how long has it been since I last saw the light of day? [ OPEN ]

[onerous]

Who: onerous & open!
When: During the event!
Where: Everywhere around the city
What: Memories!!
Rating/Warning: Warning of graphic violence/suicidal ideation & depictions of suicide. And embarrassingly mushy memories of Rock Lee.

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[Basically Yuri can be found all over, trying to ignore the goat trailing after her. It's weird and while she'd like to just stay a hermit until it goes away, life has to happen. Things like grocery shopping and doing her actual priestess job.

The goat trails after her with puppy-dog (goat???) eyes and Yuri gives it uneasy looks as she goes about her day. Unfortunate, even she loses control of the spirit-goat once in a while, which means people might get some... unfortunate memories. Sorry guys. And thanks to the nature of Yuri's abilities, she'll be perfectly aware of just what memories people are seeing. Fuck.]

[A: "I thought I'd be afraid of death, but..."]

[Memory # 1 for you lucky folks is a big fixture of Yuri's life: her first suicide attempt. (0:30-1:17). Thankfully, this memory doesn't end there and continues with Hisoka rescuing her at the last minute. (51:38-52:06)]

[B: "I know I'll remember you."]

[The first assignment Yuri ever accepted on her own was locating a missing person who had wandered onto Mt. Hikami. While she hadn't originally intended to accept, Fuyuhi, the requester, wandered onto the mountain herself to look for her friend. Yuri couldn't let her go off on her own, and so went in search of her to bring her back to safety.

It hadn't ended well. (34:55-35:55 you can skip the boss battle if you want, but the memory will continue with 40:10-41:45). So you get a memory within a memory too, with Yuri first using her mitori abilities here too. Fun times. And hmm that priestess outfit sure looks familiar... Doesn't it look just like the outfit Yuri wears for work??

Weird.]

[C: We all return to water] (Warning for implication of eye gore)

[Actually what IS up with those priestesses and the priestess outfit Yuri wears? Turns out a memory within a memory (5:30-6:35) will explain that one. Though of course your character is free to misunderstand and assume it's Yuri's actual memories of an event.

Well okay, no it won't explain much at all, but hey! Who doesn't want a little trauma to start off their day?]

[D: "Don't you leave me too..."]

[And last but not least on the trauma train: hat time Yuri tried to commit suicide again (40:43-42:25) though to be fair she was... sort of in a trance? Either way, Miu saved her. Touching moment up until the drowned woman in the wedding kimono attacked them and all. Good times.]

[E: ENOUGH DOOM AND GLOOM]

[Want a cute memory that'll most likely embarrass Yuri rather than traumatize your character? (Or maybe it'll traumatize your character anyhow, they're kinda mushy). Feel free to choose cuddling with Lee on her couch or holding hands and cheek kisses in the hospital.

Embarrassing.]

Comments

E

[coastal]

[Oh.

Lili never thought she'd deal with experiencing cuddling against Lee but that sure did just happen. There's a moment of shock and confusion that takes a while to pass - though when she's back to herself she meets Yuri's eyes and blinks once. Twice. Her brain is still taking a while to catch up.]

... I saw something I shouldn't have.

[An innate "sorry".

But those were definitely some warm fuzzies happening and - Lili doesn't feel them enough here to understand, but it's the same sort of affection she feels toward...

....

Yona and Geun-Tae.

Why did she hesitate—

MOVING ON, even though she just apologized for seeing something she shouldn't have, she finds herself expressing her opinion without even thinking about it.]

He treasures you, you know.

A

[notsogreedy]

[It's not the first time Ankh has accidentally walked into someone else's memory. He freezes, the memory playing out, and for a second when he's released from it his eyes are wide and he glances around like he's not quite sure where he is - but it only takes a second for him to get that under control.

And that was some memory... but ultimately, being used to this kind of thing happening at this point, he doesn't have anything to say about it. So here, have a stranger seeing that memory and then walking off with little more than a glance in the direction of the memory's owner.]

(ooc: Also ability permissions.)

[onerous]

That's-- [She feels a little dizzy coming out of it, acutely aware of what memory Lili had accessed. She's not sure what to say in response to that. "Welcome to my world"?] That happens. [Is what she lamely finishes with, throwing an aggravated look to the goat that got her into this mess in the first place.

He treasures you. Yuri whips her head back around, eyes going wide and face turning red.] ...Yeah, I know. I... treasure him too. [It's a little embarrassing to admit outloud to someone else, but, there she go.]

...Though, that implies he's been talking about me to other people...

e

[sunnymerc]

( Though they met only briefly during Soleil's initial arrival, she immediately recognizes Yuri. She is still determined to make up for her embarrassing first impression, so she makes a beeline for the girl, intent on making up for looking like a airheaded klutz.

