approximately three minutes after the alarms start going off

[thesettingsun]

SOME OF US DON'T HAVE POWERS THIS BINGO IS RIGGED

[Glad we got the complaining out of the way.]

Comments

[thesettingsun]

I have no idea. I haven't seen her in any of my other memories, but I haven't seen any other women in my memories, so she could be my girlfriend or my wife.

[explodosafe]

So something important to you, in a good way.

I wonder what's up with people remembering such gruesome stuff. Counting yours and mine as well I've heard of a witch burning, a suicide under questionable circumstances and what seems like some creepy deadly virus zombie apocalypse, not to mention that people keep blabbing on to me about heroes as if those were real.

[thesettingsun]

If Retrospec's goal is to be a giant asshole to all of us, giving us gruesome memories is a pretty good way for them to be enormous douchebags.

[explodosafe]

Hmmm. But why'd they do that? I keep hearing 'cause they're jerks and from what I'm seeing their PR department definitely sucks, but it doesn't really add up, does it?

[thesettingsun]

I don't know what their endgame could be. What do you get out of taking away colors?

[explodosafe]

It could be a test-run for something else?

[thesettingsun]

I guess if they're getting bigger in scale with what they mess with, we might wake up one day and be down a country. Or a planet.

[explodosafe]

Would be at least interesting if you ask me. A real man loves some good adventure.

[thesettingsun]

Then count me as not a real man, because I like safety and peace of mind.

[explodosafe]

[Dude, don't say something that sad.]

Would you fight to protect those things?

[thesettingsun]

I don't know how to fight. I'm not even good at sports.

[explodosafe]

I didn't mean it that literally. More like... You'd act, right?

[thesettingsun]

I'd do whatever I could, if I could do anything.

[explodosafe]

That's all I needed to know. You've got a manly heart!

[thesettingsun]

Really? You think so?

[Considering that that sounded like a cliche comic book line, he shouldn't be so happy about hearing it.]

[explodosafe]

Yes! Being manly isn't about being a good fight or not getting scared or gender or whatever! It's about living without regrets and knowing what's important to you and putting your heart into that!

So if you want a place where people can live in peace without worries and are willing to do what you can for that goal, then that proves that you're plenty manly, even if you don't see it right now!

[thesettingsun]

You'd be a pretty good motivational speaker. Or motivational texter, if that ever becomes a thing.

[explodosafe]

You think? I'm just calling things as they are, though. I'm no overly positive or cheerful guy.

[He gets scared and worried a lot, and he doesn't think he has what it takes to inspire others either.]

[thesettingsun]

It's better that way. The people who are cheerful and positive all the time get ignored, because most people can't do that.

[explodosafe]

That sounds kind of depressing. Just because one person mainly shows one emotions that doesn't mean that they don't feel anything else. They're probably just bad at sharing the rest.

I'm not good at showing when I'm happy, for instance.

[thesettingsun]

You don't get to know motivational speakers all the time. Just for a sort while while they give a speech. You judge them based on that.

[explodosafe]

Huh. I don't even know what they do, actually. Just hold speeches to cheer people up?

[thesettingsun]

Usually they go around giving speeches to inspire people. At schools, and places like that.

[explodosafe]

That's supposed to actually bring something...?

Wouldn't it be better to choose a project and stay with it from beginning to the end? I can't believe some stranger saying some nice words can be all that inspiring for real.

[thesettingsun]

It must have helped someone, or people wouldn't still be doing it. Probably.