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[true_noir]

I think that is what they wanted me to think. I don't know that I could believe that, under the circumstances. It is far too suspicious.

It isn't frightening, no. It is simply more difficult, which means that they're dedicated to this nonsense.

[rhapsodeity]

haha maybe?
do you think its yours or is it just...a thing?

well they say getting to know your enemy is a one way ticket to figuring out how to beat them!
dissecting their motives like that is one way to accomplish that :p

[true_noir]

I really do not know. I wish that I did, but I do not know for certain. That is part of the problem, and they confuse the issue with their behavior. But part of me thinks that it is. But, if we are going to dissect what it is that they are doing, do you have any thoughts so far?

After all, this dedicated, they must want something. I can't believe it's entirely random.

[rhapsodeity]

well chloe this is just a thought i am having but....
when i got those fruits i just kind of knew they were mine? :\
and i know when karkat got his sickle he knew it was his too
he said it was like finding a sweater you did not remember losing in the lost and found
is it like that for you?

[true_noir]

Oh, you know Karkat? I didn't know that you were friends, or that he owned an ancient farming tool of some sort. Why would he carry around a sickle that he knew was his?

But yes, I do believe that I understand what you are getting at. I just worry that the entire situation is contrived, even our memories of the items. That is the problem.