Lingering Worries

[standalonehuman]

Hitori Togusa 10/2 near Recolle Police Station

I've got a question, and I don't mean for it to scare people, because what I'm really looking for is proof that I'm wrong. If these other people, the ones Retrospec is giving us the memories of? Retrospec is also slowly giving us their bodies. A piece at a time, it seems. What if they were sick? Is it slowly going to happen to us, too? How can we help each other out if it does start happening? So that I'm not wasting everybody's time with this, though. I've been asking about Dr. James Halliday, a memory researcher a bunch of us came across the name of in August. Despite the fact that Retrospec seems to have been interested in his work, I don't think they're using it. It specialized in deep-brain stimulation, but I personally had a check done to see if there were any changes to my brain from being on the app for eight months now, and there's nothing. Just so we can rule that one out.

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[longwei2go]

I don't think being paranoid is off the table anymore
I hear more and more stories of people getting things back
having dreams and shit was just the tip of the iceberg
I'm starting to get photos with people in it and like
I know their names without thinking twice about it
one of them is from this city but looks just a little different

[standalonehuman]

Hell. Thanks again, Retrospec.
Is it prying too much to ask who it is that you remember? And, do they know about it?

[longwei2go]

they've seen a picture.
I haven't told them about the name thing yet. that came after.

[ and she may have ruined the chance of speaking to her anytime soon. Yin is good at sabotaging her own friendships like that! ]

put it this way: they're a big enough name that them having a second life like this is pretty damn impossible. this would either blow their mind, or I'd get locked up in asylum for real

[standalonehuman]

Wait, is it someone else in the city, not on the app? In that case, sorry I asked, of course, no, don't try to tell them about this.

[longwei2go]

no, they're on the app!

though
there's someone who used to be on the app, but isn't anymore, that someone else remembered in their dream too

[standalonehuman]

Oh. They're here, but they're just, too far away? Too big a deal, you said, so you don't feel like you can sit down and talk to them about it?

And another person, who might share a background with the two of you? I've noticed that happening a few times. Almost like people are grouping up.

[longwei2go]

lmao nah I just don't want her flipping out on me

[ oops. ]

[standalonehuman]

Oh. That could be a problem.

The people I know who were seeing things of each other? I don't know, maybe my advice isn't the best because I'm not in the situation. I haven't seen anyone I know. But, I'd be more worried if they eventually find out I knew something and I didn't tell them.

[longwei2go]

it's just a name.
if it was actually serious I'd bring it up but I don't think it's worth worrying about.
hell, you don't see me panicking about my name.

which, Retrospec, if you're listening: let me edit my fucking user name already. THANKS.

[standalonehuman]

[That finally gets a laugh out of Togusa on his end.]

Fair. That's fair, then. And, yeah, Retrospec. It's not a problem for me, but it's something that's starting to come up with a lot of people!

...Maybe make sure our messages consistently get to the right people, too but then! Add some functionality!

[longwei2go]

wait was it doing that again too?
I missed out, but it's not even the first time.

[standalonehuman]

Last month, yeah.
But it might have gotten a friend of mine at least two dates out of the process, so, small victories?

[longwei2go]

sounds almost like they were inspired by the random hookups from February.

[standalonehuman]

[Togusa is just going to blush a lot and look down on his end, because February worked out exceptionally well for him and then not well and now he's in the position that he's in now, being friends with a woman that he remembers dating but she doesn't. Which is still nice, but he still gets quickly embarrassed about it.]

Well. That whole thing was just really nice of the Twins to do for us.

Did you give it a shot?

[longwei2go]

you know what else is nice?
permission to set people up.
especially with strangers.

but hey I've been pranked harder so it wasn't all too bad.

[standalonehuman]

Oh no, what? I knew a few people ended up on there by accident, or someone else signed them up. You were one of them? I'm sorry.

[longwei2go]

yeah and I think it was the same for the other guy.
like I said, not a big deal. especially since they didn't make it a habit.

[standalonehuman]

I really encouraged them, though, because it worked out great for me. Should I add in a clause about 'please be more careful about who gets signed up?' Or verify your signups or something.

[longwei2go]

if you want?
I mean I don't care that much to be honest.
if it happens again I can always just ignore it.
long as people aren't actually being threatened into going along with it.
then I'll be the one strong-arming someone. literally.

[standalonehuman]

Follow-up emails it is! If they mess it up again, I can't be responsible for them, but have mercy on the Twins' stupidity!

[longwei2go]

heh. be my guest.
I don't see any good chances to set something like that up anyway.
Halloween isn't exactly a couple kinda event.
Thanksgiving or Christmas either.
New Years... more likely. though drinking makes that easy anyway.

[standalonehuman]

I imagine the Twins are going to be busy for Christmas.

...Okay, imagining the Izunia Family Christmas, I need to stop that.

But New Years, you say...

[longwei2go]

haha yeah a lot of people like to use the NYE kiss as an excuse for drunk, sloppy makeouts
or to get slapped
50/50 on if it works in my experience

[standalonehuman]

Better record than some other people I know.
Always good for that 'kiss of deniability' to test the waters with someone you're figuring out if you like, too.

[longwei2go]

vodka is distilled deniability if you ask me

anyway what the hell were we talking about again?