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[gratefultogetaway]

Ugh, my head is killing me...

So, was there a curse or something this past weekend? Because I cannot remember a thing from this weekend, and I'm pretty sure I didn't go and get blackout drunk on Friday night. Pretty sure, yeah...

This sort of thing is normal here, right? Right?

[ooc: As promised, Anya doesn't remember any of this past weekend's curse.]

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

There were a variety of curses this weekend, yes.

[A pause.]

You might be able to find out what particular curse you were stuck with if you read back through past network entries. That's how I discovered mine.

[He doesn't remember, either, but somehow, she looks familiar...]

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[gratefultogetaway]

Huh...okay, so that might explain why I don't remember anything. I guess I'll go ask around.

[She frowns, squinting.]

You look really familiar...have we met before?

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

[He frowns back at her, trying to remember if she's come into his casino before. He makes a habit of learning names and faces, though, and he can't place her -- he just has that sense that they've met.]

I don't know. You seem familiar, too. I've seen you somewhere before, maybe?

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[gratefultogetaway]

Huh...it's possible, yeah. I've been here for about a month now...

[She squints, trying to remember why he looks so familiar. But she can't place it.]

Uh...I'm Anya.

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

I own one of the casinos. It's called Lucky's, if you've ever been there.

[Somehow, he doubts it.]

Nice to meet you, Anya. I'm Meyer.

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[gratefultogetaway]

I don't think I have, sorry. Don't really have enough money at this point to gamble.

Nice to meet you too, Meyer.

[God, but he looks familiar...]

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

When you get a little more, you should come by.

[He's still studying her intently, which might be a little disconcerting.]

Maybe I saw you this weekend, while I was cursed.

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[gratefultogetaway]

[Oookay, the studying is getting weird now. What were you, a vulture in another life?]

Maybe...'s possible, given I can't remember anything. What were you cursed with this weekend?

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

[That's entirely possible. He eventually stops staring, realizing it's probably bizarre.]

From what I hear, I was stuck as a little kid.

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[gratefultogetaway]

That's a curse you can get here?

[And dang it, if she doesn't sound envious at that.]

Well, then it's possible that's why you look familiar.

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

Yeah, it is. Believe me, I'm glad to be back to my normal age.

[A slow nod.]

Maybe. My ears're the same as they were when I was a kid.

[In that they stick out a whole bunch. Hey, he's allowed to make fun of himself.]

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[gratefultogetaway]

Well, I guess it would be weird to be a kid again for a whole weekend...but still...

[Augh, the possibilities.]

Well, they are very distinctive...

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

Weird's one way to put it, yeah.

And your hair's very distinctive. Maybe I just saw you when I was a kid and that stuck in my head.

[He sounds just a little skeptical. It's a possibility, but it seems almost too easy.]

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[gratefultogetaway]

Yeah, that's probably what happened. There's only a few redheads here, I think...

[It seems too easy, but since she can't remember anything, it's the only explanation that makes sense.]

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

Only a couple that I can think of, yeah. It's just...

[He wouldn't normally be so confused about this, but missing an entire day of memories is disconcerting for him.]

I get this feeling that I talked to you. But you'd remember that.

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[gratefultogetaway]

It's possible...you sound familiar too. Well, I mean, as much as you can, considering you had reverse puberty this weekend.

[Just because she's used to not remembering things doesn't mean she likes it...and he's so familiar...]

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

If it helps jog your memory, I wouldn't've been able to speak English while I was a kid.

[A pause, and then he shakes his head. He's kind of glad he doesn't remember that part.]

That must've been frustrating.

[spaghettiokay]

A curse?

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[candothat]

Nastya?

[Chekov's memory of this weekend isn't crystal clear, but he remembers most of it.]

If you did get very drunk on Friday, it was not the cause of your memory loss.

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[gratefultogetaway]

[Nastya? Why does that name sound so familiar? She blinks, confused and unable to place it.]

No, Anya.

I...don't remember going and drinking either...

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[candothat]

Ah, sorry. My mistake. My name is Pavel Chekov.

[He doesn't think he's mistaken.]

The curses in this city sometimes affect the memory. You should not be too worried.

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[gratefultogetaway]

No, it's okay...Why does that name sound familiar...

[She shakes her head before smiling slightly. Greetings, fellow Russian!]

Nice to meet you, Pavel. Okay, so it's normal to forget things like this from time to time. Good, I thought I'd gone a bit nuts for a second there.

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[gratefultogetaway]

[She blinks, surprised. He's speaking pretty good English now...and so is she. Granted, she's assuming there's a universal translator involved.]

What would you have been speaking?

[gratefultogetaway]

Yeah. I guess they're weird things that happen here from time to time...and it's the only reason I can think of for losing a whole weekend.

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

[His English now is almost perfect, though there is, of course, that accent that he'll never quite shake.]

Yiddish, Russian, maybe Polish.