But as she gets closer, a scene plays out in her head--something shocking and traumatic that brings her to a halt: cuddling with a guy?! Randomly fantasizing about cuddling is normal for her, but not when bowlcut-headed dudes are involved.

She puts a hand to her forehead. )

I...may be coming down with something. That must be it...

[onerous]

Hey-- [Yuri's not really sure what to make of this. On one hand if he wants to walk off and pretend he saw nothing, she's not too inclined to stop him. On the other hand, it's a little weird to not say anything and Yuri finds herself shifting uncomfortably.]

You saw-- Didn't you? I... Sorry. [She's not sure what else to say here]

[onerous]

[Yuri hesitates-- on one hand, it doesn't appear that Soleil seems to know what happened and Yuri's not sure if she wants to draw attention to it. On the other hand she doesn't feel so great herself and she makes a noise of agreement as the world sways around her.

She stumbles a moment and rests her hands on her knees, taking a breath.]

Are you-- Are you okay? [Yuri are you really the one that should be asking that??]

[notsogreedy]

[He pauses when she speaks. The question is a little odd considering most people don't seem to have any idea what he might have seen, and he glances back at her, only mildly curious.]

Do you know what I saw?

[sunnymerc]

Whoa there.

( Soleil steps forward as she worries Yuri is going to faint or fall over. The weird scene that she just experienced is put out of mind for the moment. )

Um, I'm pretty sure I should be the one asking that. You don't look too good.

[onerous]

...Yeah. I know. [She runs a hand through her hair, taking a deep breath to try and combat the feeling of vertigo]

That's why I'm saying 'sorry.' It's not... Pleasant. I know that.

[onerous]

I'm just-- [She tries to straighten and then doubles over again, taking another deep breath. Damn. Now who's embarrassing themselves in front of a cute girl??]

Sorry. I'm not feeling for great all of a sudden... Just give me a minute. I'm sorry.

[notsogreedy]

[He shrugs. As far as he's concerned it's not really his business, and that's why he'd tried to leave without saying anything, but... it's not like he can't relate in some ways. He glances off to the side.]

You had someone who wanted you to live.

[On another day, he probably would have had something harsher to say, or nothing at all, but right now is a little different. Without looking at her head on, he barely notices his spirit fox about to run into her foot not long after he says it.]

b well i deff almost pooped myself watching the vid

[sayonaradumbass]

[he doesn't realize he's crouched down on his haunches, hands over his ears until he blinks out of the memory, the feeling of rainwater down the collar of his shirt an unending bog beneath his feet.

Kaneda will sit there like that for a few seconds, gaze unreadable, before he stands to his full height and tries to brush it off, glancing around to make sure no one saw that]

Haah, man, that wasn't a penny on the ground afterall.....

[sunnymerc]

( Soleil puts a hand on Yuri's arm. She is worried! This is more important than hitting on Yuri. )

Come on, let's find you a place to sit and catch your breath. I don't want you fainting and hurting yourself.

HAHAh SORRY....

[onerous]

[Yuri hesitates a moment, trying to stave off the wave of vertigo that hits her in this moment. There's more important things to worry.]

Hey, Kaneda-san [had they had this discussion about honorifics yet probably but oh well] you saw-- Didn't you? I... [WORLD PLEASE STOP SPINNING.]

I'm sorry.

d

[faithfulflame]

[When the vision hits Rei, she'd just been walking up to greet her new friend. And it hit her hard. Her whole body tensed up, going rigid and alert at the feeling of the water around her ankles. It was only a memory, she rationally knew, but it was an uncomfortable feeling. A mental invasion, in a sense, and a violation of someone else's privacy.

And it all comes to a head with the spirit rising out of the water. Rei knows what's going on, but she can't control herself. She yelps and slams her foot down hard on the ground, jarring herself out of the trance.]

Heavens! Onryō?!

im still watching...................;~~~~~~~~~~~;

[sayonaradumbass]

[shit....she knows that he knows! SHIT

he laughs anxiously:]

Saw? I didn't see that. Anything-- I didn't see a thing! So...fancy meeting you here.

[onerous]

[Yuri shakes her head, then instantly regrets it as her vision swims again. She clutches onto Soleil's arm a moment for balance and straightens with a sigh.]

...Yeah, alright. Thank you. There should be a bench around here-- Ah, there. [She points to a bench near them and starts making her way, taking deep breathes as she goes.]

Sorry, I was going to comfort you and it got turned around...

[onerous]

...Mm. Even if she was the only one at the time... It was still one person, and sometimes one person can make all the difference.

[She feels a little sick and dizzy still from him experiencing her memory, so even if she could see the fox scampering up to her, she probably wouldn't have been able to react in time to completely avoid it.

Oops.

Turnabout fair play?]

