o3 :: Gathering

[magentarific]

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Attention all Lucetians! Or is it Lucetese... Lucetijin? Luce-- [ She cuts herself off, then puts a hand on her forehead for a moment before looking back up at the screen. She's surprisingly close to the book, so most of what you can see is, in fact, her face. ]

Anyway, that part isn't important. I need to know if anyone's good with building minor electronics? I want walkie-talkies that are handmade so that I can reach people across Luceti on our own frequency.

[ She's crosses her arms, leaning back. She's obviously sitting somewhere and this time she's definitely got her headband and a school uniform on. ]

Other than that, I've got more of a philosophical question.. or maybe existential? Some hard to answer topic. If they can erase our memories of the past few days then what do we have to prove any of our memories are real?

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[allseeingdeath]

To answer your philosophical question...

We don't, really.

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[magentarific]

No way whatsoever?

voice

[redjacketthief]

Get a cellphone.

[magentarific]

Cell phones aren't as reliable. I'd rather have a walkie talkie.

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[personafalsify]

[ Oh, that hits close to home. ]

... We can't. But we keep going anyway.

[redjacketthief]

Trust me on this, kid. Get a cellphone.

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[magentarific]

Obviously, I'd never quit anyway. I'm not questioning myself since I'd rather not have an identity crisis, but that seems pretty crappy to not have anything to assure ourselves with.

[magentarific]

Why a cell phone? I don't want everyone calling me on it specifically, I want a line specifically for designated people who can only get in.

Walkie talkies are a lot cooler than cell phones anyway.

voice

[underspring]

Even if our memories aren't real, we can still have plenty of fun with them.

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[magentarific]

It's true. I'd just like to hold onto mine. Losing any of them isn't exactly something I'm okay with. Good or bad.

[redjacketthief]

Someone....kindafoundawaytosendtextswithoutinterference.

[magentarific]

[ She's going to whisper loudly! Because that clearly helps. ]

Isn't that something you shouldn't be saying on here if it's true?!

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[personafalsify]

[ YEAH, THE IDENTITY CRISIS IS PRETTY NOT FUN ]

Even if you did, it could have been faked, too. Probably.

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[magentarific]

Hm. Maybe I should find some way to record everything that happens here. Outside of these journals, I mean. At least that way I'd have something physical to keep track of it.

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[underspring]

But think of all the fun you could have now that they're gone.

[redjacketthief]

Just get a cellphone and see--I am a liar.

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[allseeingdeath]

Way I see it, we can't prove something we can only see.

You could argue that if several people share a memory, then it happened. But they could have just implanted the memory in those people.

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[thefinaljedi]

[Have a Jedi!]

If you get me the parts, I could build communication devices, certainly.


[A pause, and a thoughtful stroke of the chin]

Honestly? We don't have anything save our own belief. Belief is sometimes more important than reality though.

[magentarific]

If you're a liar then you're just trying to talk me into getting a cell phone even though I want walkie talkies for a private line of communication that doesn't rely on what would have to be set up by the Malnosso.

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[magentarific]

If we start keeping physical proof of some kind do you think that would be sufficient? As long as we found a place to keep it that no one else knew about.

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[magentarific]

[ Yuri stays quiet for a moment, then shakes her head with a smile, though it's obviously strained. ]

Even if if I could just forget anything and live in some kind of paradise, I never would.

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[magentarific]

What parts do you need? I'm pretty good about getting a hold of things.

[ She nods. ] Belief can keep you going after you die, so I guess that sounds about right.

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[allseeingdeath]

I was just thinking that myself. It would probably work, but we'd need to make sure it was a complete secret.

Ya keep a diary or something?

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[magentarific]

Never have before, but if the Malnosso are just going to be stealing our memories every which way it might at least help.

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[selphie_t]

[Upon seeing this entry, Selphie wants nothing to do with a topic as heavy or depressing as the one that Yuri has suggested and as such, folds the entry in half in her journal to ignore it completely.]