Text; @Goldilocks

[likemybooks]

[There's no time for Taryon to lie on the floor and wonder what his connection to everyone on the base prior to his death and resurrection was. There's a lot he doesn't know, but what he's always excelled at was understanding strange contraptions. The past few days, Taryon has been looking over every object stored in his room (and thank the gods that he takes good notes on what he builds, or else he would have no clue what he enchanted into the roombas), to a degree of success.

Because there sure are a lot of figurines, posters of gatcha characters, and LILITH-provided goodies that he can't piece together without a story attached to them.]

I need some help figuring out what these are.

[He attaches a photo of an arrangement of various weapons, sentimental objects, and future tech on his bedroom floor. On the corner is a roomba that had been wandering about and ended up withing the camera's view.

Would anyone be available to help me sort all this?

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@moneybags

[lovebombing]

Fam I will absolutely help but






Why do you have so many Roombas

[likemybooks]

I think I used them in fights.

But they're kind of adorable.

[lovebombing]

In FIGHTS?

They're not made for that! They're little vacuum robots

You usually only need one

[likemybooks]

Yes, that's what the little blond boy told me.

There are some runes on it so the past me did think this through.

[lovebombing]

If you duct-taped a knife to them. Maybe

Runes? What runes?

[likemybooks]

No? They can barely stab anything.

I infuse magic into equipment, and since these have runes drawn into them, their echantment is permanent. So they listen to whatever I tell them to do and deliver spells.

It's pretty cool.

@greatvalue

[newphew]

Most of it is lILITH technology. And.... plushiesI guess.

[likemybooks]

Alright.

Does this plushie have any significant value?

@hex

[demandsatisfaction]

What kind of sorting are you seeking aid for?

Purpose? Origin? Or perhaps you simply don't wish to do the chore by yourself.

[likemybooks]

I can do it by myself, of course, but I think having a local expert assist me will help me understand the purpose of each thing.



Can you help?

[demandsatisfaction]

Well, I don't know about "expert." I have made an effort to learn about the devices of this land during my short time here, at least.

But haven't you been in this place longer than I have? That's certainly the impression you gave me after I first arrived.

[likemybooks]

[Ooooh no. This is another person who knew him before—]

I died.

That's what everyone says happens to me.

I'm sorry, but I don't remember anything about you.

[demandsatisfaction]

[Oh. She remembers that he had been among those who were taken, back in Transylvania, but then... What does she say in a situation like this? Lilias has always been horrible at trying to find the right words to navigate delicate moments.]

Don't be too sorry. It was only a single meeting.

Are you... fresh, then? Do you feel newly arrived, as though you've never been here at all?

[likemybooks]

[That might be just as bad, Taryon thinks, to have to introduce himself again. It's as if he didn't think this person important enough to remember despite them being coworkers. Teammates, probabaly.]

I suppose. I don't have anything else to compare it to.

I don't recall anything, but my room tells me a different story.

text; @curse

[gimu]

[ oh, he recognizes those. what he doesn’t recognize is that taryon isn’t exactly himself, per se; the end of october was a very hectic time, one that choso spent more inward than without. welp. ]

hello, egg man.
those are your roombas, of course.

[likemybooks]

What?

[Does his head look like an egg? He holds his hands to his face to check its shape, confirming that there are angles at his jaw and on his chin. But do they look smoother in the artificial light of the hallways?]

Okay, they're roombas, but what did I do with them, specifically?

[gimu]

[ y’know that’s a great question. what DID taryon do with them? why doesn’t he know? did he hit his head? ]

you said they amplify your magic, or you load them with spells.
i would see them on the battlefield now and again.

[likemybooks]

[Oh. So this curse guy has fought with him before. Good thing he has so many people to tell him the answers.]

That makes sense. Infusing spells into something that moves around the field makes it easier to manage a large group.

Thanks for your help.

[gimu]

are you okay?
you seem different.

[likemybooks]

Now? Yes.

But

I'm told I died in our previous mission.

@mr. viper

[penaltypoints]

[ Taryon has no recollection of his time here, by the sound of it... Yesod plans to keep that in mind. ]

If you require further assistance, I may be able to contribute.

[likemybooks]

Thank you so much.

Which ones can you identify, if youre familiar with them?

[penaltypoints]

Aside from your roombas, the following LILITH technology: the ring enables the user to activate a shield, while the visor possesses several functions, specifically enhancing the user's senses, as well as playing music.

The plush toy duck is an amusement park mascot.

[likemybooks]

Got it.

I'll test out the ring and visor when I have the space. How does it play music?

What amusement park does it advertise? [If he has a name, he can look up the duck's secrets and learn more about Taryon's hidden past.]

[penaltypoints]

I believe the user is free to manually add their preferred music to the visor. Mine was a gift, which already included two songs.

[ In fact, he decides to provide a demonstration by sending Taryon a video of the cat ears — not worn on his head — playing one of the songs. ]

The amusement park was called Tokyo Disneyland, an abandoned location.