So it comes down to Retrospec in the end... It isn't melodramatic when it's just part of how our lives are.
It's different for me, since he's my family, but I understand that too. Not knowing when someone's going to lose access Or how long things are going to stay the same
...When was the last time you checked your contact list?
Ahh, that makes him the only mod in sena's chat, right...? Everyone please behave...
probably not what he should think about, but it's the first thing he latches onto so he doesn't just. something. ]
You too. I'm sorry. I'm really, really... Do you
[ ...mm. ]
Do you want to hang out tonight? Technically, I should be getting things ready for Obon this year, but that isn't for another few weeks anyway... Future Tsukasa can worry about it.
No way, if I'm hanging out with a friend, we're going to do something fun... I have sparklers if you want to burn them at the beach? It isn't quite "setting off fireworks", but I think it'll do in a pinch. Or we could go to that new amusement park that opened up... or rather, appeared recently... (Do you ever get worried your school is going to just appear in the city one day, because I'm sort of worried Yumenosaki will.)
I won't say no to sparklers Are you sure it's okay? I feel pretty selfish making you hang out with me on such short notice But I'm also really happy you're free
Katagiri is a totally normal school, even if some of the people in it are weird But if Yumenosaki showed up, there might be problems...
I'm the one offering, aren't I~? It's my own selfishness. Besides, I understand the feeling... Meet you there? We can keep texting in the meantime, if you want.
Uwah, Katagiri's a nice name ☆ but ahaha, probably... maybe... I wonder if it comes with students.
Well, if you're willing to shoulder the blame, then... Just kidding. Thanks, Tsukasa Okay, I'll head that way now
I really doubt it, but it would be fun to meet them The people in my memories all seem really great (But also weird. But we're all weird.) I wish I could introduce you to them What about Yumenosaki? I've only really heard about Anzu And I know some of the unit names
[ there isn't much he can do for izumi, after all, but this...
this he can do. ]
Yumenosaki is really, really big... And has a lot of unique personalities, but I feel like that's normal given it's a... I think it's a performing arts school. The idol course seems to be the biggest draw though. Mm, what else... We participate in these concerts (Lives) called "Dream Festivals" or just "DreamFes" for short. They have different rankings too! B1s are unofficial DreamFes, so you don't need anyone's permission for them, but they also don't count towards your grades... (Because of course your perfomance and participation in your unit counts towards that if you're in this course.) Everything further up than that (A1, S1, S2, though A1s are for newbie idols) needs student council permission. Umm, but that's all kind of boring, let's see... Other units I know are... 2wink (Hinata told me, it's him and the twin brother he has in that life, Yuta-kun), Ra*bits (Hajime-kun and Nazuna are in this one? But Nazuna has memories of a different unit so, hmm...), Trickstar (Mao, Makoto, and two others... Subaru-kun is a name I heard), Switch (Sora, according to Hinata, and two other people), Valkyrie (this is the one Nazuna remembers, with a really eccentric Shu)... Knights Killers was a temporary unit made for that Judgment I mentioned in chat--we have all the members of that here, actually. Umm, there's fine too (said like the Italian word for end, fee-nay) and Undead and Ryuseitai... Fushimi-senpai is in fine...
Ugh, there's so many people. I sort of figured that, given how many people I already know that have memoriesof that school, but stiiiiill.
Sorry, I'm listening I was just getting my shoes on and heading out
I wasn't expecting you to give me so many details! But if it's a performing arts school, maybe it makes sense that there are so many eccentric people I know about Trickstar and 2wink, but it's still weird to think about Hinata having a twin Can you imagine trying to deal with two of him? Even one is a lot to handle sometimes (I say that with nothing but love)
I don't recognize all of those names, but it definitely sounds complicated There really were tons of people... and they were all idols, too If you ever get any music back, you have to show me right away
Ummmm, I wish I had more to tell you about Katagiri in return, but everything I've remembered is pretty normal At least so far. But I can tell you about the people there if you want?
