text ❖ living in an era with gps takes all the fun out of it

[doitrockapella]

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The structure above was built in the 7th century BCE by two legendary architects, Trophonios and Agamedes. Is it: A. The Palace of Knossos on Crete B. The Temple of Apollo at Delphi C. The Pillars of Hercules D. The Colosseum of Rome Trivia aside, color me curious: what's the most unusual place or thing you've seen thus far in your "hallucinomemories"? That you're willing to tell someone about, of course — I'm not seeking to pressure anyone into revealing secrets they wouldn't be willing to share with the class. (Or, I suppose, if you're playing along with those bingo cards we were given and need to share something with a stranger, responding to something like this would certainly qualify, wouldn't it?)

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[truedetective]

It's B.

I apparently had a prior life in a rural Japanese town.

[Not talking about the other world.]

[doitrockapella]

It certainly is.

A rural Japanese town? Do you remember anything else about it?

[truedetective]

Nothing in particular. I went to school. I had friends.

[I was apparently working to solve a murder case.]

It was called Inaba.

Also, logically it could only have been A or B, given that the Colosseum is famous and the Pillars of Hercules are a natural formation in Gibraltar.
Those sorts of pillars are more evocative of a temple like the Parthenon than a palace.
A palace would presumably have fewer open walls to protect against the elements.

[doitrockapella]

It's always nice to see people showing their detective work. Trivia is fine in and of itself, but I think the best questions are the ones that even an entirely unfamiliar person could still make a fair attempt at reasoning out just through logic.

I'm vaguely familiar with Inaba the old province, but not the town. What else do you remember about it?

[truedetective]

It really wasn't a very active or bustling town.
If you have any questions in particular I can try to remember them, but I remember it being extremely quiet.

I agree. I'd rather encourage critical thinking than rote memorization.

[doitrockapella]

I suppose my only question would be, are all of your memories everyday occurrences like going to school or spending time with friends? And if that's the case, have you noticed what's been triggering them to come back to you?

[truedetective]

For the most part, yes. [Aside from the slew of ones about her adventures in another shadow world.] For the most part, they seem to be related to the activities we're doing. For instance, doing homework might trigger a memory about studying. There are ones that don't seem connected, however. I believe they're connected in some way to participating in Retrospec's games.

[doitrockapella]

You mean the bingo cards, I assume. Have there been other games like this?

[truedetective]

Exactly like that? No, this is the first Retrospec-wide game I know of.
But there was a beauty pageant.
The winner would "remember."

[doitrockapella]

...A beauty pageant.

And did, in the end, the winner "remember" something?

[truedetective]

Presumably.
I didn't win.

[doitrockapella]

You were robbed, clearly.

[truedetective]

I opted to not participate. Beauty contests aren't exactly my style. I did make an illfated entry into the cross dressing competition, but that was just a mistake.