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[dereban]

It's been a few months since I've had a proper post, so I suppose I should introduce myself.

Hey, I'm Inaba - I've been here for over a year now, so if anybody has any questions, feel free to lay them on me. A lot of my friends left two months ago, so I guess I'm partially doing this post to get to know new people. ヽ(∀° )人( °∀)ノ

I'm also interested in hearing about Moon Knights - I think some of you guys might be some? I was thinking of potentially getting some contacts, after all.

Anyway, it's already Iris cycle, and I guess... I got a break this month. No animal ears, none of the weird traits, nothing. I didn't even get affected by the cycle at the beginning of the month either, it's kind of crazy. ヽ(°〇°)ﾉ

In the interest of getting to know new people: let's play a game, shall we?

You have two options: 1) AMA. I've been here for over a year, am decently good with computers, and currently hold a job in programming. or 2) Give me a genre, and I'll craft a 'text adventure' story for you.

Or we can just chat. Your pick! ✨✨✨

Comments

text; un: fireprince; private

[rediscovering]

1. tell me everything you know about past escape attempts.

2. I've heard while we are here, at home our destinies are frozen. we do not remember this place when we return home, and everything is as it was. the only exception being when people are sent back, spend some amount of time at home, then return here with their memories of this place in tact, plus all the new memories they made at home in the interim; but even if months had passed while at home, in this place they were only gone for three days. always three days. but these people are the ones who can testify firsthand that their destinies were uninterrupted upon their return. what do you know about these theories?

3. I also heard everything here... the lights and machines and stuff... is all powered by concentrated, controllable lightning inside. is this true???

[dereban]

1. As far as I'm aware, nobody's really tried to "escape". Unless what happened with those dimensional tears was an attempt, I can't say. Kind of hard to when you're in space. You'd have to build some sort of interdimensional travel device.

2. I can personally confirm this myself, as it's happened to me as well - at least, in regards to the 'being sent back' part. The description of what you said is pretty much on point.

3. A mixture of electricity and magic that runs on chroma slash demichroma. A lot of people's tech from back home does run on electricity, though.

[rediscovering]

1. no one has even looked into it? there's never been an escape attempt, ever? not even plans? that's absurd! how can that be??!

2. so there's little to no concern — as far as evidence otherwise gives us, at least — about what could be going on at home without us, everything's as... stable... as it was, basically. it's like being fully immersed in a daydream almost. like living a side life. am i considering this right??

3. i see. i've never seen anything like this technology here. electricity is the small lightning right? someone also told me "magic" when he explained what cameras/photographs/videos are on this thing... something about capturing light and shadows and colors, i don't understand how that works for the moving videos, but he said "just magic" when I asked further. there is no chroma and no little lightning inside things where i'm from but we have plenty of things powered by fire, which is the basically the same. lightning is fire. i'm really curious about this.

[dereban]

1. I don't think it's not that people haven't looked into it. IT's just that a lot of the things regarding making an attempt to go home is... complicated, I suppose. It'd be one thing if we were in the same universe, but this is much harder.

And I think a large part is that there's a good portion of the community that would prefer to stay here than go home.

I'm still wanting to investigate on the matter a little more, even if I'm not entirely certain if I can do it on my own, since I'm plainer than most.

2. Something like that. Or that our worlds are 'frozen' - but that doesn't really entirely explain the phenomenon that happens when people are temporarily sent back without memories of this place when they return home. That's something that honestly should be researched upon, but nobody really bothers.

3. Ah, so your world is like that...

Well - actually to explain it a bit, do you know about magnets? I'm not sure what you don't know and I don't want to explain things using terminology you might not understand.

If you have things powered by fire, however, it's a little different? Since how electricity and fire is normally (where I'm from, and I believe it applies here as well, mostly) different, science-wise? At least, how they're made, chemically. There's a lot to it that would probably tkae a huge lesson in science to explain and I'm certain that books in the library might be a better bet at teaching all of this than me talking about it over text given how much there is.

private text; un: ruffestrabbit

[zunge]

how did things turn out wrt the hearing loss?

private text; un: ruffestrabbit

[dereban]

I found out what the problem is, after.

