[EVENT] Memory Tapes

[vrdr_mods]

On the morning of November 21st, denizens in the Velvet Room will awake to a message on their phones or by their bedsides in an envelope. Perhaps even on their computer screens.

Greetings! If you've received this message, then you've been selected as a participant in a new activity to strengthen bonds within this community.

In order to facilitate connections with your fellow residents, we advise you to watch this video. Watch it and return the tape to its rightful owner. If you lacked the means to watch VHS tapes before, we have provided you with the necessary equipment.

Failure to do so may put your own memories at risk. Do not be selfish, lest you find yourself struggling to recall crucial moments of your life. You have no way of knowing which memories have been shared, so ask yourself if it is worth the risk to selfishly hoard another's secrets.

They will soon find a VHS tape, with a case that gives off a soft, blue glow to symbolize its importance. If they lack a TV or VCR, they will find one in their living space.

What they do is up to them, but they should heed the warning, if they value their own memories.


[For links to characters' memories, please see this post in the OOC comm. Have fun!]

Comments

[midnightmaiden]

Midnight yelps at the sudden slap, recoiling from the impact. Her hand touches her cheek, words caught in her throat.

And, sure. Logically, she knows what she said was out of line. There was obviously more to it. It was a gut reaction.

"You don't know my situation either," she finally says, taking a deep breath and stepping back. "But at least Dr. Maruki respects me, so maybe I will."

She turns the other way, ready to leave.

[deerinheadlights]

"If you think being coddled as you're fed poison like a lab rat is respect, maybe." Much like Kasumi, Maruki only respected Midnight as an object. His precious patient zero.

Sumire understands much clearer than Midnight wants to believe.

[midnightmaiden]

"It's not poison!" she snaps back, but she can already tell this isn't going anywhere.

So she should keep moving before her doubts start weighing her down. She can't doubt herself. Not now, not ever.

Even if it means she's isolated from everyone around her.

[deerinheadlights]

"One day you're going to realize that digging your feet in and never moving on like this is hurting you worse than giving into your doubts." Not that she expects Midnight to listen. "I just hope its sooner rather than later."