asking for a friend

[esperimental]

Ritsu Kageyama 7/2 near Chata

Welcome to all the unfortunate new users of Retrospec. You should know the unnatural changes of the world also affect loved ones outside the city, who are oblivious as the non-Retrospec users here; you might also experience some physical changes or receive unwanted things in the mail. Usually at the start of the month, given others' accounts. Anyway... If people were being very insistent. (Very.) And refusing to take no for an answer, what type of birthday present would you ask for? P.S. Indecisiveness is unhelpful and not the point of the post, please refrain from posting so unless you have some idea.

Comments

[esperimental]

Our thoughts on this seem to align more-or-less exactly. A book is a good idea, thank you.

What would you say are good genres that aren't academic ones.

[ He doesn't know what fun is. ]

[thesettingsun]

Do you actually not read anything unless it's for school? :|

[esperimental]

No.

[thesettingsun]

[Not sure whether to judge or be concerned...]

Okay, do you have any movies you like?

[Please tell him you've at least seen movies.]

[esperimental]

[ Be very concerned. ]

Not really. Watched some to review English before moving. That's about it.

[thesettingsun]

Do you do anything for fun, because otherwise I'm really concerned.

[esperimental]

[ Oh my god Internet stranger??? Don't be concerned over something so trivial!! ]

I used to write in my journal at the end of the day.

I could bring that back, I guess.

[thesettingsun]

Okay, good, you had one hobby. That's something. Ask somebody to get you a notebook, there are a lot of stylish notebooks.

[esperimental]

That's not a bad idea. I'll go ahead and go from journaling. It'll keep me in the know too if Retrospec tries to do anything weirder with my memories.

[thesettingsun]

It's easier to keep track of this stuff if it's written down. Still complicated, but easier.

[esperimental]

Have you been doing it?

[thesettingsun]

On my computer. Password-protected.

[esperimental]

Reasonable. I don't think I've forgotten any of the strange events I want to note, but it's better if while with a fresh memory.

[thesettingsun]

You might forget minor details that turn out to not be minor. It's hard to tell without context.

[esperimental]

I'd wonder what the point is of taking a foreshadowing approach to this is but better safe than sorry.

I've mentioned time and time again how not fun it is we're someone's toys.

[thesettingsun]

It's not fun at all. But I think this way is probably better than dumping, say, ninety years of memories on us at once. You'd go insane.

[esperimental]

I've never thought of it that way.

That's actually really horrifying.

[ And who wants to live 'til ninety?! ]

[thesettingsun]

[People with access to modern health care?]

You're welcome. Glad I could make you feel better about your actual situation.

[esperimental]

[ Not Ritsu!! ]

Thanks I guess. A handful of people already have memories of a different time like actual decades or centuies, this could get really messed up.

[thesettingsun]

It's already pretty messed up, but it's good to know it could be worse? I guess??

[esperimental]

Every day we wake up is a day Retrospec could ruin.

[thesettingsun]

I know. Believe me, I've known that since I woke up smaller than an ant.

[esperimental]

I never want to see a cockroach in my life again. And that's already how I feel normally.

[thesettingsun]

Same. If that ever happens again I'm going on strike.