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@fromtherustylake.bsky.social
ㅤㅤㅤThe first time I stepped into that room, I knew there was something more than just a dead body.
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@fromtherustylake.bsky.social
· Feb 14
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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤCASE 23
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detective dale vandermeer
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤmemories that change
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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤCASE 23
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detective dale vandermeer
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤmemories that change
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I'd like that a lot, thank you.
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ㅤㅤ⌜ Sparing a look of pity. ⌟
ㅤㅤWell, since you are here . . . I can show you around the city.
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ㅤㅤ⌜ Sparing a look of pity. ⌟
ㅤㅤWell, since you are here . . . I can show you around the city.
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I think I'm cursed.
February 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I'd like that a lot, thank you.
I think I'm cursed.
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ㅤㅤI've . . . never heard of such an anomaly. Is it just you?
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ㅤㅤI've . . . never heard of such an anomaly. Is it just you?
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Not being able to leave places. I think I looped around.
February 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I think I'm cursed.
Not being able to leave places. I think I looped around.
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ㅤㅤTeleporting behind people?
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ㅤㅤTeleporting behind people?
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I do not know. This just... happens to me.
February 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Not being able to leave places. I think I looped around.
I do not know. This just... happens to me.
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ㅤㅤ⌜ Stiff swallow ⌟ㅤH - how did you —
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ㅤㅤ⌜ Stiff swallow ⌟ㅤH - how did you —
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Goddamnit.
February 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I do not know. This just... happens to me.
Goddamnit.
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ㅤㅤ⌜ Immediately alert the moment he disappears. Where did he . . . ?
ㅤㅤTurning back around to look back and — ⌟
ㅤㅤ— GH.
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ㅤㅤ⌜ Immediately alert the moment he disappears. Where did he . . . ?
ㅤㅤTurning back around to look back and — ⌟
ㅤㅤ— GH.
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□ ..but the footsteps are coming from /behind/ Lunus.
February 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Goddamnit.
■ He drank it like taking a shot. What the hell is wrong with this place?
■ ..about as much as was wrong with the other place, actually.
□ He doesn't say anything as he takes a sip of his own.
■ ..about as much as was wrong with the other place, actually.
□ He doesn't say anything as he takes a sip of his own.
February 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
■ He drank it like taking a shot. What the hell is wrong with this place?
■ ..about as much as was wrong with the other place, actually.
□ He doesn't say anything as he takes a sip of his own.
■ ..about as much as was wrong with the other place, actually.
□ He doesn't say anything as he takes a sip of his own.
□ ..but the footsteps are coming from /behind/ Lunus.
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ㅤㅤHm . . .
ㅤㅤ⌜ Watching after him. Curiosity is chipping at them, waiting for him to turn a corner before following a little ways behind. ⌟
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ㅤㅤHm . . .
ㅤㅤ⌜ Watching after him. Curiosity is chipping at them, waiting for him to turn a corner before following a little ways behind. ⌟
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They shouldn't. But thank you.
□ He just... starts walking directly in the way they pointed.
□ He just... starts walking directly in the way they pointed.
February 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
□ ..but the footsteps are coming from /behind/ Lunus.
It's shitty instant coffee, though.
..do they have that in 21XX?
..do they have that in 21XX?
February 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It's shitty instant coffee, though.
..do they have that in 21XX?
..do they have that in 21XX?
..I, uh, don't have any /big/ mugs. Sorry.
February 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
..I, uh, don't have any /big/ mugs. Sorry.
□ Wordlessly, the detective offers a cup of black to Red.
February 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
□ Wordlessly, the detective offers a cup of black to Red.
Good morning. Do robots drink coffee?
February 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Good morning. Do robots drink coffee?
They shouldn't. But thank you.
□ He just... starts walking directly in the way they pointed.
□ He just... starts walking directly in the way they pointed.
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ㅤㅤ⌜ blinking in surprise. ⌟
ㅤㅤHumans can do that . . . ?
ㅤㅤ⌜ straightening up, pointing to the southeastern part of the city. ⌟
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ㅤㅤ⌜ blinking in surprise. ⌟
ㅤㅤHumans can do that . . . ?