No, same here ♪ I think you'll probably get there first unless I run... Please don't make fun of me if I'm a little out of breath.
Ahaha, I think two Hinatas sounds... like a lot of trouble, yeah, but the kind I could get behind. His brother was in Suou's class though, and he seemed pretty chill though, so I wonder if it really would be like having two of them... Them being twins, though, I'm sure there were a lot of similarities. Faces aside.
And of course ♪ You'll be the first person I send anything to, just for that. I'm sort of nervous getting anything by Knights, since I don't think I'd like listening to my voice that much (even one that's more, uhh, musically trained, let's say?), but... It's fine.
I'd love to hear about your peers!! There's Hori-san, obviously... Were you lucky enough to have friends along with having a girlfriend, Izutan? (Amazing~.)
Don't worry, I'm way more out of shape than you You don't need to run, even if I get there first!
Hinata and chill don't go together, so does that mean his twin was really different? It's weird to think about someone who looks like Hinata but doesn't act like him
Thanks, Tsukasa ♪ I'm sure you'll sound great! And you'll be singing with other people too, right? So you can focus on their voices instead!
Miyamura didn't really have friends until he met Hori-san, but amazingly, he has a whole circle of them in most of my memories Well... for the most part, anyway There was one guy named Shindou that befriended him in middle school like Mao did for me But I think he went to a different high school, since Miyamura had to start over before meeting Hori-san
Let's see... Ishikawa-kun is his other close friend, even though I don't know much about him There's also a friendly girl named Yuki, Sengoku who's the student council president (he's really skinny and would rather die than go swimming), a girl with pigtails, and a couple of others
Miyamura was quiet and a lot like me when his hair was long, but after he cut it, he seemed to get a lot more cheerful and friendly This might sound weird, but I'm kind of proud of him for making so many friends and learning how to be happy But yeah, I have sketches of everyone in my current sketchbook, so remind me to show you sometime!
[ peeking at his texts as he heads over... izumi says he doesn't have to run but he sure is jogging so, ]
So all we have to do to change your personality is cut your hair? That's kind of like those high school movies where the main girl gets a makeover and becomes super popular. All of Miyamura-kun's friends sound pretty nice though...~ Suou didn't seem like he had a lot of friends, or he didn't really consider them friends? But I'm sure they didn't feel the same way, haha.
No, it's not like that I talked to Mao about this a while back... I can't say for sure, but I think Miyamura cut his hair to signify that he wanted to change himself That he wanted to leave his gloomy self behind and stop hiding behind his hair Or he learned to like himself after he met Hori-san I'm not that bold yet, but maybe someday
But yeah, I like everyone I've remembered a lot I wish I could meet them, but who knows? Maybe they're all in Recolle already with different names and faces
Out of all of the people from Yumenosaki you've told me about, Suou didn't think they were friends?
That's just the feeling I get. He wanted to get along and be close to his unitmates, of course. He respected and admired them, just like he did a few of his other seniors... But he fought with someone his own age and only stopped when someone he wanted to impressed called him out on it in a fairly passive-aggressive way, and the other person he was familiar with he didn't seem to be too thankful about having around? And then even if he knew Yuta-kun, it didn't seem like... from what I remembered about him, it didn't seem very, um... Like, they're surface-level details, basically. Nothing too deep. So... That's just what I've gathered. I don't really have any memories that say one way or the other though.
So that's how it is. I guess it's because I'm not getting your memories, but it's hard to imagine a version of you that thinks so differently about people, unless he just hasn't shown it yet I mean... we've both had our trouble getting close to people in the past, but
Instead of imagining Suou as "Tsukasa with slight differences", maybe I should think of him like "someone who looks and sounds like Tsukasa but has only a few things in common with his personality"
He's... something for sure. I wonder if I could've turned out like that...
