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unknownseas2021-02-13 06:30 pm
scouserer) wrote in unknownseas2021-02-13 06:30 pm
(too late) you're at the party
[Well, it's safe to say that trial fucking sucked. Therefore, some sort of afterparty is in order. Constantine is admittedly not good at throwing parties without some sort of liquor or other drug involved, but that's where Data and Sylvando guide him.
First order of business--invites. Upon returning to your rooms, crumpled pieces of paper have been taped to the doors. Written in poor handwriting is the following:]
meet at the lounge
bring whatever you want
[Simple, but effective. The lounge itself has been livened up a bit with Sylvando's help. Some nicely patterned fabric has been draped around on the tables to liven up the place a little, and snacks from the café and vending machines have been placed out for people to peruse.
A few supplies from the first aid room have been gathered, as well, for those who may need it. But perhaps the help is unnecessary, as tomorrow will likely bring another New Years Eve. And with it, another week of despair and frustration.
But for now, they can forget about that and pretend that all that matters is the present.]
First order of business--invites. Upon returning to your rooms, crumpled pieces of paper have been taped to the doors. Written in poor handwriting is the following:]
bring whatever you want
[Simple, but effective. The lounge itself has been livened up a bit with Sylvando's help. Some nicely patterned fabric has been draped around on the tables to liven up the place a little, and snacks from the café and vending machines have been placed out for people to peruse.
A few supplies from the first aid room have been gathered, as well, for those who may need it. But perhaps the help is unnecessary, as tomorrow will likely bring another New Years Eve. And with it, another week of despair and frustration.
But for now, they can forget about that and pretend that all that matters is the present.]
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Anyway, he's here in the lounge and he is, in fact, shoving cake into his face. He's just got a whole cake from the cafe and is chowing down on it. Was that for everyone? Probably! But it's his cake now.
Eventually, however, he ends up in the teen zone. He's got Land Before Time IV on the TV again, but he's also got his guitar and is only half paying attention to the movie. Notably, his head is no longer glowing. Everything's fine. Don't worry about it.]
lounge
What are you thinking about?
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[What a, uh. Weird way to phrase that?]
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[look he really just wants to try and figure out some kind of trigger for this glowy thing...]
Why do you ask?
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[The glow's still going in and out, but it does seem to get stronger when Scott's more distressed.]
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Were they both taken from you this past week? Or did you remember one, and then regain another?
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[He hesitates, the glow mildly distracting although he doesn't seem to notice.]
- I lost a fake memory and the real one filled in the gaps. I don't know if the Captain realized it was a fake memory.
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[He's a normal person!! What purpose do fake memories serve!!]
And why would those memories be so .... weird.
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[Even though like, some of the shit you say is weird]
You are not familiar with anything that could do that?
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[The glow's died down as Scott rambles on.]
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[what the fuck, man
Also...well, Data wants to know about the glowing head thing, but it also seems related to Scott's distress, and it would be cruel to purposefully upset him. Especially here, especially today.]
Perhaps you should consider the motive. Is there anyone who could stand to gain from implanting that specific false memory?
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Not really? I mean, it's - in the original, I'm kind of an asshole, but in the fake memory I'm a hero so I guess in a wider sense I'm a better person but that doesn't really. Chloe said I'm supposed to do hard stuff and admit I was an asshole.
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[okay this is just weird]
Teen Zone
...That is different from what the box showed before.
[She means it's not the Top 40 Hits of 1999.]
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[Scott she has never ever seen an animated movie before]
They look like...some sort of dragon.
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Uh, this is Land Before Time Four. It's about dinosaurs - I guess they're kind of like dragons? Or chickens. [Those two things are very different.] It's just a random kids movie.
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[It's said with a tired amusement, like, she thinks this is a funny comparison, but also today has been A Lot.]
Do you mind if I watch it for a while? I have seen nothing of its like before.
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[He depression watched it a lot after Natalie broke up with him, basically.]
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Press X to Doubt.]
Thank you.
[And she'll watch quietly for a little bit, head tilted.]
...How exactly is this made? I understand if that is a silly question, but it looks nothing like the music and dancing this box usually displays. That has pictures of real people, but this does not look real.
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Oh, you know a picture book? It's basically like hundreds of pictures one right after another. Every picture is a little bit different and when you put them together it looks like the characters are moving.
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[That actually sounds pretty amazing!]
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[Scott draws a really simple flipbook of a bouncing dot in the corner of the notebook he has open then turns to Flayn.]
See, like this. The pages go by so fast you can't see the individual things I drew.
[He flips through the notebook, and the dot bounces up and down.]
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So wide-eyed and amazed by this very simple trick.]
And those pictures in the box are more complicated than the dot! It must take someone very skilled to create such a thing!