[Video] Are these thoughts my own?

[fromsprouts]

[Umemiya's in one of the training rooms in the Spire, sitting on the floor after a workout. He's in that post-exercise hazy clarity of mind, and has worked out that he does actually want to start this conversation. Someone ought to.]

Hey, talking with Akechi reminded me of something--don't worry, this isn't about ethics at all. It's about some of the recent quests, and things I've seen and heard and felt on them.

The first time I went to Icefall Lake, before we named it that, it was with Anasui and Guilmon. The Lakebed Ruins we found, they had mosaic floors, tiled to look like a map created by some Pokemon flying overhead. Except, they changed, when you looked away. You'd look back and instead of forest surrounding where the Bay ought to be, there'd be desert. Or the volcano would be gone.

[His mental voice grows quieter, a little less certain as he goes to explain the next bit.]

I remember at one point, the thought ran through my head, "Which world is the world we exist in? Which world does the world exist in?" And now that I look back, I'm not really sure that thought came from inside my own head.

I'm interested in hearing what else people have encountered, either on their original expeditions or while wayfinding in the three regions.

(ooc: Please feel free to crosstalk and threadjack one another on this post. I just wanna get this stuff 'on the table' to discuss.)

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[edgewater]

Haven't had enough time to explore much, but when me and Six were lookin' for Furfrou, some really weird stuff happened.

[ "they're going to leave me behind!" what in the architect's name could that mean? where'd it come from? ] Happened to us, anyhow. Ended up on our notes. When we found Furfrou, they'd run off and collapsed in a cave. Well, uh, I guess not collapsed. They were like the folks in the clinic, I think.

[fromsprouts]

A coma. A few of the others have experienced that sort of coma before--Ren, Fireheart.

It's another thing that kind of bugs me.

[edgewater]

That ain't what comas usually look like. You don't just up, leave, curl up all cosy and then slip into a coma. [ she's an engineer though so what does she know. ]

[fromsprouts]

...not usually, no. Fuck, that's weird.

[edgewater]

Mighty suspicious if you ask me, and I've witnessed actual murders. Just hope poor Furfrou is okay, Delcatty's been worried.

[ her anxiety over the subject is probably glaringly obvious over the network. ] What weird stuff have you found?

[fromsprouts]

Well, that weird thought during my first exploration quest was the weirdest thing I noticed. My most recent wayfinding quest was...about as normal as it could have been, beside the weather.

[edgewater]

Yeah... [ a pause, a sigh. ] I haven't really been around long enough to help more, sorry. Just figured I'd let you know.

[fromsprouts]

Pav, did you just apologize for not being interdimensionally kidnapped sooner to give me more data?

[He is amused by that, giving a gentle mental shove.]

[edgewater]

What-- I-I mean-- okay, come on, cut me some slack. [ she's giggling in embarrassment. she felt that ume, thanks. ]

[fromsprouts]

I'm trying to. Sounds like you're not cutting it for yourself.

You're already doing great, you know. And I'm glad you're here.

[edgewater]

D'aww. What's with the mushiness all of a sudden? [ she's just going to pretend she didn't hear that first comment unless she gets called out again. lalalala. ] It's not like I've done anything to crazy.