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[polyturtle]

[Some people might recognize the short green unicorn with the yellow spotting on his flank. His purple eye mask is currently up near his horn, and he took off the yellow outfit. Somehow.]

All right then, assuming this is...not...the middle of a disassociated hallucination...and I really am a pony...

...Not that I'm saying I'm in complete denial that it's possible that I'm really a pony. Just that I've had a not-so-great history recently with...well...

[Come on, Don. Focus.]

I guess my question is whether there are any newcomers who were suddenly bombarded with memories of being in other places they didn't recall being in beforehand. For example, you were brought to another dimension or universe, only to wake here and suddenly have memories of being in a second, or even third place simultaneously, even though you didn't recall being in such places simultaneously. Meeting people who, here, don't recognize you, and vice versa.

[A pause.]

Er, and that being said, is there anyone who knows anyone else claiming to have been a turtle aside from me?

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[elementofloyalty]

Oh yeah.

Four. Different. Places.

And some of my friends had that too. You're not the only one.

[polyturtle]

Seriously? Four?! I only remember two!

[Holy shell he really wasn't the only one--!!]

Who else, though? And...and have you seen anyone claiming to be a turtle?!

[elementofloyalty]

One of my friends called Twilight Sparkle, and another named Applejack. We're all from Ponyville, but we've been to other places as well. I even have some stuff I brought from them.

...No turtles, but I haven't met everypony else here yet. Uh, I have a pet tortoise...

[polyturtle]

[He's quiet for a moment before he responds.]

Do you know someone named Pinkie Pie, by any chance?

[elementofloyalty]

Oh yeah, she's another one of my friends here.

Was she human or a pony when you met her?

[ponymechanic]

I have four small sets of fake memories and two sets of real memories, but it wasn't because I was sent to a weird place. It had to do with time travel back home and a magic internet community by the name Drama Drama Duck that I used to be connected to. Looong story.

[polyturtle]

[A very long pause before he responds again.]

How do you differentiate from the false and real memories?

[ponymechanic]

The fake ones are fuzzy and I only remember in pieces. The real ones are clear and I remember all of it. I know it sounds crazy and strange, but I'm used to it. Though your guess is as good as mine on why it hasn't driven me insane yet.

[polyturtle]

No, I...I understand.

[All of his memories are clear. Even the flashbacks, though those were in pieces. Which was...ugh.]

Its hard.

[sailorlaughter]

I remembered where I'd been the whole time! I think some other people who left the Satellite and then came back didn't, though.

[polyturtle]

...'Satellite'?

[sailorlaughter]

It's a big metal thing that floats around in space!

[polyturtle]

...Right. But why were you on it?

[millionbitpipes]

Yeah, turns out I spent about a year in space and then forgot about it. Got some other folks 'round here who were up there too, so I'm pretty sure it all really happened.

Ain't met any turtles, though.

[polyturtle]

Oh.

...

[Headtilt.]

...You sound familiar.

[millionbitpipes]

...really. [Have a curious - though not yet suspicious - look.] Never met any talkin' turtles before this, either. Name's Harvey Finevoice...and I'm pretty sure I'dve noticed if you were ever at one of my gigs.

[polyturtle]

--Ah!

You're a friend of Liz's, right? Iron Liz?

[trustme]

_{[The Doctor launches into an explanation without any hesitation.]}

It appears you and several others have traveled between dimensions in the past. There are a lot of things that could have caused your amnesia about your travels.

Traveling again must have given your old memories a jumpstart. Could be exposure to the fabric of the universe as you passed between worlds. On the up side your memories of previous adventures might help you survive here in this world.

Oh. And no turtles.

[polyturtle]

Well, in my case, I think I know exactly who to blame for my memory suppression. And I hope to shell no one from there comes here to try and mess with things.

[Not that he believes this is paradise or anything, but...Celestia seemed to at least be on the level and not actively trying to hurt them like President Snow.

...Speaking of.]

Um. This may or may not sound awkward, but I am getting an odd sense of deja vu here talking to you.

[trustme]

I don't recall meeting you in the past but you might have met me. Or I should say another me. Lots of other universe copies getting involved in our situation. Or in my case lots of faces.

I'm The Doctor. What's your name?

[polyturtle]

Donatello--wait. The Doctor?

[Ding.]

I know you! Well....at least I knew a Doctor. He sounded a bit different than you, though...

[buckleupforsafety]

I'm with you on the hallucinations.

They can wake me up and I'll take my neurotoxin hangover any time now.

[polyturtle]

Neurotoxin hangover?!

How do you even survive that!?

[buckleupforsafety]

Not very well! This one guy - 57? - got hit with some kind of experimental paralyzing gas from the Venture labs, and he always had a twitch in his left eye after that.

[polyturtle]

Ugh. Why would someone even want to attempt that? Don't they know how dangerous neurotoxins are?