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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[wordcarvings]

[ No matter the intentions, Koutarou will feel guilty for a long time. ]

Yeah, that would be a good thing to know.

[standalonehuman]

If it's things from the past, then at least we've got better treatments available for people now. But if there's more I can do?

Just. Tell me if I start getting overbearing. Okay?

[wordcarvings]

Yeah, as long as it’s something from the past. You’re not a doctor though, Hitori. There’s only so much you can do.

You’re not. But I’ll keep it in mind.

[standalonehuman]

That's one of the hardest things for me to accept. I know I can't do it all for you. Much as I wish I could.

So, lots of distractions instead. That much I can do.

[wordcarvings]

You do what you can, as long as you do that, that's good, I think. Though I understand the feeling.

I can believe that.

[standalonehuman]

So. Distractions. Halloween. What are you doing for it?

[wordcarvings]

Halloween? Beyond themed stuff at school, particularly with the kids, nothing? I was asked to draw portraits at the shrine's Shichi-Go-San celebration next week though, since I did it last year too. Does that count?

[standalonehuman]

Oh, that's adorable. I'm sure they're going to love that. I should come out. Remind me I haven't been to the shrine in a while.

And then I open up my closet, and I see my yukata is gray now.

[wordcarvings]

It's fun, too! It's not like there's any need to go every day though, just go when you want to.

You could cover it in paint!

[standalonehuman]

So tempted right now.

Wait. Did we get cloth dyes back, too?

[wordcarvings]

That isn't a bad thing.

I have no idea!

[standalonehuman]

You have doomed me to testing this on things in my closet that were formerly blue. Care to place a bet if it'll work before I try?

[wordcarvings]

Oh, I doomed you to something good then. But you do know I don’t generally bet, right?