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[bearshermark]

In the vision I had, there was a giant, floating tree called Yggdrasil. Someone in it said its leaves were responsible for death and rebirth or something. So I looked it up, and it's something from a myth.

I can't stop thinking about it.

A past life. Other worlds. Is the Bureau saying that reincarnation is real?

I'm so confused. I don't know what to tell my mom. She's going to think I'm crazy.

Advice would be great, if anyone has any.

Sorry for the trouble.

Comments

[bearshermark]

That's great.

I feel like we should probably just start with the big one in Manhatten. They've probably got the most information. Unless you know of somewhere better or more specialized to look into this sort of thing?

[temptationaccomplished]

You're welcome, of course. Good luck in your research.

[traceofeffort]

It's as good an idea as any! Besides, we're not far enough into our investigation to need specialized information. Unless you're a LOT further along than you were letting on. Let's just start from the bottom and work our way up. And if we need something we don't have, we'll look for it. No need to overcomplicate it, right?

[missingache]

I'd say floating trees would be considered magic, or the place in your memories didn't adhere to physics.

I just want to know who I was talking to.

[howkickassiam]

Trying to be. It's just weird that what I saw reminds me more of some kind of hollywood setup than anything in real life, you know?

[bearshermark]

Yeah. You're right.

Okay, what time would be good for you tomorrow?

[bearshermark]

The person you were talking to in your memory?

But yeah, that's what I'm afraid of.

[bearshermark]

Yeah, I get that. And they said we're going to get more memories like that. Just our luck.

[traceofeffort]

More or less whenever, honestly? Sundays are kinda lazy days for me. Laundry can wait, right?

How's early afternoon sound? After lunch, before the evening crowd come in with their coffee and take all the chairs. I don't think we need to actually get to a lot of books or anything, but we'll have access to stuff if we need it.

[missingache]

Yeah. I caught a name, but it's not someone I ever met.

If trees start floating here at least I know who to talk to about that.

[HE'S KIDDING]

threw up a library log if you wanted to thread their meet-up

[bearshermark]

That sounds great. I'll be there.

I've got a bag with a trident shape on it.

[bearshermark]

I think that's the last thing we need. But yeah, I hope this starts to make more sense later on.

Perfect, I'll poke that in a second!

[traceofeffort]

A trident, huh? Yeah, I can do that. I'll probably have my guitar with me, so I should be easy to find, too. I'll see you then, Elliott!

[missingache]

Make sense? That'd be a miracle.

[bearshermark]

Yeah, I guess it would be. It'd be really nice though. I feel so

[Long pause before he resumes typing]

scatter-brained now.

[missingache]

Scatter-brained?

Don't think you're the only one. We might all be feeling that.

[bearshermark]

Yeah, probably.

It's kind of isolating, too.

[missingache]

Isolating? I hadn't thought of it that way.

[bearshermark]

Yeah, we're 'Different', after all- not the same as other people anymore. It feels like I can't talk to anyone outside of this network.

[missingache]

I might not be the most social person, but if you don't talk to people who aren't like us, you might miss out on info.

[bearshermark]

I mean about all this Different stuff. I don't usually keep secrets, so it's just weird, I guess.

[missingache]

Did they ever explicitly say we have to keep stuff about being Different secret?

Normal people know we exist already.

Secrets are useless.

[bearshermark]

No, but I don't really want anyone I know to treat me any differently. I'm already worried what my mom is going to think.

[howkickassiam]

Man, I dunno, I'm starting to get all conspiracy minded about this shit

Like how did they know so fast?

[missingache]

You won't know till you talk to her.