[ actually tsukasa,
no never mind. he's finally at the beach, so... phew. he'll kick off his sandals and make the rest of the way down barefoot, letting them swing from his fingers as he texts. the sparkles are tucked under his arm—two boxes, plus a lighter in his pocket. ]
I've arrived ♪ Let's set off some fireworks! Or, well, sparklers, I guess, but Technically they're still fireworks right....?
But Izumi won't say any more on that, far more interested that Tsukasa's finally arrived. He's been on the beach for a few minutes now, sitting down by the shore and staring out into the waves between texts, but he's quick to stand up and turn back to look for Tsukasa upon receiving the next messages.
Given that it's nighttime, the beach is quiet and devoid of people, so it isn't hard to spot the figure headed down in his general direction.]
Tsukasa!
[Calling out rather loudly, he waves one arm and walks a little closer.]
...Thanks for coming out all this way. I'm really glad to see you.
[ Ah, Izumi ♪ Tsukasa hurries his steps a bit, tossing a box of sparklers at Izumi as soon as they're close enough that he's pretty sure he isn't going to like, fuck up on catching it. ]
Of course. What else are friends for? [ besides, he wanted to, so... ] Come on, come on ♪ Let's have a good time and forget our worries, fufu.
[ They... could also talk about that stuff if they wanted to but. Well, he'll let that happen on its own, if it does. There's a big jump between confessing things over text than face-to-face, so. ]
[Somehow, Izumi wasn't quite expecting a box of sparklers to be tossed his way, but he does manage to catch them without any trouble.]
I really owe you one. [Not that he's actually keeping track, but hey. Grin a little mild, he opens the box just enough to pull out one sparkler, twirling it between his fingers.] It's been so long since I did anything like this.
[He isn't going to tell Tsukasa that he and Mao talked about lighting sparklers on their birthdays, but not being on Retrospec won't change that, at least. Besides, he's genuinely excited to light these, childish as it may seem.]
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It isn't melodramatic when it's just part of how our lives are.
It's different for me, since he's my family, but
I understand that too.
Not knowing when someone's going to lose access
Or how long things are going to stay the same
...When was the last time you checked your contact list?
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[ it doesn't settle well in his stomach and he fidgets, unseen, before he replies. ]
A little while ago, I guess...
A little more than a week ago? To check... something about Sena-senpai.
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But we have one more thing in common now.
...I'm glad you're still here
I don't know what I'd do if you lost access too
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oh.
Ahh, that makes him the only mod in sena's chat, right...? Everyone please behave...
probably not what he should think about, but it's the first thing he latches onto so he doesn't just. something. ]
You too.
I'm sorry. I'm really, really...
Do you
[ ...mm. ]
Do you want to hang out tonight?
Technically, I should be getting things ready for Obon this year, but that isn't for another few weeks anyway...
Future Tsukasa can worry about it.
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It'll just take some getting used to
I'll be fine, and he'll be fine too
But if you're okay with it, I might take you up on that offer
We can even work on Obon planning and stuff if you want to
[He just doesn't want to be completely alone.... But it's far more difficult to admit that out loud.]
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I have sparklers if you want to burn them at the beach?
It isn't quite "setting off fireworks", but I think it'll do in a pinch.
Or we could go to that new amusement park that opened up... or rather, appeared recently...
(Do you ever get worried your school is going to just appear in the city one day, because I'm sort of worried Yumenosaki will.)
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Are you sure it's okay?
I feel pretty selfish making you hang out with me on such short notice
But I'm also really happy you're free
Katagiri is a totally normal school, even if some of the people in it are weird
But if Yumenosaki showed up, there might be problems...
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It's my own selfishness.
Besides, I understand the feeling...
Meet you there? We can keep texting in the meantime, if you want.
Uwah, Katagiri's a nice name ☆ but ahaha, probably... maybe...
I wonder if it comes with students.
