1st Bond [Action]

[megabond]

[It has been a few weeks since he arrived in Starhue Valley and surprisingly, Augustine managed to adapt to his new surroundings thanks to his constant run-ins with several phenomena back home. Ever since then, he not only settled in his new farmhouse, but also met some nice folks as he wanders around Pelican Town to truly get the feel of this rustic lifestyle.

However, as he is about to go back home after touring around town, Augustine suddenly fell onto his knees, which he drops his jPad from his hands. Anyone passing by may see him clutching his head in pain.

Unknown to them, Augustine suddenly has a sudden surge of new, but short visions from his past life memories. To his surprise, he not only hears them in these new memories but the names of the people that he met.

When the memories dispersed, he opens his eyes and finds himself still clutching his head, now gasping at what he saw.]

W-What happened? Did I fell unconscious?

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[whitescalesbigmouth]

Well, try to take it easy then...the last thing you want to do is push yourself too hard.

I just wish I knew what I could do to be of more help.

[megabond]

Don't worry, I won't.

[Help, huh? Maybe he knows where he can find some answers.]

And don't worry about it. Just a night's sleep would help me recover from a small migraine.

Still, I wonder if it has anything to do with that app...

[whitescalesbigmouth]

What app?

[megabond]

It's called Retrospec. It's a social network app that only Recolle residents who also have past lives can use. It can install itself on any smartphone or any devices, but any non-users can't see it. I don't know if it can show itself to you, but...

[But as he takes out his phone, his eyes widen at what he saw on its home screen.]

I-It's gone... The app is gone...

[It is true. Retrospec's recognizable app icon is nowhere to be seen in his smartphone.]

B-But that means... Was I banished from the app?

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Huh, that's kind of like the device I found when I woke up here...I don't think I've ever seen one before I came here though. But then if I don't remember anything then who's to say I haven't?

[Her shoulders sag a little.] Could it be possible someone removed it when you weren't looking?

[megabond]

It's called a smartphone. You can use it to communicate to others faraway and use the internet.

[Augustine nods no as he looks at his phone once more.]

I doubt it. If the app deleted itself, my memories related to it and my past life would have been erased.

[Such as the case with his friend, Ainsley.]

But for some reason, I can still remember them.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Strange...

[She's still none the wiser about it though, she can barely work her own device.]

Is there anyone who could fix it for you? Maybe there's a special shop just for smartphones here in the Valley who know more about these kind of "app" things?

[megabond]

Unfortunately, I feel that even if there is someone to help me, the app won't return into my phone very soon.

Which makes me wonder what happens if I return to Recolle with my memories intact...

[He has a guess that his memories would be erased no matter what he does.]

This really is a big problem...

[Retrospec aside, he realizes something about Vi.]

I guess you don't know much about smartphones, do you?

[whitescalesbigmouth]

No, I don't. I've barely touched the device I have because I don't understand it at all...

[It's almost as if there's something else preventing her from knowing how to use it. But of all the things she doesn't seem comfortable with since she arrived in the valley it's the modern technology side of things.]

[megabond]

I see. I guess your amnesia causes you to forget about these kind of devices.

[That is his guess, though.]

I guess you also don't know about the other modern day technology as well.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

I've been trying with them...but everything seems kind of odd to me. It feels like there should be a different way of doing these things that I'm more used to but I can't figure out what.

[megabond]

Well, this place seems to focus pn the rustic side such as farming and an old-fashioned lifestyle. So I doubt you should worry less about modern technology for now.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

[She gives a nod to that.] At least I have that going for me...

[megabond]

Don't worry, Vi. If you interact with many more people around town, you may able to learn more about yourself very soon.

I assure you, you will able to regain your memories just like I do back in Recolle.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

[The girl beams up at Augustine, still having to remind herself that he gave her a temporary name up into she remembers her real one.] Thanks Mr. Sauveterre, you're very kind.

[megabond]

I'm glad I can help. It is the least I can do after you helped me from my... sudden recollection.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Okay, Mr. Sauveterre...did you still want to check out the clinic whilst we here or should we maybe try and get you settled down somewhere before we try and work out what's happening with your app thingy?

[megabond]

I think visiting the clinic should be my priority for now. Just in case I may get another migraine.

[He knows that it may come from his new memories, but it wouldn't hurt to make a small check-up of his health once in the while.]

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Alright then, let's go!

[She'll let go off his shoulders for now because she's certain he's probably okayish with the way he's carrying himself but even so she'll stay pretty close.]

TIME SKIP!

[megabond]

[One hour later, Augustine left the clinic as he sighed in relief. Thankfully for him, there's nothing wrong with him other than signs of stress that may relate to his headache (which may not be related at all). So he is released with a clean bill of health.

Once he meets up with Vi again, he then looks at his smartphone, still wondering how did he was kicked out of Retrospec in the first place.]

[whitescalesbigmouth]

[Whilst Augustine was in the clinic she's been playing with her device as such pressing buttons she probably shouldn't be pressing but she's been occupied at least whilst doing so.

Her face brightens up as she bounds up towards him with her hands behind her back.]

So what did he say?

[megabond]

Other than I need to lower my stress levels to avoid another migraine, I think I'm okay.

[Augustine's smile then turns into a frown as he looks at his phone.]

But I still can't believe Retrospec uninstalled from my phone.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

There has to be someone who knows what happened to you...Maybe you could do what I did and pin a notice to the message board. That way if anyone knows about Retrospec they may be able to tell you what happened.

...If only there was some way of finding that out now.

[megabond]

That might not be easy. Like I said, if the app is inaccessible for me, then that means I'm banished from it. Even returning to Recolle may cause my memories related to Retrospec to be erased.

Besides, even if they have the same app in here, I wouldn't able to see it since I'm not one of the Retrospec users anymore.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

[She gives a worrisome look and glances offways, It's irritating not knowing how to help him when she's having issues with her own memories]

...Well what things do you remember? I mean you seem to be more aware of things going on than I do.

You don't think that it's some sort of coincidence that we both happened to be dealing with this kind of thing, do you? It might be connected somehow.

[And unbeknownst to her if she did manage to accidentally screw someone's memory the same way she wound up accidentally messing her own up then a certain relative back home may be very concerned about her welfare if she's able to keep doing stuff like that.]