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[blooming_resonance]

Sakuya Haibara shared a photo. 04/01 near Recolle

You know, I was starting to feel a little left out of everyone else having strange hallucinations about things they never think they did, but then I received a photograph. The note stated it was me in the photo, but as you can tell, that's a little difficult to tell, and I've no idea who that girl is, either; it's not me as a child, that is for sure. More curious is the date says '1970' - that's before I was born. It didn't trigger any kind of hallucination either, so perhaps it was delivered to the wrong place? If it is someone else's, I would be happy to forward it to your address if necessary. Otherwise, I think it may be going in a box. It's kind of creepy.

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[blooming_resonance]

But if it is meant to be some kind of purposeful thing that we are meant to see, then why are some people not experiencing it? I've seen at least one or two other people who haven't experienced a thing.

It's curious. It's why I've made the comment that I am starting to feel like I'm part of some kind of control group while everyone else is subjected to strange things.

[caelestialis]

A control group?

Huh. I never thought of that being a possibility with us. Wouldn't the control be the rest of the city then since they seem okay with everything going on? The horses and the fruits? The memories and the items? But I wouldn't put it pass them to do that among us. They've done almost everything else.

[blooming_resonance]

If the point is that you are supposed to experience these hallucinations, then why would they have people aware of other changes, but never have the hallucinations if not for a control group?

Or at least maybe a different sort of test group than everyone else is in.

That's sort of what it feels like, at least.

[caelestialis]

That's a good point.

It sounds like you put a lot of thought into this! I wish I was just as diligent when it came to all of this plotting and reasoning things out. It often feels like we're being kept in the dark and they, whoever 'they' are, have no intentions of letting us see the end of the tunnel.

[blooming_resonance]

I just work for a family that's very into science and medicine. It's sort of natural my thought process goes in that particular direction, but I guess my own life experiences have colored that, as well. I read a lot of fiction.

But it does all seem like a huge conspiracy, even if I don't usually buy into that kind of hysteria. There's usually a logical explanation, but... there's no logical explanation for a lot of what has been happening.

[caelestialis]

Maybe there is and we're just unable to see it yet? Like how some diseases and diagnoses aren't realised yet because they're so rare and difficult to realise.

With a bit of luck and help from the others, we can figure out what's going on here. Hopefully.

[blooming_resonance]

This is true. A little embarrassing to think I might actually be being swept into it, but... perhaps it's for the best all of us back off a little.

There's enough good minds here, I think, that we can figure something out.

Even if it does turn out to be something truly absurd.