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Just kidding. Thanks, Tsukasa
Okay, I'll head that way now
I really doubt it, but it would be fun to meet them
The people in my memories all seem really great (But also weird. But we're all weird.)
I wish I could introduce you to them
What about Yumenosaki? I've only really heard about Anzu
And I know some of the unit names
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this he can do. ]
Yumenosaki is really, really big...
And has a lot of unique personalities, but I feel like that's normal given it's a...
I think it's a performing arts school.
The idol course seems to be the biggest draw though.
Mm, what else... We participate in these concerts (Lives) called "Dream Festivals" or just "DreamFes" for short.
They have different rankings too!
B1s are unofficial DreamFes, so you don't need anyone's permission for them, but they also don't count towards your grades...
(Because of course your perfomance and participation in your unit counts towards that if you're in this course.)
Everything further up than that (A1, S1, S2, though A1s are for newbie idols) needs student council permission.
Umm, but that's all kind of boring, let's see...
Other units I know are... 2wink (Hinata told me, it's him and the twin brother he has in that life, Yuta-kun), Ra*bits (Hajime-kun and Nazuna are in this one? But Nazuna has memories of a different unit so, hmm...), Trickstar (Mao, Makoto, and two others... Subaru-kun is a name I heard), Switch (Sora, according to Hinata, and two other people), Valkyrie (this is the one Nazuna remembers, with a really eccentric Shu)...
Knights Killers was a temporary unit made for that Judgment I mentioned in chat--we have all the members of that here, actually.
Umm, there's fine too (said like the Italian word for end, fee-nay) and Undead and Ryuseitai... Fushimi-senpai is in fine...
Ugh, there's so many people.
I sort of figured that, given how many people I already know that have memoriesof that school, but stiiiiill.
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I was just getting my shoes on and heading out
I wasn't expecting you to give me so many details!
But if it's a performing arts school, maybe it makes sense that there are so many eccentric people
I know about Trickstar and 2wink, but it's still weird to think about Hinata having a twin
Can you imagine trying to deal with two of him?
Even one is a lot to handle sometimes
(I say that with nothing but love)
I don't recognize all of those names, but it definitely sounds complicated
There really were tons of people... and they were all idols, too
If you ever get any music back, you have to show me right away
Ummmm, I wish I had more to tell you about Katagiri in return, but everything I've remembered is pretty normal
At least so far. But I can tell you about the people there if you want?
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Please don't make fun of me if I'm a little out of breath.
Ahaha, I think two Hinatas sounds... like a lot of trouble, yeah, but the kind I could get behind.
His brother was in Suou's class though, and he seemed pretty chill though, so I wonder if it really would be like having two of them...
Them being twins, though, I'm sure there were a lot of similarities. Faces aside.
And of course ♪ You'll be the first person I send anything to, just for that.
I'm sort of nervous getting anything by Knights, since I don't think I'd like listening to my voice that much (even one that's more, uhh, musically trained, let's say?), but... It's fine.
I'd love to hear about your peers!! There's Hori-san, obviously...
Were you lucky enough to have friends along with having a girlfriend, Izutan? (Amazing~.)
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You don't need to run, even if I get there first!
Hinata and chill don't go together, so does that mean his twin was really different?
It's weird to think about someone who looks like Hinata but doesn't act like him
Thanks, Tsukasa ♪ I'm sure you'll sound great!
And you'll be singing with other people too, right?
So you can focus on their voices instead!
Miyamura didn't really have friends until he met Hori-san, but amazingly, he has a whole circle of them in most of my memories
Well... for the most part, anyway
There was one guy named Shindou that befriended him in middle school like Mao did for me
But I think he went to a different high school, since Miyamura had to start over before meeting Hori-san
Let's see... Ishikawa-kun is his other close friend, even though I don't know much about him
There's also a friendly girl named Yuki, Sengoku who's the student council president (he's really skinny and would rather die than go swimming), a girl with pigtails, and a couple of others
Miyamura was quiet and a lot like me when his hair was long, but after he cut it, he seemed to get a lot more cheerful and friendly
This might sound weird, but I'm kind of proud of him for making so many friends and learning how to be happy
But yeah, I have sketches of everyone in my current sketchbook, so remind me to show you sometime!
