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[smokedout]

Ugh, my head...

[Dodger seems like he just woke up... and like he woke up pretty roughly at that. He looks the same as normal, if a little more relaxed and sleepy. Although, those who haven't seen him lately will now be able to see that he's wearing what looks like a shock collar with a green light glowing on the buckle. A power suppressor. Also, the lights are on in his room for once, so the observant might be able to catch some less blurry shots of the somewhat invasive amounts of information kept on several people around the city, which are plastered all over his walls along with identifying pictures of them. Something which he hasn't taken the time to read through, since he doesn't remember any of it.]

I feel like I got hit by a train... shit. Hey- there's notes all over the desk here, so I know this is my place, but- fuck, I don't remember a single fuckin' thing about- here. Someone wanna tell me what's going on?

[He doesn't look any different, his scars are still there and so is his scruffy beard. But this doesn't seem... quite like Dodger. His tone is less condescending and sullen, more just... sleepy, with a morning grumpy sort of vibe. Like he'll pop back up and be a cheerful, relaxed person once he gets some coffee. And speaking of indulgent drinks...]

....Fuck, Janet's gonna kill me if she sees all the bottles in here...

[ooc: Dodger has forgotten everything past his 20th birthday, including all of his CR in Riverview. Enjoy letting your muses explain their version of events to him... or just fuck with him. He doesn't know any better.]

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video, un: j.k.;

[aeturnus]

[ ... Huh. Just from glancing at the network, it feels like something wonky is going on so he'll save his usual questions or teasing and continue on to what else is probably pretty obvious. ]

Dodger, move your camera or... consider not recording in the bedroom. Before anything else.

[smokedout]

Huh?

[He glances behind him, and... that's about when he notices what's on the walls. Shit, he probably shouldn't show all that, huh. Well, his first reaction is to teleport out of the room, but that... doesn't work. And after a moment of trying his damnedest to, he flinches as the collar's light turns red and it administers a harsh shock to him.]

Fuck- [He hesitates, glances around and... yeah, there's no part of the bedroom's wall that isn't plastered in notes. Jesus, it looks like something Benny would make, but not him. What the hell has he been up to?] ....One second.

[He's getting up and walking over to sit in the hallway. Next to the charred, broken door to his room. Seriously, what the fuck?]

Okay. So. Uh. Who- are you?

[aeturnus]

[ Okay yeah, definitely something weird. Cain's acting pretty chill for all that goes on until Dodger gets settled again. Thankfully it looks like Brink isn't around or it's going to get even more awkward. ]

Jacob Kane. Not to get all weird, but you know me. Or... I know you? Since you don't know me right now.

[smokedout]

[He nods slowly. Well, he knows he's definitely been here and isn't remembering it... but it feels like just yesterday he'd been sleeping with the loveliest girl, and now he'd woken up alone in the apartment of a serial killer.

Well, he guesses he is one, but... it's been a long time since that. Years.]

Alright, uhh. Yeah. Jacob. Got it. [He grimaces.] You mind... telling me why I'm missing a fuckin' eye?

[aeturnus]

No idea. You were like that when I met you. You'll have to ask around about that one.

[ What a surprise to wake up to, though. Ouch. ]

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[ragnarsson]

[Ivar's a fairly observant person. He knows people, reads them very well. This isn't like Dodger at all. It reminds him more of what happened a few months ago when they got switched around with their other selves. Only this time, Dodger seems to have remained the same physically. But there's something less harsh and cynical about him. Must be whatever is affecting Loki and him as well.

Ivar can't remember his name, but he does know he and this mongrel are enemies. Well, time to start making sure he doesn't get any of that part of his memory back.]

Why don't you tell me who Janet is and I'll tell you what I know about you.

[smokedout]

[Something about the kid's appearance still ruffles his feathers... but Dodger comes from the streets, he's used to dealing with people that are off-putting. After some thought, he tips his head.]

She's my girlfriend. Janet Smith - about this tall, [roughly 5'8] light brown hair, baby blue eyes, tends to wear gingham dresses and red lipstick. Sorta doe-eyed. Smells like milk and roses. She'd be... 24, I figure?

[Basically, the sweetest girl in existence. He frowns.]

I heard word she's not around, but hell... never hurts to hold out hope for girls like that.

[ragnarsson]

No. It doesn't.

[That's something he understands all too well. Letha was precious to him. Without her, Ivar would be worse off No wonder Dodger had fallen into a pit of fleas if he'd lost her. Or, more likely, she'd run for it. Ivar couldn't imagine anyone staying with Dodger for too long.]

I take it you don't remember anything about me?

[Because if he had, he'd be acting a lot more vitriolic and sarcastic.]

[smokedout]

No, but you look like someone I'd hang around.

[A little more than Cain does, if they're being honest. He always has a knack for falling in with the wrong crowd - his only friend back home is a drug dealer who's always tweaked out on laughing gas.]

Just keep in mind I'm not against hurting you if you tell me we're friends and I find out later you were playing me.

[ragnarsson]

I'm not sure whether I should be insulted by that or not.

[Hmph. Rude. Ivar doesn't look that bad, does he? At least the second part got a snicker out of him.]

Guess some things never do change. You're still definitely yourself.

[Notice he doesn't seem to be threatened at all by what he hears. Dodger can't even scare him even when he isn't missing five years of his life. He sure isn't going to start now.]

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[umbrastaff]

[Definitely caught her and Taako's name there for a brief second, and will remember that.