ㅤㅤ⌜ straightening up, pointing to the southeastern part of the city. ⌟
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I have died and come back too many times to care about morality. Give me a direction.
February 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
They shouldn't. But thank you.
□ He just... starts walking directly in the way they pointed.
□ He just... starts walking directly in the way they pointed.
I have died and come back too many times to care about morality. Give me a direction.
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ㅤㅤYou're not going on your own. It's dangerous for a human.
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ㅤㅤYou're not going on your own. It's dangerous for a human.
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Tell me what direction to go, I'm off.
February 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I have died and come back too many times to care about morality. Give me a direction.
Tell me what direction to go, I'm off.
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ㅤㅤNo one is forcing you to stay.
ㅤㅤ. . . I'd hope not, at least.
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ㅤㅤNo one is forcing you to stay.
ㅤㅤ. . . I'd hope not, at least.
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Wars? Where the hell am I? Can I leave?
February 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Tell me what direction to go, I'm off.
Wars? Where the hell am I? Can I leave?
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ㅤㅤMmh . . . well . . .
ㅤㅤThe population is in danger between wars, more mainly put.
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ㅤㅤMmh . . . well . . .
ㅤㅤThe population is in danger between wars, more mainly put.
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So humans /aren't/ extinct and that big one lied.
February 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Wars? Where the hell am I? Can I leave?
So humans /aren't/ extinct and that big one lied.
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ㅤㅤReplica androids is the full term. We're made to live along and aid humanity and protect the world.
ㅤㅤWell, ah . . . most of us are, anyway.
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ㅤㅤReplica androids is the full term. We're made to live along and aid humanity and protect the world.
ㅤㅤWell, ah . . . most of us are, anyway.
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What the hell is a Reploid?
□ The question answered itself.
□ The question answered itself.
February 15, 2025 at 6:25 AM
So humans /aren't/ extinct and that big one lied.
What the hell is a Reploid?
□ The question answered itself.
□ The question answered itself.
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ㅤㅤWhoever made him definitely wanted to make a point of an intimidation factor.
ㅤㅤ⌜ Chuckling a little, eyes studying him for a few long moments. ⌟
ㅤㅤ You've not seen many Reploids before, have you?
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ㅤㅤWhoever made him definitely wanted to make a point of an intimidation factor.
ㅤㅤ⌜ Chuckling a little, eyes studying him for a few long moments. ⌟
ㅤㅤ You've not seen many Reploids before, have you?
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The normal sized one is you, the unreasonably big one was... well, the massive one-eyed robot.
February 15, 2025 at 6:13 AM
What the hell is a Reploid?
□ The question answered itself.
□ The question answered itself.
It just sounded stupid out loud.
it. sounded better in my head.
..you could've just said no, then. We would've left it at that.
February 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It just sounded stupid out loud.
..you could've just said no, then. We would've left it at that.
i don't give out my full name. canis is fine.
What the hell does that mean?
February 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
..you could've just said no, then. We would've left it at that.
The normal sized one is you, the unreasonably big one was... well, the massive one-eyed robot.
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ㅤㅤDepends on which one you're referring to.
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ㅤㅤDepends on which one you're referring to.
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Well, that robot is reasonably sized. Why the hell was the other one so big?
February 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The normal sized one is you, the unreasonably big one was... well, the massive one-eyed robot.
Well, that robot is reasonably sized. Why the hell was the other one so big?
February 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Well, that robot is reasonably sized. Why the hell was the other one so big?
What the hell does that mean?
full enough.
..is that your full name?
February 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
What the hell does that mean?
..is that your full name?
closest to normal i've seen in a while, at the very least.
*snickering.*
canis, nice to meetcha.
*snickering.*
canis, nice to meetcha.
..me? After all this, I'd hardly call myself "normal..."
..though, I guess, more normal looking than you.
The name's Vandermeer. Dale Vandermeer, homicide detective.
..though, I guess, more normal looking than you.
The name's Vandermeer. Dale Vandermeer, homicide detective.
February 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
..is that your full name?
Oh, hell no. I'd like to be blissfully ignorant on /something./
February 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Oh, hell no. I'd like to be blissfully ignorant on /something./
I'm saying I flat out don't believe you.
February 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I'm saying I flat out don't believe you.