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[identitycrisiscore]

[ When Cloud rolls out of his bed at the inn, he squints at the skyline of Aldrip. Squints at the phone-like device on his table, squints at the incoming light as if somewhat offended at how it's not making dealing with the last month of... whatever that was.

He decides the best course of action is to not get out of bed about it. ]

okay, so, like
let's say i have a friend
and this friend might be a little confused about the city.
and maybe this friend is having a little trouble with like

[ ...He was going to say memory issues, and maybe "hey what the fuck happened for the past three weeks", but you know what — until he's sure he's not the only one experiencing them he's just gonna. Not. Talk about that. ]

let me start over
i'm new here.
did aldrip always look like this?

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[invinciblemikey]

bro

no

[identitycrisiscore]

cool
not just me then.
so like.



does anyone know what the hell happened?

[invinciblemikey]

bro

no

[drugsnotclubs]

No.

It stayed mostly the same from when I showed up til now. So a few months.

I'm guessing this is that 'environmental reset' that was in progess a few weeks ago.

[identitycrisiscore]

"environmental reset"?
i guess i missed that in the moment.

good to hear it at least wasn't like... this.
kind of reminds me a bit of home now, though, and not in a good way.

[drugsnotclubs]

Yeah, I don't think a lot of people knew. We only started talking about it when that guy blew up the city hall. And then... whatever the fuck just happened.

[Hooray for being secure in our sense of self and reality vs fantasy!!]

There's definitely more going on than before that's for sure.
Gonna have to figure out where everything is, though.

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[foxphorus]

It most certainly did not.

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[identitycrisiscore]

it was a little town before, right?
thatched roofs, wood and stone and brick houses.
this is like... a whole city.
like where i come from, even.

[foxphorus]

Correct. It wasn't nearly this size before the events of last month.

You're familiar with this new style of architecture?

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[laserguy]

you don't even have to go through the whole 'i have a friend' routine. pretty sure we're all confused.

aldrip used to be a small village so no, it wasn't always a city.

[identitycrisiscore]

not sure if it's a relief or not the vets are just as confused as i am.

[ On one hand, glad to know he's not out of the loop. On the other, when everyone's out of the loop... ]

guess we outgrew the quiet little town.
almost feels like there's more than a little bit of everything, here, now.

[beautifulleopard]

the city seems to change each month.

[identitycrisiscore]

i guess so, but
isn't this a bit much?
it hardly even looks like the same city, now.
not that i exactly knew it well before.

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[grappler]

nope. i think i was one of the first group of people dragged in for this "cycle", so... probably one of the people with the most experience in aldrip.

[. . . . . . . .]

at least i think so? if that's real...

[identitycrisiscore]

[ Oh, jeez. She's... a bit out of it, huh. ]

i'm pretty sure this is reality.
mostly sure, anyway.
i'm ex-SOLDIER, not a deliveryboy, and that sounds right.
what about you? type it back to me.

[solitarysoul]

no

i don't think this has happened before.

[identitycrisiscore]

first time for everything, i guess.
i guess i just had the good luck to show up just before things got really weird.

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[opheliac]

It looks like I'm a little late to answer your question, but everyone here so far did such an amazing job with being helpful.

So instead, I'll just say Hello, new friend, welcome to Aldrip! Or... well... the new Aldrip.

- FB.

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[identitycrisiscore]

[ He has no idea what FB is supposed to signify, but sure, he'll play along. This day has already been pretty weird. ]

well, it's a warmer welcome than the city itself seems to be offering me.
so, thanks.
name's cloud, cloud strife.
i guess we get to all be on even footing with the new city, at least?

[ He's not exactly the small-talk champion. ]

[killjoyprince]

NO
IT CHANGED DURING THE WEEK

[Shrugs]

[identitycrisiscore]

[ ...Well, that's a weird typing style, but hey, he'll roll with it. ]

well if i'm crazy at least i'm only as crazy as everyone else.
the last few weeks haven't exactly been good at making me believe what i see, so i figured i'd check.

[ It's definitely becoming apparent he was not the only one in Delusion City for most of last month. ]

kind of familiar to me though, at least.
what about you? i know people here come from all over.

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[melnik]

If this friend is you, don't worry. You're not alone. Everything has changed as far as I can see.

[identitycrisiscore]

great. just when i was starting to get used to this place.

[ Boy does he have a killer headache and it's not even noon yet. ]

you doing alright?
between the last few weeks it's hard to keep track of, well, anything right now.

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[bulleting]

You and your "friend" are right to be confused. It was a completely different town, just over a month ago.

[Trying to sort out the strange new memories has been a pain, and she's been here a while. She can only imagine how confusing it is for newer people.]

[identitycrisiscore]

between that and... whatever happened with these past few weeks, i sure hope this isn't a trend.
i can't say i like it very much.

[ He's not a fan of reality being too hard to disorient from fiction. Who would've thought? ]

seems like a few people are having it worse than others, too.