...otherwise she'll just be fucking glad she remembers who she is, unlike this dick.

Lup's not gonna stir the shit pot, though. Not when she can't even cast Mage Hand right.]

[video | un: edward.elric]

[alchemyfreak]

If no one's told you yet, you're on a Quarantine. Apparently you weren't liking where you were very much, because the portal here takes in the displaced.

[He realizes that this guy doesn't remember a thing, so he's going to try to be polite in the name of getting information later. Hopefully. Ed's good at that whole intro to a new world thing, he doesn't enjoy it but it was part of his job at Purg, so he could do it in a pinch. Regardless of how long this guy seemed to have been here, it was clear he needed a run down of the basics if nothing else.]

Janet's also... Probably not here, it's not often people get pulled in from the same world.

[That probably explains all the bottles, Dodger. No Janet present to kill you for them.]

[smokedout]

So I hear...

[It still hurts to know - his shoulders are slumped and head hung. He still has no idea what he's going to do without her around to keep him standing straight, but... from what he's gathered, he's already gone down the worst route he could.]

Should I know you, too?

[alchemyfreak]

Nah, I'm just so used to giving people the run down it's kind of a force of habit.

[He'd deliberately not agreed to working Orientation so he wouldn't have to deal with this shit, but here we are.]

I was kind of designated greeter in the world I was in before here. They have a team for that here, thankfully but... You've obviously already been through Orientation and just don't remember-

[A pause, recalling Jay that morning.]

... and you're not the only one. So something must be going on here.

[smokedout]

I guess I won't be much help with whatever's happening, then... apparently I've been getting drunk in my room every night since god knows when. I should probably focus on fixing myself before I try to help anyone else.

[A pause.]

Name's Jamie.

[alchemyfreak]

You might want to look for clues about how long you've been here. Maybe go back through the network... Chances are you have a job here you're going to want to make sure to keep.

[He seems to consider something for a moment]

As far as I know most of us start in communal housing, so if you have your own place you've probably actually been around awhile.

[Not to mention it looks like he's been keeping tabs on some people.]

Ed, nice to meet you.

[He was still wary, but he knew how this shit worked. If the guy didn't remember who he was when he made that list he wasn't necessarily the same person right now. Which meant that until shit hit the fan, Ed had no reason to be anything but nice. Careful, but nice.]

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[finethanks]

You've never mentioned a Janet-chan before, Dodger-kun. I wonder who she is?

[What is going on here?? He doubts Dodger would want to show off all of those details back there... So, he'll just poke in here curiously.]

[smokedout]

She's my girlfriend.

[He raises a brow, at this... sweet-looking kid snooping around. Yet another person that knows him as "Dodger"...]

Guessing you haven't seen her around, either... I'm having some memory issues, mind telling me who you are and how we know each other?

[finethanks]

Did you get in another fight, Dodger-kun? It seems like you hit your head. If you do have a girlfriend right now, I wonder why you've been going on so many dates?

[He's not all too surprised, honestly, but he feels like it's not simply something to explain with him having a girl on the side all along.]

Eichi Tenshouin. You have some information on me on that wall there, so why don't you take a look?

[smokedout]

[He raises a brow. Yeah, none of that makes sense to him, but... it lines up with the amount that he's learned from the others on the network. Either he'd really taken coming here without Janet hard, or... or he lost her back home, and just doesn't remember that either. Both possibilities are overwhelming in their own way.]

Eichi. Sure.

[He hesitates, glancing back at the wall and scanning it for information on him. One of the newest photos shows him sleeping in Dodger's bed, when the sun is just barely starting to rise. He's wearing one of Dodger's shirts... one that's old enough that he recognizes it. He'd written that Eichi seemed dangerous... and there's a mark on his notes that he's seen on other parts of his wall. Every place that the word "Eluvio" shows up, this mark is there as well - a nautical star.]

...I've been dating you?

[finethanks]

Fufu, you have. Have you forgotten already? And just when you said things had the potential to turn serious.

[He's joking, but also he just wants to see how Dodger will react...] Does your head hurt at all? I may be able to heal you if there's an injury of any kind.

( video; ) un: shigeru

[mysophobic]

Dodger? What happened? Are you okay?

[ Shigeru looks so confused on his end as he holds up that pad with his questions written out. ]

[smokedout]

[Pretty odd, using a video and then speaking via writing... Dodger watches for a moment before replying. Is he mute? ...Is he deaf?]

Can you, uh. Hear me?

[He feels stupid speaking to someone who might be deaf, but hell... he doesn't know how to sign. And despite having his scars and all other physical traits of a normal Dodger, his expression is a lot more like the open confusion Shigeru saw on Jamie Kingsley's face.]

[mysophobic]

[ Whaaat?! Shigeru looks totally confused for a second before...oh. He doesn't remember him? ]

I'm mute. You don't remember me?

[ He looks kinda hurt for a brief second before his expression changes into something more concerned. ]

[smokedout]

[Definitely another person that knows him, and seems to be close to him... he gives him an apologetic frown.]

Sorry... I got nothing.

[Shigeru is the first person to look this upset about Dodger's lost memory... so he must be someone important, and that makes Dodger hesitate a few seconds before his frown deepens.]

I can't really... remember much past my 20th birthday right now. Some other people got me up to speed that I'm not... actually 20 anymore, but I seriously can't remember shit. [Another pause.] You mind.. telling me who you are? And... how you know me?