't actually remember fighting anything, or having a sword-- so this is news to me, too. [He turns the bokken over in his hands.] ... But you're right. I'm still me. Even if these things are memories, that's not the life I'm living now. [He looks at Dante then, quietly appreciative of his kindness, rough as it might be.] You should remember that, too.

[He watches Dante find a familiar pose. After a moment, Sorey gets back to his feet and dusts off his jeans. His sword immediately goes to his right hand-- that's not a surprise-- but it feels much more comfortable without two hands on it. He tests the balance of it, the rest of his body loose and on his toes.]

... Do you think you used a short sword? Because I think I did, too.

[His left hand keeps wanting to be free. He wonders if he did something with it; his glove, pretty as it is, gives him no answers.]
openhanded: (animated) (☆don't be alarmed)

[personal profile] openhanded 2017-04-08 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
[He tests his own bokken and closes his eyes. Nothing really springs to mind. He wishes the memories were something he could call on whenever he wanted, instead of this weird barrier... but maybe it's a good thing that he's only remembering in bits and pieces. Maybe the whole thing is too much to handle all at once.]

I don't think my teacher would let me just take home a wakizashi. Do you know anyone in the theater department? I bet they have all sorts of props. Otherwise... [He rubs his chin.] We could look for one of those alternative shops. [The ones that sell steel replicas of dubious quality for the undiscerning anime fanboy.

He blinks as Dante actually seems to question his resolve. Sorey, for his part, had already decided he couldn't just stop here-- even if what was on the other side scared him a little. The unknown is always like that. He's a scholar who wants to get to the bottom of things, but he's also an explorer. He can't just turn a blind eye to all of this... especially when it has to do with his best friend.]


It's the only reliable way we have. It seems that the visions aren't all triggered by something, so burying my head in the sand won't help. They'll come to me regardless.

[His green eyes narrow.]

... I want to know the truth.