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[skaterbrain]

So it's kinda coo'. Been hearin' people comin' back an' all. Phones got his butt back in Luceti so now I get ta' punch him wheneva' I want.

But uh.........

......

Been lotsa people goin' home, too. Guess that's coo' too, but...... Well.... I've been thinkin' yanno?

......

....What do people do when they get forgot? I-I mean, peeps from Luceti don't remember this place, right? ....So what'dya do then? When you get forgot?

......


...Nngh, naw, forget it. This is dumb. This is why I ain't suppose to think.

[he flips the book against the bed and flops onto it with a heavy sigh]

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[stilldontgotit]

Beat?

[...Wait, right. He'd met Beat in Luceti before, and he definitely wasn't the same Beat from Traverse Town.]

Hmm. Well, I've been here for years, so I know what it's like to bump into old friends who can't remember you. It's tough, but the best thing you can do is just... try to get to know them again. Even if it might not be the same, at least the person who's forgotten probably won't change too much.

[Hopefully.]

[skaterbrain]

Sup.

[Okay, this one, he knows. He looks a little different now? But he knows him.

...He thinks.]

I guess. ...But what 'bout those that do come back different?

[stilldontgotit]

Hmm. How different are we talking?

[Can't give an answer without context, after all.]

[skaterbrain]

Uh.....diff'rent, I dunno. Like not rememberin' stuff and forgettin' other important things.

Yanno if you forgot, like....yo' family, things'd be a lot diff'rent for you, right?

[stilldontgotit]

... This got anything to do with Rhyme?

[Maybe that's a bit too forward, but it's the first thing he can think of.]

[skaterbrain]

W-What?! I never said nothin' 'bout that!

[stilldontgotit]

[Hum. Yep, probably too forward. Then again, after what happened in Traverse Town, he already knew how they were related, but maybe this Beat has been tight lipped about it.

...maybe he should just get back to the point.]

...Right. Anyway, as far as family goes, that does kind of complicate things, but it doesn't change the fact that you're connected. Even if those memories do fade, they're never completely gone. Sometimes you just have to help pick up the pieces.

It's... well, okay. My friend Sora would probably explain it better than I could, but it's like the chains are scattered-- but they still exist, deep in your heart.

[skaterbrain]

[More like he just doesn't talk about it since Rhyme is here now and might overhear and get confused and/or upset.

Beat listens to the explanation, but only understands some of it.]

Nnngh....all this thinkin's startin' to hurt my head, yo. If the stuff's just tossed 'round, how 'm I supposed to go collectin' it?

[stilldontgotit]

Just takes a little push, I'd say. And maybe a little help filling in the blanks.

[Like a friendly reminder. Or a light nudge in the right direction.]

[skaterbrain]

So I push her?

...That don't sound very nice.