retrospec | (no subject)

Ali Sobeck shared a photo.
7 June near Union Grocery.

hey, it's alison. long time reader, first time poster, etc.
everyone else gets pointy teeth and anime hair, and all i get is this rudimentary bow and arrow set. in the back seat of my car. i feel cheated and uneasy.
things of note:
the construction's solid if old-fashioned. ancient almost. looks like it's been through a lot of hunting or combat. well-cared for. it's been restringed recently. funny: the bowstring's stronger than any modern-day bow i've ever held. tbf, last time i tried to shoot a bow and arrow was in summer camp, and that was a disaster. i couldn't hit the broad side of a barn...
the metal pieces are strong too.
same metal pieces have been shaped for the arrow heads. dried blood still on one of those. spooky. weird thing about the design. the metal's been shaped and painted(?) in a way to resemble animal bone. does that make sense? as if it was deliberate. they don't match with the construction of the thing, but i don't know why.
just a feeling.
has anyone ever seen these symbols? did anyone else get some ancient weapon, or did i luck out?

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

yeah. kind of overkill for a prosthetic.
is it particularly advanced other than that?

i guess anything can be a weapon if you swing it hard enough. who were you fighting?

thanks. i think i'd appreciate it more if i'd taken archery classes. i'm kicking past me.

he said the way the joints looked was unique
didnt actually try it out yet
makes a decent backscratcher though

Probably something to do with that other life, in the hallucinomemories.

is that what we're calling them? catchy.
i still haven't gotten one yet. i'm starting to feel like a late bloomer.

ouch. now who am i going to ask to prom?
i got what you meant.
i wouldn't shoot you through the heart, for what it's worth.
even if i did know how to use this.

you're not curious?
...is that rude to ask? sorry

it's pretty cool. i feel like it's wasted on me, though.
i'm being careful with my handling. gloves and everything. should be fine.
i'm hoping the blood's a fluke

sure, you say that now

but we'll see

ps i wouldve said yes if you had just ASKED

dont say that something like this could make u look like a badass!
wait did u mean that it just showed up in the back seat of ur car?

potentially ancient weapon? yeah, but I'm still trying to understand some parts about it here's a question for you. have you tried to shoot THIS bow and arrow yet? also can't say I recognize the symbols. some kind of hieroglyphs? could also mean nothing

That looks so cool!!

Are you gonna use it? Not using the arrows covered in blood, I know, but are you gonna use it in general? Can you use a bow and arrow? Maybe this is a sign you gotta be an Olympic archer or something.

heh it kinda is
but your not the first one to ask

im not too interested bc i know the real thing isnt just plug n play
it takes months of bullshit to get a normal fake arm to work
sizing
prototypes
training

trust me i looked through a bunch of stuff while they had me doing physical therapy

No fair. All I got was baby's first shiv.

Yeah, I'm not sure who started that but it fits

And that happens to everyone on Retrospec so don't worry. You won't be late for long.

Weird, it looks like it was made in a cave out of scraps.
How can it look so old but be made out of modern metals? Is it a museum piece or something?

Ali Sobeck i'm not going to use this. safety psa or not, i've got no use for it
Ali Sobeck being a hero isn't the worst thing you could be
Ali Sobeck or vigilante
Ali Sobeck but leaping rooftops and wearing a mask isn't in my future either. no time for that

i'm not eager to add manslaughter to my list of marketable skills

maybe i'm too shy to ask. have you never watched the perks of being a wallflower?

i doubt it. i don't know how to use it.
and yeah. i was packing groceries and caught sight of it. grabbed my work gloves to get a closer look at it.

Nui Harime you think?
Nui Harime we've got lots of jobs already that think they're being heroes
Nui Harime bet that'll be in the new safety psa too.
Nui Harime what a buzzzzzy bee you are though. what's sooooo impnt that you haven't got time to put on a cape?

what did you get?
and no, i haven't. should i?

thanks. i thought it looked cool too
i don't think i'll be using it. i'm not any good at archery. i could give it a shot, though.
no pun intended.
and maybe so. this looks too tribal to be from the modern-day olympics, but stranger things have happened.

jesus. guess i shouldn't be complaining.
at least a shiv's pretty self-explanatory. if unsettling. this thing requires a lot of practice.

Edited (minor typo i just noticed!) 2017-06-11 01:11 (UTC)

i've got you. more work than it looks like.
i have no point of reference for this, so i put my foot in my mouth there.
sorry again.

Page 2 of 10