witchesreign | [action] / [BBS] postdated after the Skulker encounter

[ACTION]

[This isn't right. Danny stands in his room, door still ajar in his confusion, staring at the picture that has mysteriously found its way to his bed.

This isn't right.

It's Danny in the photo alright, but he is surrounded by people he has never seen--aside from Jazz. But there is also a dark-haired girl, a dark-skinned boy, and two adults standing by him. In the background, a building Danny's never seen. He doesn't know this place, he doesn't know these people.

His hands have started to shake.]

[BBS (video)]

[Danny's face pops up on the feed, looking weary, tired, and a little fearful.]

H...has anyone else gotten something like this? [He holds up the photo.] Like...something you don't remember? This just showed up in my room earlier today, and I don't... [he has to pause to swallow, nervous. Maybe doing a video feed wasn't such a good idea.] I don't know what it is, or where it came from, just that that's--I never was there.

((OOC: Because I want to do everything at once. Regarding the Skulker encounter, it is still being logged out, but other characters involved can assume that once it is over they have received minor injury at worst.))

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Me neither...

It's starting to scare me, actually. First that attack, now this...

:33 < its not the furst time weird stuff has happened here
:33 < by the way how are you doing after that?
:33 < you didnt get too hurt did you?

No, but...this is really disturbing...

I'm fine, mostly. I have to take it easy for a little while, to [keep from melting] get better fully...and he kinda burned me a bit, but I guess I'm pretty okay.

:33 < be sure to take it easy okay? :((
:33 < may i ask why this picture is unsettling you so much?
:33 < are those people you dont like much?

I don't even know who they are! Except for Jazz, I met her here a while ago, but she disappeared... Otherwise, I don't recognize any of them. And I don't know what that place is, either.

But I just...look so natural in that photo, with all those strangers in that place.

:33 < maybe...
:33 < maybe its a picture of something that will happen in the future?
:33 < or
:33 < i dunno
:33 < we could chalk it up to some sorta prank but i dont think thats it
:33 < is that a bad thing?

I don't know. No matter what it's supposed to be, though, I don't think I'm going to like it.

[He's hesitant to say what follows but...it's always easier through text. Besides, he's already sort of spoken to Nepeta about this! It should be okay.]

And, well...if that photo looks so natural, what does that mean for me, here?

:33 < hmm
:33 < i guess that depends most on what you want it to mean
:33 < if what you s33 in the picture is something you want
:33 < then you can have it
:33 < purrhaps not with the exact circumstances
:33 < since that place might not exist here
:33 < nor those people
:33 < but just as you look natural in that picture
:33 < you can find your niche here if you want to

Yeah...that's what I'm trying to do! It's always good to have lots of friends!

I just don't get it...I've never seen these people before, so how could there be a photo of me with them? Maybe there's a better me out there, and he's the real Danny in this photo.

[After all, he's already encountered an identical-looking Danny...the idea isn't too far-fetched, although it's still terrifying.]

:33 < danny!
:33 < there is no 'better' or 'worse' danny
:33 < you may have the same name and face as someone else
:33 < but your f33lings and thoughts make you your own purrson
:33 < and you are great just as you are
:33 < you are no less real than anyone else
:33 < you could be right
:33 < this could very well be a diffurent danny
:33 < but it says nothing about you

[It takes him a while to type up this next response.]

Maybe.

Maybe this photo is who I was supposed to be, but it just didn't work out.

:33 < talking about who youre suppose to be
:33 < sounds a bit too similar to talk about fate
:33 < i know your circumstance is diffurent
:33 < but i f33l that sort of thinking
:33 < doesnt really lead anywhere
:33 < who youre suppose to be isnt decided by some greater force
:33 < or some creator
:33 < just you

You think so?

But then what's the photo supposed to be? Another me? Why is there even another me in the first place?

:33 < most definitely!
:33 < you are who you want to be
:33 < and who you are is one thing that no one
:33 < can ever ever take away furrom you
:33 < i think it purrobably is another you
:33 < and i cant say why there are more
:33 < but it just s33ms to be how things work you know?
:33 < ive s33n several of one purrson in my time here
:33 < its kinda weird and a little unnerving at times
:33 < since sometimes they can be so diffurent furrom what you expect
:33 < but ive kinda just accepted thats how things work
:33 < and that each should be treated as his or her own purrson

Like...totally separate people? Who aren't related at all?

:33 < considering i had one furriend
:33 < who had someone like him pop up here
:33 < who was purrty much the complete opawsite of what he was like
:33 < id say yea
:33 < maybe you share some things in common
:33 < but it would be just like any other purrson you have similarities to
:33 < yea they are there
:33 < yea sometimes it might uncannily similar
:33 < but each has their own
:33 < soul i guess you could say. spirit. essence. self.
:33 < whatever you prefur to call it
:33 < and thats what makes each purrson themselves
:33 < and thats what can never be emulated

Yeah! I like that. I think I really like that idea.

Thanks, Nepeta.

:33 < anytime danny!
:33 < im glad i could be of help

Yeah. I'm glad I have a friend like you!

[NOT AWARE THAT HE HAS A FIRST CLASS TICKET ON THE SAP TRAIN RIGHT NOW...]

[Baw, Danny. Make her wibble why don't you]

:33 < that makes me happy to hear
:33 < the f33ling is most definitely mutual

[at this point he doesn't know how to respond but he is pretty much going to have the widest grin ever plastered on his face for the rest of the day.

Maybe the rest of the week.]

[action] / [BBS] postdated after the Skulker encounter

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hahaha WOW now all my copy-pasted icons look ridiculous WHOOPS

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