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[analyzing_you]

Well I certainly do not appear to be in the Medium anymore. It seems I
have landed in Atlantis, of all places. How very peculiar; I suppose
it’s possible the game glitched and tossed me here.

But Atlantis. Really? I expected more excitement than that. Hell,
perhaps? No, that would be rather cliché. Atlantis is going to have to
suffice.

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[itskidflash.livejournal.com]

Sorry to disappoint, but this isn't Atlantis.

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

I woke up soaked to my bones in a city under the water, and I find out it's not Atlantis?

I now have all of the disappointment.

[itskidflash.livejournal.com]

Yeah well, Atlantis doesn't randomly kidnap people, anyway.

This place's name is Vatheon. You're dragged here from your world for no reason, and you're supposed to touch the coral reef in the middle of the plaza once a week. Everything's free, even housing.

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

Fascinating.

Are there flying pigs that spew forth rainbows from their dirty unmentionables?

Raunchy mental images aside, I do hope you realize how ridiculous your explanation is.

[itskidflash.livejournal.com]

Ridiculous or not, it's true. Ask anyone, especially the locals.

[witchbuster.livejournal.com]

[Whoa. This was a shock to see.

Maka knows very well Rose won't remember her, but still--]

Rose...welcome back, I guess.

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

[Her intrigue, it is colored piqued. Also her skepticism.]

I think you might have me mistaken for some other young lady with pink text.

Unless you're one of them.

And by them I mean one of those exceedingly obnoxious trolls, of whom I hope you have no relation.

[witchbuster.livejournal.com]

Haha, no, you're Rose all right. Rose Lalonde.

And no, I'm not a troll either, I'm a human like you. See, this place is called Vatheon and you've actually been here before.

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

Oh, you know my name. That means whatever you say must be true. Watch as I now hang on every word with reckless abandon.

Since everything you tell me is now true, then please, do go on. Tell me how it is that I was here, then left, and am now once more back again. All without a single memory!

[witchbuster.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I will.

We don't *know* why that happens, but it does. People get brought here from different points in time, sent back and then brought back again either with their memories of Vatheon or not. It's the stupid magic coral you get dropped off in front of.

I'll even cite an example: Jade was here for a while, left and came back without any memories of being here, then left and came back again *remembering* that she was here. John, unfortunately, came back without any memories like you have.

You're not just going to get this from me, either, you're going to get this from the trolls too. Meanwhile your room at the house is still vacant.

[bethehugejerk]

IF YOU HAD ACTUALLY BOTHERED TO ASK AROUND YOU WOULD KNOW THIS WAS VATHEON, NOT ATLANTIS
BUT I SUPPOSE DOING SOMETHING THAT SENSIBLE IS BEYOND YOU.
THERE IS NO GLITCH
THE GAME DOESN'T HAVE SHIT TO DO WITH IT
AND THIS ISN'T EVEN THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE BEEN HERE, LALONDE.

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

So I've been told, unfortunately before you so graciously decided to rescue me from ignorance.

[bethehugejerk]

GREAT. GOOD FOR YOU.
SAVES ME HAVING TO BATTLE THROUGH YOUR VEIL OF SNARKY BROAD ANTICS TO EXPLAIN IT.
JUST TELL ME FROM WHAT PART OF THE TIMELINE YOU'RE FROM.

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

That's Miss Snarky Broad to you. So I can safely assume whatever methods of time gazing you employed before no longer work here?

If that's the case then it would be beneficial for you to ask in a more affable manner.

[bethehugejerk]

WE ARE IN ANOTHER FUCKING UNIVERSE, AND I AM NOT CALLING YOU MISS ANYTHING
TIME SHENANIGANS ARE WELL AND FULLY AFOOT
FOR THE JACKASSES IN CHARGE HAVE GRABBED US ALL FROM THIS AND THAT PART OF THE TIMELINE WITH NO CONCERN FOR HOW THAT MATCHES UP WITH EVERYONE ELSE.
JUST ANSWER THE GODDAMN QUESTION.

[breathingheir.livejournal.com]

rose, quick!
ignore everyone who is telling you to live with them because you are living with me and jade!!

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

Am I? And I have no say in the matter at all, I take it?

[breathingheir.livejournal.com]

not really.
we are kidnapping you, hehe.

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

Of course you are, John.

But I'm afraid it isn't kidnapping if it's consensual. Unless you want me to put up a fight, in which case I will begrudgingly agree to your fantasies.

[breathingheir.livejournal.com]

whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!!
there are no fantasies here, rose. na-da. zilch.
we are not married yet!

[sufferrogate.livejournal.com]

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

Yes, I've been told several times over by now.
So I see this placed dragged you here as well. I suppose I'll ask the same question people keep asking me.
What timeline are you from? How many conversations have we had?

[sufferrogate.livejournal.com]

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

So then I can assume you are either from further back in the timeline than I am, which seems unlikely given that everyone I have spoken to is from the future. So then, how is it that we have not spoken?

[sufferrogate.livejournal.com]