[EVENT] Memory Tapes

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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

[herewardbound]

This was... unpleasant. But... maybe it would help, in the long run.

He turned towards the television, searching for a moment- ah. "Here. Conveniently-located VCR, good news."

On with the tv, in with the tape. "I... hope you'll be able to see what I mean, actually, come to think of it. It feels- off."

[midnightmaiden]

"I guess I'll find out soon enough..."

But as the tape starts playing, she doesn't see anything out of the ordinary. The cuts between clips are too garbled for her to make sense of, and she leans forward and squints, trying to parse it. "...I don't understand. Some of this looks normal, but I can't make sense out of the rest of it. It's all distorted."

[herewardbound]

"... Distorted how? Can you describe what it is you're seeing?"

[midnightmaiden]

"It's a lot of static and hissing between what looks like my awakening." Exactly the way she remembers it, even. So why the discrepancies? What does it mean?

[herewardbound]

"I see. That's what I'm seeing, as well, but..." He sighed. "It doesn't fit the pattern of any awakening I've ever witnessed. Removing that mask has never once been easy. Every time, for that first time- it's agony. You're ripping away a facade you've used for so long that it's become a part of yourself, metaphorically welded to your skin. It takes ages to even work up the nerve to pull at it, once it appears, let alone muster the strength to pull it free. But here... it's almost effortless. It doesn't make sense."

[midnightmaiden]

"...Maybe it's because I didn't need to rip away something painful?" It's a shaky explanation, but the only thing hse can think of. "I awakened so that I could fight in the Metaverse and help Dr. Maruki. That was enough."