[ That pretty much confirms it. Even if he'd forgotten Retrospec and everything, he would still know about the city where he and Tuuri live and go to school. And even if he somehow didn't know that, he'd probably know America is real.
So, somehow, he really is... past Lalli?
This is absolutely blowing her mind. People can be brought to Anchor from all times and places, she knows this, but the possibility of meeting her friends' past selves is just - it had never, ever occurred to her! She was not prepared for this scenario, and now it's happening and she has no idea what to do! How do you even begin to tell someone that? "Oh, yeah, I'm from a future where you're dead and your entire world is destroyed and I just happen to be friends with the guy who inherited your soul"?
Nobody would take that well. And given how poorly Lalli took her recognizing him in the first place, there is absolutely no way he'll accept a story like that. But what's she supposed to do instead? It's the truth! She can't lie to him, and not just because she is a terrible liar.
Maybe if she just ... buries the lede. Buries that lede real, real deep, where nobody will ever find it. The lede will be spoken of in pirate lore for centuries. The treasure map to the lede is a worn-out piece of notebook paper covered in cheeto dust and question marks. ]
... America is real, though. Just to put that out there. I have lived there my whole life and can confirm it is a real place.
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[ That pretty much confirms it. Even if he'd forgotten Retrospec and everything, he would still know about the city where he and Tuuri live and go to school. And even if he somehow didn't know that, he'd probably know America is real.
So, somehow, he really is... past Lalli?
This is absolutely blowing her mind. People can be brought to Anchor from all times and places, she knows this, but the possibility of meeting her friends' past selves is just - it had never, ever occurred to her! She was not prepared for this scenario, and now it's happening and she has no idea what to do! How do you even begin to tell someone that? "Oh, yeah, I'm from a future where you're dead and your entire world is destroyed and I just happen to be friends with the guy who inherited your soul"?
Nobody would take that well. And given how poorly Lalli took her recognizing him in the first place, there is absolutely no way he'll accept a story like that. But what's she supposed to do instead? It's the truth! She can't lie to him, and not just because she is a terrible liar.
Maybe if she just ... buries the lede. Buries that lede real, real deep, where nobody will ever find it. The lede will be spoken of in pirate lore for centuries. The treasure map to the lede is a worn-out piece of notebook paper covered in cheeto dust and question marks. ]
... America is real, though. Just to put that out there. I have lived there my whole life and can confirm it is a real place.