Event Post: Memories Past

[hadrielmods]

THE RUNDOWN

You know that embarrassing moment you can't seem to forget? Or maybe your saddest moment, or your most fond memory? The things you hold close, the things that keep you going or possibly just contribute to the kind of trauma you should be talking to a therapist about? Well, it's time to share them, whether you like it or not. Starting November 14th, even the most casual physical contact can transmit memories.

A handshake, a hug, a kiss on the cheek - even just an accidental brush past. When skin touches skin, you might get a glimpse at someone's most precious memory. Or they might see yours... and you might have no control over what they see. So start wearing gloves, or don't. Maybe it's a weight off your shoulders to share these things. Maybe this will finally let you understand your loved ones (and your enemies) better.

THE DETAILS

An accidental touch means any memory could be shared (including the most embarrassing ones) but if the character is thinking about something specific at the time, that will be what they're most likely to share. However, it's also possible to share memories deliberately, and in that case they'll get to choose what they share. All the character needs to do is focus on the memory they want to transmit and touch someone - easy!

If two characters brush against one another, then it's up to the players whose memory is transferred - or it could be that both characters get memories from one another. The effects of the memory sharing are instantaneous, with the character 'viewing' the memory experiencing it in its full duration in their mind throughout the course of several seconds in real life. They cannot affect the memory, only watch it play out, and whether it's from the perspective of the person whose memory it is or from the perspective of an outside observer is up to you.

Characters will only be able to deliberately transmit memories that they actually remember, but accidental transmission could unearth forgotten or even deliberately suppressed memories. Of course, the person who's memory it is won't remember - so enjoy that awkward moment where you try to convince them that really did happen to them!

THE OVERVIEW

► November 14th: It begins
► November 20th: It's safe to touch people again - for now

Comments

Adam Parrish

[unknowable]

I desperately need to get back in the swing of things with non-NPC characters, so I'd really like to do some threads with Adam this month! There is some potentially triggering stuff in his background, which I'm happy to avoid if you don't want to go there.

Potential memories:

- His father teaching him how to fix cars. (CW for verbal abuse.)
- His first day as a poor scholarship student at a fancy prep school.
- Spending time with his friends talking about nerdy history stuff and trying to do homework.
- The final altercation with his father. (CW for child abuse, physical abuse, violence.)
- Sacrificing himself (metaphorically... sort of) to a magical forest.
- Plotting to frame someone for murder
- Getting possessed by a demon (you know, normal teenage stuff)
- One of, or a collection of, smaller moments like: smiling at a girl he likes, working on a complicated projects, working at a factory job, doing stupid teenage stuff with a friend, spending awkward tension-charged time with a boy he likes, reading tarot cards, doing weird magic shit, trying to talk his father down, etc!

Or I can come up with something else if anyone would like a different sort of thing!

Re: Adam Parrish

[hardwearing]

They haven't threaded in a long time, but in theory they're in close quarters enough that an accidental bump should be possible for Adam and Pell? What is... the magical forest....?

[unknowable]

LONG STORY SHORT and hopefully somewhat comprehensible (needless to say, minor spoiler for the Raven Cycle):

In Adam's canon, there's a magical forest that's powered by/part of a ley line near their town. It's very magically powerful and has a consciousness of its own, though nothing human-like. The forest itself can also provide access to the power of ley lines and other wacky magic shit. Needless to say, anyone who awakens and controls the forest & the ley lines will have access to a lot of power. At the beginning of the series, it's sleeping, more or less.

Fairly early in the series, Adam, in a super bright move that is not spur of the moment and that he definitely totally thought through first (he did not), sacrifices himself (or more specifically, some of his autonomy) to awaken that power. This is to prevent someone else from doing it and ultimately ends up causing their death, so I guess I should have mentioned a CW for... uh... that. Adam's fine though.

So this memory would be the moment when he makes that sacrifice and the moments surrounding it!

[braveoff]

THAT IS ACTUALLY KIND OF RELATABLE TO HIM though the original outside motivations aren't a thing in Pell's case. Yes, I think let's go with this one if you're up for it?

[unknowable]

Yes, absolutely! I just put up some starters here! I'd love to get one of Pell's memories too, maybe?

[theweakhavepurpose]

I'm canon blind, but the sacrificing himself or the demon possession would fit nicely with Pratt. Depending on what you're looking for anyway: if you want some negative CR definitely go the demon route since Pratt is a religious fanatic.

The sacrificing himself will make Pratt think he's strong and therefore powerful, in a way. (I mean, depending on how it's done, if his 'sacrifice' is him melding with a tree or something then probably not.)

[unknowable]

Either one could be a lot of fun! I put up a couple of possible starters here, so whatever looks like fun to you! I'd be down for a memory trade, get something of Pratt's in return maybe?

[theweakhavepurpose]

Ohh. I'll hit up the sacrifice one. Strange forest creatures and pentacles will definitely freak him out but be intriguing enough that he won't immediately go on the defensive.

I have some options for Pratt here.

If you want something that's sort of a reciprocal of Adam's, him helping the Rookie escape would be a good duality. It's him getting his coworker out of a cage and then having this whole plan to get out of the compound, but the alarms go off and they're found and Pratt basically sacrifices himself to save him.

[unknowable]

Yeah, that looks perfect! I checked out the video too. If there's a starter I can hit up just point me in the right direction.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Wrote you up a closed one right here!

For reference the player character for Far Cry can be any gender so I left it vague, feel free for Adam to see male or female or neither. :)