I'm fine now.

permaprivate

[zunge]

I see. good that it got fixed.

Re: permaprivate

[dereban]

Yeah.

I was a little concerned that maybe it was permanent, but it's good that it isn't.

anon text

[bolderfell]

What do you mean by 'text adventure'?

[dereban]

It's like a "create your own adventure" story.

Like I'd provide the basic outline, and then you would reply with what your character does. Like if I wrote "there is a lamp" you could reply with "I turn on the lamp" or "I pushed the lamp over", or anything like that and I'd respond to that accordingly.

Does that make sense?

[bolderfell]

Huh. Like taking part in a story rather than listening to someone tell it. Sounds like fun.

Genre's the type of story, right? How about...mystery?

1 / 2

[dereban]

Yes!

You still have to "read" it of course, but you're allowed to participate in it as well. And correct - genre is the kind of story. But a mystery, huh?

2 / 2

[dereban]

You wake up to a letter received at your side - a sealed envelope with a symbol of a bird on the seal.

It's not a seal that you recognize, but for some reason, it feels urgent.

Do you open it?

text; UN: annehappy

[depthsofdespair]

Thoughts on finding a job here?

text;

[dereban]

Depends on what kind of job, and who you're working with.

My current job is pretty relaxed since I don't really do much, but the other person I'm going to be working for is a friend of mine, so it's not too bad, for example. And I'm probably picking up a third job on top of that probably by November, but that's more of an early birthday present to myself than anything else.

[depthsofdespair]

Three jobs is a lot. Do you have any time for hobbies?

And I dunno. I don't exactly have any skills, other than tolerating manual labor.

My coffee skills are gonna seem prrretty lame compared to fancy coffee in space-moon-whatever.

[dereban]

My work hours aren't going to be that crazy. And the job I'll be picking up is going to be a case by case basis.

[...]

No pun intended.

Well, if you wanted to do something related to coffee, you can always practice back at the apartment?

[paluszki]

where r all the good snacks??? this place HAS NONE and i rly want sum. im so hungry......

mayb this is it 4 me.......

[dereban]

Define "good snacks".

If you're picky, things might be different for you.

[paluszki]

i lyk pretzels & chips but not weird flavors!!!! lyk who wants 2 eat coffee flavored chips or sumthing? not me!!! not anybody with ANY good taste!!!

do u get it?

[dereban]

Oh, that's not too hard to find.

Give me a second.

[And eventually she does send him a file of a Lunatia map with some convenience stores marked with a star.]

You can also connect that to the GPS function too for directions.

[text] un: idealist

[poetry_in_motion]

I'm not a Moon Knight, but I know one. I could pass information along to you if you'd like. I'm not sure if he'd appreciate me giving you his number immediately, though.

You're Iris, as well? Can't say we've gotten lucky in that regard. Is this your first cycle without strange traits?

I enjoy reading stories, so give me a romance adventure.

[ He knows that she's the one Ranpo had broken up with, but he doesn't know how the two of them are holding up now. He'll refrain from commenting on that at all. It's not really his place to, even if Ranpo was distraught for some time. ]

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[dereban]

I'd appreciate it, but with their permission, of course. It would be rude of me to receive their contact information if they'd prefer not to give it out. I just simply would like to keep in close contact, or rather, at the very least know which Moonblessed are Moon Knights, as I plan on getting a job in relation to them.

And correct.

This isn't the first time that I've been without the traits, but it's the first time in a long while.

[dereban]

It is a bright new day.

The sun is shining, the birds are singing.

Everything is the same as always. Or so you would think. Looking outside, you can hear the sound of people calling for arms.

They say that there is someone that needs to be rescued; someone important to the country.

You choose to...?

[poetry_in_motion]

If time allows, I can ask.

[ What that actually means is: if he and Hijikata get along, he may ask. Their relationship is pretty tumultuous at the moment. ]

Interesting. I wonder why that is.

[ He'll reply with a separate message later with his choice for this text adventure. Which, of course, he's participating in while working on lesson plans. ]

Ask several individuals who needs rescuing and where they currently are.