time travel texting.

[hapertas]

THE BIG FAT TIME TRAVEL TEXTING MEME.

How does it work?
- You post your top-level as usual.
- People reply, but the catch is, magical shenanigans intervene and poof! You're getting a text from someone you know, but it's 3 years too early or 10 years too late! What spoilers will you learn? Will you accidentally reveal some of your own?
- You can use this to explore forward-dated scenarios or have characters interact before they "met," or at least before one of them knows they met.
- When you reply, notate in the header when your character's tagging from.

Comments

[strewn]

It's strange to hear that. "Years." I don't even remember a full year yet.

It's hard to let go. I just learned how to hold on. Sometimes there are too many lessons in being human at once. But I want to be a good person. I want to try. So I can be good for you. And for me.

If it's being stupid, then it's a kind of stupid I like. I love you for it, though I wish you wouldn't hurt yourself.

[gunflowers]

are you looking forward to it? to having these memories?

there are things you should hold on to. but hurt, and resentment? not them. these you should definitely let go of. it doesn't add anything to your life, i promise you.

oh, no, baby, don't worry. i feel like it's. It's part of me, you know? it makes me who i am.

[strewn]

I'm excited. I want to feel what you're feeling. What I'm feeling there when I'm with you.

I think I'll learn as long as you're here with me. I know the person next to me will be patient and I can take my time to understand things. That helps a lot.

Someone's always going to be worrying for you a little, Myung. But I think it's okay. It doesn't have to rule every thought.

[gunflowers]

it'll all be okay. we'll both be okay. we'll both be very good, even. i know it. i've lived it. just try to enjoy every moment.

i guess i can't stop anyone from worrying about me, considering how much i worry about other people.

[strewn]

I always trust you, but I guess there's an added element to that right now, isn't there? You really know what you're talking about.

I've heard worrying gives you grey hair. In our case, it's a different color, right?

[gunflowers]

i mean, it's possible that things could go differently for you. maybe there's multiple timelines. at this point, who can say?

i'd rather your hair was never ever grey. ever.

[strewn]

There's definitely a lot of strange things that happen around this house. I guess I couldn't say it'd be surprising.

Never? Not for any reason?

[gunflowers]

weirder things have happened

never. grey is not a color i ever want your hair to be when you're using my power.

[strewn]

And I'm sure weirder things will continue happening, won't they?

What does it mean?

[gunflowers]

most probably

Grey would mean you’re feeling depressed.

[strewn]

I guess we'll get used to it.

Oh, right. I hope neither of us gets grey hair then.

[gunflowers]

it's okay if i get grey hair these days. i rarely ever have my power, i don't feel like it belongs to me anymore. in a good way. it suits you better anyway.

[strewn]

It's okay?

I didn't mean to make your power mine. It does feel pretty familiar now though.

[gunflowers]

yeah, for me, without power, it just means i'm getting older. don't you think i'd look good with grey hair?

i like it. it makes me feel right.

[strewn]

Are you okay with that? Aging? I've never thought about it.

I promise I'll take good care of your power when it's in my hands.

[gunflowers]

yeah, i'm okay with it. i feel like i've needed it, too. I'm a better person now than when I was in my twenties. and hopefully i'll keep on becoming better.

i know you already do, baby

[strewn]

I could have told you that. You're a better person every day, because you're always trying to be.

I like having it. I like that you trust me with it. And that I can protect it whenever we touch.

[gunflowers]

honestly, were it not for you, I wouldn’t have been trying so hard.

I trust you with everything. My power’s really the smallest thing I trust you with, you know.

[strewn]

Does that mean I helped you?

I think I do know. Maybe it's a symbol of that. I think it helps me understand it.