... i'm haunted by the lives that i have loved ...

[openhanded]

Surei Doushi 6/20 near Apprassage

Hi everyone. a lot has happened in the past few months and Retrospec seems to be pulling in more and more people. we don't have all the answers yet and it's pretty scary at times... to make things even weirder, there are multiple people who have encountered spirits in the woods like myself call them ghosts or specters -- whatever they are, they used to live here and they're agitated about something. I don't know what that is but I want to find out I'll be exploring a different area rumored to have spirits and other weird things happening there. someone suggested we work together so I'm opening this up to everyone. if you want to come, let me know and I'll give you the details privately. bring a flashlight and a camera if you have one. if we do run into them, the shades respond best to people who are friendly and polite. be courteous to your elders and all that's about it. if we find anything I'll be sure to let everyone know.

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Comments

[true_noir]

Ghosts, really? It seems like what we see here gets more and more supernatural in nature every day. Are you certain of this?

[openhanded]

I've seen them and talked to them and I was never able to do that before a couple months ago
maybe they're not the ghosts you think of on TV but they're fragments of people who used to live here.
that much is for certain

[truedetective]

There's no such thing as ghosts.

[openhanded]

you can believe whatever you like.
the moment you close your mind, you eliminate any opportunity to learn something new

[complementing]

Shirogane-kun, after everything we and the others have talked about before, how could you not believe in ghosts?

[sivard]

Ghosts?

I'll be honest, from what I've remembered-- and granted, I remember hardly anything-- I'll be honest; ghosts wouldn't surprise me at this point.

I'll tag along. I'm curious if it'll give me any answers for what I'm remembering.

[openhanded]

that's great!
I'll forward the details to you in a bit.
I've also remembered some things recently.....
I don't think that'll answer any of your questions but I can at least explain my ghost thing.

[divine_braid]

Donald Maxwell Wait... you saw ghosts? Like real ones?

[openhanded]

as real as something intangible can get.
they were in the Apprassage Woods last month when we were all tiny. I wandered in and they tried to help me out.
when I went back last weekend, they were still there

[foretellable]

Whoa! That sounds really mysterious. I heard about the spirits that hang out at the woods but never been there before.

Can I help? I wanna come along too and help the spirits. I can make flashlights for us in case we need more in a pinch. [ don't take up this offer, please, don't trust his flashlights. ]

[openhanded]

there's something about the woods that makes people get lost. you'll walk around in circles even if you're trying to walk in a straight line. it makes no sense at all
so yeah, I wouldn't go alone even if you're curious.
I'd love to have your help though!
we'll be in a group so if anything happens we can help each other out

okay I'm curious --
how do you make a flashlight?

[adoringpast]

Ghosts? Really?

You're all just wasting your time. It's probably just hallucinations, like the one's we've been getting from our past lives or whatever.

[openhanded]

that's always a possibility.
even if nothing comes of it, exploring is fun!

[crudest]

wait you have to be polite to some fuckers who weren't smart enough to stay alive?

like grandmas and grandpas aside that's pretty dumb

[openhanded]

um...
people die because of all sorts of reasons, not just old age
it's not something you can feasibly control.
we don't know how these people died anyway.
I don't think we're in a place where we can make assumptions about anything

[strawberrypunch]

Ill come too

[That's... all he really feels he needs to say. After all...

He saw them, too. Back in the woods.]

[openhanded]

thank you.
we'll get to the bottom of this one way or another

[botamochi]

you can't be serious, Sorey.

either way, be careful. even if you're courteous, i can't imagine all spirits will reciprocate.

[openhanded]

I'm



deathly serious

[please take his phone away from him]

don't worry, I won't do anything reckless!
I've got kids to look after.

[catsudon]

so it's all a pretty big if, right? i guess i can help if you need people to do this thing or whatever.

( ... polite. and friendly.

... yeah sure he's not usually aggressive offhand right? except when taken offguard or scared. )

[openhanded]

[As long as he doesn't tell the ghosts they're stupid, then it's fine with him.]

definitely. I'd love to have you along, Yuri!
even if nothing comes out of it, it's fun to poke around unexplored places

[complementing]

if you don't already have too many helpers, I'm in

[openhanded]

don't worry, I planned for you!! (´ ∀ ` *)
we've got a good sized group going but I think we could squeeze in a few more.
besides, there's other places to look, too

[destiny_key]

so you actually saw stuff in the woods???
i just heard voices
it was kinda creepy

[openhanded]

it's a lot less creepy when you can see them somehow.
maybe it's because you can tell where the noise is coming from?
it's hard to be weirded out when they're just walking there with you like everyone else...
at least until things got... you know.
that's why I want to try this again outside the woods.

[antagonize]

You sure they were "spirits" and not, you know, part of a really bad trip?

I'M SORRY ABOUT THIS TAG

[openhanded]

ah, the trip went fine!
everyone packed enough supplies and the flashlights were working as far as I could tell

[browbeater]

... spirits.

are you being serious right now?

[openhanded]

yes.
I've seen them twice now

[frisyr]

What's the big deal about ghosts? I really want to see one, since everyone keeps bringing them up!

[openhanded]

wanna come with us?
I can't guarantee that you'll see one
but it's pretty darn likely you'll notice something weird if you stick around.

[toushiro]

Did they say what exactly they were agitated about?

[openhanded]

they said that something was wrong with the woods
and the city
but when I pressed them they just got harder and harder to understand
and more upset

[esperimental]

Ritsu Kageyama You saw them too. Have you read up on the city's history?

[openhanded]

Only as much as what I was taught at school.

Did something jump out at you?