[notsogreedy]

[He replies with a vague nod. When he glances back over to her, though, it's clear she's absorbed in a memory:

He's broken. It's the one thing in his thoughts that he can ascribe to simple fact as he slumps against a tree, cell medals spilling out in a way that might be called bleeding if he had anything akin to blood. It's ironic, that what he wanted was to live, and this is what he got for it. Not even death, because he wasn't alive in the first place, but just an ending. With his core cracked, he won't last much longer.

But he doesn't regret it, and maybe that's even more ironic.

Hina finds him, asks what happened, and he's sure she's worried about her brother. The man he's possessing, that he stole from her, and the only part of him right now that's really alive. He's surprised when she clarifies that she was asking about him.

He tells her not to worry. That her brother is fine, and she can have him back soon; Ankh won't need to borrow his body much longer. Soon the cracks in his medal will make it break apart completely and he'll disappear for good.

"Then... you'll die?" She asks, and he looks at her.

"You think I'm gonna die?" It's confused, incredulous. He's nothing but a pile of medals. He wasn't alive to begin with so how can he die? But she insists, wide-eyed, scared-

"That's what you just said!"

And he can't help the smile, then, because in order to die you have to be alive in the first place, and maybe that means something. Maybe someone else's belief is enough.

It should be obvious, then, that what she just said made perfect sense to him, though he wouldn't have chosen to share that personal connection on his own.]

[coastal]

Not recently.

[She'll be straight up about that? Well, Lili's almost infuriatingly blunt all the time, but she wants the other girl's expression anyway. Hm. Yeah, it's definitely a crush.]

You've told him that you like him then?

c; time-wise, let's go with later during the event

[vindicavi]

[ It's not the first time he's seen someone's memories, so it's not a total shock to him, but separating himself from them is the problem. He's seen the aftermath of a massacre before, walked in on the tail end of it and could have very easily become another casualty. He's watched the entire thing unfold through Itachi's Tsukiyomi twice, reliving the entirety of it over and over again in a scant few seconds made to feel like 72 hours on repeat. He saw it all play out again through Itachi's eyes as his brother showed him the missing details of that night before his spirit finally moved on.

He's no stranger to massacre, but it's never quite been like this.

It almost looks like a bridal party being ambushed and slaughtered, innocent lives snuffed out, corpses desecrated, but for what? All he has to go on is the single sentence, "Don't look at me", which is probably of importance, but he doesn't understand why, or even how it is he's seeing this... unless it's something like the problem he's been encountering with memories resurfacing after coming into contact with anything warm to the touch.

Except he's pretty sure he hasn't touched anything. He'd know if he did!

The suddenness with which it comes on it catches him off guard, making his steps falter, and if not for a speedy recovery, he'd have stumbled right into the girl. That might have been bad, since he's pretty sure she's not a block of ice, which means he'd have gotten an unwanted double dose of the memory game. ]

...Sorry.

[ It's an automatic apology, not really heartfelt, probably not even all that sincere, though slightly strained. Just a word to say 'I acknowledge your presence that I almost plowed into', but at least it's something, right? ]

IT'S SUCH A GOOD GAME but yeah it goes downhill from there for Yuri

[onerous]

[Yuri stares at him for a moment, expression carefully guarded. After a moment she averts her eyes, caught between not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth and not wanting to leave things unexplained.]

...It's alright. That you saw, I mean. It's not like you did it on purpose. It's... a little much to deal with, I know.

[LOOK SHE'S TRYING TO HELP HERE.]

((OOC: tbh a better LP would be the person I linked in option C bc they actually get the ghosts' memories that the Bear guy misses. JSYK. makes finger guns and winks at))

okie dokie!

[onerous]

[Yuri puts her hands out-- to steady him, or herself? Who knows, because it's not really needed when he rights himself.

She blinks, trying to get the world to stop spinning so fast around her. She closes her eyes--no bad idea, worst idea, that makes it worse and she takes a step back, forcing herself to stay upright.

She recognizes him--they talked on the network.] Sasuke-san, right? [So he saw... Ah. A confusing memory, short and bitter as it was. She glances down and away, then back at him]

It's... fine. You saw-- That memory, right...?

its stunningly scary and interesting...mostly scary

[sayonaradumbass]

I toldja, I didn't see a damn thing. And even if I did, which I totally didn't, I'd be fine after....not seeing it.

[he's getting confused by his own rhetoric here. he's TRYING

((ooc: well fuck))]

[onerous]

[Her head swims in an entirely different way now and she sinks to her knees as the world does it's best impression of a merry-go-round.

She blinks a few times as her vision returns to normal and she glances up at him, expression caught between confusion and dubiousness.]

I... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to... [She couldn't tell if it was these spirit animal things or her own power going haywire (damn this event) and she hesitates.]

Did... you die? [Or as close to 'death' as he seemed to think himself capable of. However that worked.]