retrospec | [Video] I'll put a spell on you...

[Today's video with Penelope sitting in the little recording booth she has set up at home, looking bright eyed and bushy tailed as always. ]

Hello everyone.

I've got a something I want to bring up. It's about these nightmares don't seem to be going away. I know I cannot be the only one that's been having trouble sleeping, and I figured they'd faff off after a few days but apparently not and it's cutting into everyone's rest.

Last month, Retrospec gave me a temporary solution for it, and I thought it'd be fair to offer it over the network. It's just a way to get rest, and it won't do anything for the actual nightmares, but that's better than nothing.

Now, some of you are going to think I sound insane, but I'm one of the lucky Retrospec users that's also been given magical powers. I can cast spells. Actual for real magic spells. One of which is a sleep spell that puts you into a restful slumber basically as soon as I'm done casting it. I've been using it on myself and several people close to me that agreed to it for a few weeks now just to test for side effects, and there are none. I think the actual spell wears off after about an hour, but by then you're already asleep and it takes an outside stimulus to wake you up.

I have to be able to see you, and again it won't stop the nightmares. But, if you need help actually getting into Dreamland, please let me know. We can work out a schedule for me to play Sandman for you.

[She pauses, reaching to cut the video feed, and then stops.]

Also, an unrelated question. Are there any chemists or metallurgists on the network? I got something weird and I wanna know what it's made of.

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[Elliot actually gasps at his screen. Another magic user!! ]

Whoa. You use magic too??

You sound way better at sleep magic than me though.
Mine only lasts a few minutes.
...And it tends to cause injuries.

I'm not really sure mine lasts all that long.
But against a willing target, it works really easily!

Also how does yours cause injuries? That doesn't even make sense!

Oh, okay!
I haven't really tried with willing targets.

[Because again, injuries]

I think it's the water I channel it through?
I'm still learning how to control that part.

Water?
Why use water?

It's a way to contain the sleep spell, I think.
I store the spell in a bubble.
And when the bubble hits the target, it releases the spell.

Most of my magic is water-based.
I'm thinking of buying rain gear.

Sounds like you need it. Geez.

Uh. Do you want the help sleeping?
Since injuries are a thing with you.

[Free umbrellas for anyone on Elliot's teams.]

I don't know, you sound pretty busy...
Actually, would it be possible if I watch sometime?
Maybe seeing you cast it will give me an idea how to improve mine.

I don't mind but that's up to whoever else is there.
Unless you have a pet or something.
And no I'm not too busy.
The whole point is to help.

No, just my roommates' cats.
And they probably wouldn't appreciate me volunteering their pets for spells.
I guess just let me know if anyone's fine with it?

I can do that.
Heck, I can even just send you a video of it and my tomato.

Your tomato?

[Surely that's a pet's name or something right...]

Yeah. my other self was a summoner.
She and I can conjure up weird creatures, and one of them is a tomato with a doll's body. and teeth.

[There's a pause on his end, even though it's clearly marked read. But finally he responds]

Holy crap.

Did I really just remember fighting something like that??

[W H Y]

Because your other self fought tomato monsters?

Apparently!

What kind of world did the other me come from??

One like mine?
IDK, mine is like some fantasy game come to life.

Yeah! Like that!
You think we might come from the same world?
Idk how many worlds there's supposed to be.

A lot.
And maybe?
What do you remember besides tomatoes?

Not much yet.
I know I went to a place called Thors Military Academy?
And it's older fashion but there were still tanks?

Crazy!
Mine is medieval fashion sort of.
But also airships and high technology.

Whoa, airships?
Cool!

Yeah man!
Like something out of Warstar Galaxia.

Wow...
Did you fly in one, do you remember?

I did. I even remember how.

I had some weird stuff happen in August. So...

Oh, yeah. I heard a lot about August...

[Nothing like being new on the app and all the more experienced users are freshly traumatized]

That's still really cool!
I'd love to fly in an airship.

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