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Opinions without 3.1415 are just Onions (Week1 post trial)
After everything, the house seems almost too still and too mundane. At least as long as the doors to that room remain closed. One by one those covered in what was once their teammate are lead to the showers or change in silence. There is no warm meal waiting for them. No words of encouragement.
Life goes on, regardless.
Life goes on, regardless.
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It's... well it's not quite a smartphone but it's not an old nokia brick either, somewhere between the two with buttons kind of like a blackberry but the design isn't quite right. Ah and a small black butterfly charm is attached to the top because aesthetic. There's no lock or touch screen and the background is just a generic red wallpaper, and there's a grand total of 5 apps!
1.) Camera
2.) Gallery
3.) Phone
4.) LIME (logo included with spelling changed)
5.) Text
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I haven't had signal in this place, but that's the case for everyone I imagine.
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[He'll pick up the phone and turn it around in his hands a little before turning the screen on. He's used to seeing smartphones, but it's not like these are that hard to figure out, so he'll probably manage? That LIME logo sure reminds him of NILE, though...
Anyway. First, maybe he'll try checking the Phone option for starters. Is it just like settings and basic information about the phone?]
Guess they wouldn't want us to call for help that easily, and it'd explain why they lost contact with the other groups that came here before us.
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Yeah, it does. It was similar in Psychadelica too, except we would receive incoming texts from time to time. I've kept my phone charged on the slim chance that'll be the case here too, even if outgoing communications remain blocked.
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Well, it can't hurt. But that place was called Psychadelica? [why even]
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The message history from Beniyuri consists entirely of sticker spam of various dessert, though curiously these messages are marked as unable to be sent.
Kagiha's on the other hand is more fruitful despite the lack of sweets, with a few messages exchanged about meeting at a certain location at certain hours, and some more sticker spam that looks like the equivalent of two old men using AIM for the first time. ]
Ah, kind of? [ Some fumbling in the background that cant just be from tea pouring. ] We started calling it that after a book we found in the hideout: Psychadelica of the Black Butterfly.
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Better than just calling it a mansion or a house, at least.
[He's about to follow up with another question about the book, but the fumbling does catch his attention despite the enthralling text conversations of food and meetings, and he looks up from the phone to see what's happening with Hikage. What's going on.]
...You okay?
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[ Everything seems okay now, but if Date looked up fast enough he would have caught Hikage almost spilling the tea. But it's totally fine because he saved it, nothing to see here! Well mostly nothing, because despite his attempts to hide it, he looks just a bit flustered. The woes of having a cool disposition is that any change at all is pretty noticeable. ]
It's nothing, really. I was just thinking about the last time I talked about that book with Beniyuri. [ And with that he sets both cups of tea down, finally joining Date at the table. ] So, did you find anything?
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So that's why you didn't introduce yourself with a last name. Why 'Hikage' though?
But no, not yet, although I see you're pretty fond of desserts. [If the sticker spam says anything about him, that is?! When did he try to send those dessert messages to Beniyuri, by the way?]
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[ He takes a sip of his tea before answering the second question, not suppressing the loud sigh that follows. ]
I'm not, actually. I was just... trying to figure out how that function worked. [ Let's go for embarrassed take two! As for the texts, the date function is entirely unreadable, as instead of a standard date format it's just a long strip of numbers that don't correspond to any standard calendar system. ]
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[But wow, I can't believe time actually is a lie?! What is this. Well, there's no way he'll be able to make sense of this so he'l just... leave it I guess. Okay, onto Text then! Are there more desserts here. He'll also just keep talking because why not.]
Not really a cell phone person?
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No desserts! And there's only three texts, all from an UNKNOWN sender.
Complete the kaleidoscope.
There is only one way to leave the manor.
The weapon is in your hands. ]
I never really had the reason to use that app, that's all. It always seemed redundant to me when you could just text, but I apparently underestimated the power of animated stickers.
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Huh. And were all these sent as separate texts at separate times or are we going to be dealing with more of that incomprehensible gibberish? Is there any way to get more information about this unknown texter, like what number they were calling from?]
Some people find them fun, apparently. [Hmm...] 'The weapon is in your hands'... don't tell me you were expected to bash someone over the head with this.
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Apparently is a mood with the stickers, though that's brushed aside at the mental image of hitting someone over the head with his cellphone. If only it was a Nokia brick there might be actual merit in it, but it does elicit a smile that's on the border between a full grin and laughter. ]
No, no...but we never actually tried it. If that was the key all along, then the master of the mansion really had a terrible sense of humor. [ He almost looks like he's going to laugh again. ]
The actual meaning of that text was to inform us of our ability to create firearms with the power of thought, actually. I'm not capable of it anymore, but if we pictured a gun in our hands: the texture, the weight and so on, it would materialize into reality. That's where my personal firearm came from, but I'm unable to summon and desummon it like I was in Psychadelica.
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Sounds convenient. Did it also come reloaded every time it appeared?
[But wow this sender got the easiest number to remember?? Too bad they don't have reception, otherwise he would've tried calling it. Maybe it's a detail that will come in handy later. Anyways, time to check the camera and photos!! Please have blackmail-worthy material...]
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It was once you got the hang of it, it took some of the others a while to master summoning theirs and even longer to summon it fast enough to defend themselves. But yeah, it came loaded.
[ The camera is your standard cellphone camera, though the quality isn't great but at least isn't total pixelville here. The photos though are maybe interesting, but definitely cute. Okay maybe the third one isn't even if the girl in it is. ]
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But yeah, let's put the camera aside and stare at these kid pics (and that one weird pic of some other guy feeding a girl? okay dude you have interesting tastes). He recognizes Hikage at least, which is all well and good, but in a way that brings up its own set of questions. So, putting the matter of magical, infinite ammo guns aside with nothing more than a 'huh' in response, he'll flip the phone so the screen and the group picture are on full display to Hikage.]
Did you ever recall anything about this picture?
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Since then, I've been seeing bits and pieces in my sleep. That I have a twin—how could I forget that? Even if we don't really look alike, even if I can't remember my name, to forget someone that's my other half...
I didn't mention it sooner because I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to think, sorry.
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[...]
And you didn't have any of these flashbacks before he used his ability on you, correct? No triggers from seeing or hearing anything else?
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I have an idea of why that is, but that requires another confession. [ A sheepish smile down at his tea. ] I said at trial that I had another way of helping if we needed it, remember? The reason I think I've been able to recall some pieces of my memory to do with that.
I possess an ability that I didn't disclose during the introductions, though I didn't lie—it would be useless in combat. When I touch someone, I can read their memories. I can control it, so it won't happen unless I want it to, except that wasn't the case when Sakaguchi touched me. Both our abilities activated, so he was able to read my memory, and I was able to read his.
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So it was like some sort of mutual interference, and you're suffering from the aftereffects. [Hm...] Sounds like our circumstances are pretty different.
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Mmhmm, it seems that way. [ Tilting his head slightly. ] "Our" circumstances?
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[Most of the people he knew back at home were either already aware or never got enough details about his life to make the connection. After a pause, he continues.]
But I'm missing memories too. I don't remember anything beyond the last 6 years of my life, outside of certain flashbacks I've been getting. I didn't think our cases were related, but I was wondering about it all, I guess. I don't get to meet many people with the same issues.
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[ He offers a small smile. ] I could try to help you remember, if you like. I'm not sure how deep I'll be able to dive, so I might just see flashes of your life here, but I'm willing to try.
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...]
Are you sure? You might see some unpleasant things in my head.
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[ It could be bad, but also pride and the fact that he figures it won't be as bad as a Sho explosion, so. After a beat he offers his left hand. ]
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