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[necrowmantic]

[The Henry in the recording is as calm as usual- if a little subdued. Like most others in the city, he's been affected by the memory loss, but he's more confused than troubled by it, absently petting a rather fluffy cat as he addresses the screen.]

Well... it's sounded like a lot of folk are having problems with their memories, right? Either stuff in Asgard, or back home- and I guess that can be kind of scary for a lot of people. But I was wondering if, uh- if things were better off this way? For anyone else. Like, I'm sure there's good things I've forgotten too, but... as long as I remember this place, I think I'm okay with that!

[The laughter's not unusual, even the tone is probably familiar to anyone who's heard him- but it's more natural, a reflection of actual emotion.]

I think the gods kind of owe us~ So if they can keep from sorting this out- wouldn't that be awesome? There's got to be other people who're happy staying this way! In any case- do we have any leads on what's causing this? As useless as the gods are, I don't think even they'd inflict something like this on us now. We're not much of a fighting force at the moment. Even I'm not- I mean, I know what I've done here, but I don't really get why.

So even if it's dangerous... is it wrong to kind of want things to stay like this?

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[averagemedium]

--you sure you're feeling okay?

[Ryan's frowning at the screen with more than a little concern, peering intently at him. He hasn't seen Henry like this... well, ever, and while he does seem a bit happier with that- it's still worrying.]

What do you remember? From before Asgard, I mean.

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[necrowmantic]

Eh... I'm okay? A little worried, I guess, but nothing major. It's not like when we were switched up.

[If anything, all the memories he had here were that much crisper, more important. They were all he had to base anything on. These connections were everything.]

But the first thing I remember is getting my bracelet and looking for the right district- there's nothing before here.

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[averagemedium]

...that'd explain it, then.

[He hesitates there, biting his lip. The right thing to do is to fill in the blanks, he's fairly sure, but on the other hand-- it's Henry. Ryan isn't completely sure he could do that to his own spouse, not when he's already said he'd rather just not remember, and what would keep him from just forgetting again?]

Do you want me to tell you what you've told me about home? I think I could fill in enough to make a decent outline, but- only if you say so.

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[tonsofpun]

[She appears in the living room, an incorporeal figure, a shadow having trouble keeping the strands of herself together. Her hands flutter towards him, a half-formed idea, a thought.

Her mouth moves, but she can't make a sound, can't make herself heard.]

[necrowmantic]

[Of the things Henry expected to see, 'spectral Ellie' was not numbered among them. He startles, nearly falling over, a few of the crows in the room squawk and flap their displeasure, the cats hiss and flee.

After staring for a few more moments though, Henry approaches, cautiously reaching out a hand to her.]

--Ellie? Geez, what happened to you?

[tonsofpun]

[Something is wrong. Ellie tries to speak again, tries to reach out for him again. It's urgent, she's never reached for him before. Her hands pass through him as she tries to get close, a cold brush of air. Ellie tries to answer him to warn him, but she can't seem to hold the wisps of herself together long enough to form the words.

Finally, she tries to straight-up scream at him, soundless and weak. She's never felt so powerless.

Something is very, very wrong.]

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[heartfeltfancy]

[ she looks at the screen and gulps, a cat of her own in her arms ]

People are having memory problems, now...?

[ a pause ] I'm sure everyone has at least one or two things they wouldn't mind forgetting. [ she knows she would ] So, I don't think it's wrong, no.

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[necrowmantic]

Yep. Everything before Asgard's just a big ol' blank for me. And I've seen other people- they don't remember their friends here, or their own background, or some sort of complicated mix....

[He shakes his head slightly, but has to smile at the other cat. Animals were still great.]

I'm glad someone else thinks it's okay. But even if it was wrong- it's alright to want some things for yourself, isn't it? Do you know if you're forgetting anything?

[heartfeltfancy]

O-Oh, that sounds awful...I mean, I wouldn't want to forget my entire life, but if you're okay with it--

[ shaking her own head to clear those thoughts ] Well, maybe not if everyone else has to suffer for it...even if it was unbearable, if someone had something they didn't want to ever forget, that would be okay with me, at least.

And no, I don't think so.

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[getseven]

No, it most definitely would not be awesome. I'm sure you're not the only one, but I would much prefer my memories not tampered with.

[Someone seems very angry. Perhaps a bit of an overreaction?]

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[necrowmantic]

Did something mess with yours too? Maybe you can get yours fixed, but if I had a choice, things would stay exactly like they are.

[He half-shrugs, cautious at the anger, but not outright bothered by it.]

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[getseven]

If it wasn't obvious. [Kol just rolls his eyes. But there's less of an edge to his voice now, the tone conversational.]

You really prefer remaining blissfully ignorant?

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[oncomingblonde]

Even if something's a terrible memory, it's still a part of you, yeah? The worst things that have happened to me... I wouldn't want them to just vanish.

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[necrowmantic]

I can get that on principle, and there's bad things that've happened here that I wouldn't want to forget about. And it's all the bad stuff that makes you you, right?

I think I've killed a lot of people though. And when I thought my- partner here had left, I cut up a bunch of innocents and didn't think anything of that. ...I mean, I'm not sure what I think about it now either, but that's not normal, is it?

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[samantha_grey]

I... sometimes wonder. Is it really better to forget, or are there things that we're meant to have in our hearts? But... from the conversations I remember with you...

Yeah, I sort of see where you might be coming from, vague as they are.

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[necrowmantic]

Ah... Samantha.

[A bit more cautious with her. He remembers those conversations extremely well, even if he no longer understood his own logic behind them.]

Do you think there's things we're supposed to remember? Who decides that?

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[samantha_grey]

I don't know. There are moments when I want to forget some things, but I don't know if I can truly grow past my faults without those memories.

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I don't know that you're any different.

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[hadbadays]

[ Wow. This is different than he's ever seen Henry.

Weird. ]

My guess is it has to do with the same thing as everything else. That is, whatever it is they're fighting over anyway. The world dying. All that stuff.

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[necrowmantic]

I thought it might be something like that too. But, if this is what counts as fighting to them, they're not very good at it.

But if they're losing this badly, they should at least tell us how much time we've got left.

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[afrozendance]

[Another face that is vaguely familiar, but she cannot exactly connect with a name or with the few memories she still keeps.]

I'm not sure I like that idea... What if we keep losing what's left of our memories? And then we can't even remember our own names?

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[necrowmantic]

Hm... I know there's stuff here I wouldn't want to lose, but it's hard to judge something when you can't remember it, right? And I don't mind only having this world.

But if you ever forget your name, that means you can just pick a new one. Or, as long as I remember what yours is, I can tell you!

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[fishdouche]

You look... different.

[Not physically, but something around his eyes. A bit of the mania that so interested Eridan is gone. It's disappointing, really.]

I'm wwillin' to let things stay the wway they are. Sometimes it's good wwhen tr--people forget. Some things don't need to be remembered.

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[necrowmantic]

Really?

[He does take it literally, frowning a bit. Maybe his stance was different....]

But that's exactly it- what's wrong with leaving things like this? It's fine. There's nothing we can do about it anyway.

[feathery]

if its the gods im tossing this tacky pos bangle in the nearest compost heap and this time i wont give a fuck if i get it back

[necrowmantic]

Even if it's not deliberate, it's still their fault one way or another.

Are you forgetting stuff too?