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So all we have to do to change your personality is cut your hair?
That's kind of like those high school movies where the main girl gets a makeover and becomes super popular.
All of Miyamura-kun's friends sound pretty nice though...~ Suou didn't seem like he had a lot of friends, or he didn't really consider them friends?
But I'm sure they didn't feel the same way, haha.
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I talked to Mao about this a while back...
I can't say for sure, but I think Miyamura cut his hair to signify that he wanted to change himself
That he wanted to leave his gloomy self behind and stop hiding behind his hair
Or he learned to like himself after he met Hori-san
I'm not that bold yet, but maybe someday
But yeah, I like everyone I've remembered a lot
I wish I could meet them, but who knows?
Maybe they're all in Recolle already with different names and faces
Out of all of the people from Yumenosaki you've told me about, Suou didn't think they were friends?
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He wanted to get along and be close to his unitmates, of course. He respected and admired them, just like he did a few of his other seniors...
But he fought with someone his own age and only stopped when someone he wanted to impressed called him out on it in a fairly passive-aggressive way, and the other person he was familiar with he didn't seem to be too thankful about having around?
And then even if he knew Yuta-kun, it didn't seem like... from what I remembered about him, it didn't seem very, um...
Like, they're surface-level details, basically. Nothing too deep.
So...
That's just what I've gathered. I don't really have any memories that say one way or the other though.
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I guess it's because I'm not getting your memories, but it's hard to imagine a version of you that thinks so differently about people, unless he just hasn't shown it yet
I mean... we've both had our trouble getting close to people in the past, but
Instead of imagining Suou as "Tsukasa with slight differences", maybe I should think of him like "someone who looks and sounds like Tsukasa but has only a few things in common with his personality"
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"A school should not be a place to make friends, but a place for study."
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[OOPS]
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Izutan!!! ひどい
He sounds like my parents...
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I like you the way you are, you know?
But I'm sure Suou isn't a bad guy either
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I wonder if I could've turned out like that...
[ actually tsukasa,
no never mind. he's finally at the beach, so... phew. he'll kick off his sandals and make the rest of the way down barefoot, letting them swing from his fingers as he texts. the sparkles are tucked under his arm—two boxes, plus a lighter in his pocket. ]
I've arrived ♪
Let's set off some fireworks!
Or, well, sparklers, I guess, but
Technically they're still fireworks right....?
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But Izumi won't say any more on that, far more interested that Tsukasa's finally arrived. He's been on the beach for a few minutes now, sitting down by the shore and staring out into the waves between texts, but he's quick to stand up and turn back to look for Tsukasa upon receiving the next messages.
Given that it's nighttime, the beach is quiet and devoid of people, so it isn't hard to spot the figure headed down in his general direction.]
Tsukasa!
[Calling out rather loudly, he waves one arm and walks a little closer.]
...Thanks for coming out all this way. I'm really glad to see you.
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Of course. What else are friends for? [ besides, he wanted to, so... ] Come on, come on ♪ Let's have a good time and forget our worries, fufu.
[ They... could also talk about that stuff if they wanted to but. Well, he'll let that happen on its own, if it does. There's a big jump between confessing things over text than face-to-face, so. ]
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I really owe you one. [Not that he's actually keeping track, but hey. Grin a little mild, he opens the box just enough to pull out one sparkler, twirling it between his fingers.] It's been so long since I did anything like this.
[He isn't going to tell Tsukasa that he and Mao talked about lighting sparklers on their birthdays, but not being on Retrospec won't change that, at least. Besides, he's genuinely excited to light these, childish as it may seem.]
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