◎ Bout 2: The age question [action/voice]

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[Akihiko's been adjusting well enough to Luceti following the crash back to reality that Luceti was a different world that was not the TV world he was supposed to have appeared in. He's back to a "civilized" level of hygiene and no longer running around in survival pants and a cape -- no, now he's back to sweatpants and T-shirts for his jogs and training. He can be found jogging on the village roads and into the forest, which he's now fairly familiar with after spending so much time out there.

Later in the day, after he's finished with his training for the day, he opens up his journal. Ever since that "experiment," he's been wondering something. But before he asks, he should probably introduce himself...]

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Hey. I'm Akihiko Sanada. I arrived here in the recent ... cycle. I guess that's what you call it. I've heard that I might have met some people here before, so I thought I'd warn you that I don't remember ever being in Luceti.

Anyway, I've got a question. How do you decide when to celebrate or acknowledge your birthdays here? There can be a lot of different kinds of calendars, even in the same world, so... I'm curious how other people handle it.

Also, if anyone knows how I can get my hands on a speed bag, I'd appreciate hearing about it.

Comments

[leadinglady]

... I see.

I don't suppose you feel any different, or older, do you?

[thunderfists]

Not really. I wouldn't have even thought much about time passing here if not for that ... experiment. One of the statements was about me turning 21.

[leadinglady]

... Experiment? What exactly happened?

[thunderfists]

Everyone ended up forgetting who they are. Then, for some reason, we were all given cards with statements about ourselves.

[He pauses.] Except the cards weren't always correct.

[leadinglady]

Ah, that one. It seemed like a lot of people were impacted by that...

So, did your birthday pass while you were under the amnesia effect?

[thunderfists]

Right before it, I think. I didn't catch what day that whole thing started--

[...] Wait. Were you not affected by it?

[leadinglady]

I wasn't. And I noticed that people were acting a little strange, but I'm new and I don't know them that well, so...

[ OCCASIONALLY SLOW ON THE UPTAKE 8|b ]

[thunderfists]

[This is prooobably something of a shared trait. Not that he's noticed.]

Sounds reasonable. If I hadn't been affected, I probably would have been confused, too. Widespread amnesia doesn't really happen. [He frowns slightly.] Not even on TV. [Probably.]