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[umbreon_blacky]

...I'm not sure what I did for all of the other day. I'm not entirely sure I want to know. Suffice to say, if I ran into anybody who was real, I wasn't in my right mind.

My throat still hurts. My eyes are sore from shedding so many tears. I feel like such a fool for falling for an illusion like that. But... I'm not so sure I can go back to Kanto

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[umbreon_blacky]

Only the former, as far as I'm aware.

[will_be_god]

I see. Describe it.

[umbreon_blacky]

It's been so long, but... I suppose it was something like watching a rapid succession of short films in one's mind? The content of which I don't really want to think about.

[will_be_god]

Interesting. So it was not a lived experience but rather one similar to a psychic projection?

[umbreon_blacky]

Exactly. And considering the majority of us had our ages reversed at the time, I suppose it's no surprise I ended up being affected too. If it was of a psychic nature.

[will_be_god]

Ages...reversed? Physically, or was that another effect of the projections?

[umbreon_blacky]

That one, I believe, was the result of something slipped into the food. Entirely physical, yes.

It wouldn't be the first time.

[will_be_god]

What could have such an effect? And is there any that remains for study?

[umbreon_blacky]

I ate all of mine to extend the duration as long as possible since I didn't want to deal with all the responsibilities of being an adult. "Magic" seems to be the most likely cause for these things. While I doubt there's any of the food left from last summer, there is something that has a similar effect... A cursed hot spring at a resort just a few hours away from the city. It seems to wear off after a couple of days, however.

[will_be_god]

Magic...There cannot be any such thing.

[umbreon_blacky]

How long have you been here again?

[will_be_god]

Several months.

Simply put, however, what is commonly called "magic" is simply what science has yet to explain.