UN: Probablecaws

[foolishjustice]

[Some people might have noticed Goro's had his hair tied up with a black ribbon since his birthday. The more observant might have also noticed a topaz stud in his right ear since that same date. Now both things are clearly visible when he appears on screen, with an expression as though he's mulling something over.]

A lot of us have been here for several months now, and some of us have been in other unfamiliar worlds for longer...that sort of thing can have an impact, and change your outlook in ways you could never expect. It's changed my entire future...no, given me one, when the path I was on before would have destroyed me.

So, I've been wondering. Has anyone else here changed in ways that they expect to influence what they do with their lives when they go back home? And, if so...have any of those people had to put real thought into what it is they want to do, because their previous long-term plans aren't...something they can do anymore, for whatever reason?

If you don't want to share, that's perfectly alright. This is just a bit of...academic curiosity, really.

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[coagmentatio]

[ His mind is immediately replaying the conversation they had about the mall. Between that and the fact that he's learning that Akechi is actually dead, there's a lengthy pause... ]

Was it because of rule seven?

[foolishjustice]

Not directly. I wouldn't have killed just to escape, with the last thing I remembered.

The masterminds threatened to reveal everyone's darkest secret if nobody died that week. Mine would have gotten me killed if it became known in my world, and I thought it would turn all of my new friends against me.

[coagmentatio]

Ah, yeah... I heard that your game and the other game involved memory modifications.

[ There are no more responses for a couple more minutes. ]

I'm sorry you had to kill over something like that.

[foolishjustice]

All of us had some of our memories suppressed. It was frustrating and alarming to realize that the last thing we remembered might not be what was actually happening when we left.

The threat...it was my own foolish insecurity that made it effective. In the end, my friends found out anyway, and they stayed beside me.

[coagmentatio]

Having memories missing in that kind of setting sounds awful.

[ He stalls... And then he shakes his head at himself. ]

I can't say I wouldn't have given in to that sort of motive, myself.

Regardless, it's good that they stayed beside you.