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[counteracts]

right, right. my bad, poor phrasing
it's just not one of my go-tos, usually

guess they thought we deserved a break after that
I'm not complaining

[He is begrudgingly grateful. All of this just seems like an annoyance at most, so far.]

last time we talked you mentioned someone receiving something from retrospec in the mail
you ever hear of someone getting something, but not by way of a delivery?

[notyourutopian]

Yeah.
Friend of mine found something in her closet that she didn't put there.
But had shown up in a hallucinomemory.

[counteracts]

hallucinomemory... is that what we're calling them now?

but huh. well, it's good to know it's not just me, I guess
it almost made sense that they would send random crap to your house but I'm not exactly crazy about what feels like breaking and entering

[Even if it was to drop off a relatively simple article of clothing, but still.]

[notyourutopian]

Yeah.
And they didn't leave any evidence at all.

Like, that's so weird.
You'd think they'd at least move something or leave a footprint or something.

[counteracts]

for me, I didn't even leave the dorm
like, I checked my closet the night before, when I was going to sleep, and then at some point in the next day, it was there

even setting aside how creepy that is, it barely even seems possible

[notyourutopian]

It's like they're ninjas.

Which I guess is a little racist whoops.

But seriously I cannot figure out how they do it.
Maybe it's whatever they're doing to make changes to the world, just on a smaller scale.

[counteracts]

no worries

[They honestly can't really count out any possibilities though??]

that... could be possible, yeah
if they can make those widespread changes happen, these smaller ones would be nothing in comparison

I wonder if the weird memory stuff applies? like, if someone would remember you having that item all along if you brought it up

[notyourutopian]

Oh wow I hadn't ever thought of that.
Like.
If you suddenly own a coat you know you didn't own.
But would all the people who think horses were always chocobos think you always had it...

[counteracts]

I'd volunteer to test it out but my item was just an article of clothing, so I don't think it'd be a good test subject

[People usually didn't tend to memorize the entire wardrobe of someone they knew, even if they were friends or lived in the same dorm.]

we could look into trying it out with something a little more distinctive, though
sure as heck don't know what any of it means, but any information's good information at this point

[notyourutopian]

What would be distinctive...?
Hm.

I have a friend who's hair changed color.
But that's still kind of innocuous...

[counteracts]

innocuous, sure, but someone would definitely take note of it

maybe your friend could ask someone who doesn't notice all the stuff we do if the change was sudden for them or not?

[notyourutopian]

That might work.
She dyed it first before it changed though, I'm not...
Hm.

I'll just ask her.

[counteracts]

[Even better. Plenty of change to notice (or not notice).]

it's just a thought
but if she learns anything, let me know. I'm curious now

[notyourutopian]

I will.
Let me know if you find anything weird too.

[ooc: Sorry for the delay, I was on vacation.]

[counteracts]

(ooc: I saw! np at all!)

alright
I will