drawnbythesword | 17 [Voice/Action]

[Finally, things were beginning to return to normalcy in Luceti. Well, as normal as normal can be in Luceti. Which, admittedly, wasn't very normal. But that was beside the point. Now that things were settling down, he could focus on other things. Important things. Very important things.

Like going to the store.

...Going to the store is very important, okay. Especially when you have an important task like finding a birthday present for your best friend. Asbel'd put it off a long time, unsure what to get Richard. Even now, he wasn't really sure. He was kind of hoping that something in the store might jump out at him. Like he'd see something that would just scream to him "Hey, I'm the perfect gift!"

Something caught his attention alright; a small, leather-bound book. Similar in design to the journals of Luceti, but also very different, Asbel goes to inspect the book. He didn't plan on getting a new journal for Richard. After all, he'd already gotten him a personalized one for Christmas last year. But still, something about the book was just calling to him. No sooner does he look at the book however does he freeze, dropping the book on the floor with a loud thud.

Anyone who happened to be in the store and decides to investigate will notice on the golden nameplate of the book is inscribed the name "Aston Lhant".]

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[Sometime after that, Asbel turns on his journal, prepared to send out a few messages.]

Someone once told me they think that this place is actually listening to us. Just to find ways to drive us nuts. [A pause and then...]

...I'm really starting to think they were onto something there.

[Filtered to Sophie | 40% unhackable]

Sophie, I found some Sopheria seeds. If you like, we can plant them somewhere in Luceti. That sounds like a good idea to you, right?

[Filtered to Richard | 40% unhackable]

Richard, are you at the house right now?

[He was hoping Cheria's baking hadn't already tipped him off something was afoot.]

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[... Did it now. Oh. A wild difference in time appears.]

It did? Whoah! So what, was this something past-Pascal pulled on you here? If so you gotta tell me what that ray gun Katz thing looked like! Maybe the sound it made too. Was it more for a fzzzzt or a pichuuun?

I don't even remember what it was like, okay? I kind of tried to block it from my memory.

Well do you mind unblocking it for just a second while I pick your brain? It won't take long. So come on, what was it shaped like? Was it like a Katz's head and the trigger was shaped like a tail?

No.

That must mean it was shaped like a Katz's butt and that's where the laser came out from! [If it's not the head then it's the butt.] Thanks Asbel, you were a great help.

No! I mean I don't want to unblock it!

Oh right, that. Doesn't matter now, the idea I have for this new Catzanator 2.0 thingamajig is way better than that other thing I used on you before or whatever! Now you won't need to unblock it 'cuz we'll be making new memories once it's finished!

I'll pass on new memories with that thing.

But we could make some awesome new memories that you didn't know you could even have before! We won't make any progress unless we experiment with this sorta thing. So how about you come to my room in five months and I'll zap you into a Katz, okay?